Awards
Academy Awards2 nominated
- Nominated2015Best Picture · Selma
- Nominated1986Best Supporting Actress · The Color Purple
Golden Globes1 won
- Won2018Golden Globe Awards
Other awards42 won · 1 nominated
- Won2022Time 100: Time 100
- Won2018Time 100: Time 100
- Won2017Disney Legends: Disney Legends
- Won2013honorary doctor of Harvard University: honorary doctor of Harvard University
- Won2013Presidential Medal of Freedom: Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Won2012Time 100: Time 100
- Won2011Genesis Award: Genesis Award
- Won2011Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
- Won2010Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards: Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
- Won2010Kennedy Center Honors: Kennedy Center Honors
- Won2010Time 100: Time 100
- Won2009Time 100: Time 100
- Won2008People's Choice Awards: People's Choice Awards
- Won2007People's Choice Awards: People's Choice Awards
- Won2007Time 100: Time 100
- Won2006People's Choice Awards: People's Choice Awards
- Won2006Time 100: Time 100
- Won2005NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award: NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award
- Won2005People's Choice Awards: People's Choice Awards
- Won2005Time 100: Time 100
- Won2004People's Choice Awards: People's Choice Awards
- Won2004Time 100: Time 100
- Won2003Marian Anderson Award: Marian Anderson Award
- Won2002Bob Hope Humanitarian Award: Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
- Won2000Spingarn Medal: Spingarn Medal
- Won1999American Black Film Festival: American Black Film Festival
- Nominated1999NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture · Beloved
- Won1999National Book Award: National Book Award
- Won1999Producers Guild of America Awards: Producers Guild of America Awards
- Won1998Jefferson Awards for Public Service: Jefferson Awards for Public Service
- Won1998People's Choice Awards: People's Choice Awards
- Won1997American Library Association Honorary Membership: American Library Association Honorary Membership
- Won1997People's Choice Awards: People's Choice Awards
- Won1995NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information – Series or Special: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information – Series or Special
- Won1995Peabody Awards: Peabody Awards
- Won1994NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information – Series or Special: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information – Series or Special
- Won1994National Women's Hall of Fame: National Women's Hall of Fame
- Won1993honorary degree from Spelman College: honorary degree from Spelman College
- Won1993Horatio Alger Award: Horatio Alger Award
- Won1993NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information – Series or Special: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information – Series or Special
- Won1991NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year: NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year
- Won1989NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information – Series or Special: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk or Information – Series or Special
- Won1988People's Choice Awards: People's Choice Awards
Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.