Overview
- Lynette Howell Taylor will serve as Academy president for 2025–2026, succeeding Janet Yang after her three-year term
- Taylor has been an Academy member since 2014 and held roles as Awards Committee vice president and chair
- She has produced over 25 films, including A Star Is Born, Blue Valentine and The Accountant, and co-produced the 92nd Oscars broadcast
- Taylor becomes the fifth woman to lead the Academy’s Board of Governors
- The Board of Governors also elected Lesley Barber, Jennifer Fox, Simon Kilmurry, Lou Diamond Phillips and Howard A. Rodman as key officers