Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, American producer Gale Anne Hurd and British showman John Gore have been elected to the board of trustees of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the museum announced on Tuesday.
The board, as the governing body of the Academy Museum, ensures that the museum has a sustainable future and is accountable to the public by adopting and overseeing sound nonprofit governance policies and securing adequate resources to advance the museum’s mission.
“We are delighted to welcome John Gore, Gale Anne Hurd and Guillermo del Toro to the Academy Museum Board of Trustees,” Academy Museum and Academy Collection director and president Amy Homma said in a statement. “Gale’s ongoing support of the museum since before we opened has made her an invaluable partner, and we are excited to have her more closely involved. We are thrilled to welcome John, whose vast experience and commitment to the arts will be a tremendous asset to our board. We are also excited to welcome Guillermo, an accomplished filmmaker aligned with our vision for public education and preservation of film history, and we look forward to the insight and creativity he will bring. Their diverse perspectives will help continue to expand the museum’s impact around the world. We look forward to collaborating with them as we advance the Academy Museum’s mission and build on momentum for the future.”
When the trio are formally seated on July 1, they will join a board that also includes chair Olivier de Givenchy, vice-chair Dr. Eric Esrailian, secretary Patricia Bellinger Balzer, treasurer Jim Gianopulos, Arnaud Boetsch, Effie T. Brown (honorary trustee), Anla Cheng, Tom Dolby, Sidonie Seydoux Dumas, Sid Ganis (honorary trustee), Julia S. Gouw, Ray Halbritter, Tom Hanks, Amy Homma, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Lynette Howell Taylor, Cindy Huang, Travis Knight, Simon Kilmurry, Bill Kramer, Miky Lee, Eva Longoria, Hiro Matsuoka, Katherine L. Oliver, Alejandro Ramírez Magaña, Jason Reitman, Shira Ruderman, Ted Sarandos, Teddy Schwarzman, Kimberly Steward, Kim Taylor-Coleman and Kevin Yeaman.
It was announced several weeks ago that del Toro, a three-time Oscar winner, was also one of nine people elected for the first time to the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
