The Disney Legends Awards were established in 1987 as an official Hall of Fame to honor people who have contributed to the Walt Disney Studios and made a significant impact to its legacy. The first inductee was actor Fred MacMurray whom Walt always cast in roles that he most identified with himself. In 1989 the Disney Legends Awards became an annual event recognizing many of the people Walt had collaborated with when he was alive. Blue ribbon award winners are the figures who have posthumously received the award. The awards used to be held annually until 2009 (coincidentally the year Roy Disney, Jr passed away?) and now they're awarded every other year. In recent years, the Disney Legends Awards moved away from people who've actually contributed to Walt Disney History and began to include figures who'd contributed to the franchises Bob Iger acquired. The Awards also began being used as a publicity stunt of the latest stars or projects rather than focusing on Walt Disney history as intended. There are many people who were instrumental in building the Walt Disney Studios when Walt was alive or afterward that have never been honored as an official Disney Legend yet Marvel and Star Wars stars have as well as the cast of The View. Recipients also used to be inducted with their number into this Hall of Fame but in 2022 that practice was abandoned with all inductees of the year being assigned the same number because of "equity." This is symbolic of what the awards have become as a whole. In 2017 Muppeteer Steve Whitmire alleged that when the Walt Disney Company fired him they offered to honor him as a Disney Legend in exchange for a nondisclosure agreement to which he declined. Since then, others have speculated that some Disney Legends inductees are only made because of this same bargain to silence them on Disney history. When the Disney Channel started they always aired a regular segment between films called Dateline Disney that focused on the latest events happening with the Walt Disney Company. This segment is about the 1992 award inductees. Below is a list of all of the inductees from 1987 through 2024. Class of 1987 Fred MacMurray, Film Class of 1988 Virginia Davis - Animation Norman Palmer - Film Class of 1989 Les Clark, Animation Blue ribbon Marc Davis, Animation & Imagineering Ub Iwerks, Animation & Imagineering Blue ribbon Ollie Johnston, Animation Milt Kahl, Animation Blue ribbon Ward Kimball, Animation & Imagineering Eric Larson, Animation Blue ribbon John Lounsbery, Animation Blue ribbon Wolfgang Reitherman, Animation Blue ribbon Frank Thomas, Animation Class of 1990 Roger Broggie, Imagineering Joe Fowler, Attractions John Hench, Animation & Imagineering Richard Irvine, Imagineering Blue ribbon Herb Ryman, Imagineering Blue ribbon Sherman Brothers, Music Class of 1991 Ken Anderson, Animation & Imagineering Julie Andrews, Film Carl Barks, Animation & Publishing Mary Blair, Animation & Imagineering Blue ribbon Claude Coats, Animation & Imagineering Don DaGradi, Animation & Film Sterling Holloway, Animation—Voice Fess Parker, Film & Television Bill Walsh, Film & Television Blue ribbon Class of 1992 Jimmie Dodd, Television Blue ribbon Bill Evans, Imagineering Annette Funicello, Film & Television Joe Grant, Animation Jack Hannah, Animation Winston Hibler, Film Blue ribbon Ken O'Connor, Animation & Imagineering Roy Williams, Animation & Television Blue ribbon Class of 1993 Pinto Colvig, Animation—Voice Blue ribbon Buddy Ebsen, Film & Television Peter Ellenshaw, Film Blaine Gibson, Animation & Imagineering Harper Goff, Film & Imagineering Irving Ludwig, Film Jimmy MacDonald, Animation—Voice Blue ribbon Clarence Nash, Animation—Voice Blue ribbon Donn Tatum, Administration Card Walker, Administration Class of 1994 Adriana Caselotti, Animation—Voice Bill Cottrell, Animation & Imagineering Marvin Davis, Film & Imagineering Van France, Attractions David Hand, Animation Blue ribbon Jack Lindquist, Attractions Bill Martin, Imagineering Paul J. Smith, Music Blue ribbon Frank Wells, Administration Blue ribbon Class of 1995 Wally Boag, Attractions Fulton Burley, Attractions Dean Jones, Film Angela Lansbury, Film Edward Meck, Attractions Blue ribbon Fred Moore, Animation Blue ribbon Thurl Ravenscroft, Animation—Voice