Mumbai: CJ Group vice chairwoman Miky Lee will receive the International Academy’s 2022 Directorate Emmy Award. The announcement was made by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences president and CEO, Bruce L. Paisner.
The International Academy’s Special Emmy will be presented to Lee at the 50th International Emmy Awards Gala on 21 November 2022, in New York City.
Paisner said, “Miky Lee is in a class of her own, a visionary leader who has harnessed her exceptional business acumen and love of her country’s culture by tirelessly spearheading the global phenomenon of the Korean wave for over twenty-five years. The whole world witnessed her commitment to our industry and Korea when she, along with the creators of “Parasite,” enthusiastically accepted the Oscar for her company’s award-winning film “Parasite,” a historic milestone for Korean content.”
CJ’s presence was strengthened by leading the global phenomenon of the Korean wave, starting with the investment by DreamWorks SKG in 1995, which was a monumental moment in the company’s transformation from a food company to an entertainment business. In fact, she was the key driving force behind K-Pop’s global success, creating and growing KCON, the world’s No. 1 K-culture festival that celebrates Korean culture and music. In 2019, she was executive producer of “Parasite,” the first foreign language film in history to win the Best Picture Oscar. Since 2020, she has been serving as vice chair of the board of trustees of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Lee is the grandchild of Lee Byung-Chul (the founder of CJ and the Samsung Group).
Headquartered in Seoul, CJ ENM engages in businesses across the industry spectrum, including media content, music, film, performing arts, and animation. CJ ENM's credits include the television series Crash Landing on You, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, Hospital Playlist, and the films “Snowpiercer,” “Miss Granny,” the BAFTA-winning “Handmaiden,” and the Tony Award-winning Broadway production “Kinky Boots.” CJ ENM’s critically acclaimed content is enjoyed by a global audience on various media platforms and has been remade into multiple versions.
United under the slogan “We live to discover Untold Originals,” CJ ENM has three production and distribution studios: drama production powerhouse Studio Dragon, K-OTT content production studio CJ ENM Studios, and US-based studio Endeavor Content, which it acquired in 2021.
