Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Founded on May 11, 1927 in California, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures.

Presidents of the Academy

Presidents are elected for one year terms and may not be elected for more than four consecutive terms.

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• Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. 1927-1929
• William de Mille 1929-1931
• M. C. Levee 1931-1932
• Conrad Nagel 1932-1933
• J. Theodore Reed 1933-1934
• Frank Lloyd 1934-1935
• Frank Capra 1935-1939
• Walter Wanger 1939-1941, 1941-1945
• Bette Davis 1941 (resigned after two months)
• Jean Hersholt 1945-1949
• Charles Brackett 1949-1955
• George Seaton 1955-1958
• George Stevens 1958-1959
• B. B. Kahane 1959-1960 (died)
• Valentine Davies 1960-1961 (died)
• Wendell Corey 1961-1963
• Arthur Freed 1963-1967
• Gregory Peck 1967-1970
• Daniel Taradash 1970-1973
• Walter Mirisch 1973-1977
• Howard Koch 1977-1979
• Fay Kanin 1979-1983
• Gene Allen 1983-1985
• Robert Wise 1985-1988
• Richard Kahn 1988-1989
• Karl Malden 1989-1992
• Robert Rehme 1992-1993, 1997-2001
• Arthur Hiller 1993-1997
• Frank R. Pierson 2001-2005
• Sid Ganis 2005-