Cinematographer John Bailey has been elected as the 36th president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organisation behind the Oscars.
LucasFilm’s Kathleen Kennedy was also elected to the 54-member panel as the chair of the Museum Committee.
One of the Academy’s major concerns at the moment is the construction of the Academy Museum in the heart of LA, scheduled to open in 2019 and set to display some of the organisation’s vast collection of film materials.
Indeed, many Academy members were hoping for the election of another woman or person of colour to follow Isaacs, who was only the third woman ever elected (after Bette Davis and Fay Kanin) and first person of colour.