The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has offered membership invitations to 398 artists and executives, according to Deadline.
- The 398 invitations offered by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is one more than last year.
- The list of invitees includes actors, directors, writers, producers, musicians, executives, artist reps, publicists, casting directors, cinematographers, costume designers, film editors, makeup artists and hairstylists, production designers and sound pros.
- Many of the artists in various categories have Disney credits, including actors Ke Huy Quan (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) and Stephanie Hsu (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings).
- If all of the 2023 invitees accept membership, the total members would be 10,817 and number of voting members will be 9,375.
Here is a list of the invitees with significant Disney credits:
Actors
- Kerry Condon – The Banshees of Inisherin
- Stephanie Hsu – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Ke Huy Quan – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- Paul Reiser – Aliens
Cinematographers
- Florian Hoffmeister – Antlers
- Tommy Maddox-Upshaw – White Men Can’t Jump
Costume Designers
- Trisha Biggar – Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
- Bob Buck – Avatar: The Way of Water
Directors
- Carlos López Estrada – Raya and the Last Dragon
- Michael Showalter – The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Documentary
- Julia Nottingham – Be Water
Film Editors
- Sarah Broshar – West Side Story
- Ken Schretzmann – Toy Story 3
Makeup Artists and Hairstylists
- Anne Carroll – Deadpool 2
- Kimberly Felix – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Luca Vannella – The Last Duel
Music
- Abel Makkonen Tesfaye “The Weeknd” – Avatar: Way of Water
Production Design
- Samantha Avila – Spider-Man: No Way Home, Lucy in the Sky
- Richard Buoen – Black Panther
- Diana Burton – West Side Story
- Dylan Cole – Avatar: The Way of Water, Maleficent
- Darrin Denlinger – Avengers: Endgame, Doctor Strange
- Andrew H. Leung – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Mulan
- Ben Procter – Avatar: The Way of Water
- Dean Sherriff – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Short Films and Feature Animation
- Mahyar Abousaeedi – Turning Red, Incredibles 2
- Travis Hathaway – Incredibles 2, Brave
- Daniel Mark Jeup – Finding Nemo, Toy Story 2
- Thomas Jordan – Lightyear, Up
- Ian Megibben – Lightyear, Soul
- David Ryu – Luca, Coco
- Nathan Warner – Encanto, Zootopia
Sound
- Orin Junior Beaton – Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Andrew Bock – X-Men: Dark Phoenix
- Stéphane Bucher – Ford v Ferrari
- Arthur Fenn – Aladdin
- Galen Goodpaster – X-Men: Dark Phoenix
- Julian Howarth – Avatar: The Way of Water
- Martin Wallis Kwok – Avatar: The Way of Water
- Douglas Murray – Ad Astra
- Lynn Sable – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Ralph Breaks the Internet
- Markus Stemler – The King’s Man
Visual Effects
- Gino Acevedo – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- James Lee Baker – Eternals, Ant-Man and the Wasp
- A.J. Briones – War for the Planet of the Apes, Tomorrowland
- Nick Crew – Captain Marvel
- Jubin Dave – Zootopia, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
- Pete Dionne – A Wrinkle in Time
- Arslan Elver – Peter Pan & Wendy, Christopher Robin
- Arek Komorowski – Captain America: Civil War
- Lana Lan – Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Woei Lee – Ad Astra
- Bryan Litson – Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
- Alexandre Julien Millet – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Beauty and the Beast
- Marla Inez Newall – Black Widow
- Jenni O’Byrne – Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- Florian Witzel – Avengers: Endgame, Doctor Strange
Writers
- Josh Friedman – Avatar: The Way of Water
- Justin Marks – The Jungle Book
What they’re saying:
- Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang: “The Academy is proud to welcome these artists and professionals into our membership. They represent extraordinary global talent across cinematic disciplines and have made a vital impact on the arts and sciences of motion pictures and on movie fans worldwide.”