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Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Karan Johar

invited by Oscars to join the Academy

Other Indian film celebrities Mani Ratnam, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Chandrabose and

MM Keeravani have also been invited by the organisation to be members

Ram Charan Jr NTR Karan Johar Mani Ratnam

OUR BUREAU Austin Butler, Ke Huy Quan, decrease from 9,665 due to deaths, vited more women than men to join
Keke Palmer, NT Rama Rao Jr and retirements and moving to emeritus -- casting directors, costume design-
Los Angeles, CA
music superstar Taylor Swift are also status) for the 96th Oscars, set to ers, makeup artists and hairstylists
he Academy of Motion Pic- among the 398 artists and executives take place on March 10, 2024. and marketing and public relations.
ture Arts and Sciences recently invited to join the membership of the The 2023 class is 40 per cent The Actors and Directors branch-
Tmade its membership invita- Academy of Motion Pictures Arts women. 34 per cent belong to under- es had most of their candidates hail
tions. And guess what? Indian film and Sciences. represented ethnic/racial commu- from underrepresented ethnic and
celebrities Ram Charan, Mani Rat- If all of this year’s invitees accept nities and 52 per cent hail from 51 racial communities.
nam, Karan Johar, Siddharth Roy membership, it will bring the total countries and territories outside the In 2022, the Oscars invited 397
Kapur, Chandrabose and MM Keer- number of overall Academy mem- United States. new members, including singer Billie
avani have been invited by the organ- bers to 10,817 (up from 10,665 last Other interesting statistics about Eilish, Oscar winner Ariana DeBose,
isation to be members. year), with 9,375 eligible to vote (a this invitee class are four branches in- “Belfast” stars Caitriona Balfe, Ja-
‘RRR’ art director Sabu Cyril mie Dornan and Disney exec Dana
and cinematographer K.K. Senthil Walden.
Kumar have also been invited. “The Eight filmmakers have been invited to multiple branches -- With the addition of this new
Academy is proud to welcome these Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (“Everything Everywhere member class, the Academy is now
artists and professionals into our 34 per cent women, 18 per cent from
membership,” Academy CEO Bill All at Once”), Colm Bairead (“The Quiet Girl”), Edward underrepresented communities and
Kramer and Academy President Jan- Berger (“All Quiet on the Western Front”), Antonio Cam- 20 per cent from outside the U.S.
et Yang said in a statement, Variety This year’s slate of awards con-
reported. pos (“The Devil All the Time”), Lukas Dhont (“Close”), Ana tenders will have massive star power
“They represent extraordinary Katz (“The Dog Who Wouldn’t be Quiet”) and Santiago Mi- and legendary filmmakers in the mix
global talent across cinematic disci- such as Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of
plines and have made a vital impact tre (“Argentina, 1985”); however, they can only select one the Flower Moon” with Leonardo
on the arts and sciences of motion upon accepting membership. DiCaprio and Denis Villeneuve’s
pictures and on movie fans world- “Dune Part Two” with Zendaya and
wide.” Timothee Chalamet.

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