Lynette Howell Taylor
British film producer
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Lynette Howell Taylor (born May 1979)[1] is a British producer for film and television[2][3][4][5] who has served as the president of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2025.[6] She was co-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing A Star Is Born (2018).[7][8][9][10] She founded the production company 51 Entertainment in 2017.[11] She also produced the 92nd Academy Awards with Stephanie Allain.[12]
In addition to A Star Is Born, Howell Taylor also produced the films Stephanie Daley (2006), Half Nelson (2006), Phoebe in Wonderland (2008), The Greatest (2009), Blue Valentine (2010), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), Big Eyes (2014), Captain Fantastic (2016) and The Accountant (2016).[13][14][15]
Early life, education, and career
Taylor was born in Fazakerley, Liverpool, and lived in Crosby until she was eight when her family moved to Prenton on the Wirral. She attended Birkenhead Sixth Form College and is a graduate of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.[16]
After graduating, Taylor moved to London where she got work experience with a film and TV agent, and with a casting agent, David Grindrod. In 2001, aged 22, she moved to America. She founded her own production company, 51 Entertainment, in 2017.[17]
Personal life
Taylor resides in Los Angeles, and is married to Graham Taylor, the co-president of Fifth Season.[18] She is the mother of three children.[19]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Stephanie Daley | Producer | |
| Half Nelson | |||
| 2007 | The Passage | ||
| 2008 | Phoebe in Wonderland | ||
| 2009 | The Greatest | ||
| 2010 | Blue Valentine | ||
| The Space Between | Executive producer | ||
| An Invisible Sign | Producer | ||
| 2011 | Silent House | Executive producer | |
| On the Ice | Producer | ||
| Terri | |||
| Shark Night | |||
| 2012 | 28 Hotel Rooms | ||
| The Place Beyond the Pines | |||
| The White Picket Fence Project | Documentary films | ||
| 2013 | Levitated Mass | ||
| 2014 | Alex of Venice | ||
| Kristy | |||
| Big Eyes | |||
| 2014–2015 | 30 for 30 | Executive producer | Documentary TV films; 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Mississippi Grind | Producer | |
| 2016 | Captain Fantastic | ||
| The Accountant | |||
| 2017 | Unicorn Store | ||
| 2018 | 6 Balloons | Executive producer | |
| Candlelight | Short film | ||
| A Star Is Born | Producer | ||
| 2020 | Wander Darkly | ||
| The Oscars | 92nd Academy Awards; TV Special | ||
| I Know This Much Is True | Executive producer | TV miniseries; 6 episodes | |
| 2024 | Family | Producer | |
| 2025 | The Accountant 2 | ||
| Couples Weekend | |||
| Roofman |