Overview
- The Academy announced Monday that veteran film producer Jennifer Todd will produce the 17th Governors Awards, taking over leadership of the event.
- Todd succeeds Jennifer Fox, who produced the Governors Awards for seven consecutive years, marking a clear change in the ceremony’s production team.
- The ceremony will present Honorary Oscars to Glenn Close, Ridley Scott and Floyd Norman and will award the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler.
- Todd brings decades of film credits including Christopher Nolan’s Memento and co-producing the 89th and 90th Oscars, experience the Academy cited as a reason for her selection.
- The 17th Governors Awards remain scheduled for November 15, 2026, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood with a reported partnership with Rolex and will focus on extended lifetime-achievement tributes rather than a televised broadcast.