Of course the actors are on top, but there are members invited from other branches, who “who 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 2009 invitees are:
Actors
Casey Affleck
Emily Blunt
Michael Cera
Viola Davis
James Franco
Brendan Gleeson
Anne Hathaway
Taraji P. Henson
Emile Hirsch
Hugh Jackman
Melissa Leo
Jane Lynch
Eddie Marsan
James McAvoy
Seth Rogen
Paul Rudd
Amy Ryan
Michael Shannon
Michelle Williams
Jeffrey Wright
Other branches after the cut.
Animators
J.J. Blumenkranz
Konstantin Bronzit
Kendal Cronkhite
Rodolphe Guenoden
Byron Howard
Kunio Kato
Doug Sweetland
Chris Williams
Art Directors
Andrew Ackland-Snow
At-Large
Matthew D. Loeb
Redmond Morris
Casting Directors
John Papsidera
Bernie Telsey
Cinematographers
Russ T. Alsobrook
Anthony Dod Mantle
Henner Hofmann
Claudio Miranda
Rodney Taylor
Mandy Walker
Costume Designers
Deborah Hopper
Louise Mingenbach
Michael O’Connor
Michael Wilkinson
Directors
Rachid Bouchareb
Danny Boyle
David Frankel
Rod Lurie
Thomas McCarthy
Tyler Perry
Henry Selick
Documentary
William Gazecki
Rachel Grady
Rory Kennedy
Scott Hamilton Kennedy
James Marsh
Megan Mylan
Doug Pray
Executives
Daniel D.A. Battsek
Steve Beeks
Graham W. Burke
Joe Drake
Erik Feig
Paul Hanneman
Donald P. Harris
Claudia Lewis
Film Editors
Roger Barton
Hank Corwin
Chris Dickens
Elliot Graham
Kathryn Himoff
Leo Trombetta
Brent White
Pam Wise
Live Action Short Films
Reto Caffi
Jochen Alexander Freydank
F. Carter Pilcher
Makeup and Hairstylists
Howard Berger
Mike Elizalde
Louis Lazzara
Gerald Quist
Music
Jeff Danna
Andrew Dorfman
Peter Gabriel
Clint Mansell
A.R. Rahman
Producers
Mark Ciardi
Christian Colson
Gordon Gray
Broderick Johnson
Cathy Konrad
Andrew Kosove
James Lassiter
Russell Smith
Paula Wagner
Production Designers
Donald Graham Burt
Michael Carlin
Jane Ann Stewart
Kevin Thompson
Public Relations
Michael D. Camp
Marc Cohen
Megan Colligan
James C. Gallagher
David Kaminow
Sal Ladestro
Maria Pekurovskaya
Elizabeth Petit
Set Decorators
Rebecca Alleway
Peter Lando
Barbara Munch-Cameron
Scenic Artists
Robert Topol
Sound
Michael Barry
Derek Casari
Aaron Glascock
Ren Klyce
Peter F. Kurland
Karen Baker Landers
Hamilton Sterling
Deborah Wallach
Kim Waugh
Visual Effects
Christopher Bond
Matthew Butler
Chris Corbould
Rob Engle
Scott Gordon
Hal Hickel
Van Ling
Shane Mahan
Steve Preeg
Tim Webber
Edson Williams
Writers
John August
Dustin Lance Black
Courtney Hunt
Howard A. Rodman
68 Responses for "In the Club, 134 Invited to Join Academy"
Tyler Perry: Academy Award Voting Member
The funny thing I saw was all the Slumdog team (who won oscars) now being invited into the academy. I noticed them in directing (about time Boyle is in), producing, music, cinematography, and editing.
yay, Dustin Lance Black!
Claudio Miranda and Taraji P. Henson riding the Benjamin Button streetcar to AMPAS membership
Melissa Leo and Courtney Hunt parlay Frozen River to theirs.
Great to see that payoff, in spite of not winning the Oscar.
I thought Michelle Williams was just a member of the Academy:
She was nominated as actress in a supporting role for “Brokeback Mountain”…
Academy Awards Member CLINT MANSELL.
PERIOD FULL STOP.
My favorite potential Academy members: Clint Mansell and Jane Lynch.
Nice perk for Hugh Jackman.
Tyler Perry. Ugh.
Glad to see Courtney Hunt and Claudio Miranda, the real best writer and cinematographer, respectively.
I still think AMPAS can be a little random with its inductees (Dakota Fanning but not Abigail Breslin or Saoirse Ronan?) but I digress.
Why would anyone reject the invitation?
