Oprah Winfrey looked amazing as she attended the third Annual Academy Museum Gala at the at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Winfrey, 69, wore a long-sleeved glimmering purple gown by Dolce & Gabbana to the event in Southern California. The TV icon rounded out her glam ensemble with jewelry from Hamilton Jewelers.
The media mogul wore her lustrous locks pulled back and eyeglasses on the chilly evening.
The stalwart television personality took to Instagram with a shot of herself as she prepared to head to the event.
‘It’s a purple kind of night,’ the Kosciusko, Mississippi-born star captioned the shot. ‘Off to the @academymuseum gala with my @thecolorpurple family.’
Oprah Winfrey, 69, looked amazing as she attended the third Annual Academy Museum Gala at the at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on Sunday
The media icon beamed as she walked on the red carpet at the luxe event
The media icon, who celebrates her 70th birthday next month, was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role as Sofia at the 1986 Academy Awards for her work in the film The Color Purple. A remake is headed for theaters Christmas Day, with Oprah and Steven Spielberg producing.
Winfrey sported a svelte figure two months after she commented on the weight loss drug Ozempic, and why she won’t use it.
She opened up on her history of body image, and how she relates to it, in September at a New York City panel for her Oprah Daily’s The Life You Want series.
On the panel, Oprah was joined by multiple experts in the weight loss field, including Weight Watchers CEO Sima Sistani, psychologist Rachel Goldman and obesity specialists Fatima Cody Stanford and Melanie Jay.
‘I don’t know that there is another public person whose weight struggles have been exploited as much as mine,’ Oprah said on the panel, which included conversation about how media should examine weight and obesity related issues.
‘One of the things I carried so much shame for, and even when I first started hearing about the weight loss drugs, at the same time I was going through knee surgery and I felt, “I’ve got to do this on my own because if I take the drug, that’s the easy way out,”‘ she said.
She continued: ‘There’s a part of me that feels – like I think a lot of people feel with bariatric surgery – that I’ve got to do it the hard way, I’ve got to keep climbing the mountains, I’ve got to keep suffering and I’ve got to do that because otherwise I somehow cheated myself.’
Oprah added that she was ‘just sick of’ the notion ‘as a person who has been shamed for so many years’ in regards to body image.
Winfrey wore a long-sleeved glimmering purple gown by Dolce & Gabbana to the event in Southern California
The TV icon rounded out her glam ensemble with jewelry from Hamilton Jewelers
The media mogul wore her lustrous locks pulled back and eyeglasses on the chilly evening
Oprah was recognized in her efforts for supporting the Academy Museum with The Pillar Award
Oprah posed alongside Danielle Brooks, star of the upcoming remake of The Color Purple, on the red carpet at the event. Brooks plays Sofia, the role Oprah played in the 1985 film, in the forthcoming film
Oprah was seen posing alongside longtime confidante Gayle King at the proceedings
Oprah and Meryl Streep were two of the honorees at the Academy Museum Gala
The stalwart television personality took to Instagram with a shot of herself as she prepared to head to the event
On the panel, Oprah was candid about how she deals with specific physical conditions that have been a hurdle in her weight loss journey.
‘For those of us that are adipose storers, no matter how many times,,’ she said. ‘You’ve all watched me diet and diet and diet and diet, it’s a recurring thing because my body always seems to want to go back to a certain weight.’
She gave the example, ‘If I ate an apple pie at 11 o’clock at night, I would be two pounds heavier in the morning. I can’t eat after a certain time.’
Oprah said that having ‘yoyoed her whole life’ in weight, she is aware of the differences in how she is treated.
‘This is a world that has shamed people for being overweight forever and all of us who have lived it know that people just treat you differently – they just do,’ she said.
She continued: ‘And I am Oprah Winfrey and I know all that comes with that and I get treated differently if I am 200 plus pounds versus under 200 pounds … there is a condescension; there is a stigma.’
Amid a discussion about which weight loss drugs were the best on the market, Oprah said that society needed to recalibrate expectations.
‘Shouldn’t we all just be more accepting of whatever body you choose to be in?’ she said. ‘That should be your choice.’
The broadcasting veteran was pictured in a weight loss campaign for Weight Watchers in 2016
Oprah said that having ‘yoyoed her whole life’ in weight, she is aware of the differences in how she is treated based on her appearance. Pictured in Sydney, in December of 2010
Oprah said ‘there is a condescension’ and ‘a stigma’ toward people who are perceived as ‘overweight.’ Pictured in Toronto in September of 2009
Winfrey attended an event in LA at the Arclight Cinerama Dome on December 11, 2007
Winfrey was pictured at the Emmy Awards in September of 2002 in LA
The talk show icon was pictured in May of 1997 at an event at UCLA
Winfrey had her hands full at the Daytime Emmy Awards in NYC in May of 1995, holding multiple trophies
Winfrey was pictured in NYC in May of 1994 holding a Daytime Emmy Award
The media legend sported a gold ensemble when she was snapped on June 1, 1992
Oprah was pictured in March of 1992 at an event in NYC honoring the late Barbara Walters
Oprah was pictured in December of 1989 at the NAACP Image Awards in LA
Winfrey famously showed off 67 pounds of weight loss on a radio flyer wagon on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1988. She shed the weight as result of an all-liquid diet
Oprah was pictured at the Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California in January of 1986
Winfrey was pictured earlier in her career in January of 1978 in Baltimore
Sunday’s Academy Museum Gala brought together the biggest and brightest stars as they honor four showbiz talents: This year saw Oprah, Meryl Streep, Michael B. Jordan and Sofia Coppola among those recognized.
Oprah on Sunday was recognized in her efforts for supporting the Academy Museum with The Pillar Award.
Streep, 74, received the Icon Award which celebrated her entire career which includes a whopping three Oscars. Coppola, 52, was honored for advancing the art of cinema as the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola was given the Visionary Award.
Lastly Jordan, 36, – who made his directorial debut with Creed III earlier this year – was presented with the Vanguard Award which is given to an emerging artist.
Leading up to the event director and president of the Academy Museum Jacqueline Stewart released a statement which read: ‘We are excited to gather again at our third annual Academy Museum Gala to celebrate the power, global impact, and indelible importance of cinema.
‘I am truly honored to recognize four artists, Meryl Streep, Michael B. Jordan, Oprah Winfrey and Sofia Coppola, whose creativity and passion have inspired and shaped our culture in such powerful ways.’
Meanwhile, the red carpet was star-studded as it featured the likes of Selena Gomez, Dua Lipa, Kendall Jenner, Hailey Bieber, Salma Hayek, Eva Longoria, Billie Eilish, Chrissy Teigen, and Demi Moore.
The gala was originally set to take place in October but was postponed following the Hamas attack on Israel.
Academy Museum Gala 2023 honorees
Meryl Streep – Icon Award
Michael B. Jordan – Vantage Award which honors an emerging artist.
Oprah Winfrey – The Pillar Award
Sofia Coppola – Visionary Award
Oprah Winfrey and Meryl Streep were two of the four honorees as they posed on the red carpet together