December 13, 2006
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Cheryl Boone Isaacs to Chair
Academy’s 2007 Governors Ball

Cheryl Boone Isaacs

Beverly Hills, CA — The Governors Ball, the celebration that will follow the 79th Academy Awards® telecast, will be chaired by Cheryl Boone Isaacs, a governor representing the Public Relations
Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

In her fourth year as chair, Boone Isaacs will manage the overall planning of the decor, menu and entertainment for the Ball. “Oscar® Sunday is Hollywood’s big day,” she said. “The Ball will be a glamorous celebration that will crown the evening in grand style.”

The Ball’s 1,600 guests, which include Academy Award® winners and nominees, show presenters and telecast participants, will celebrate in the Grand Ballroom on the top level of the Hollywood & Highland Center® immediately following the telecast.

Boone Isaacs is a partner with Target Approach, Inc., a strategic marketing company. Previously she was president of theatrical marketing at New Line Cinema, and prior to that executive vice president of worldwide publicity at Paramount Pictures.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2006 will be presented on Sunday, February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network at 5 p.m. PST, beginning with a half-hour arrivals segment.

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