NEW YORK (AP) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited 534 new members to its organization on Thursday, adding and many more to Hollywood’s most exclusive club.
The newest class of Oscar voters includes a number of stars like Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa, Aubrey Plaza, Danielle Deadwyler and Andrew Scott. They, along with filmmakers, below-the-line professionals and executives will bring the film academy’s membership total to 11,120, with voting members numbering 10,143.
That’s the largest membership ever for the academy. Since , the film academy has added thousands of members to swell its ranks and diversify its voting body. This year’s class is 41% female, 45% from underrepresented communities and 55% from outside the U.S.
Those new members will make the entire academy 35% women, 22% from underrepresented communities and 21% international.
“We are thrilled to invite this esteemed class of artists, technologists, and professionals to join the Academy,” said academy chief executive Bill Kramer and president Janet Yang in a statement. “Through their commitment to filmmaking and to the greater movie industry, these exceptionally talented individuals have made indelible contributions to our global filmmaking community.”
Invitations went out to 91 Oscar nominees and 26 winners, including best actress winner (“Anora”) and best supporting actor winner (“A Real Pain”). Recent nominees who were invited include Ariana Grande, Jeremy Strong, Sebastian Stan and Monica Barbara. Gints Zilbalodis, the director of best animated film winner will join the animation branch.
Other filmmakers set to join the academy include Mike Flanagan (“Doctor Sleep”), Azazel Jacobs (“His Three Daughters”), Brady Corbet (“The Brutalist”), Coraline Fargeat (“The Substance”) Jane Schoenbrun (“I Saw the TV Glow”), Halina Reijn (“Babygirl”) and Gia Coppola (“The Last Showgirl”).
(“All We Imagine As Light”), Lena Waithe (“Queen & Slim”) and Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley of were all invited in the writers branch. In the music branch, new members include Brandi Carlile (“Elton John: Never Too Late”), Branford Marsalis (“Rustin”) and Youssou N’Dour (“Youssou N’Dour: I Bring What I Love”).
The last two emcees to host the Oscars — Jimmy Kimmel and Conan O’Brien — were also invited as members. After a well-reviewed broadcast that , O’Brien is the 2026 Academy Awards on March 15.
A few new rules will await the 2025 academy members.
For the first time, members in each category to be eligible to vote in the final road of Oscar voting. This year, will be voted on for the upcoming Oscars. The academy has also established , but that won’t be given out until 2028.
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