Barbra Streisand to Receive THR's 2015 Leadership Award

The Hollywood Reporter has announced that legendary star of stage and screen, Barbra Streisand, will be the recipient of the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at their 2015 annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast to be held at LA's Milk Studios on Dec. 9th.

The award, which recognizes creative innovators as pioneers in their industries, has previously been given to Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda, Meryl Streep and Shonda Rhimes.

Former CEO of Paramount Pictures and first female Hollywood studio head Sherry Lansing commented in a statement, "Hearing that Barbra had agreed to accept the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award was both humbling and exhilarating. Barbra's remarkable professional achievements and philanthropic generosity have greatly inspired me and hundreds of millions of people worldwide. The Hollywood Reporter could not have chosen a more deserving individual to recognize than Barbra."

Added Janice Min, co-president and chief creative officer of Guggenheim Media's Entertainment Group, "Barbra Streisand perfectly exemplifies the ideals and mission of the Women in Entertainment initiative. She's a once-in-a-generation talent who continues to transcend boundaries and pave the way for women in entertainment, philanthropy and politics. It's an honor to have her carry this torch."

The Women in Entertainment breakfast coincides with the publication of The Hollywood Reporter's annual Women in Entertainment: Power 100 list.

A Renaissance woman of her time, Barbra Streisand has been acknowledged as a director, writer, producer, composer, designer, activist, and philanthropist. The "actress who sings," as Streisand once described herself, received an Honorary Doctorate in Arts and Humanities from Brandeis University in 1995, as well as an Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2013. Barbra Streisand is a rare honoree, the only artist to earn Oscar, Tony, Emmy, Grammy, Directors Guild of America, Golden Globe, and Peabody awards, as well as receiving Kennedy Center Honors (2008) and the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award (2001.) She also received the National Endowment for the Arts medal from President Bill Clinton and France's greatest recognition, the Légion d'Honneur, from French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Her latest album, "Partners" debuted at #1 on the Billboard sales charts, making her the only performer to have achieved Number One albums in six consecutive decades. Barbra Streisand is the best-selling female recording artist ever.

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