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Film Academy Invites 529 New Members, Including Jenna Ortega, the Safdie Brothers and Jacob Elordi

The total is down from 534 last year as the Academy keeps new-member admissions smaller after its post-#OscarsSoWhite expansion.

  • On Wednesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited 529 new members, including actors Jenna Ortega, Jacob Elordi, Teyana Taylor, and Josh O'Connor, expanding the Oscar voting body.
  • Expansion efforts accelerated after the 2015 #OscarsSoWhite controversy highlighted the organization's overwhelming demographic imbalance, prompting sustained recruitment of women, people of color, and international filmmakers.
  • Of 2026 invitees, 42% are women, 56% hail from underrepresented communities, and 53% are based outside the United States. The Animation Branch extended the most invitations with 43.
  • If all invitations are accepted, voting membership rises to 10,338 and total membership to 11,319. Yet the Academy remains 64% male and 75% white following the new class induction.
  • Membership selection relies on professional sponsorship rather than application, with executive committees and the Board of Governors approving candidates before the 99th Academy Awards on March 14, 2027.
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Veronica Ferres is among potential Oscar members for the first time: The Academy has invited her and other German filmmakers. Those who accept the recording will be allowed to participate in the award of the Oscars in the future.

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The Academy responsible for the Oscars announced the new invitations. Bruno Carnide was chosen by the short film "Memoirs of an Empty House" (2023).

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Here you will find information on the topic "Filmtalente". Read now "Veronica Ferres can join the Oscar Academy".

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Film academy invites 529 new members, including Jenna Ortega, the Safdie brothers and Jacob Elordi

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday invited 529 members to the Oscar voting body, a new class that brings the group’s membership to nearly double what it was a decade ago.

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