Academy invites 120 new members

Jul 05, 2006 by Ian Evans

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended membership invitations to 120 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves in the field of theatrical motion pictures. The group will be the only new voting members invited to join the organization in 2006.

“Two years ago the Academy decided to slow membership growth, and to become even more selective in choosing members,” said Academy President Sid Ganis. “Instead of inviting every proposed person who has achieved the minimum qualifications for his or her branch, the membership committees are selecting the most exceptionally qualified names from those lists.”

Procedures instituted two years ago allow the organization to fill vacancies resulting from death and transitions to retired (non-voting) status and grow by a maximum of 30 new members annually.

The 120 invitees are:

ACTORS AT-LARGE
Amy Adams Grover Crisp
Eric Bana Louis D’Esposito
Maria Bello Daniel Glickman
Dakota Fanning Steve Papazian
Jake Gyllenhaal David Young
Terrence Howard
Felicity Huffman
Keira Knightley CASTING DIRECTORS
Heath Ledger Sarah Halley Finn
Hayley Mills Randi Hiller
Barry Pepper
Joaquin Phoenix
Jon Polito CINEMATOGRAPHERS
Ving Rhames Lance Acord
Liev Schreiber Paul Cameron
David Strathairn Cesar Charlone
Rachel Weisz Denis Lenoir
Wally Pfister
ANIMATORS Roberto Schaefer
Wayne Allwine Sandi Sissel
Mark Andrews Tom Stern
Steve Box Salvatore Totino
John Canemaker
Will Finn
Rex Grignon COSTUME DESIGNERS
Andrew Jimenez Jacqueline Durran
Tim Johnson Janty Yates
Hayao Miyazaki
DIRECTORS LIVE ACTION SHORT FILMS
Werner Herzog Pia Clemente
Nicole Holofcener Martin McDonagh
Gavin Hood Rob Pearlstein
Bennett Miller
Mark Waters
MAKEUP/HAIRSTYLISTS
Lance Anderson
Nick Dudman
DOCUMENTARY
Paola di Florio
Alex Gibney MUSIC
Hubert Sauper Harry Gregson-Williams
Alberto Iglesias
Dario Marianelli
Dolly Parton
EXECUTIVES
Gail Berman
Jeff Bewkes PRODUCERS
Colin Callender Albert Berger
Andrew E. Cripps Bill Kong
Hal Gaba Tom Luddy
Elizabeth Gabler Gail Mutrux
Douglas Mankoff Diane Nabatoff
Michael Paseornek Cathy Schulman
Paul Schaeffer Jennifer Todd
Jonathan Sehring Robert K. Weiss
Michael J. Werner Ron Yerxa
PRODUCTION DESIGNERS/
FILM EDITORS ART DIRECTORS
Tom Finan Mark Friedberg
Wayne Wahrman Sarah Greenwood
Hughes Winborne Tom Reta
Melissa Stewart
Tom Wilkins
PUBLIC RELATIONS VISUAL EFFECTS
Andre Caraco Jim Berney
Mary Murphy Conlin Pablo Helman
Steve Elzer Jeffrey M. Kleiser
Barbara Glazer Michael Meinardus
Rick Lynch William F. “Bill” Shourt
Steven T. Miller Dan Taylor
Bill Tondreau
Bill Westenhofer
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL
James Beshears WRITERS
Lanny Raimondo Noah Baumbach
Kenneth S. Williams Jeffrey Caine
Jean-Claude Carrière
Dan Futterman
Tony Kushner
SET DECORATORS Bobby Moresco
Trisha Edwards Josh Olson
Victor Zolfo
SOUND
Ulrika Akander
Anthony (Chic) Ciccolini III
Eugene Gearty
Michael Semanick
Renée Tondelli

New members will be welcomed into the organization at an invitation-only reception on Wednesday, September 20, at the Academy’s Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study in Beverly Hills.