The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has named Disney Leisure co-chairman Dana Walden as this yr’s recipient of the Guild’s Milestone Award.
The award, which honours people or groups who’ve made historic contributions to the leisure business, might be offered on the thirty sixth annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony on February 8 in Los Angeles.
In her present place, Walden leads Disney’s portfolio of worldwide tv belongings and shares oversight of the corporate’s streaming companies, together with Hulu and Disney+.
Earlier than becoming a member of Disney after the corporate’s 2019 acquisition of most of Fox’s movie and TV belongings, Walden served as CEO of Fox Tv Group. Over the course of her profession she has overseen the event and manufacturing of collection together with 24, Abbott Elementary, The Bear, Homeland and Shogun.
PGA presidents Stephanie Allain and Donald De Line mentioned Walden “has made unbelievable contributions to the leisure business, overseeing the manufacturing and improvement of lots of the most iconic and award-winning exhibits in historical past. Her management, first as CEO of Fox Tv Group and now as co-chairman overseeing Disney’s international tv portfolio, has had a serious impression on the enterprise. We’re proud to recognise her distinctive and long-standing work on this business.”
Walden commented: “I’ve had the unbelievable success of working with lots of the smartest and most gifted producers within the historical past of the tv and movie business, and I’m grateful to Stephanie, Donald and the PGA for recognising the great worth of these partnerships. It’s with nice delight that I share this award with my gifted colleagues at The Walt Disney Firm, the place the very best high quality and most progressive storytelling has been produced and celebrated for over 100 years.”