Kevin Feige to Receive Pioneer of the Year Award From Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation

Ahead of the release of Avengers: Doomsday, Marvel head Kevin Feige is being honored as Pioneer of the Year at a special event this fall.

The Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation bestows the Pioneer of the Year Award upon esteemed members in the motion picture industry in recognition of leadership, service to the community and commitment to philanthropy. The annual celebration will be held Sept. 30 at the Beverly Hilton, and all proceeds raised at the event benefit WRMPPF’s Pioneers Assistance Fund, which provides assistance to working and retired individuals in the motion picture distribution and exhibition community in times of need.

“Kevin Feige is a dynamic producer and executive whose creativity and vision entertains and inspires moviegoers everywhere,” Kyle Davies, president of distribution at Bleecker Street Media and co-chairman, Pioneers Assistance Fund Committee, said in a statement. “The Will Rogers Pioneers Assistance Fund is proud to celebrate Kevin’s monumental cinematic achievements and extraordinary leadership by presenting him with the 2026 Pioneer of the Year Award.”

Feige is one of Hollywood’s most successful producers, having been behind 37 feature films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that have collectively grossed more than $32 billion worldwide, with 11 films surpassing $1 billion globally. This year he has both Avengers: Doomsday, set for a December release, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, coming at the end of this month.

He joins previous Pioneer of the Year honorees including Kate Hudson, Greta Gerwig, Erik Lomis, Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, Tom Cruise, Donna Langley, Michael D. Eisner, Alan Horn, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Sherry Lansing, Jack Warner, Darryl F. Zanuck and Cecil B. DeMille.

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