Lynette Howell Taylor was elected the 37th president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by its Board of Governors on July 31, 2025, succeeding Janet Yang, who had served three one-year terms and had to leave the board because of governor term limits. Howell Taylor, a producer of more than 25 films, including Blue Valentine, Captain Fantastic, The Accountant and A Star Is Born, for which she received a Best Picture nomination, joined the Academy's Producers Branch in 2014. She had served three years as vice president and chair of the Awards Committee, and she produced the 92nd Academy Awards with Stephanie Allain. She became the fifth woman to hold the office.

Academy presidents may serve up to four consecutive one-year terms, but they must sit on the board, and governors are limited to two consecutive terms of three years followed by a two year break. Howell Taylor began her second governor term in 2023, so…