The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced its newly elected 2026-2027 Board of Governors.
The governors will take office at the first scheduled board meeting of the new term.
In February 2026, the Board approved a bylaws amendment that ensures equity in board representation among branches.
As of the 2026-2027 Board year, all 19 Academy branches will each have three branch-elected governors, adding additional governors to the Animation, Production and Technology and Short Films Branches.
To establish staggered terms, governors in these three branches were elected to one-year, two-year or three-year terms this year.
Elections in 2027 will then follow the standard protocol of one governor election per branch, with three-year terms.
Incumbent governors reelected to the Board (alphabetically by branch):
- Lou Diamond Phillips, Actors Branch
- Jinko Gotoh, Animation Branch
- Daniel Orlandi, Costume Designers Branch
- Hannah Minghella, Executives Branch
- David Dinerstein, Marketing and Public Relations Branch
- Wendy Aylsworth, Production and Technology Branch
- Kalina Ivanov, Production Design Branch
- Mark P. Stoeckinger, Sound Branch
- Dana Stevens, Writers Branch
Elected to the Board for the first time (alphabetically by branch):
- Michael Goi ASC ISC, Cinematographers Branch
- Guillermo del Toro, Directors Branch
- Anne Goursaud, Film Editors Branch
- Patricia Dehaney, Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch
- Kris Bowers, Music Branch
- Fred Berger, Producers Branch
- Vic Armstrong, Production and Technology Branch
- David Leitch, Production and Technology Branch
- Kim Magnusson, Short Films Branch
Returning to the Board after a hiatus (alphabetically by branch):
- Bonnie Arnold, Animation Branch
- Bernard Telsey, Casting Directors Branch
- Roger Ross Williams, Documentary Branch
- Bob Rogers, Short Films Branch
- Paul Debevec, Visual Effects Branch
In the Animation Branch, Arnold was elected to serve a three-year term, and Gotoh was elected to serve a one-year term.
In the Production and Technology Branch, Aylsworth was elected to serve a three-year term, Armstrong was elected to serve a two-year term, and Leitch was elected to serve a one-year term.
In the Short Films Branch, Magnusson was elected to serve a three-year term, and Rogers was elected to serve a two-year term.
The Academy has 19 branches, each represented by three governors.
Governors, including the board-elected governors-at-large, 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.
If a governor elected in a 2026 branch election serves a term of fewer than three years, that term will not apply against governor term limits.
As a result of this election, the Board comprises 47% women and 32% from underrepresented communities, based on self-reporting.
