Veteran producer Lynette Howell Taylor has been elected president of the Academy of Movement Footage Arts and Sciences. Taylor will succeed Janet Yang within the function, presiding over the group that places on the Oscars, movie academy CEO Invoice Kramer mentioned Thursday.
An academy member since 2014, Taylor has served the group in a number of high-profile positions, together with as vice chairman and chair of the awards committee. She’s additionally a prolific movie producer whose works embody “A Star Is Born” (2018), “Blue Valentine” and “The Accountant.” She additionally produced the 92nd Oscars broadcast. Taylor is now the fifth girl to steer the movie academy.
The outgoing president, Yang, was elected to the place in 2022 and served within the function for the utmost of three years.
Kramer mentioned in an announcement that Taylor has been an important a part of the board of governors and singled out how she “revitalized our awards work.” A number of officers had been additionally elected by the board, together with actor Lou Diamond Phillips as chair of the fairness and inclusion committee and producer Jennifer Fox, who will chair the awards committee.
“This is an exceptional group of Academy members who will advance the Academy’s mission, support our membership around the world, ensure our long-term financial stability, and celebrate the achievements of the global filmmaking community,” Kramer mentioned.
After years of declining scores, the Oscars have been on an upswing the previous few years. March’s broadcast, by which “Anora” gained 5 Oscars, drew some 19.7 million viewers, a slight uptick from the ceremony the yr prior, when “Oppenheimer” dominated. The group has already introduced that Conan O’Brien will return as host in 2026 and has made a number of huge adjustments for the longer term, together with including a stunt design award, beginning with movies launched in 2027, and one for casting administrators, which matches into impact this yr.
