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Oh No They Didn't! —
AMPAS invites 134 to join org Hugh Jackman, Seth Rogen, Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway and Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle have been invited into the exclusive Hollywood club that votes on the Academy Awards. Others among the 134 people asked to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences include recent acting nominees Amy Ryan, Melissa Leo, Casey Affleck and Viola Davis. Michelle Williams, former girlfriend of 2008 supporting-actor winner Heath Ledger, also has been invited into the academy. Williams co-starred with Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain," earning a supporting-actress nomination for ...
Jackman, Others Join the Academy
Vulture —
... Last week, when the Academy upped the number of Best Picture nominations to ten, we noted that the move was still unlikely to increase the chances of non-depressing, crowd-pleasing movies being honored unless it came with a radical overhaul of AMPAS's famously snobby admissions policy. Turns out, it did not. Variety today has the names of the artists and executives invited to join as voting members in 2009, and since there are only 134 of them, we don't expect this to move the needle much (the overall membership is around 6,000). Among the famous invitees are stars who ...
Guess who was invited to join the Academy?
Scottish Actors —
James McAvoy was among the 134 artists invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Those who were invited to join the Academy “have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2009 to the Academy’s roster of voting members.” The Academy usually invites 166 members a year, and last year just 105 artists were invited to join. Those who accept will be added to the 2009 roster at an invitation-only September reception at the Academy’s Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study in Beverly ...
First Look: Brandon Routh In 'Scott Pilgrim,' Megan Fox Reviews 'Revenge Of The Fallen,' New 'Precious' Poster
:: The Playlist :: —
Here's a glimpse at Brandon Routh as Todd Ingram in "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World." Ingram is the third boyfriend of Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) who has special vegan psychic powers and also plays bass in Clash at Demonhead who is fronted by Brie Larson's character Envy Adams. [EdgarWrightIsHere] Megan Fox keeps lobbing ...
Emile Hirsch Has a Little Something to Celebrate
PopSugar —
Emile Hirsch spent his Monday night partying at Guy's in LA with a few friends. He usually hits the town with his girlfriend Brianna on his arm, but it looks like this one was an evening just for the guys. A toast was in order for Emile, as he was one of the actors recently invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & ...
134 actors invited to Join the Academy voting members
JAKE WEIRD —
"The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has invited 134 artists and execs to join its ranks. Voting membership of the Acad has held steady at just under 6,000 since 2003. The 2009 invitees are: ACTORS: Casey AffleckEmily BluntMichael Cera Viola DavisJames Franco Brendan GleesonAnne Hathaway Taraji P. HensonEmile Hirsch Hugh JackmanMelissa Leo Jane Lynch Eddie MarsanJames McAvoySeth RogenPaul Rudd Amy Ryan Michael ...
