Miley Cyrus, Harrison Ford among 14 Disney Legends to be honored today

FILE PHOTO: Miley Cyrus performs “Flowers” during the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

ANAHEIM, Calif. – A wide range of entertainment luminaries, including actors Harrison Ford, Angela Bassett and Jamie Lee Curtis, singer Miley Cyrus and TV personality Kelly Ripa will be among the 14 people honored Sunday as Disney Legends.

Other honorees will include five time Academy Award winning composer John Williams, Academy Award winning directors James L. Brooks and James Cameron and Muppets icon Frank Oz.

The Disney Legends Award honors artists and visionaries from throughout the company’s history “who have pushed the envelope of creativity, challenged conventional wisdom, and broken the restraints of the status quo in search of new possibilities and excellence,” organizers said.

“To be named a Disney Legend is the highest honor our company can bestow on anyone, reserved for those whose talent and achievement have earned them an enduring place in our history,” Disney CEO Bob Iger said.

This combination of photos show Harrison Ford, Angela Bassett and Miley Cyrus, who will be honored by Disney at a ceremony as a part of the D23 convention. (AP Photo)

“The fourteen individuals to be honored as Disney Legends this year have each made extraordinary creative contributions across the worlds of Disney and we look forward to celebrating them at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event.”

The Disney Legends Awards were first handed out in 1987. In subsequent years, honorees have included actors Fred MacMurray, Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke and Chadwick Boseman plus Oprah Winfrey and Jim Henson.

Today’s 5 p.m. ceremony will be held at the Honda Center in Anaheim and hosted by Ryan Seacrest.

Here is a complete list of the 2024 honorees:

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 – Publishing

Harrison Ford – Film

Mark Henn – Animation

Frank Oz – Film & Television

Kelly Ripa – Television

Joe Rohde – Imagineering

John Williams – Music

(CNS)