Discover Cheff Julia Child Awards and Nominations
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Julia Child was awarded the Legion of Honor Knighthood on November 19, 2000. In 2000, she was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom from the United States in 2003, as well as honorary degrees from Harvard University, Johnson & Wales University (1995), Smith College (her alma mater), Brown University (2000), and several other universities. Child was elected into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 2007.
Below are some of her other awards:
- Peabody Award for Personal Achievement in 1965 for The French Chef
- Individuals for The French Chef won an Emmy in 1966 for Achievements in Educational Television.
- Julia Child and More Company won US National Book Awards for Current Interest (hardcover) in 1980.
- In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chefs received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Service Show Host in 1996.
- Julia & Jacques Cooking at Home won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Service Show Host in 2001.