After the actresses spoke, they introduced Queen Latifah for a performance in Jones' honor. The Oscar-nominated ... the composer on The Color Purple, which is how I met Quincy.

And then there's Quincy Jones. The performance was introduced by Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey, who both starred in "The Color Purple ... His honoring at the Oscars is a tribute in part ...

A Queen gave an Oscar ... which Jones brought from the stage to the screen in 1978. Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey — who both got big breakthroughs in 1985’s “The Color Purple” thanks ...

we talk about Quincy,” added Goldberg from the Oscars stage. Winfrey credited Jones for launching her own acting career. “He actually discovered me for The Color Purple which was my first film ...

“In 1967, Quincy Jones was the first Black composer ... credits on films and TV shows including “The Color Purple,” the Oscars, the Grammys and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” ...

Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey reunited on stage at the 2025 Oscars to honor late legend Quincy Jones. The Color Purple costars, who were both nominated for Oscars for their performances in the ...

Quincy Jones was working on his acceptance ... and later co-produced Steven Spielberg’s The Color Purple in 1985, which earned 11 Oscar nominations. The honorary Oscar represents the culmination ...

Rashida Jones read from the speech her late father, Quincy Jones, was set to deliver upon receiving his honorary Oscar at the Motion ... you didn’t even see faces of color working in the studio ...

Quincy Jones was honored with a moving musical tribute during the 2025 Oscars Sunday night. Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg, co-stars in Jones' 1985 film "The Color Purple," led the tribute the ...

From left: Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey speak onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2025 in Hollywood, California.