Dick Smith

Birth Name:

Richard Emerson Smith

Birth Place:

Larchmont, New York, United States

Profession

Make up department, Special effects

Oprah Winfrey Receives Honorary Oscar for Philanthropy

Oprah Winfrey can add yet another title to her resume: Oscar winner. The former talk show host, who was nominated for 1985's The Color Purple, received the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, given for philanthropic efforts. "I never imagined receiving an Oscar, especially for doing what is part of my calling, part of my...

Mon, Nov 14, 2011

Oprah Winfrey Receives Honorary Oscar for Philanthropy

Oprah Among Honorary Oscar Recipients

Oprah Winfrey will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, while James Earl Jones and makeup artist Dick Smith will receive Honorary Oscars at this year's Governors Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday.All three will receive their statuettes Nov. 12 at the third annual Governors Awards.2012 Oscars date announcedWinfrey, a supporting actress nominee for 1985's The Color Purple, will be recognized for her extensive philanthropic efforts. She is the 34th Jean Hersholt recipient and the first since ...

Wed, Aug 3, 2011