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Academy Elects 2026-27 Board of Governors, Expanding Representation Across Branches
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has elected its 2026-27 Board of Governors, ushering in a new term that reflects a recent structural change intended to create equal representation across all 19 Academy branches.
The newly elected governors will take office at the first scheduled board meeting of the new term. The election follows a bylaws amendment approved in February that gives each of the Academy’s 19 branches three branch-elected governors. As part of the change, additional governors were added to the Animation, Production and Technology, and Short Films branches.
To establish staggered terms in those branches, governors elected this year will serve one-, two-, or three-year terms. Beginning in 2027, elections will return to the standard process, with one governor elected per branch to serve a three-year term.
Among the incumbent governors reelected to the board are Lou Diamond Phillips of the Actors Branch, Jinko Gotoh of the Animation Branch, Daniel Orlandi of the Costume Designers Branch, Hannah Minghella of the Executives Branch, David Dinerstein of the Marketing and Public Relations Branch, Wendy Aylsworth of the Production and Technology Branch, Kalina Ivanov of the Production Design Branch, Mark P. Stoeckinger of the Sound Branch and Dana Stevens of the Writers Branch.
Several prominent industry figures were elected to the board for the first time, including Michael Goi of the Cinematographers Branch, Guillermo del Toro of the Directors Branch, Anne Goursaud of the Film Editors Branch, Patricia Dehaney of the Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch, Kris Bowers of the Music Branch, and Fred Berger of the Producers Branch. Vic Armstrong and David Leitch were elected to the Production and Technology Branch, while Kim Magnusson was elected to the Short Films Branch.
Returning to the board after a hiatus are Bonnie Arnold of the Animation Branch, Bernard Telsey of the Casting Directors Branch, Roger Ross Williams of the Documentary Branch, Bob Rogers of the Short Films Branch, and Paul Debevec of the Visual Effects Branch.
Because of the newly expanded branch representation, some terms will vary this year. In the Animation Branch, Arnold was elected to a three-year term, while Gotoh will serve a one-year term. In the Production and Technology Branch, Aylsworth was elected to a three-year term, Armstrong to a two-year term, and Leitch to a one-year term. In the Short Films Branch, Magnusson will serve a three-year term, while Rogers will serve a two-year term.
They will join a group of returning governors that includes Pam Abdy, Haifaa al-Mansour, Lesley Barber, K.K. Barrett, Dion Beebe, Jason Blum, Brooke Breton, Effie T. Brown, Carter Burwell, Paul Cameron, Patricia Cardoso, Eduardo Castro, Annie Chang, Peter Devlin, Jennifer Fox, Chris Hegedus, Richard Hicks, Larry Karaszewski, Laura C. Kim, Christina Kounelias, Peter Kujawski, Marlee Matlin, Isis Mussenden, Andy Nelson, Missy Parker, Gerald Quist, Jason Reitman, Nancy Richardson, Andrew Roberts, Howard A. Rodman, Terilyn A. Shropshire, Chris Tashima, Kim Taylor-Coleman, Jean Tsien, Marlon West, Gigi Williams and Rita Wilson.
The Academy said that, as a result of the election, the Board of Governors is now 47 percent women and 32 percent from underrepresented communities, based on self-reporting.
Governors, including board-elected governors-at-large, may serve up to two three-year terms, whether consecutive or nonconsecutive, followed by a two-year hiatus. After that hiatus, eligibility renews for up to two additional three-year terms, with a lifetime maximum of 12 years. For governors elected in 2026 to terms shorter than three years, those shortened terms will not count against term limits.
The Academy also noted another bylaws amendment approved earlier this year, allowing a sitting Academy president to run for reelection until serving up to four consecutive one-year terms in the role, even if that president would otherwise be required to take a two-year hiatus after two governor terms. In such cases, the president serves as an ex officio governor until the completion of the presidential term.
The Board of Governors is responsible for setting the Academy’s strategic vision, preserving its financial health and overseeing the fulfillment of its mission.
The Academy, which has a global membership of more than 11,000 film artists and industry leaders, oversees the Oscars, Governors Awards, and Scientific and Technical Awards.
Through the Academy Foundation, it also supports educational, preservation and cultural programs, including the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the Academy Collection and talent-development initiatives for emerging artists.
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