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Cicely Tyson is being honored in a big way!

The iconic 93-year-old actress received an honorary Oscar at the 2018 Governors Awards on Sunday night (November 18) at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood.

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Ava DuVernay presented the award to Cicely. She officially made history as the first black woman to receive an Oscar in the honorary award category.

How To Get Away With Murder creator Shonda Rhimes was also in attendance at the ceremony, who cast Cicely as a guest star, for which she has repeatedly been nominated at the Primetime Emmy Awards.

FYI: Ava is wearing a custom Prada dress.

Neil Patrick Harris and Cristin Milioti walk the red carpet at the 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday (September 8) in Los Angeles.

The former How I Met Your Mother co-stars were among the many celebs at the event. Their co-star Alyson Hannigan was also there with husband Alexis Denisof.

The cast of Fuller House – John Stamos (with wife Caitlin McHugh), Lori Loughlin, Bob Saget (wife fiancee Kelly Rizzo), Candace Cameron Bure, and Andrea Barber – posed for pics together.

More stars there included Breaking Bad‘s Bryan Cranston (with wife Robin Dearden) and Giancarlo Esposito, Jane Lynch, Molly Shannon, Life in Pieces co-stars Thomas Sadoski and Besty Brandt, Vida co-stars Melissa Barerra and Mishel Prada, Westworld‘s Jimmi Simpson, The Sinner‘s Bill Pullman, One Day at a Time‘s Justina Machado, Grey’s Anatomy‘s Sarah Drew, and Riverdale‘s Madchen Amick.

FYI: Neil is wearing an Ermenegildo Zegna tuxedo, To Boot New York shoes, and a The Tie Bar bow tie. Mishel is wearing a Blumarine gown and Ileana Makri jewelry. Melissa is wearing an Antonio Grimaldi gown with Marco Bicego and Djula white diamond rings. Jimmi is wearing Ermenegildo Zegna Couture. Lori is wearing a Jovani jumpsuit and Csarite Fine Jewelry by Dawes Design. Molly is wearing a Paule Ka gown. Cristin is wearing Jennifer Meyer jewelry. Thomas is wearing a Ted Baker London suit.

Cicely Tyson is going to be honored in a major way at the 2019 Oscars!

The 93-year-old actor will be one of the recipients of this year’s honorary Oscars, the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced.

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Cicely landed her first major role was in the 1968 film The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. She has been awarded with a Tony, two Emmys, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama.

Cicely will be the first black woman ever to receive an Oscar in an honorary category at the upcoming Governors Awards – which will take place on November 18.

Congrats Cicely!

Cicely Tyson is saying goodbye to her longtime friend Aretha Franklin at her funeral.

The 93-year-old actress and model took to the stage in a giant black hat during the funeral service on Friday (August 31) held at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, Michigan.

During her speech, Cicely told animated stories about Aretha‘s life.

“Aretha was the sum total of her life’s experience and she shared that with us through the soul songs she sung. She spoke to us through her soul and everything she experienced and that’s why no matter what she was singing, she moved every single person,” Cicely said.

Hear all that Cicely had to say in the video below…

Cicely Tyson holds her hands in the air after placing them in cement during her Hand and Footprint Ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Friday (April 27) in Hollywood.

The legendary 93-year-old actress was honored by her friend Tyler Perry at the event and Tony winner Anika Noni Rose was in the audience.

In a new interview with THR, Cicely opened up about her hopes for young black women during the Time’s Up movement.

“That they will gain from it a sense of freedom. Freedom to act in the manner that they feel they should act in a given set of circumstances. To be able to demand respect, was a human being first, who happened to be born a woman. Regardless of color or race, you are a human being and should be treated as such,” she said.

Zoey Deutch flashes a big smile alongside her Set It Up co-star Glen Powell while attending the premiere of Amazon’s latest film Last Flag Flying held at the DGA Theater on Thursday (November 1) in Los Angeles.

The 22-year-old actress and the 29-year-old actor stepped out to support the stars of the flick Steve Carell, who was accompanied by his wife Nancy, Laurence Fishburne, J. Quinton Johnson, Deanna Reed-Foster, Cicely Tyson, producer Ginger Sledge, and director-writer Richard Linklater.

Also in attendance to show his support was Blake Jenner.

Last Flag Flying (Synopsis): Thirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a former Navy Corpsman Larry “Doc” Shepherd re-unites with his old buddies, former Marines Sal Nealon and Reverend Richard Mueller, to bury his son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War.

FYI: Zoey, Glen and Blake were all in Linklater‘s movie Everybody Wants Some.

Viola Davis and Tracee Ellis Ross hit the carpet at the Variety and Women in Film Emmy Nominee Celebration on Friday (September 15) at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood, Calif.

The ladies are both nominated for Emmys this weekend, Viola in the drama category for How to Get Away with Murder and Tracee in the comedy category for black-ish.

They were joined at the event by Viola‘s on-screen mom Cicely Tyson. Viola and Westworld actress Angela Sarafyan were both seen enjoying the Halo Top ice cream bar.

Funny ladies Zoe Lister-Jones, Lake Bell, and Michaela Watkins were seen hanging out with each other. Kate Walsh met up with Broad City‘s Abbi Jacobson and Jennifer Nettles reunited with her Chicago on Broadway co-star Carly Hughes, who is now on American Housewife. Shiri Appleby was there as well!

Nettles also posed for a photo with Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love‘s Dolly Parton and Alyvia Alyn Lind.

FYI: Viola is wearing an alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet sweater and skirt, a Louise et Cie clutch, and Imagine Vince Camuto heels. Tracee is wearing a Michael Kors Collection dress and Neil Lane jewelry. Angela is wearing an Elisabetta Franchi dress and Giuseppe Zanotti shoes. Lake is wearing an Armani dress. Jennifer is wearing a Bibhu Mohapatra dress and Ileana Makri earrings. Shiri is wearing a Rebecca Vallance dress. Zoe is wearing a Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini dress.

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