The Academy Welcomes Some New Blood
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently invited some thirty-plus members to join and vote for the Oscars next year. The new members include:
Actors – Casey Affleck, Emily Blunt, Michael Cera, James Franco, Brendan Gleeson, Taraji Henson, Emile Hirsch, Hugh Jackman, Melissa Leo, Jane Lynch, Eddie Marsan, James McAvoy, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Amy Ryan, Michael Shannon, Michelle Williams, and Jeffrey Wright.
Directors – Danny Boyle, David Frankel, Rod Lurie, and Tyler Perry.
Executives – Daniel Battsek and Claudia Lewis.
Producers – Russell Smith and Paula Wagner.
Please note: this is a minimal list, there were more invitations sent to a few more; Directors, mainly.
With this new pack of young blood being added to the archaic Academy, hopefully successful comedies, in addition to regular good movies, can beat out the movies that no one has seen.
Source: Snarkerati
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This is so nice to hear! Young actors like Emile Hirsch and Casey Affleck will surely help the Academy finally pick some good movies that stray from their traditionalist norms.