{"id":5571,"date":"2017-11-14T20:40:26","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T01:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/?p=5571"},"modified":"2017-11-14T20:40:26","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T01:40:26","slug":"john-lasseter-honored-walt-disney-family-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/john-lasseter-honored-walt-disney-family-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"John Lasseter honored by the Walt Disney Family Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Pixar and Disney’s Chief Creative Officer, John Lasseter has accomplished so much at both studios\u00a0and within the animation industry as a whole. On November 7th, he was recognized by the Walt Disney Family Museum<\/a>\u00a0at their third annual fundraising gala, which seeks to foster\u00a0emerging talent. Lasseter received the Diane Disney Miller\u00a0Lifetime Achievement Award. He was the third, after renowned\u00a0Disney legends Marty Sklar and Richard Sherman.
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\nBonnie Hunt, who voices Sally in the Cars<\/em> films and who will appear in Toy Story 4,\u00a0<\/em>was hostess for the night. She was also joined by Disney CEO Bob Iger and president of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation, Ed Catmull, who were presenters. Other Pixar guests included Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, Brad Bird, Jonas Rivera, Ronnie del Carmen, Jim Murphy, Jay Ward, and Pixar president Jim Morris. Guests\u00a0were also treated to a special performance by Frozen<\/em>‘s award winning songwriting team, Bobby Anderson and Kristen-Anderson Lopez. It’s no secret that Lasseter is a huge Frozen<\/em> fan. In\u00a0addition to his award, the film’s stars Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell performed songs from the film.
\nYou can also watch\u00a0footage from the ceremony below.
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