No female director has seen her films make more money at the global box office than Jennifer Lee.
The writer and co-director of the Frozen movies, she’s chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation and has helped shape various other recent hits for the studio.
In another proud achievement, Lee has introduced and championed a diverse group of talent on and off screen to make inclusiveness and cultural authenticity new hallmarks of the Disney brand.
For those accomplishments she recently received the Los Angeles Press Club’s Distinguished Storyteller Awards for storytelling outside of journalism, an award previously won by the likes of Quentin Tarantino.
“Jennifer upended fairy tales with Frozen and broke barriers for women in animation and in Hollywood,” said LA Press Club President Lisa Richwine. “Her creative storytelling has left a lasting impact on the industry and audiences around the world.”
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Also among the honorees at the Los Angeles Press Club ceremony was this very magazine.