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#OscarsSoWhite Inspiration Ava DuVernay Elected to Film Academy Board of Governors

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ recent election may yield impactful change . For the first time, its Board of Governors now has 26 women and 11 people of color on its 54-person board, including Ava DuVernay. According to The Hollywood Reporter , DuVernay, who defeated incumbent Kimberly Peirce, will serve a three-year term to represent the directors’ branch. She is one of six who will take new seats on the board, including Debra Zane, Stephen Rivkin, Linda Flowers, Lynette Howell Taylor, and Rob Bredow. Also, Whoopi Goldberg was among the ten members re-elected to their seats. “ Thank you to the members of the Directors Branch of @TheAcademy,” the “Selma” director tweeted . “ Life is a funny, fascinating thing. You never know what’s around the corner.” Thank you to the members of the Directors Branch of @TheAcademy . Life is a funny, fascinating thing. You never know what’s around the corner. pic.twitter.com/y1CWtguSO2 — Ava DuVernay (@ava) June 10, 2020 The...

Niki McGloster

Jun 11, 2020