The Extraordinary Life of Oprah Winfrey, Cecil B. deMille Honoree 2018

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Oprah Winfrey presents at the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA on Sunday, January 11, 2015.

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Oprah Eyewitness News

A portrait of Oprah Winfrey upon becoming co anchor of Eyewitness News on WJZ, with co host Jerry Turner, Baltimore, Maryland, June 26, 1978. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)

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Premiere Of OWN's "Queen Sugar" - Arrivals

BURBANK, CA - AUGUST 29: Executive producer Oprah Winfrey (L) and executive producer/creator Ava DuVernay attend OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network's Queen Sugar premiere at the Warner Bros. Studio Lot Steven J. Ross Theater on August 29, 2016 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images)

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Disney's D23 EXPO 2017

ANAHEIM, CA - JULY 15: (L-R) Actors Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling and Reese Witherspoon of A WRINKLE IN TIME took part today in the Walt Disney Studios live action presentation at Disney's D23 EXPO 2017 in Anaheim, Calif. A WRINKLE IN TIME will be released in U.S. theaters on March 9, 2018. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney) *** Local Caption *** Reese Witherspoon; Oprah Winfrey; Mindy Kaling

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Oprah Winfrey Joins Obama On Campaign Trail

MANCHESTER, NH - DECEMBER 9: (L-R) Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) waves to the crowd while talk show host Oprah Winfrey and wife Michelle look on at a campaign event December 9, 2007 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Winfrey has been campaigning with Sen. Obama for the last two days in the early primary states of South Carolina, Iowa, and New Hampshire. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

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President Obama Awards Presidential Medal Of Freedom

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 20: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Oprah Winfrey (C) in the East Room at the White House on November 20, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation's highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. Also pictured is Mario Molina (L). (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Oprah Winfrey Visits Australia - Day 7

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 14: Oprah Winfrey poses on stage with Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman during the second taping of the 'Oprah Winfrey Show' at the Sydney Opera House on December 14, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. 12,000 audience members were selected from 350,000 applicants to participate in two tapings of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' at the Sydney Opera House. Oprah descended on Australia last week with 302 super fans from the US, Canada and Jamaica to produce four shows for the 25th and final season of the program. the shows will air in the US and Australia in January 2011. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

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On the Set of "The Color Purple"

Akosua Busia, Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg, and Rae Dawn Chong on the set of "The Color Purple". (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)

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38th AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Mike Nichols - Show

CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10: Oprah Winfrey and AFI Board Member Steven Spielberg in the audience during the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California. The AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Mike Nichols will premiere on TV Land on Saturday, June 25 at 9PM ET/PST. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for AFI)

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Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls - Class of 2011 Inaugural Graduation

MEYERTON, HENLEY ON KLIP - JANUARY 14: Oprah Winfrey poses with the Graduates on her arrival at the inaugural graduation of the class of 2011 at Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls on January 14, 2012 in Henley on Klip, South Africa. (Photo by Michelly Rall/Getty Images)

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December 13, 2017

Cecil B. DeMille

“I am the same person that I would have been if I was going to be the 4th-grade teacher that I was going to be. I would have been a dynamic 4th-grade teacher, I would have won the teacher of the year award for sure, (laughter) but I am the same person. So I can’t know what people feel or how they see it, because who sits around thinking about that? I just in my mind try to go my own way, remain true to myself”, Oprah told us. From her difficult childhood to her harsh adolescence, nothing was ever easy or taken for granted in the journey of our 2018 Cecil B. deMille recipient. And yet here she is – an industry leader, a cultural icon, an accomplished actress and producer, and a philanthropist devoted to removing for others the obstacles that once stood in her way. The Golden Globes and Oprah Winfrey go way back – to 1986, to be precise. But her amazing journey goes even further, in all directions.