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# Ava DuVernay Elected to Film Academy's Board of Governors
- URL: https://celebritykind.ghost.io/ava-duvernay-elected-to-film-academys-board-of-governors-2/
- Published: 2020-06-11T07:18:10.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T04:46:15.000Z
- Author: Celebritykind
- Tags: Equality, Women and Girls, Ava DuVernay, Oscars, #Migrated-1790725431459, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-09-29 23:45

Hollywood director **Ava Duvernay** is now on the board of governors at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences - and yes, it's totally a big deal.

The people who make up the Academy are the ones who choose the Oscar nominees and winners each year. And you might remember, not long ago, **DuVernay's** film *Selma* was, in my opinion, *outrageously,* denied both best director and best actor nominations.

And unsurprisingly, not long after that, **#OscarsSoWhite** became a trending topic.

**DuVernay** is one of six people joining the board for the first time and according to the Academy, that means there are now 26 women representing (out of 54) as well as 12 people of colour.

"Thank you to the members of the Directors Branch of @TheAcademy," she writes on social media.

"Life is a funny, fascinating thing. You never know what's around the corner."

The other new members include **Debra Zane** who is in the casting directors branch, **Stephen Rivkin** in the film editors branch, **Linda Flowers** in the makeup artists and hairstyling branch, **Lynette Howell Taylor** in the producers branch and **Rob Bredow** in the visual effects branch.