Four Women Running for Academy Music Branch Governor, a First in Oscars History
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variety.comJon Burlingame For the first time in Oscar history, four women are running for governor of the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Variety has learned.Lesley Barber, Sharon Farber, Heather McIntosh and Taura Stinson are vying for the seat that will shortly be vacated by composer Michael Giacchino, who has been an Academy governor since 2015.Laura Karpman became the first woman to serve as a music-branch governor in 2016, and she continues in that role.
Charles Bernstein, who has served several terms as a music-branch governor, also continues to serve.Canadian composer Barber is best known for her music for “Manchester by the Sea,” “Mansfield Park,” “You Can Count on Me” and “Late Night.” She recently collaborated.
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