David Rubin elected president of ‘Oscars’

LOS ANGELES: David Rubin, the Emmy-winning casting director, has been elected the 35th president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization that bestows the Oscars.

He is the first casting director to ascend to the film academy’s presidency. He succeeds cinematographer John Bailey, who has served as the academy’s president since August 2017.

Rubin has more than 100 credits, including films such as “The English Patient,” ″Men in Black, “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and the hit HBO series “Big Little Lies.”

(Agencies)