Film Music Reporter

Composer Carter Burwell (Fargo, Carol, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, True Grit, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Blind Side, Twilight, Being John Malkovich) has been elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 2025-2026 Board of Governors. He joins Lesley Barber and Richard Gibbs who will be the other two governors of the music branch in the next term. It will mark Burwell’s first term serving on the music branch board. The Academy’s 19 branches are each represented by three governors, who may serve up to three consecutive three-year terms, followed by a two-year hiatus, after which eligibility renews for up to two additional three-year terms for a lifetime maximum of 12 years. The Board of Governors sets the Academy’s strategic vision, preserves the organization’s financial health, and assures the fulfillment of its mission. For the full list of governors, click here.