The "O' Stands For Oscar...Oprah New Honor

You get in an Oscar, and You get an Oscar at least that's what Oprah will add to her list of honors. 

the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has kicked things off in a big way: by announcing that Oprah Winfrey will be one of the recipients of an Honorary Oscar.

So why's the recently retired Queen of Daytime getting honored?


Winfrey, who took a time out from earning boatloads of Emmys to nab an Oscar nomination for her performance in The Color Purple, will receive the coveted Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her off-screen philanthropy. The Academy specifically cited such good deeds as her eponymous foundation, her Angel Network and her South African girls school.

Joining Winfrey in collecting special statuettes at the Academy's 3rd Annual Governors Awards on Nov. 12 will be Darth Vader himself, James Earl Jones.  Good Job "O" now if only we could get her to adopt us!