Wathel Rogers, Imagineering Betty Taylor, Attractions Class of 1996 Bob Allen, Attractions Blue ribbon Rex Allen, Film & Television X Atencio, Animation & Imagineering Betty Lou Gerson, Animation—Voice Bill Justice, Animation & Imagineering Bob Matheison, Attractions Sam McKim, Imagineering Bob Moore, Animation & Film Bill Peet, Animation—Story Class of 1997 Lucien Adés, Music Blue ribbon Angel Angelopoulos, Publishing Blue ribbon Antonio Bertini, Character Merchandise Armand Bigle, Character Merchandise Gaudenzio Capelli, Publishing Roberto de Leonardis, Film Blue ribbon Cyril Edgar, Film Blue ribbon Wally Feignoux, Film Blue ribbon Didier Fouret, Publishing Blue ribbon Mario Gentilini, Publishing Blue ribbon Cyril James, Film & Merchandise Blue ribbon Horst Koblischek, Character Merchandise Gunnar Mansson, Character Merchandise Arnoldo Mondadori, Publishing Blue ribbon Armand Palivoda, Film Blue ribbon Poul Brahe Pedersen, Publishing Blue ribbon Joe Potter, Attractions Blue ribbon André Vanneste, Character Merchandise Blue ribbon Paul Winkler, Character Merchandise Blue ribbon Class of 1998 James Algar, Animation & Film Buddy Baker, Music Kathryn Beaumont, Animation—Voice Virginia Davis, Animation Roy E. Disney, Film, Animation & Administration Don Escen, Administration Wilfred Jackson, Animation Blue ribbon Glynis Johns, Film Kay Kamen, Character Merchandise Blue ribonn Paul Kenworthy, Film Larry Lansburgh, Film & Television Hayley Mills, Film Al Milotte and Elma Milotte, Film Blue ribbon Norman "Stormy" Palmer, Film Lloyd Richardson, Film Kurt Russell, Film Ben Sharpsteen, Animation & Film Blue ribbon Masatomo Takahashi, Administration Vladimir (Bill) Tytla, Animation Blue ribbon Dick Van Dyke, Film Matsuo Yokoyama, Character Merchandise Class of 1999 Tim Allen, Television, Film & Animation—Voice Mary Costa, Animation—Voice Norm Ferguson, Animation Blue ribbon Bill Garity, Film Blue ribbon Yale Gracey, Animation & Imagineering Blue ribbon Al Konetzni, Character Merchandise Hamilton Luske, Animation Blue ribbon Dick Nunis, Attractions Charlie Ridgway, Attractions Class of 2000 Grace Bailey, Animation Blue ribbon Harriet Burns, Imagineering Joyce Carlson, Animation & Imagineering Ron Dominguez, Parks & Resorts Cliff Edwards, Animation—Voice Blue ribbon Becky Fallberg, Animation Dick Jones, Animation—Voice Dodie Roberts, Animation Retta Scott, Animation Blue ribbon Ruthie Tompson, Animation Class of 2001 Howard Ashman, Music Blue ribbon Bob Broughton, Film George Bruns, Music Blue ribbon Frank Churchill, Music Blue ribbon Leigh Harline, Music Blue ribbon Fred Joerger, Imagineering Alan Menken, Music Martin Sklar, Imagineering Ned Washington, Music Blue ribbon Tyrus Wong, Animation Class of 2002 Ken Annakin, Film Hugh Attwooll, Film Maurice Chevalier, Film Blue ribbon Phil Collins, Music Sir John Mills, Film Robert Newton, Film & Television Blue ribbon Tim Rice, Music Robert Stevenson, Film Blue ribbon Richard Todd, Film & Television David Tomlinson, Film Blue ribbon Class of 2003 Neil Beckett, Merchandise Blue ribbon Tutti Camarata, Music Edna Francis Disney Blue ribbon Lillian Disney Blue ribbon Orlando Ferrante, Imagineering Richard Fleischer, Film Floyd Gottfredson, Animation Blue ribbon Buddy Hackett, Film & Television Blue ribbon Harrison "Buzz" Price, Research Economist Al Taliaferro, Cartoonist Blue ribbon Ilene Woods, Music—Voice Class of 2004 Bill Anderson, Film & Television Blue ribbon Tim Conway, Film Rolly Crump, Imagineering Alice Davis, Imagineering Karen Dotrice, Film & Television Matthew Garber, Film Blue ribbon Leonard H. Goldenson, Television Blue ribbon Bob Gurr, Imagineering Ralph Kent, Imagineering & Attractions Irwin Kostal, Music Blue ribbon Mel Shaw, Animation Class of 2005 Chuck Abbott, Parks & Resorts Blue ribbon Milt Albright, Parks & Resorts Hideo Amemiya, Parks & Resorts Blue ribbon Hideo Aramaki, Parks & Resorts Blue ribbon Charles Boyer, Parks & Resorts Randy Bright, Imagineering Blue ribbon James Cora, Parks & Resorts Robert Jani, Parks & Resorts Blue ribbon Mary Jones, Parks & Resorts Art Linkletter, Parks & Resorts Mary Anne Mang, Parks & Resorts Steve Martin, Parks & Resorts Tom Nabbe, Parks & Resorts Jack Olsen, Parks & Resorts Blue ribbon Cicely Rigdon, Parks & Resorts