Borat, Apatow Make Benefit Glorious Academy

 
They'd like to thank the Academy for letting them in. We'd like to thank the Academy for making Oscar voting a little more interesting.The decreasingly staid Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has extended invitations to 105 stars, among them Sacha Baron Cohen, Judd Apatow, Marion Cotillard, Jet Li and Diablo Cody, to join the gilded class of 2008 as full-fledged voting members. [link]

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