Academy invites 400 new artists, including Taylor Swift and Paul Mescal

The Academy seeks to expand its membership.

Pop star Taylor Swift and Oscar-nominated actor Paul Mescal I’m in the middle 398 people were invited to join the organization that organizes every year academic award,

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited many successful artists to its ranks, including prestigious Grammy-awarded artists. Taylor Swift and Irish actors Paul Mescal (which we will soon see in the sequel the Gladiator, Other notable invitees include Star No keke palmer, Canadian musician, actor and producer weekend

(Abel Tesfaye); actor of Elvis Austin Butler and Oscar winner Ke Hui Quan,

398 Newcomers Invited to Join Academy Awards Academy, Including Taylor Swift and Paul Mescal

Many of the invitees have won or been nominated for an Oscar, such as writer/producer/director everything everywhere at once Daniel Cowan and Daniel Scheinert, who have to choose which of the three categories to enter.

Most of the invitees this year are from outside the United States, including rising stars triangle of sorrow dolly de leonVicky Craps phantom thread And park hee-il Of decision to leave, Hollywood actors on the list also include British stars. Lashana Lynch And Nicholas Hoult and American actors Bill Hader and Selma Blair.

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, an adaptation of the novel by Delia Owens. The same is true for The Weeknd, who has written songs for blockbuster movies like black Panther And Avatar: The Way of Water,

Invitations to join the director branch include Joseph Kosinski ,Top Gun: Maverick, Edward Berger ,nothing new on the western front, santiago miter ,Argentina, 1985, Michael Showalter ,tammy faye eyes) And carlos lopez estrada ,raya and the last dragon, Executive Branch guests include the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery david zaslavSundance Institute CEO Joanna Vicente and SXSW Director Emeritus Janet Pearson.

Some directors have been invited to join other branches, such as director Dean Fleischer-Camp. marcel the shellwho received an invitation from the Animation and Shorts Branch and Charlotte Wells after noon

Screenwriters were invited to the branch.

The Academy continues to strive to further diversify its ranks. If all invitees accepted the invitation, the Academy would have 34 percent women, 18 percent from underrepresented racial or ethnic communities, and 20 percent from countries outside the United States.