The Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts announced a new list of 398 new members to be inducted this year. And guess what, many Indian names from international stars like Taylor Swift and Ke Hui Quan have also made it to the list. Indian film personalities Ram Charan, Mani Ratnam, NT Rama Rao Jr., Karan Johar, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Chandrabose and MM Keeravani have been invited by the organization to become members. ‘RRR’ art director Sabu Cyril and cinematographer KK Senthil Kumar are also part of the list.
Academy CEO Bill Kramer said, “The Academy is proud to welcome these artists and professionals to its membership. They represent extraordinary global talent across cinematic disciplines, and they have contributed to the art and science of motion pictures and film from around the world.” made a significant impact on fans.” and Academy President Janet Yang.
Also on the list are Bela Bajaria (Executive, Netflix), Rafiq Bhatia (Music, Everything Everywhere All at Once), Andries Parekh (Cinematographer, The Zookeeper’s Wife), Shivani Pandya Malhotra (Executive, Red Sea Films), Shivani Rawat ( executive) are included. , Shivhans Pictures), Girish Balakrishnan (Production & Technology), Kranti Sarma (Production & Technology), Haresh Hingorani (Visual Effects, Lal Singh Chaddha, Zero), PC Sanath (Visual Effects, Rs 5, Baahubali: The Beginning) . 398 artists and officials were invited to join the membership of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
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If all invited members accept membership this year, the total number of Academy members will increase to 10,817 (up from 10,665 last year), with 9,375 eligible to vote (up from 9,665 due to death, retirement and passing to emeritus status). lack) for the 96th Academy Awards to be held on March 10, 2024. In the class of 2023, 40 percent are women. 34 percent are from underrepresented ethnic/racial communities and 52 percent are from 51 countries and territories outside the United States.
Other interesting statistics about this invited class are that more women than men have been invited to join in four branches – casting directors, costume designers, makeup artists and hairstylists and marketing and public relations. Most of their candidates in the actors’ and directors’ branches were from underrepresented ethnic and racial communities.
Eight filmmakers have been invited in multiple branches – Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (Everything Everywhere at Once), Colm Baird (The Quiet Girl), Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front), Antonio Campos (The Devil All The Time) ), Lucas Dhont (Close), Ana Katz (The Dog Who Will Not Be Quiet) and Santiago Miter (Argentina, 1985); However, they can select only one when they accept membership.
In 2022, the Oscars invite 397 new members, including singer Billie Eilish, Oscar winner Ariana DeBose, “Belfast” stars Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan and Disney executive Dana Walden. With the addition of this new member class, the Academy is now 34 percent women, 18 percent from underrepresented communities, and 20 percent from outside the United States. This year the list of award contenders will feature massive star power and veteran filmmakers. Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” with Leonardo DiCaprio and Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune Part Two” with Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet.
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