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01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- First Post
‘A Star Is Born' producer Lynette Howell Taylor elected president of Oscars org
The outgoing president, Yang, was elected to the position in 2022 and served in the role for the maximum of three years. read more Veteran producer Lynette Howell Taylor has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Taylor will succeed Janet Yang in the role, presiding over the organization that puts on the Oscars, film academy CEO Bill Kramer said Thursday. An academy member since 2014, Taylor has served the organization in several high-profile positions, including as vice president and chair of the awards committee. She's also a prolific film producer whose works include 'A Star Is Born' (2018), 'Blue Valentine' and 'The Accountant.' She also produced the 92nd Oscars broadcast. Taylor is now the fifth woman to lead the film academy. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The outgoing president, Yang, was elected to the position in 2022 and served in the role for the maximum of three years. Kramer said in a statement that Taylor has been a vital part of the board of governors and singled out how she 'revitalized our awards work.' Several officers were also elected by the board, including actor Lou Diamond Phillips as chair of the equity and inclusion committee and producer Jennifer Fox, who will chair the awards committee. 'This is an exceptional group of Academy members who will advance the Academy's mission, support our membership around the world, ensure our long-term financial stability, and celebrate the achievements of the global filmmaking community,' Kramer said. After years of declining ratings, the Oscars have been on an upswing the past few years. March's broadcast, in which 'Anora' won five Oscars, drew some 19.7 million viewers, a slight uptick from the ceremony the year prior, when 'Oppenheimer' dominated. The organization has already announced that Conan O'Brien will return as host in 2026 and has made several big changes for the future, including adding a stunt design award, starting with films released in 2027, and one for casting directors, which goes into effect this year.
Winnipeg Free Press
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
‘A Star Is Born' producer Lynette Howell Taylor elected president of Oscars org
Veteran producer Lynette Howell Taylor has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Taylor will succeed Janet Yang in the role, presiding over the organization that puts on the Oscars, film academy CEO Bill Kramer said Thursday. An academy member since 2014, Taylor has served the organization in several high-profile positions, including as vice president and chair of the awards committee. She's also a prolific film producer whose works include 'A Star Is Born' (2018), 'Blue Valentine' and 'The Accountant.' She also produced the 92nd Oscars broadcast. Taylor is now the fifth woman to lead the film academy. The outgoing president, Yang, was elected to the position in 2022 and served in the role for the maximum of three years. Kramer said in a statement that Taylor has been a vital part of the board of governors and singled out how she 'revitalized our awards work.' Several officers were also elected by the board, including actor Lou Diamond Phillips as chair of the equity and inclusion committee and producer Jennifer Fox, who will chair the awards committee. Weekly A weekly look at what's happening in Winnipeg's arts and entertainment scene. 'This is an exceptional group of Academy members who will advance the Academy's mission, support our membership around the world, ensure our long-term financial stability, and celebrate the achievements of the global filmmaking community,' Kramer said. After years of declining ratings, the Oscars have been on an upswing the past few years. March's broadcast, in which 'Anora' won five Oscars, drew some 19.7 million viewers, a slight uptick from the ceremony the year prior, when 'Oppenheimer' dominated. The organization has already announced that Conan O'Brien will return as host in 2026 and has made several big changes for the future, including adding a stunt design award, starting with films released in 2027, and one for casting directors, which goes into effect this year.
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
‘A Star Is Born' producer Lynette Howell Taylor elected president of Oscars org
Veteran producer Lynette Howell Taylor has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Taylor will succeed Janet Yang in the role, presiding over the organization that puts on the Oscars, film academy CEO Bill Kramer said Thursday. An academy member since 2014, Taylor has served the organization in several high-profile positions, including as vice president and chair of the awards committee. She's also a prolific film producer whose works include 'A Star Is Born' (2018), 'Blue Valentine' and 'The Accountant.' She also produced the 92nd Oscars broadcast. Taylor is now the fifth woman to lead the film academy. The outgoing president, Yang, was elected to the position in 2022 and served in the role for the maximum of three years. Kramer said in a statement that Taylor has been a vital part of the board of governors and singled out how she 'revitalized our awards work.' Several officers were also elected by the board, including actor Lou Diamond Phillips as chair of the equity and inclusion committee and producer Jennifer Fox, who will chair the awards committee. 'This is an exceptional group of Academy members who will advance the Academy's mission, support our membership around the world, ensure our long-term financial stability, and celebrate the achievements of the global filmmaking community,' Kramer said. After years of declining ratings, the Oscars have been on an upswing the past few years. March's broadcast, in which 'Anora' won five Oscars, drew some 19.7 million viewers, a slight uptick from the ceremony the year prior, when 'Oppenheimer' dominated. The organization has already announced that Conan O'Brien will return as host in 2026 and has made several big changes for the future, including adding a stunt design award, starting with films released in 2027, and one for casting directors, which goes into effect this year.
