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FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2017 file photo, Cheryl Boone Isaacs arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Boone Isaacs says the two accountants responsible for the best picture mistake will not work the Oscars again. Brian Cullinan and Martha Ruiz were responsible for the winners’ envelopes at Sunday’s Oscar show. Cullinan tweeted a photo of Emma Stone from backstage minutes before handing presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway the wrong envelope for best picture. Boone Isaacs said Cullinan’s distraction caused the error. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Film academy president reassures members after Oscar botch

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 photo, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, poses for a portrait in Los Angeles. Isaacs has become the third female Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president and the first ever African-American head of the organization. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs’ game change

By JESSICA HERNDON - Associated Press