Presidents of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences

President

Tenure

  Tom Sherak

Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2010

  Sid Ganis

Aug. 2008 - Aug. 2009
Aug. 2007 - Aug. 2008
Aug. 2006 - Aug. 2007
Aug. 2005 - Aug. 2006

  Frank Pierson

Aug. 2004 - Aug. 2005
Aug. 2003 - Aug. 2004
Aug. 2002 - Aug. 2003
July 2001 - Aug. 2002

  Arthur Hiller

July 1996 - July 1997
July 1995 - July 1996
July 1994 - July 1995
July 1993 - July 1994

  Robert Rehme

July 2000 - July 2001
July 1999 - July 2000
July 1998 - July 1999
July 1997 - July 1998
July 1992 - July 1993

  Karl Malden

July 1991 - July 1992
July 1990 - July 1991
July 1989 - July 1990

  Richard Kahn

July 1988 - July 1989

  Robert Wise

July 1987 - July 1988
July 1986 - July 1987
July 1985 - July 1986

  Gene Allen

July 1984 - July 1985
July 1983 - July 1984

  Fay Kanin

July 1982 - July 1983
July 1981 - July 1982
July 1980 - July 1981
July 1979 - July 1980

  Howard W. Koch

May 1978 - July 1979
June 1977 - May 1978

  Walter Mirisch

June 1976 - May 1977
June 1975 - May 1976
June 1974 - May 1975
June 1973 - May 1974

  Daniel Taradash

June 1972 - May 1973
June 1971 - May 1972
June 1970 - May 1971

  Gregory Peck

June 1969 - May 1970
June 1968 - May 1969
June 1967 - May 1968

President

Tenure

  Arthur Freed

June 1966 - May 1967
June 1965 - May 1966
June 1964 - May 1965
June 1963 - May 1964

  Wendell Corey

May 1962 - May 1963
Aug. 1961 - May 1962

  Valentine Davies (Died)

May 1961 - July 1961
Sept. 1960 - May 1961

  B. B. Kahane (Died)

June 1960 - Spet. 1960
June 1959 - May 1960

  George Stevens

June 1958 - June 1959

  George Seaton

June 1957 - May 1958
June 1956 - May 1957
June 1955 - May 1956

  Charles Brackett

May 1954 - May 1955
May 1953 - May 1954
May 1952 - May 1953
May 1951 - May 1952
May 1950 - May 1951
May 1949 - May 1950

  Jean Hersholt

May 1948 - May 1949
May 1947 - May 1948
Oct. 1945 - May 1947

  Bette Davis (Resigned)

Oct. 1941 - Dec. 1941

  Walter Wanger

Oct. 1944 - Oct. 1945
Oct. 1943 - Oct. 1944
Oct. 1942 - Oct. 1943
Dec. 1941 - Oct. 1942
Jan. 1941 - Oct. 1941
Dec. 1939 - Dec. 1940

  Frank Capra

Oct. 1938 - Dec. 1939
Oct. 1937 - Oct. 1938
Oct. 1936 - Oct. 1937
Oct. 1935 - Oct. 1936

  Frank Lloyd

Oct. 1934 - Oct. 1935

  J. Theodore Reed

Aug. 1933 - Oct. 1934
Apr. 1933 - Aug. 1933

  Conrad Nagel

Oct. 1931 - Apr. 1933

  M. C. Levee

Oct. 1931 - Oct. 1932

  William C. DeMille

Oct. 1930 - Oct. 1931
Oct. 1929 - Oct. 1930

  Douglas Fairbanks

Oct. 1928 - Oct. 1929
Oct. 1927 - Oct. 1928
May 1927 - Oct. 1927