Three first-time governors were elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ board of governors and several more re-elected or returning to the board after a hiatus.
Among those returning to the board is Jon Bloom, a governor in the short films and animation branch. He rejoins fellow branch governors Bill Kroyer and John Lasseter following a one-year hiatus.
The newcomers include director Kathryn Bigelow, who won best director and best picture Oscars for The Hurt Locker, documentarian Michael Moore and editor Anne Coates.
The reelected governors are Curt Behlmer, Sound Branch; Rosemary Brandenburg, Art Directors; Richard Edlund, Visual Effects; Leonard Engelman, Makeup Artists and Hairstylists; Charles Fox, Music; Jim Gianopulos, Executives; Hawk Koch, Producers; Marvin Levy, Public Relations; and Frank Pierson, Writers.
Also returning to the board are John Bailey, Cinematographers; and Ed Begley, Jr., Actors.
