Associate members are not represented on the Board and do not have Academy Award voting privileges. The governors agreed.Īdditionally, the Academy invited John Coffey, Risa Gertner and Robert C. The documentary branch proposed that Hetherington’s name be included among the year’s invitees. Hetherington had been a 2010 nominee for his film Restrepo, but died prior to the Academy’s spring meetings to select new members. In an unprecedented gesture, the list of new members includes documentary filmmaker Tim Hetherington, who was killed in action in Libya in April. Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003. The Academy’s membership policies would have allowed a maximum of 211 new members in 2011, but as in other recent years, several branch committees endorsed fewer candidates than were proposed to them. “Their talent and creativity have entertained moviegoers around the world, and I welcome each of them to our ranks.” “These individuals are among the best filmmakers working in the industry today,” said Academy president Tom Sherak. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2011 to the Academy’s roster of members.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited 178 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures to join the organization.

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