{"id":153285,"date":"2021-06-21T17:40:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T21:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=153285"},"modified":"2021-06-21T17:40:58","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T21:40:58","slug":"academy-elects-2021-2022-board-of-governors-to-join-ava-duvernay-whoopi-goldberg-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/academy-elects-2021-2022-board-of-governors-to-join-ava-duvernay-whoopi-goldberg-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Academy Elects 2021\u20132022 Board Of Governors To Join Ava DuVernay, Whoopi Goldberg &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Academy Elects 2021\u20132022 Board Of Governors<\/strong> | The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced its newly elected 2021\u20132022 Board of Governors.\u00a0 The governors will take office at the first scheduled board meeting of the new term.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elected to the Board for the first time:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Rita Wilson<\/strong>, Actors Branch<\/li><li><strong>Kim Taylor-Coleman<\/strong>, Casting Directors Branch<\/li><li><strong>Paul Cameron<\/strong>, Cinematographers Branch<\/li><li><strong>Eduardo Castro<\/strong>, Costume Designers Branch<\/li><li><strong>Jean Tsien<\/strong>, Documentary Branch<\/li><li><strong>Pam Abdy<\/strong>, Executives Branch<\/li><li><strong>Terilyn A. 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Rodman<\/strong>, Writers Branch<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Incumbent governors reelected to the Board:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Susanne Bier<\/strong>, Directors Branch<\/li><li><strong>Jennifer Todd<\/strong>, Producers Branch<\/li><li><strong>Tom Duffield<\/strong>, Production Design Branch<\/li><li><strong>Bonnie Arnold<\/strong>, Short Films and Feature Animation Branch<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Returning to the Board after a hiatus: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Bill Corso<\/strong>, Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>They will join returning governors Kate Amend, Craig Barron, Howard Berger, Charles Bernstein, Jon Bloom, Rob Bredow, <strong>Ruth E. Carter<\/strong>, Kevin Collier, Laura Dern, Teri E. Dorman, Dody J. 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Thomas,<\/strong> Nancy Utley, Mandy Walker, <strong>Roger Ross Williams<\/strong>, Janet Yang and Debra Zane.<br><br>As a result of this election, the number of women Academy governors increases from 26 to 31 and the number of governors from underrepresented racial\/ethnic communities increases from 12 to 15.<br><br>The Academy&#8217;s 17 branches are each represented by three governors, who 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.\u00a0 The Board of Governors sets the Academy&#8217;s strategic vision, preserves the organization&#8217;s financial health, and assures the fulfillment of its mission.<br><br>For a full list of the current 2020-2021 Academy governors,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cdlink.oscars.org\/c\/6\/?T=NDk3NDMwMTA%3AMDItYjIxMTcyLTk1YTU3YTE1MGNiYTQzYTg4NzIwYzQ0ZDFhYTk4MjRh%3AZWxsZW5AYmxhY2tmaWxtLmNvbQ%3AY29udGFjdC1lOTA4ZDI2NTM3YTVlYjExYjFhYzAwMGQzYTMyZGY4Zi1kOWFjZGI1ZmE2ZDg0MzA5OGYzYjYwYzMxYTI4M2IyZQ%3AZmFsc2U%3AMA%3A%3AaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub3NjYXJzLm9yZy9hYm91dC9ib2FyZC1vZi1nb3Zlcm5vcnM_X2NsZGVlPVpXeHNaVzVBWW14aFkydG1hV3h0TG1OdmJRJTNkJTNkJnJlY2lwaWVudGlkPWNvbnRhY3QtZTkwOGQyNjUzN2E1ZWIxMWIxYWMwMDBkM2EzMmRmOGYtZDlhY2RiNWZhNmQ4NDMwOThmM2I2MGMzMWEyODNiMmUmZXNpZD1jMGQwOGYxZi02MWQwLWViMTEtYmFjYy0wMDBkM2E1YTI4MWE&amp;K=NVBAsQc69RFIvnl3SJVMUg\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Academy Elects 2021\u20132022 Board Of Governors<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2021\/06\/academy-launches-fifth-year-of-gold-rising-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academy Launches Fifth Year of \u2018Gold Rising\u2019 Program<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academy Elects 2021\u20132022 Board Of Governors | The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced its newly elected 2021\u20132022 Board of Governors.\u00a0 The governors will take office at the first scheduled board meeting of the new term.\u00a0 Elected to the Board for the first time: Rita Wilson, Actors Branch Kim Taylor-Coleman, Casting Directors [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/academy-elects-2021-2022-board-of-governors-to-join-ava-duvernay-whoopi-goldberg-more\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":146807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[145,16,143],"tags":[33926,33927,4754,6993,33930,3806,3801,33928,340,33929],"reaction":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-153285","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-news","9":"category-read","10":"tag-academy-board-of-governors","11":"tag-academy-elects-2021-2022-board-of-governors","12":"tag-academy-of-motion-picture-arts-and-sciences","13":"tag-ava-duvernay","14":"tag-black-academy-board-of-governors","15":"tag-blackfilm","16":"tag-roger-ross-williams","17":"tag-ruth-e-carter","18":"tag-whoopi-goldberg","19":"tag-wynn-p-thomas"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Academy Elects 2021\u20132022 Board Of Governors To Join Ava DuVernay, Whoopi Goldberg &amp; 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