On the same evening as her honorary Oscar, Tyson was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame for her stage career.
On November 18, 2018, the same evening she received her honorary Academy Award, Cicely Tyson was also inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame, an honor recognizing her significant and sustained contributions to the American stage.
Tyson's theatrical career included acclaimed performances in productions such as The Blacks and Moon on a Rainbow Shawl in the early 1960s, and later a triumphant return to Broadway in The Trip to Bountiful, for which she won a Tony Award in 2013.
The induction acknowledged that, alongside her groundbreaking film and television work, Tyson had also been a formidable and respected presence in live theater for over half a century, helping to establish serious dramatic roles for Black actresses on the American stage.
Being honored in both film and theater on the same night underscored the remarkable breadth of Tyson's artistic accomplishments across every major medium of American dramatic performance, a rare feat that few performers in history have achieved with such consistency and distinction.