Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Invites 120 to Membership
to Membership
Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended membership invitations to 120 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves in the field of theatrical motion pictures. The group will be the only new voting members invited to join the organization in 2006.
“Two years ago the Academy decided to slow membership growth, and to become even more selective in choosing members,” said Academy President Sid Ganis. “Instead of inviting every proposed person who has achieved the minimum qualifications for his or her branch, the membership committees are selecting the most exceptionally qualified names from those lists.”
Procedures instituted two years ago allow the organization to fill vacancies resulting from death and transitions to retired (non-voting) status and grow by a maximum of 30 new members annually.
Candidates for Academy membership are considered by committees made up of prominent representatives of each of the organization's 14 branches — art directors, executives, film editors, etc. Candidates can either be proposed by the committees or by two current members of their branch. In addition, individuals nominated for Academy Awards®, if not already members of the organization, are considered by the appropriate committees, though not necessarily invited to membership. This year, 39 of the invitees were 2005 nominees and eight won Oscars®.
Though the great majority of AMPAS members are based in the U.S., membership is open to qualified filmmakers around the world. The Academy roster currently includes theatrical motion picture makers from 36 countries.
New members will be welcomed into the organization at an invitation-only reception on Wednesday, September 20, at the Academy's Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study in Beverly Hills.
AT-LARGE |
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Amy Adams | Grover Crisp |
Eric Bana | Louis D'Esposito |
Maria Bello | Daniel Glickman |
Steve Papazian |
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Jake Gyllenhaal | David Young |
Terrence Howard |
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Felicity Huffman |
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CASTING DIRECTORS |
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Heath Ledger | Sarah Halley Finn |
Hayley Mills | Randi Hiller |
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Joaquin Phoenix |
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CINEMATOGRAPHERS |
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Lance Acord |
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Liev Schreiber | Paul Cameron |
Cesar Charlone |
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Rachel Weisz | Denis Lenoir |
| Wally Pfister |
ANIMATORS | Roberto Schaefer |
Sandi Sissel |
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Mark Andrews | Tom Stern |
Steve Box | Salvatore Totino |
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Rex Grignon | COSTUME DESIGNERS |
Andrew Jimenez | Jacqueline Durran |
Tim Johnson | Janty Yates |
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DIRECTORS | LIVE ACTION SHORT FILMS |
Pia Clemente |
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Nicole Holofcener | Martin McDonagh |
Gavin Hood | Rob Pearlstein |
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Mark Waters |
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| MAKEUP/HAIRSTYLISTS |
| Lance Anderson |
| Nick Dudman |
DOCUMENTARY |
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Paola di Florio |
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Alex Gibney | MUSIC |
Hubert Sauper | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| Alberto Iglesias |
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| Dolly Parton |
EXECUTIVES |
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Gail Berman |
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Jeff Bewkes | PRODUCERS |
Colin Callender | Albert Berger |
Andrew E. Cripps | Bill Kong |
Hal Gaba | Tom Luddy |
Elizabeth Gabler | Gail Mutrux |
Douglas Mankoff | Diane Nabatoff |
Michael Paseornek | Cathy Schulman |
Paul Schaeffer | Jennifer Todd |
Jonathan Sehring | Robert K. Weiss |
Michael J. Werner | Ron Yerxa |
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FILM EDITORS | ART DIRECTORS |
Tom Finan | Mark Friedberg |
Wayne Wahrman | Sarah Greenwood |
Hughes Winborne | Tom Reta |
| Melissa Stewart |
| Tom Wilkins |
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PUBLIC RELATIONS | VISUAL EFFECTS |
Andre Caraco | Jim Berney |
Mary Murphy Conlin | Pablo Helman |
Steve Elzer | Jeffrey M. Kleiser |
Barbara Glazer | Michael Meinardus |
Rick Lynch | William F. “Bill” Shourt |
Steven T. Miller | Dan Taylor |
| Bill Tondreau |
| Bill Westenhofer |
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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL |
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James Beshears | WRITERS |
Lanny Raimondo | Noah Baumbach |
Kenneth S. Williams | Jeffrey Caine |
| Jean-Claude Carrière |
| Dan Futterman |
| Tony Kushner |
SET DECORATORS | Bobby Moresco |
Trisha Edwards | |
Victor Zolfo |
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SOUND |
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Ulrika Akander |
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Anthony (Chic) Ciccolini III |
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Eugene Gearty |
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Renée Tondelli |
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