LGBTQ+ ally Dolly Parton’s philanthropic efforts have been recognised with her first Oscar. Country superstar Parton accepted the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at the Governors Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday (16 November). “It makes me want to dream up new ways to help lift people up”“I grew up in a house with 12 kids. In 1995, the foundation launched Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a monthly book-gifting programme for children under the age of five. In 2020, she partly funded research for a COVID-19 vaccine and has continued to voice support for the LGBTQ+ community.