The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has added three industry heavyweights to its governing board, electing Broadway producing titan John Gore, blockbuster producer Gale Anne Hurd and Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro to its Board of Trustees.
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The trio joins the body that steers the museum’s long-term financial health and governance, with their terms taking effect as of July 1.
Gore, the founder and executive chairman of John Gore Studios, holds 27 Tony Awards, the most in history, alongside two Olivier Awards and two Emmys. His London-based studio builds on the John Gore Organization, the Broadway and live-theater powerhouse whose holdings include Broadway Across America and Broadway.com and which presents touring productions of “Wicked,” “Hamilton” and Disney’s “The Lion King” across North America. He has landed among Variety’s 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Media for five consecutive years.
Hurd brings a filmography stacked with genre classics, having produced “Aliens,” “The Abyss,” “Armageddon” and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” the last of which joined “The Terminator” on the National Film Registry. On television, she serves as an executive producer of the AMC zombie franchise “The Walking Dead” and its expanded universe. A former member of the Academy’s Board of Governors, Hurd most recently collected the WomanInFan Lifetime Achievement Award at the Sitges Film Festival.
Del Toro, the Mexican-born auteur behind a singular blend of horror and fantasy, has seen his films win a total of 11 Academy Awards. He wrote and directed “The Shape of Water,” which won best picture and best director, and took the animated feature Oscar for “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.” His last feature, “Frankenstein” with Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, picked up nine Oscar noms and won three for costume design, production design and makeup and hairstyling.
“We are delighted to welcome John Gore, Gale Anne Hurd, and Guillermo del Toro to the Academy Museum Board of Trustees,” said Academy Museum and Academy Collection Director and President Amy Homma. “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.”
The now-expanded board 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, 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.