Guillermo del Toro, Kris Bowers and More Elected to Expanded 60-Member Film Academy Board of Governors

By Clayton Davis

Clayton Davis

Chief Awards Editor

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the newly elected Board of Governors for the 2026-2027 term year.

The new board is comprised of a mixture of new faces to the board, like director Guillermo del Toro and composer Kris Bowers, returning incumbents like actor Lou Diamond Phillips and executive Hannah Minghella, and familiar names rejoining after a hiatus, including animation and documentary legends Bonnie Arnold and Roger Ross Williams.

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