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The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award is awarded periodically (although not every year) 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 eighteen years. The award trophy is an "Oscar" statuette. Recipients have included producers, directors, writers, and actors.List of Winners
| Year | Winner |
| 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 | Dr. Jules C. Stein |
| 1977 | Charlton Heston |
| 1978 | Leo Jaffe |
| 1979 | Robert Benjamin |
| 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, Elizabeth Taylor |
| 1993 | Paul Newman |
| 1994 | Quincy Jones |
| 2001 | Arthur Hiller |
| 2005 | Roger Mayer |
| 2007 | Sherry Lansing |
| 2009 | Jerry Lewis |
