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The full list of Academy Chairmen, from David Lean in 1947 to the present day.

The Academy has had some inspiring chairmen over the past sixty-five years since its formation in 1947.

2012 - 2014

July - June

John Willis

2010 - 2012

July - June

Tim Corrie

2008 - 2010

July - June

David Parfitt

2006 - 2008

July - June

Hilary Bevan Jones

2004 - 2006

July - June

Duncan Kenworthy OBE

2002 - 2004

July - June

Michael Attwell

2000 - 2002

July - June

Simon Relph CBE

1997 - 2000

July - June

Tim Angel OBE

1995 - 1997

July - June

Edward Mirzoeff CVO CBE

1993 - 1995

July - June

Ted Childs OBE

1991 - 1993

July - June

Richard Price MBE

1989 - 1991

June - June

Kevin Billington

1987 - 1989

June - May

Johnny Goodman

1985 - 1987

May - May

Graham Benson

1983 - 1985

May - April

James Cellan Jones

1981 - 1983

April - April

Timothy Burrill

1979 - 1981

April - March

Mike Wooller

1976 - 1979

April - March

Richard Cawston CVO

1973 - 1976

March - March

Sydney Samuelson

1971 - 1973

April - February

Aubrey Singer

1969 - 1971

January - March

Richard Attenborough CBE

1968

January - December

Peter Morley

1967

January - December

Edgar Anstey

1966

January - December

Christopher Morahan

1965

January - December

Lord Birkett

1964

January - December

James Bredin

1962 - 1963

January - December

Anthony Havelock-Allan

1961 - 1962

January - December

Peter De Sarigny

1960

January - December

Bill Ward

1959 - 1960

January - December

Sir Michael Balcon

1958 - 1959

May - December

James Lawrie

1957 - 1958

May - April

Ian Dalrymple

1956 - 1957

April - April

Edgar Anstey

1955 - 1956

May - March

John Bryan

1954 - 1955

April - March

Anthony Havelock-Allan

1953 - 1954

May - March

Carol Reed

1952 - 1953

April - March

Thorold Dickinson

1951 - 1952

May - March

Paul Rotha

1950 - 1951

May - April

Ronald Neame

1948-1950

November - April

Sir Michael Balcon

1947 - 1948

November - October

David Lean

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