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Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones and makeup artist Dick Smith will be getting Oscars.<\/p>\n

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says the three will be honoured with Oscar statuettes at the Governors Awards in November. The academy\u2019s Board of Governors voted on Tuesday to recognize the entertainment industry veterans.<\/p>\n

Winfrey will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, which honours philanthropic and humanitarian contributions. The 57-year-old media mogul, who was nominated for a supporting actress Oscar for 1985\u2032s \u2018The Colour Purple\u2019<\/em>, supports various charitable and educational causes, including her own namesake foundations and Academy for Girls in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Jones and Smith will receive honorary Oscars for their outstanding careers.<\/p>\n

Jones has appeared in more than 50 films. The 80-year-old actor voice of Darth Vader was nominated for an Academy Award in 1971 for \u2018The Great White Hope.<\/em>\u2019 His other credits include \u2018Field of Dreams\u2019, \u2018Patriot Games\u2019<\/em> and \u2018The Hunt for Red October.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Smith was NBC\u2019s first makeup man when he started his career in 1945. He won an Oscar in 1984 for his work on \u2018Amadeus\u2019 and was nominated again in 1989 for \u2018Dad.\u2019 Known as the godfather of makeup, he also worked on \u2018The Godfather\u2019, \u2018The Exorcist\u2019<\/em> and \u2018Taxi Driver\u2019. Smith also helped train many of today\u2019s top movie makeup artists.<\/p>\n

Smith, Jones and Winfrey will receive their statuettes on November 12 at the 3rd annual Governors Awards dinner at the Grand Ballroom at the Hollywood and Highland Centre, just above the Kodak Theatre, where the Academy Awards are presented.<\/p>\n

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Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones and makeup artist Dick Smith will be getting Oscars. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says the three will be honoured with Oscar statuettes at the Governors Awards in November. The academy\u2019s Board of Governors voted on Tuesday to recognize the entertainment industry veterans. Winfrey will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, which honours philanthropic and humanitarian contributions. The 57-year-old media mogul, who was nominated for a supporting actress Oscar for 1985\u2032s \u2018 The Colour Purple\u2019 , supports various charitable and educational causes, including her own namesake foundations and Academy for Girls in South Africa. Jones and Smith will receive honorary Oscars for their outstanding careers. Jones has appeared in more than 50 films. The 80-year-old actor voice of Darth Vader was nominated for an Academy Award in 1971 for \u2018The Great White Hope. \u2019 His other credits include \u2018Field of Dreams\u2019, \u2018Patriot Games\u2019 and \u2018The Hunt for Red October.\u2019 Smith was NBC\u2019s first makeup man when he started his career in 1945. He won an Oscar in 1984 for his work on \u2018Amadeus\u2019 and was nominated again in 1989 for \u2018Dad.\u2019 Known as the godfather of makeup, he also worked on \u2018 The Godfather\u2019, \u2018The Exorcist\u2019 and \u2018Taxi Driver\u2019. Smith also helped train many of today\u2019s top movie makeup artists. Smith, Jones and Winfrey will receive their statuettes on November 12 at the 3rd annual Governors Awards dinner at the Grand Ballroom at the Hollywood and Highland Centre, just above the Kodak Theatre, where the Academy Awards are presented. \u00a0 This entry was posted in Entertainment . 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