As The Hollywood Reporter recently planned, Lynette Howell TaylorA film producer nominated in the Oscars was elected 37th president of the Academy of Arts and Cinema Sciences through a vote of the Council of Governors of the Organization on Thursday. She succeeds JanetAnother producer who has held the position in the past three years, but has been forced by the limits of the mandate to move away from the board of directors for at least the next two.
Howell Taylor, 46, born in Liverpool, England, is the youngest 70 -year -old (since George Seaton took office at 44) and the first person born outside the United States in 28 years (from the Canadian Arthur Hiller) to serve as president of the academy.
Five other governors have also been used for officer stations: the composer Barber Lesley was re-elected vice-president (president of the Member Committee); producer Jennifer Fox was elected vice-president (president, award committee); documentary Simon Kilmurry was elected Vice-President / Treasurer (Chairman of the Finance Committee); actor Lou Diamond Phillips was elected vice-president (president, equity and inclusion committee); and writer Howard A. Rodman was re-elected Vice-President / Secretary (Chairman of the Governance Committee).
“Lynette is an essential element of the Academy’s Council of Governors for many years, more recently revitalizing our reward work as chairman of the Council Reward Committee”, CEO of the Academy Bill Kramer said in a press release. “I can’t wait to work with her as a new president of the Academy, as well as with these incredibly devoted and strategic board of directors. It is an exceptional group of members of the Academy who will advance the mission of the Academy, will support our membership worldwide, ensure our long -term financial stability and celebrate the achievements of the global filmmaker community. ”
Howell Taylor began his career in the theater. Since he moved to Hollywood at 22, she has accumulated dozens of film credits. Among them are acclaimed Indies (such as 2006 Half2010 Blue Valentine and 2016 Fantastic captain) and studio films (including 2018 A star was bornfor which she received an Oscar name on the best film, and The accountant 2a hit earlier this year).
She joined the Academy in 2014 and was recruited to produce the TVs of 2020 Oscars with Stephanie Allain. She was elected to the Council of Governors for the first time later the same year and sat it over the past five years. During each of the last three years, it has been chosen by the Board of Directors to serve as vice-president, supervising its powerful award committee, which is integrated into the planning of all aspects of Oscar ceremonies. And during each of these years, the notes of television have checked.
Howell Taylor certainly has a complete plate: she and her husband, fifth season (formerly Endeavour Content) CO-PDG Graham Taylorare the parents of three young children; The family recently lost their house in Pacific Palisades forest fires; And she has a high level film, Derek Cianfrance‘s Roofwith Channing TatumReleased later this year.
But the new president is known to be tireless and already knows the interior functioning of the Academy and Oscars, it should therefore be able to hit the ground. In addition, she is able to stay on the board of directors and serve as a president for this coming year before heurned at the same term limit as Yang.
