Actress Rita Wilson, documentary editor Jean Tsien and composer Lesley Barber are among the 11 women elected to the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, AMPAS announced on Monday.The election pushed the number of women on the 54-member board to 31, a new record that is five more than the old high of 26.
For the first time ever, the Academy board now contains more women than men.The election also raised the number of governors from underrepresented racial/ethnic communities from 12 to 15, another new high.A dozen film professionals were elected to the board for the first time, making this only the second time in recent years in which the members elected more first-time governors than re-elected incumbents..
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