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George Seaton won the Oscar for Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1961.

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Leo Jaffe won the Oscar for Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1978.

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Paul Newman won the Oscar for Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1993.

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Quincy Jones won the Oscar for Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1994.

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