About Walt Disney
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards won (22) and nominations (59) by an individual. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress and have also been named as some of the best by the American Film Institute.
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Awards & Honors
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Order of the Southern Cross
Order of the Aztec Eagle
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
Golden Bear
Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
National Inventors Hall of Fame
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Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel
Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
Order of the Crown of Thailand
Special Achievement Academy Award
American Choreography Awards
California Hall of Fame
Grammy Trustees Award
Winsor McCay Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Congressional Gold Medal
Honorary César
Academy Honorary Award
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
Progress Medal (SMPTE)
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Producer for a Film Series
Audubon Medal