Hamilton Spectator
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
‘A Star Is Born' producer Lynette Howell Taylor elected president of Oscars org
Veteran producer Lynette Howell Taylor has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Taylor will succeed Janet Yang in the role, presiding over the organization that puts on the Oscars, film academy CEO Bill Kramer said Thursday. An academy member since 2014, Taylor has served the organization in several high-profile positions, including as vice president and chair of the awards committee. She's also a prolific film producer whose works include 'A Star Is Born' (2018), 'Blue Valentine' and 'The Accountant.' She also produced the 92nd Oscars broadcast. Taylor is now the fifth woman to lead the film academy. The outgoing president, Yang, was elected to the position in 2022 and served in the role for the maximum of three years. Kramer said in a statement that Taylor has been a vital part of the board of governors and singled out how she 'revitalized our awards work.' Several officers were also elected by the board, including actor Lou Diamond Phillips as chair of the equity and inclusion committee and producer Jennifer Fox, who will chair the awards committee. 'This is an exceptional group of Academy members who will advance the Academy's mission, support our membership around the world, ensure our long-term financial stability, and celebrate the achievements of the global filmmaking community,' Kramer said. After years of declining ratings, the Oscars have been on an upswing the past few years. March's broadcast, in which 'Anora' won five Oscars, drew some 19.7 million viewers, a slight uptick from the ceremony the year prior, when 'Oppenheimer' dominated. The organization has already announced that Conan O'Brien will return as host in 2026 and has made several big changes for the future, including adding a stunt design award , starting with films released in 2027, and one for casting directors , which goes into effect this year.
San Francisco Chronicle
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
5 things to look for at this year's Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France (AP) — The 78th Cannes Film Festival got underway Tuesday, kicking off two weeks of French Riviera frenzy. Here are five things to look for at this year's Cannes: Oscar season starts now It might still be springtime, but, make no mistake, multiple Oscar campaigns will be launched in Cannes. Recent Cannes editions have produced several best-picture winners, including Bong Joon Ho's 'Parasite' and this year's winner, 'Anora' by Sean Baker. The sway Cannes has on the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has only grown in recent years as the academy has expanded its overseas membership — many of them European voters who closely follow the buzz in Cannes. At the Oscars in March, three Cannes entries — 'Anora,' 'Emilia Perez' and 'The Substance' — were among the 10 best-picture nominees. Less heralded movies can also emerge. The Latvian animated charmer 'Flow' premiered last year in Cannes before its upset win at the Oscars. As ever, a wide-open Palme d'Or race Before we get to the Academy Awards, though, Cannes will hand out its own prize, the Palme d'Or. Deliberations by the jury (headed this year by Juliette Binoche ) are held entirely in private, so predicting the Palme is no easier than it was guessing the next pope. That doesn't stop bookies from handicapping the race and plenty of guesswork up and down the Croisette. This year's competition lineup features two previous Palme winners in Julia Ducournau (who returns with 'Alpha,' her follow-up to 'Titane') and Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (two-time winners, back this year with 'The Young Mother's Home'). Some of the movies that could be in the mix include Lynne Ramsay's 'Die, My Love,' Jafar Panahi's 'A Simple Accident' and Mascha Schilinksi's 'Sound of Falling.' Or it could be Chie Hayakawa's 'Renoir,' Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value' or Ari Aster's 'Eddington.' Or it could be … well, you get the idea. Who will shine on the red carpet in Cannes? Cannes has a power to burnish even the most established stars, and its red carpet will, for the next 10 days, host a nonstop parade of them. (And they will be clothed, as per Cannes' latest etiquette protocol.) Among those on tap are Tom Cruise with 'Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning' on Wednesday; Spike Lee's 'Highest 2 Lowest,' with Denzel Washington; Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme,' with a cast featuring Benicio Del Toro and Michael Cera; Ari Aster's 'Eddington,' with Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone; and Oliver Hermanus' 'The History of Sound,' with Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor. O'Connor also stars in Kelly Reichardt's 'The Mastermind,' scheduled as one of the festival's last premieres. How will the actors-turned-directors fare? Three stars are coming to Cannes with their first features behind the camera: Scarlett Johansson ('Eleanor the Great'), Kristen Stewart ('The Chronology of Water') and Harris Dickinson ('Urchin'). All are premiering in the Cannes sidebar Un Certain Regard, which means they won't have quite the pressure of the competition lineup. But there's no calm or easygoing section of Cannes, and each could emerge from the festival either minted as a filmmaker or humbled by critics. Will the threat of tariffs dampen deal making? While Cannes movie screens light up with films, deal making transpires along the Croisette. Cannes draws studios, producers and sales agents all on the hunt for acquisitions. But when U.S. President Donald Trump last week announced that he wants to enact tariffs on films made outside the U.S., it threw a giant wrench in the border-crossing dealmaking that Cannes specializes in. Yet with little detail on any possible tariffs and widespread doubt over its feasibility, the buying and selling of movies might not be slowed. ___
