Cheryl Boone Isaacs knows that she will be judged in the long run more on the work she does than the barriers she’s broken.
But at the same time, she told TheWrap on Wednesday, she recognizes that her election – which made her the first African-American president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and only the third woman – was a significant moment for the Academy.
“It’s major,” she said. “I know that, and you know that. To be given this trust is quite a big deal. It’s an honor, it’s a privilege, and I hope it’s inspirational for people the way others have been an inspiration for me.”
Isaacs is assuming the presidency at a time when the Academy is in a growing mode: Over the last year, the governors have taken the limits off the number of new members AMPAS admits every year, inviting nearly 300 people to join the organization that typically invites fewer than 200.
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