Sid Ganis Elected Motion Picture Academy President
Sid Ganis was elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Aug. 23, 2005, by the organization's board of governors. He succeeds Frank Pierson, who had served the maximum four consecutive one-year terms in the office.
Ganis, beginning his 19th year as a governor representing the public relations branch, has served as first vp of the Academy for the past two years.