News

Dolly Parton received an honorary Oscar

Dolly Parton received an honorary Oscar

Photo: Associated Press


Dolly Parton has been nominated for Oscars twice but had never actually received one — until Sunday night.

Dolly received an honorary Oscar, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, Sunday at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ annual Governors Awards. While she wasn’t able to attend in person, she sent a video accepting the prestigious trophy, which you can watch online.

Dolly thanked her 9 to 5 co-star Lily Tomlin for presenting her with the honor. She then noted that she learned the concept of sharing by growing up as one of 12 children.

“My mom and daddy showed me by example that the more you give, the more blessings come your way,” she said. “And I have tried my whole life to live by their example. And I’ve been blessed more than [I] ever dreamed possible.”

Dolly said that it was “a blessing of a lifetime” to receive the Humanitarian Award, adding, “I don’t take this kind of thing lightly. It makes me want to dream up new ways to help lift people up. And isn’t that what we’re supposed to be here for? So, from my heart to yours, I truly thank you.”

In other Dolly Parton news, she’s getting her own rest stop in Tennessee: The Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville will be rebranded Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop. This location will be the first of a planned string of future locations.

Dolly said in a statement that all her years on the road have “given me an understanding of what traveler’s desire on the road … you want a place that feels like home and recharges you for the rest of your journey.”

Recent Headlines

42 minutes ago in Entertainment

‘Sinners,’ ‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ advance in Oscars shortlists

Fresh

Ryan Coogler's bluesy vampire thriller "Sinners," the big screen musical "Wicked: For Good" and the Netflix phenomenon "KPop Demon Hunters" are all a step closer to an Oscar nomination.

6 hours ago in Local

Hudson man ordered held following weekend assault

Authorities say Timothy Knight was ordered held without bail after authorities allege, he assaulted a woman in a domestic dispute.

8 hours ago in Entertainment

‘General Hospital’ star Anthony Geary of Luke and Laura fame dies at 78

Anthony Geary, who rose to fame in the 1970s and '80s as half the daytime TV super couple Luke and Laura on "General Hospital," has died. He was 78.

8 hours ago in Entertainment

Prosecutors will charge Rob Reiner’s son Nick with 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

Updated

Rob Reiner's son Nick Reiner will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday.

1 day ago in Entertainment, Trending

Rob Reiner’s son Nick arrested after the director and his wife were found dead at their home

Rob Reiner's younger son, Nick Reiner, was in jail Monday after being booked for what investigators believe was the fatal stabbing of the director-actor and his wife at their Los Angeles home a day earlier, authorities said.