Lynette Howell Taylor

Lynette Howell Taylor (born May 1979) is a British producer for film and television who has served as the president of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2025. She was co-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing A Star Is Born. She founded the production company 51 Entertainment in 2017. She also produced the 92nd Academy Awards with Stephanie Allain.

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).

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.

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.

Personal life Taylor resides in Los Angeles, and is married to Graham Taylor, the co-president of Fifth Season. She is the mother of three children.

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