1971: Won Miss Black Tennessee pageant

1987: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host, The Oprah Winfrey Show

1988: International Radio and Television Society, Broadcaster of the Year 

1989: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Talk/Service Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show

1991: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host, The Oprah Winfrey Show

1991: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Talk/Service Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show

1991: NAACP Image: Outstanding News, Talk or Information Series, The Oprah 1991::Winfrey Show

1992: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host, The Oprah Winfrey Show

1992: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Talk/Service Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show

1993: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host, The Oprah Winfrey Show

1993: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Children's Special, Shades of a Single Protein

1994: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host, The Oprah Winfrey Show

1994: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Talk/Service Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show

1995: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host, The Oprah Winfrey Show

1995: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Talk/Service Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show

1996: George Foster Peabody Award (for special personal achievement)

1996: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Talk/Service Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show

1997: People's Choice Award, Favorite Female Television Performer

1997: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Talk Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show

1997: NAACP Image: Outstanding News, Talk or Informational Special, Dinner with 1997: Oprah: A Lifetime Exclusive--Toni Morrison; shared award

1997: NAACP Image: Outstanding News, Talk or Informational Series, The Oprah 19977Winfrey Show: Oprah's Book Club--Dinner with Maya Angelou; shared award

1998: People's Choice: Favorite Female Performer in a TV Series, The Oprah Winfrey 1998: Show

1998: Daytime Emmy: Lifetime Achievement

1998: Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Talk Show Host, The Oprah Winfrey Show

2000: Emmy - category Outstanding Made for Television Movie for Tuesdays with

2000: Morrie (1999)

2000: Television Producer of the Year Award in Longform for Tuesdays with Morrie 2000: (1999) (TV)

2002: Bob Hope Humanitarian Award

2003: AAP Honors Award

2004: People's Choice Award category Favorite Talk Show Host

2004: Global Humanitarian Action Award

2004: Distinguished Service Award

2005: NAACP Hall of Fame

2005: International Emmy Founders Award

2005: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Hall of Fame