Film Academy Board Elections: Guillermo del Toro and Kris Bowers Among Nine Elected for First Time
The board now includes 60 industry figures after bylaws changes added five seats and gave every Academy branch three elected governors.
- On Tuesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences elected director Guillermo del Toro and composer Kris Bowers to its Board of Governors, expanding the board to 60 total members.
- The Academy added five branch-elected seats to establish staggered terms across its 19 branches, while a February amendment allows Academy President Lynette Howell Taylor to serve up to four consecutive one-year terms.
- As a result of this election, the board now comprises 47 percent women and 32 percent members from underrepresented communities, based on self-reporting, reflecting ongoing diversity efforts.
- Alongside new members, the board welcomes back veterans including producer Bonnie Arnold and documentary filmmaker Roger Ross Williams following mandatory hiatuses, while nine incumbent governors were re-elected.
- Governors will take office at the upcoming first scheduled meeting of the new term, with subsequent elections in 2027 returning to the standard protocol of one governor per branch with three-year terms.
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The winning director of the Oscar, Guillermo del Toro, was elected as a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences for the period 2026-27, representing the Branch of Directors. The Academy announced the results of the election on Monday, indicating that the new governors will officially take office at the first scheduled meeting of the board of the next period. Del Toro’s outstanding incorporation coinci…
Guillermo del Toro, David Leitch, and More Join Academy Board of Governors as First-Time Members
The Academy Board of Governors for 2026-2027 include first-time members like Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro and filmmaker David Leitch, who successfully advocated for the Stunt Design Oscar.
Oscar Winner Kris Bowers Elected to Motion Picture Academy’s Board of Governors Representing Music Branch
Kris Bowers, who has received Oscar nominations for both film scoring (The Wild Robot) and documentary short films (A Concerto Is a Conversation and The Last Repair Shop, each in collaboration with Ben Proudfoot; winning for the latter film), has been elected to the board of governors of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He will join composers Lesley Barber and Carter Burwell, who are both midterm, in representing the music branch…
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