# Michelle Hooper leaves Searchlight Pictures after Disney cuts

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/searchlight-pictures-marketing-evp-michelle-hooper-leaving-studio/
- Published: 2026-10-27T03:32:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/searchlight-michelle-hooper-leaving-1237202751/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Hooper is leaving Searchlight as part of reported Disney cuts.
- She joined the studio in 2006.
- Searchlight films earned 49 Oscars during her tenure.

## Summary

New reporting says Michelle Hooper’s departure from Searchlight Pictures is part of cuts at Disney earlier this month. The studio’s executive vice-president of marketing is leaving after about 20 years, ending a tenure during which she oversaw publicity, awards and creative marketing campaigns.

Hooper joined Searchlight in 2006 and was credited with campaigns that helped the studio’s films earn 183 Oscar nominations and 49 wins, including 21 Best Picture nominations and five winning films. Searchlight titles also received 133 Golden Globe nominations and 32 awards during her tenure; before joining the studio, Hooper held publicity roles at Fox Broadcasting and CBS.

## Coverage

- [Deadline: Michelle Hooper leaves Searchlight Pictures after Disney cuts](https://deadline.com/2026/10/searchlight-michelle-hooper-leaving-1237202751/)
- [Variety: Searchlight Pictures Marketing EVP Michelle Hooper Exits Studio](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/searchlight-pictures-marketing-evp-michelle-hooper-exits-1236931776/)

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