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2011-2012 BOARD INCLUDES FOUR FIRST-TIMERS

inematographer Richard P. Crudo, producer Governors who were not up for reelection and who continue Gale Anne Hurd, composer David Newman and film on the Board are: editor Michael Tronick are first-time electees to the Ed Begley,Jr. and Tom Hanks, Actors Branch CAcademy's Board of Governors. The 2011-2012 Jim Bis ell and Rosemary Brandenburg, Art Directors Board also includes seven incumbents who were reelected, John Bailey and Caleb Deschanel, Cinematographers three former governors who will return after time away, and and Edward Zwick, Directors 29 governors who were not up for reelection and are Rob Epstein and , Documentary continuing on the Board. Jim Gianopulos and Tom Sherak, Executives The reelected governors are Craig Barron, Visual Effects; Anne V. Coates and Mark Goldblatt, Film Editors Annette Bening, Actors; Don Hall, Sound;Jeffrey Kurland, Art Leonard Engelman, Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Directors; John Lasseter, Short Films and Feature Animation; Bruce Broughton and Charles Fox, Music Robert Rehme, Executives; and Phil Robinson, Writers. and Hawk Koch, Producers Returning to the board after a hiatus are Michael Apted, Rob Friedman and Marvin Levy, Public Relations Documentary, who served on the Board from 2002-2009; Jon Bloom and Bill Kroyer, Short Films and Feature Animation Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Public Relations, who served from Curt Behlmer and Kevin O'Connell, Sound 1988-1997 and again from 2000-2009; and Paul Mazursky, Richard Edlund and Bill Taylor, Visual Effects Directors, who was on the board from 1997-2000 and again James L. Brooks and , Writers from 2006-2009. Officers will be elected at the first meeting of the 2011-2012 Board ofCovernors in early August.

Phil Robinson at last year's Governors Awards. Phil Robinson to Produce 2011 Governors Awards The Academy Report

Writers Branch governor Phil Robinson wi ll produce this year's Goes Digital Governors Awards, sharing duties with the producing team of Charlie Haykel and Juliane Hare of Don Mischer Productions. This issue of The A cademy Report marks the One or more of the Academy's highest honors - the Irving G. Thalberg launch of a new Digital Edition, available in Memorial Award, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and the Honorary the Members-only section of Oscars.org. The Award - will be presented at the gala event on Saturday, November 12. The digi tal version is an exact replica of the honorees will be selected at a board meeting in August. printed edition, with enhanced features like Robinson received an Oscar nomination for the adapted screenplay of zoom functionality and searchable content. Best Picture nominee "Field of Dreams" (1989) , which he also directed. His There are also added interactive elements other credits include "Sneakers" and ''The Sum of All Fears." In addition to - the digital edition of this issue, for serving on the Board of Governors, h e has chaired the Academy's Interna­ example, includes more from Alfre tional Outreach Committee for the past four years and has led member Woodard's interview, video clips from several delegations to Vietnam, Iran, and, in July of this year, to East Africa. events, direct links to many resources Haykel and Hare most recently executive produced "Oscars Red Carpet mentioned in the report, and a gallery of Live," the 90-minute show that immediately preceded this year's Academy photographs from the Tom B'hend and Awards telecast, and were also consulting producers for the telecast. Preston Kaufmann Collection.

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