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The film academy's chief executive, Dawn Hudson, will step down at end of term

LOS ANGELES — After 10 transformative — and at times tumultuous — years at the helm of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization's chief executive, Dawn Hudson, announced on Monday that this current term will be her last.

The academy's board of governors last year extended Hudson's contract to run through May 2023. According to the organization, a search for a successor will begin soon and Hudson will play a

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