Motion Picture Academy Extends Executive’s Contract

Dawn Hudson, who for the last three years has been chief executive of organization that hands out the Oscars, was given a deal through 2017.

Film Academy’s New Leader Starts by Sizing Up Oscars

Cheryl Boone Isaacs, who was elected head of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday, started her presidency talking to the producers of the Oscars.

    

Cheryl Boone Isaacs Chosen to Head Film Academy

Ms. Isaacs, a veteran film marketer, is the first woman to hold the presidency of the motion picture academy since 1983, and the first African-American in the role in the group’s 86-year history.