THE ACADEMY ELECTS 2025-2026 BOARD OF GOVERNORS

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced its newly elected 2025-2026 Board of Governors.  The governors will take office at the first scheduled board meeting of the new term. Incumbent governors reelected to the Board: Marlee Matlin, Actors Branch Marlon West, Animation Branch Richard Hicks, Casting Directors Branch Dion Beebe, Cinematographers Branch Jason Reitman, Directors Branch Chris Hegedus, Documentary Branch Nancy Richardson, Film Editors Branch Jason Blum, Producers Branch Missy Parker, Production Design Branch Peter Devlin, Sound Branch Elected to the Board for the first time: Peter Kujawski, Executives Branch Gigi Williams, Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch Carter Burwell, Music Branch Andrew Roberts, Visual Effects Branch Returning to the Board after a hiatus: Isis Mussenden, Costume Designers Branch Christina Kounelias, Marketing and Public Relations Branch Larry Karaszewski, Writers Branch They will join returning governors Pam Abdy, Wendy Aylsworth, Lesley Barber, K.K. Barrett, Rob Bredow, Brooke Breton, Paul Cameron, Patricia Cardoso, Eduardo Castro, David Dinerstein, Ava DuVernay, Linda Flowers, Jennifer Fox, Richard Gibbs, Jinko Gotoh, Lynette Howell Taylor, Kalina Ivanov, Simon Kilmurry, Laura C. Kim, Ellen Kuras, Hannah Minghella, Andy Nelson, Daniel Orlandi, Lou Diamond Phillips, Gerald Quist, Stephen Rivkin, Howard A. Rodman, Terilyn A. Shropshire, Dana Stevens, Mark P. Stoeckinger, Chris Tashima, Kim Taylor-Coleman, Jean Tsien, Rita Wilson and Debra Zane. The Production and Technology Branch and Short Films Branch did not hold elections. New governors-at-large will be elected and announced later this month. The Academy has 19 branches, each represented by three governors, except for the Animation Branch, represented by two governors; the Short Films Branch, represented by one governor; and the Production and Technology Branch, represented by one governor.  Governors, including the board-elected governors-at-large, may serve up to two three-year terms (consecutive or non-consecutive), followed by a two-year hiatus, after which eligibility renews for up to two additional three-year terms for a lifetime maximum of 12 years. The Board of Governors sets the Academy’s strategic vision, preserves the organization’s financial health, and assures the fulfillment of its mission. For the current 2024-2025 Academy governors, click here.

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