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An Early Frontrunner Has Emerged for the Academy’s Next C.E.O

Saving the Oscars must be the focus of the new C.E.O.—and with Hudson’s 2020 compensation reaching $950,000, the Academy should be able to convince a strong candidate to take the job. Who?

Bill Kramer and Dawn Hudson
Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images
Matthew Belloni
October 25, 2021

The Dawn Hudson haters were out in force this week after the motion picture Academy C.E.O. announced that she’ll step down when her contract ends in 2023. Hudson is one of the most controversial figures in town, thanks in part to the outsized role the Academy plays as Hollywood’s de facto town counsel and proprietor of the Oscars. I always equate the Academy to the public servants of Pawnee on Parks & Recreation… if Pawnee hosted the Super Bowl every year.