Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres has received numerous honors recognizing her contributions to entertainment and LGBTQ+ rights. She is one of the few entertainers to have won both a Daytime Emmy and a Primetime Emmy, along with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In 2016, President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States. She also received the Carol Burnett Award at the Golden Globes in 2020, honoring her lifetime achievements in television. Her 33 Daytime Emmy wins for The Ellen DeGeneres Show stand as a record for a talk show host.