The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is keeping it all in the family as it has just named Jennifer Fox as producer of the 15th Governors Awards ceremony that will take place November 17, 2024 in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood.
Fox was elected to the AMPAS Board of Governors for the the first time in June but is no stranger to the Governors Awards. She is embarking on her sixth consecutive time producing the event. The Governors Awards, unlike the Oscars, are not televised but instead briefly highlighted in a clips package on the ABC broadcast of the Academy Awards.
The 2025 Oscars are set for March 2, 2025.
At the 15th Governors Awards, Honorary Oscars will be presented to Quincy Jones and Juliet Taylor, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award will go to Richard Curtis, and the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award will be bestowed upon producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. All will receive Oscar statuettes, with this year marking the first time the Thalberg Award will be an actual engraved Oscar.
“Jennifer is an exemplary producer, and we are delighted to welcome her back to the Governors Awards for a sixth time,” AMPAS president Janet Yang said Wednesday. “Her expertise is unmatched, and we’re looking forward to a joyous event paying tribute to the achievements of Richard Curtis, Quincy Jones, Juliet Taylor, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.”
“I’m thrilled to produce this special event for the Academy for another year,” said Fox. “It’s truly a highlight to honor the careers of such talented individuals and help kick off Oscar season.”
Fox has produced or executive produced many significant films of the last 20 years including Tony Gilroy’s directorial debut Michael Clayton, which earned seven Oscar nominations including Best Picture. She began her film industry career in development and production at Universal Pictures, where she worked on several films including Erin Brockovich. Fox spent the next six years producing with Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney’s production company Section Eight, where she worked on such Oscar-nominated movies as Good Night, And Good Luck and Syriana.
Her other film credits include Duplicity, The Bourne Legacy, We Need To Talk About Kevin, Nightcrawler, The Report, The Last Duel and Magazine Dreams. The latter movie, as exclusively reported by Deadline, is finally getting a theatrical release next year after being picked up by Tom Ortenberg’s Briarcliff Entertainment.
She is currently working on her next film, The Pack.