Oprah Winfrey, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Stan Lee, Julie Taymor, and Other Incredible Talents Were Honored at a Special 30th Anniversary Awards Ceremony Hosted by Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger
Oprah Winfrey, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Stan Lee, Julie Taymor, and other remarkable contributors to the Disney legacy were honored as official Disney Legends during D23 Expo 2017. Hosted by Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger, the Disney Legends Award ceremony was held on Friday, July 14, in Hall D23 of the Anaheim Convention Center.
The 2017 Disney Legends Award honorees (listed alphabetically) are: Carrie Fisher (Film), Clyde “Gerry” Geronimi (Animation), Whoopi Goldberg (Film & Television) Below on the red carpet for interview and with Mark Hamill :
Manuel Gonzales (Publishing), Mark Hamill (Film) Below on the red carpet for interview :
Wayne Jackson (Imagineering), Jack Kirby (Publishing), Stan Lee (Film & Publishing) Below on stage getting the award :
Garry Marshall (Film & Television), Julie Taymor (Theatrical) and Oprah Winfrey (Film & Television) Below getting her hand print with Mickey Mouse , and sitting in the first row for the awards show with Mark Hamill :
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Disney Legends Awards. The first Disney Legend was Fred MacMurray (The Shaggy Dog, The Absent-Minded Professor, The Happiest Millionaire), who was honored in 1987. Twitter: @DisneyD23, #D23Expo Stay tuned for more from The D23 Expo 2017 from the Anaheim Convention Center.
