AMPAS Invites 395 New Members

[sandstorm]

Oscars: Academy Invites 395 New Members Including Recent Oscar Winners Yuh-Jung Youn, Emerald Fennell, Florian Zeller, H.E.R. https://t.co/GxldoDkTQA
- Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) July 1, 2021

Including but not limited to

Actors:
Steven Yeun - “Minari,” “Burning”
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II - “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” “Us”Yuh-Jung Youn - “Minari

Comments

[analievelyn]

A little surprised about Eiza but some of these are way overdue

[potatoehead25]

So the actors can only vote in the acting categories and the musicians in the music ones?

Best Picture is voted by everyone?

And only directors vote for Best Director? If that's the case: Damn! Chloe Zhao.

[archersangel]

So the actors can only vote in the acting categories and the musicians in the music ones?

Best Picture is voted by everyone?

And only directors vote for Best Director?

That's my understanding of it.

[cupkate]

You can only vote within your own category for nominations. The final voting is open to all members.

[agentsoup]

How are Janet Jackson and Robert Pattinson not already members? Eiza Gonzalez just...ugh.

[vibeology_e]

Nathan Lane seems rather overdue as well.

[aristobrit]

Because Pattinson made indies for 10 straight years and they didn't care how good he was in The Lighthouse or Good Time, no studio was making bank on him.

He does Tenet and The Batman for Warner Bros and suddenly they realize he exists. The Oscars are primarily about promoting studio films, not about honoring artistic merit.

[sandstorm]

Is that all of the main CRA cast (besides Constance) being members of the Academy?

[smashmortion]

constance is a member

[peppermint_fox]

I like all the actors/actresses asked to joined. Also I was just thinking the other day that whoever edited The Father is awesome, so I'm glad to see that they were invited to join.