Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

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The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award is awarded periodically by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) at the Academy Award ceremonies for an individual's outstanding contributions to humanitarian causes. Unlike the Academy Award of Merit, the nomination and voting for this award are restricted to members of the Board of Governors of AMPAS.^[1]

The award is named after screen actor Jean Hersholt (1886-1956), who served as president of the Motion Picture Relief Fund for 18 years. He also served as president of AMPAS from 1945 to 1949. [1] Winners of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award are presented with an "Oscar" statuette. As of the 81st Academy Awards ceremony held on February 22, 2009, there have been 33 awards presented, two of which were posthumous.^[2]

[edit] Award winners

1956: Y. Frank Freeman 1957: Samuel Goldwyn 1959: Bob Hope 1960: Sol Lesser 1961: George Seaton 1962: Steve Broidy 1965: Edmond L. DePatie 1966: George Bagnall 1967: Gregory Peck 1968: Martha Raye 1969: George Jessel

1970: Frank Sinatra 1972: Rosalind Russell 1973: Lew Wasserman 1974: Arthur B. Krim 1975: Jules C. Stein 1977: Charlton Heston 1978: Leo Jaffe 1979: Robert Benjamin † 1981: Danny Kaye 1982: Walter Mirisch 1983: M.J. Frankovich

1984: David L. Wolper 1985: Charles "Buddy" Rogers 1989: Howard W. Koch 1992: Audrey Hepburn † / Elizabeth Taylor 1993: Paul Newman 1994: Quincy Jones 2001: Arthur Hiller 2005: Roger Mayer 2007: Sherry Lansing 2009: Jerry Lewis[3]

Note: The † symbol indicates a posthumous winner.

[edit] See also

• Posthumous winners of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

[edit] References

v • d • e Academy Awards Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Y. Frank Freeman (1956) · Samuel Goldwyn (1957) · Bob Hope (1959) · Sol Lesser (1960) · George Seaton (1961) · Steve Broidy (1962) · Edmond L. DePatie (1965) · George Bagnall (1966) · Gregory Peck (1967) · Martha Raye (1968) · George Jessel (1969) · Frank Sinatra (1970) · Rosalind Russell (1972) · Lew Wasserman (1973) · Arthur B. Krim (1974) · Jules C. Stein (1975) · Charlton Heston (1977) · Leo Jaffe (1978) · Robert Benjamin (1979) · Danny Kaye (1981) · Walter Mirisch (1982) · M. J. Frankovich (1983) · David L. Wolper (1984) · Charles “Buddy” Rogers (1985) · Howard W. Koch (1989) · Audrey Hepburn / Elizabeth Taylor (1992) · Paul Newman (1993) · Quincy Jones (1994) · Arthur Hiller (2001) · Roger Mayer (2005) · Sherry Lansing (2007) · Jerry Lewis (2009)

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