JOHN BAILEY IS THE NEW ACADEMY PRESIDENT

John Bailey, a veteran cinematographer emerged the34th president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in an unpredictable evening. He became the better candidate after actress Laura Dern declined her nomination. Her last minute withdrawal placed Bailey against casting director David Rubin in a two-person race.

Bailey was first elected to the board in 1996 is famous for some of his works such as 1980’s Ordinary People, 1983’s The Big Chill and 1993’s Groundhog Day. He was re-elected in 1999, serving until 2002; he then was re-elected to the board in 2010, again in 2013 and once more in 2016. He has two more years on the board before he is forced, by term limits, to leave the board for at least one year. He will work closely with Academy CEO Dawn Hudson.