Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
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The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award is awarded periodically at the Academy Award ceremonies for outstanding contributions to humanitarian causes. It is named after screen actor Jean Hersholt, who served as the president of the Motion Picture Relief Fund for 18 years. The award trophy is an "Oscar" statuette. Recipients have included producers, directors, writers, and actors.
- 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 (posthumously)
- 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 (posthumously), Elizabeth Taylor
- 1993 Paul Newman
- 1994 Quincy Jones
- 2001 Arthur Hiller
- 2005 Roger Mayer
- 2007 Sherry Lansing
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