55-member board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will welcome new members Haifaa al-Mansour, Effie T. Brown, and Annie Chang as governors-at-large in the coming month, according to an announcement made by the Academy on Monday.
The threesome were chosen by outgoing president Janet Yang – one of the three current governors-at-large who are nearing the end of their second consecutive three-year term and are required by Academy rules to take a two-year break from the board – and then approved for three-year terms by the entire board.
Yang expressed delight in introducing Haifaa, Effie, and Annie as new members of the Academy’s governing body. Their diverse backgrounds, insights, and commitment will significantly boost our global and industry initiatives. I also extend my gratitude to Devon Franklina and Rodrigo García for their exceptional leadership over the past six years.
In January 2016, three seats designated for governors who are not racially or gender-specific were added to the board. This move came directly following a second consecutive year where the Oscars failed to nominate any actors of color – a situation that was soon dubbed #OscarsSoWhite. The intention behind this change was to ensure that the board would always have at least three individuals who are not white males, whose responsibility is to promote diversity and inclusion in every decision made by the board.
The initial three governors-at-large, appointed by former president Cheryl Boone Isaacs and approved by the board in March 2016, were Reginald Hudlin for the directors branch, Gregory Nava for the writers branch, and Jennifer Yuh Nelson for the short films and feature animation branch.
Following the appointments of al-Mansour, Brown, and Chang along with the previously announced general election results, it’s been determined that the board composition for the 2025-2026 term will reflect a significant shift: 55% of the members will be women, and 31% will represent underrepresented communities.
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2025-06-23 21:24