Dolly Parton sent her love to the Academy after skipping the 2025 Governors Awards on Sunday, November 16.

Parton, 79, was honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award on Sunday night but did not accept her win in person at the Los Angeles ceremony. Her 9 to 5 costar Lily Tomlin stepped out on stage to present the award before Parton appeared via video from her home in Nashville.

“Well hi, everybody! I wanna thank my good buddy Lily Tomlin for presenting me with this award. Hi Lily, I love you,” Parton began. “I also want to thank the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for this great honor.”

Parton — whose gold outfit perfectly matched her new trophy — recalled her upbringing “in a house with 12 kids” and the lessons she learned along her rise to superstardom.

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