Jessica Alba , Lily Gladstone , Greta Lee, Catherine O’Hara, and S.S. Rajamouli , director of “RRR,” are among the 487 artists and executives invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
With all expected acceptances, AMPAS membership will rise to 10,910 from 10,817 last year, with 9,934 members eligible to vote in the upcoming 97th Oscars in 2025—an increase from last year’s 9,375. This year’s invitees include 44% women, a 4% increase from 2023, and 41% from underrepresented ethnic and racial communities, marking a significant 7% rise. The actors, casting directors, costume designers, documentary, executives, makeup artists and hairstylists branches have invited more women than men.
The actors, directors, documentary, and writers branches mainly comprised artists from underrepresented communities. The directors branch features the most impressive array of filmmakers from both international and domestic spheres, such as Lila Avilés (“Totem”), Jayro Bustamante (“La Llorona”), JD Dillard (“Devotion”), Alice Diop (“Saint Omer”), Boots Riley (“Sorry to Bother You”), A.V.
Rockwell (“A Thousand and One”), Emma Seligman (“Bottoms”) and Angel Manuel Soto (“Blue Beetle”). Among the invitees are 19 Oscar winners, including Da’Vine Joy Randolph (supporting actress for “The Holdovers”) and Holly Waddington (costume design for “Poor Things”), and 71 nominees such as Samy Burch (original screenplay for “May Decem.
