Overview
- The Television Academy announced on Wednesday that Fox will receive the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award and that the presentation will air during the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 14 on NBC and Peacock.
- The Academy said the award recognizes Fox’s transformative contributions to Parkinson’s disease research and advocacy through The Michael J. Fox Foundation.
- Fox founded The Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000 and the organization is described in coverage as the world’s largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson’s research, having supported more than $3 billion in research programs.
- The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award is rarely given; this will be only the sixth presentation since the honor was created in 2002 and past recipients include Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Sean Penn and last year’s honorees Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen.
- The honor adds to Fox’s long record of industry recognition—he is a five-time Emmy winner with his 19th nomination in 2026—and puts his advocacy on a national platform that could boost public awareness and fundraising for Parkinson’s research.