Oprah Winfrey looked gorgeous as she attended the third annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on Sunday.
The 69-year-old stalwart television personality posted a photo of herself on Instagram as she prepared to head to the event.
“It’s a purple night,” the Kosciusko, Mississippi-born star captioned the photo. “Off to the @academymuseum gala with my @thecolorpurple family.”
The media icon, who turns 70 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.
Winfrey showed off a slim figure two months after she opened up about weight loss drug Ozempic and why she wouldn’t use it.
The Latest: Oprah Winfrey, 69, looked stunning as she attended the third annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on Sunday
“One of the things that I was so ashamed of, and even when I first heard about the weight loss medications, I had to have knee surgery at the same time and I felt like, ‘I have to do this alone,’ because if I “If you take the drug, it’s the easy way out,” she said in September during a panel discussion in New York City for her Oprah Daily’s “The Life You Want” series.
She continued: “There’s a part of me that feels – the way I think a lot of people feel after bariatric surgery – that I have to do it the hard way, I have to keep climbing the mountains, That’s what I have to continue to suffer, and that’s what I have to do, because otherwise I’ve somehow cheated myself.’
“As a person who has been shamed for so many years.” [about my weight]“I’m just tired of it.”
The Academy Museum Gala brought together the biggest and brightest stars to honor four showbiz talents.
This year, Meryl Streep, Michael B. Jordan, Oprah Winfrey and Sofia Coppola were among those honored.
Streep, 74, received the Icon Award, which recognized her entire career, which includes a whopping three Oscars.
The Pillar Award went to Oprah, 69, who was recognized for her efforts supporting the Academy Museum.
Coppola, 52, was honored for promoting the art of cinema when the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola was honored with the Visionary Award.
Finally, Jordan, 36, who made his directorial debut with Creed III earlier this year, was honored with the Vanguard Award, given to an emerging artist.
Ahead of the event, Jacqueline Stewart, Director and President of the Academy Museum, released a statement saying: “We are excited to come together again for our third annual Academy Museum Gala to celebrate the power, global impact and indelible importance of cinema celebrate.”
The stalwart TV personality posted a photo of herself on Instagram as she prepared to head to the event
Oprah Winfrey and Meryl Streep were two of the Academy Museum Gala honorees as they posed together on the pink carpet
“It is my great honor 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 packed with stars like Selena Gomez, Dua Lipa, Kendall Jenner, Hailey Bieber, Salma Hayek, Eva Longoria, Billie Eilish, Chrissy Teigen and Demi Moore.
The gala was originally scheduled to take place in October but was postponed following the Hamas attack on Israel.
2023 Academy Museum Gala Honoree
Meryl Streep – Icon Award
Michael B. Jordan – Vantage Award, honoring an emerging artist.
Oprah Winfrey – The Pillar Award
Sofia Coppola – Visionary Award
Oprah Winfrey and Meryl Streep were two of the four honorees who posed together on the red carpet