Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Ellen DeGeneres Receives Top Honor

Ellen DeGeneres Receives Top Honor

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Ellen DeGeneres receives top honor.

Ellen DeGeneres proved that she’s more than just a face on TV…She’s a trailblazer in the field of comedy, receiving the nation’s top humor prize in Washington DC.

We took these shots of Ellen and her wife Portia de Rossi while at the event, which included celebrities funnyman Jimmy Kimmel, The Office star John Krasinksi, and fan favorite Jane Lynch…who remarked that she couldn’t have the career she has, or lived as openly as she’s lived had it not been for Ellen.

On the red carpet, DeGeneres noted that she didn’t see herself as a trailblazer, but rather someone who just wanted to make people laugh.

Ellen broke new ground as a performer when she came out publicly as a lesbian, and her TV persona became the first lead TV character on a prime-time show to reveal she was gay.

Ellen’s coming out episode set a record with 46 million people tuning in to watch.

Jimmy Kimmel called it a milestone, adding that for a lot of people, Ellen is their only homosexual friend, beaming into millions of living rooms every single day.

Past winners of the award include Bill Cosby, Steve Martin, Will Ferrell and Tina Fey.

We guess Ellen can certainly count herself in pretty good company.
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