Lynette Howell Taylor Re-Elected AMPAS President for Second Term
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- Lynette Howell Taylor was re-elected to a second term as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for 2026-27, the organization announced Wednesday.
- David Dinerstein of the Marketing and Public Relations Branch was the sole newly elected officer, tapped as Vice President/Treasurer to chair the Finance Committee.
- Returning VPs include Lesley Barber (Music Branch, Membership Committee), Jennifer Fox (Producers Branch, Awards Committee), Lou Diamond Phillips (Actors Branch, Equity and Inclusion Committee) and Howard A. Rodman (Writers Branch, Vice President/Secretary, Governance Committee).
- Academy officers serve one-year terms with a maximum of four consecutive years in any one office, and Howell Taylor will sit as an ex officio voting board member through the end of her presidential term.
- Howell Taylor, an Oscar-nominated producer on 2018's A Star Is Born, first won the presidency last year succeeding Janet Yang and has been a Producers Branch member since 2014; her credits span Roofman, The Accountant and its sequel, The Place Beyond the Pines, Blue Valentine and Half Nelson.
- CEO Bill Kramer praised the new board in a press release, framing the leadership slate as AMPAS moves toward its 100th anniversary and its continued work supporting members and the global film community.
Why it matters: Howell Taylor's second term locks in continuity at the top of AMPAS as the Academy enters its centennial year, a milestone that will shape how it positions Oscars branding, membership policy and industry outreach. With only Dinerstein as a new face, the leadership slate signals institutional stability over disruption heading into that high-visibility anniversary cycle.
