(1945–1968) Donn Tatum (1968–1971) Card Walker (1971–1980) Ron W. Miller (1980–1984) Frank Wells (1984–1994) Michael Ovitz (1995–1997) Michael Eisner (1997–2000) Bob Iger (2000–2012)Chief executive officers (CEO) Roy O. Disney (1929–1971) Donn Tatum (1971–1976) Card Walker (1976–1983) Ron W. Miller (1983–1984) Michael Eisner (1984–2005) Bob Iger (2005–2020; 2022–present) Bob Chapek (2020–2022)Chief operating officers''' Card Walker (1968–1976) Ron W. Miller (1980–1984) Frank Wells (1984–1994) Thomas O. Staggs (2015–2016) Awards and nominations As of 2022, the Walt Disney Company has won 135 Academy Awards, 32 of them were awarded to Walt. The company has won 16 Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film, 16 for Best Original Song, 15 for Best Animated Feature, 11 for Best Original Score, 5 for Best Documentary Feature, 5 for Best Visual Effects, and several others as well special awards. Disney has also won 29 Golden Globe Awards, 51 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards, and 36 Grammy Awards as of 2022. Legacy The Walt Disney Company is one of the world's largest entertainment companies and is considered to be a pioneer in the animation industry, having produced 790 features, 122 of which are animated films. Many of their films are considered to be the greatest of all time, including Pinocchio, Toy Story, Bambi, Ratatouille, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Mary Poppins. Disney has also created some of the most influential and memorable fictional characters of all time, such as Mickey Mouse, Woody, Captain America (MCU), Jack Sparrow, Iron Man (MCU), and Elsa. Disney has been recognized for revolutionizing the animation industry; according to Den of Geek, the risk of making the first animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has "changed cinema". The company, mainly through Walt, has introduced new technologies and more-advanced techniques for animating, as well as adding personalities to characters. Some of Disney's technological innovations for animation include invention of the multiplane camera, xerography, CAPS, deep canvas, and RenderMan. Many songs from the company's films have become extremely popular, and several have peaked at number one on Billboard's Hot 100. Some songs from the Silly Symphonies series became immensely popular across the U.S. Disney has been ranked number 53 in the 2022 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue and fourth in Fortune's 2022 "World's Most Admired Companies". According to Smithsonian Magazine, there are "few symbols of pure Americana more potent than the