Guillermo del Toro has been elected to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures’ board of directors, joining Broadway producing titan John Gore and blockbuster producer Gale Anne Hurd on the body that governs the museum’s long-term financial health and management.
All three took office on 1 July.
Del Toro, the Mexican-born filmmaker known for blending horror and fantasy, has seen his films collect eleven Academy Awards between them.
He wrote and directed The shape of the waterwhich won best picture and best director, and won the animated film Oscar for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio.
His latest film, Frankenstein starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, earned nine Academy Award nominations and won three, for costume design, production design, and makeup and hair styling.
Gore, founder and executive chairman of John Gore Studios, holds a record 27 Tony Awards along with two Olivier Awards and two Emmys.
Hurd’s filmography spans genre classics, e.g Foreigners, The abyss, Armageddon and Terminator 2: Judgment Daythe last of which came along The Terminator on the national film register.
She also serves as executive producer on The Walking Dead franchise, previously served on the Academy’s Board of Governors and recently received the WomanInFan Lifetime Achievement Award at the Sitges Film Festival.
Academy Museum and Academy Collection Director and President Amy Homma welcomed the new trustees, saying their varied backgrounds would help expand the museum’s global reach while building on its momentum going forward.
The expanded board is chaired by Olivier de Givenchy and includes figures such as Tom Hanks, Ted Sarandos, Eva Longoria, Jason Reitman and Miky Lee, among dozens of other entertainment and business leaders.