William Sullivan, Parks & Resorts Jack Wagner, Parks & Resorts Blue ribbon Vesey Walker, Parks & Resorts Blue ribbon Class of 2006 Tim Considine, Television & Film Kevin Corcoran, Television & Film Al Dempster, Animation Blue ribbon Don Edgren, Imagineering Paul Frees, Television, Film & Parks Blue ribbon Peter Jennings, Television Blue ribbon Elton John, Music Jimmy Johnson, Music Blue ribbon Tommy Kirk, Television & Film Joe Ranft, Animation Blue ribbon David Stollery, Television & Film Ginny Tyler, Television & Film Class of 2007 Roone Arledge, Television Blue ribbon Art Babbitt, Animation Blue ribbon Carl Bongirno, Imagineering Marge Champion, Animation Dick Huemer, Animation Blue ribbon Ron Logan, Parks & Resorts Lucille Martin, Administration Tom Murphy, Administration Randy Newman, Music Floyd Norman, Animation Bob Schiffer, Film Production Dave Smith, Archives Class of 2008 Wayne Allwine, Animation—Voice Bob Booth, Attractions Neil Gallagher, Attractions Frank Gifford, Television Toshio Kagami, Parks and Resorts Burny Mattinson, Animation Ian McGuinness, Television Walter Peregoy, Animation Dorothea Redmond, Designer Russi Taylor, Animation—Voice Barbara Walters, Television Oliver Wallace, Music Blue ribbon Class of 2009 Tony Anselmo, Animation—Voice Harry Archinal, Administration Beatrice Arthur, Film & Television Blue ribbon Bill Farmer, Animation—Voice Estelle Getty, Film & Television Blue ribbon Don Iwerks, Film[ Rue McClanahan, Film & Television Leota Toombs Thomas, Attractions Blue ribbon Betty White, Film & Television Robin Williams, Film & Animation—Voice Class of 2011 Regis Philbin, Television Jim Henson, Film & Television Blue ribbon Jodi Benson, Animation—Voice Paige O'Hara, Animation—Voice Lea Salonga, Animation—Voice Linda Larkin, Animation—Voice Anika Noni Rose, Animation—Voice Jack Wrather, Parks & Resorts Blue ribbon Bonita Wrather, Film Blue ribbon Guy Williams, Television Blue ribbon Bo Boyd, Consumer Products Raymond Watson, Administration Class of 2013 Tony Baxter, Imagineering Collin Campbell, Imagineering Blue ribbon Dick Clark, Television Blue ribbon Billy Crystal, Film & Animation—Voice John Goodman, Film & Animation—Voice Steve Jobs, Animation Blue ribbon Glen Keane, Animation Ed Wynn, Film & Animation—Voice Blue ribbon Class of 2015 George Bodenheimer, Administration & Television Andreas Deja, Animation Johnny Depp, Film Eyvind Earle, Animation Blue ribbon Danny Elfman, Music George Lucas, Film & Parks and Resorts Susan Lucci, Television Julie Reihm Casaletto, Parks and Resorts Carson Van Osten, Consumer Products Class of 2017 Carrie Fisher, Film Blue ribbon Clyde Geronimi, Animation Blue ribbon Whoopi Goldberg, Film & Television Manuel Gonzales, Animation Blue ribbon Mark Hamill, Film Wayne Jackson, Imagineering Jack Kirby, Publishing Blue ribbon Stan Lee, Film & Publishing Garry Marshall, Film & Television Blue ribbon Julie Taymor, Theatrical Oprah Winfrey, Film & Television Class of 2019 Christina Aguilera, Music & Television Wing T. Chao, Parks & Resorts Robert Downey Jr., Film James Earl Jones, Film Jon Favreau, Film Bette Midler, Film Kenny Ortega, Film & Television Barnette Ricci, Parks & Resorts Robin Roberts, Television Diane Sawyer, Television Ming-Na Wen, Film, Television & Animation—Voice Hans Zimmer, Music Class of 2022 Anthony Anderson, Film & Television Kristen Bell, Film & Animation—Voice Chadwick Boseman, Film Blue ribbon Film Rob't Coltrin, Parks & Resorts Patrick Dempsey, Film & Television Robert Price "Bob" Foster, Administration Blue ribbon Josh Gad, Film & Animation—Voice Jonathan Groff, Film & Animation—Voice Don Hahn, Animation Doris Hardoon, Imagineering Idina Menzel, Film & Animation—Voice Chris Montan, Music Ellen Pompeo, Television Tracee Ellis Ross, Television Class of 2024 Colleen Atwood, Costume Design Angela Bassett, Film & Television Martha Blanding, Parks & Resorts James L. Brooks, Television James Cameron, Film Jamie Lee Curtis, Film Miley Cyrus, Television & Music Steve Ditko Blue ribbon, Publishing Harrison Ford, Film Mark Henn, Animation Frank Oz, Film & Television Kelly Ripa, Television Joe Rohde, Imagineering John Williams, Music Posted for historical purposes. This channel is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company.