Producer Janet Yang has been re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s Board of Governors.
Also elected to officer positions by the Board:
–Lesley Barber, VP (chair, Membership Committee)
–DeVon Franklin, VP (chair, Equity and Inclusion Committee)
–Donna Gigliotti, VP/treasurer (chair, Finance Committee)
–Lynette Howell Taylor, VP (chair, Awards Committee)
–Howard A. Rodman, VP/secretary (chair, Governance Committee)
“I am thrilled to have Janet return as Academy president for a third term to continue our great work of the past two years,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer. “I also am so pleased to welcome this year’s incredible slate of dedicated board officers. I look forward to collaborating with our officers and governors to advance the Academy’s mission, serve our global membership, celebrate the work of our international filmmaking community, continue to ensure the financial health of the Academy, and broaden our reach and impact within the industry.”
Yang is beginning her third term as president and her sixth year as a governor-at-large, a position for which she was nominated by the sitting Academy president and elected by the Board of Governors in 2019 and 2022. Franklin, Howell Taylor and Rodman were re-elected as officers. Gigliotti previously served as an officer. It will be the first officer stint for Barber.
A member of the Academy’s Producers Branch since 2002, Yang has extensive film producing credits which include “South Central,” “The Joy Luck Club,” “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” “Zero Effect,” “Savior,” “The Weight of Water,” “High Crimes” and the Oscar®-nominated animated feature “Over the Moon.” She won an Emmy® for the HBO film “Indictment: The McMartin Trial.”
Academy board members 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. Officers serve one-year terms, with a maximum of four consecutive years in any one office.
The Board of Governors sets the Academy’s strategic vision, preserves the organization’s financial health and assures the fulfillment of its mission.
“Shōgun” Dominates The Creative Arts Emmy Awards With 14 Wins
Top nominee “Shōgun” won a staggering 14 awards in a near-sweep Sunday night at the Creative Arts Emmys, while “The Bear” won seven including guest actress in a comedy series for Jamie Lee Curtis.
Presenters were saying “Shōgun” all night at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on the second night of the two-night Creative Arts Emmys, where awards are handed out that don’t quite make the main Primetime Emmys ceremony. That will be held Sept. 15 and air on ABC with hosts Dan and Eugene Levy.
“Shōgun,” the FX series about political machinations in feudal Japan, won 14 of the 16 trophies it could have claimed on Sunday night, including Emmys for costumes, makeup, editing, stunts and cinematography, along with a best guest actor in a drama Emmy for Néstor Carbonell.
As he accepted, Carbonell thanked the crew, then marveled at how many of them were in the audience.
“You’re all here! You’re all nominated!” Carbonell said. “I love the team sport of this.”
The wins mean that “Shōgun” is already guaranteed to have the highest total after the main ceremony on Sept. 15, though its biggest nominations are yet to come, including best drama and best actor in a drama for star Hiroyuki Sanada.
Curtis was emotional on stage after winning her first Emmy 18 months after winning her first Oscar for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
“I’m the luckiest girl in the world,” Curtis said backstage. “I just never thought I would get to do work at this level of depth and complexity and intelligence. It’s been the thrill of my creative life these last couple of years.”
Asked if she could win a Grammy and a Tony to make it an EGOT, she said no way.
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