Oprah was given an honorary Oscar for her humanitarian work around the world. James Earl Jones and makeup artist Dick Simon were also given awards at the black tie gala attended by John Travolta, Glenn Close, Alec Baldwin and Viola Davis who is generating buzz for her role in “The Help”.
Oprah Winfrey accepts her Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2011 Governors Awards
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