Someone might reject the invitation because they feel they don’t have the time to watch or vote for the films and they actually want to be fair. Having said that, most people don’t reject it.
Jane Lynch is an inspired choice.
Why no invite to Ellen Page?
Getting nominated doesn’t automatically get an invite. It was a big deal in 2006 when Ledger got the invite but not Williams after their nominations.
I can’t believe Michael Cera got invited.
Eddie Marsan but no Sally Hawkins? Curious.
Jeffrey Wright + Brendan Gleeson — only now? With Michael Cera?
Incredible.
T.
Why are white people hating on Tyler Perry? descend from your high horses with immediate effect.
Tyler may not be a scorcese but he keeps talented black actors in Hollywood employed. If not of him, legends like Angela Bassett would have been noticeably absent from the big screen. He is counteracting white-washed and racist HOLLYWOOD and for that, he deserves kudos.
Directors like Michael Bay make crap all the time yet when Tyler Perry makes madea you faux movie elite feel the urge to assert your pretensiousness by criticizing him.
Tyler Perry=Michael Bay=Shit….happy now.
The evil white man just said it.
If not for Tyler Perry, legends like Angela Bassett would have been noticeably absent from the big screen. He is counteracting white-washed and racist HOLLYWOOD
If not for “racist Hollywood,” Tyler Perry would have been noticeably absent from the big screen. Funny how that works.
TYLER PERRY! Total joke. He deserves no kudos. It isn’t about making crap it’s about treating people like crap. Working people.
His disgraceful treatment of workers in the industry is no secret. Try climbing off your uninformed high horse and stop making kneejerk and baseless accusations about other posters.
I am sure all the guilds are utterly thrilled that this guy is now able to judge the people he craps on.
Happy for Taraji P. Henson, Melissa Leo, Claudio Miranda, Brendan Gleeson and Jeffrey Wright.
ryan adams
Get your facts right. Tyler Perry’s success didn’t come from Hollywood. He used the money from his plays to finance his own movies which cartered to African Americans. Thanks to the overwhelming support he received from the black community, he was able to build his empire…OUTSIDE OF HOLLYWOOD. If you knew a thing or two about Tyler Perry, he would know that he is notoriously known as the guy who outsmarted the big HOLLYWOOD machine.
And also, thanks to Tyler Perry we get to see movies like Precious featuring the future Academy Award winner Monique. And also thanks to Tyler Perry, talented women of color like Monique get the chance to showcase their skills…a chance RACIST Hollywood won’t give them. Also, thanks to Tyler Perry Taraji Henson can headline a movie by herself…something which RACIST Hollywood didn’t give her the opportunity to do. Also, thanks to Tyler Perry VIOLA DAVIS would be able to collect paychecks in the future…eventhough she delivered an outstanding performance in DOUBT, RACIST Hollywood still won’t write her roles. You know things are bad when Meryl has to BEG the audience of SAG to give VIOLA a movie. That’s why our community of black movie lovers adore Meryl. And the RACISM doesn’t end in Hollywood…it extends to Europe. European cinemas still don’t play Tyler Perry movies because his casts are predominantly black.
Yeah, THANKS TO TYLER PERRY!!!!
“Directors like Michael Bay make crap all the time yet when Tyler Perry makes madea you faux movie elite feel the urge to assert your pretensiousness by criticizing him.”
Hence why whenever Michael Bay’s name gets mentioned people start criticizing him ad nauseum. Remember that montage from the ceremony a couple years back that showed how various Academy members decided their votes? Just the mere REMINDER that Bay was a member of the Academy sent people into a tizzy.
Industry Basics 101: Tyler Perry needs distributors to get his movies in theaters. Hollywood distributors.
[by "mostly crappy" I mean 13 out 14 movies he's produced have scores lower than 5 on IMDb. Racist IMDb.]
I don’t know what Afrika is talking about. Michael Bay gets shit on everytime we mention him. He does crap, as does Tyler Perry, so why do we need to worship Perry?, just because he puts black woemn in his films, please. He puts them in crap.
RYAN ADAMS
Common sense 101: the same Hollywood distributors who turned down offers to distribute his earlier projects and only had to change their minds when they saw how gargantuan his following in the African American and minority community was. He might have Hollywood distributors now but they came begging, giving him the upperhand and the power to strike deals which will benefit him and his production company. Thus, he outsmarted the big HOLLYWOOD machine. Common sense 101. Any defense for Europe refusing to show his movies?
Listen, I agree with you that Hollywood should hire more races, but I wouldn’t call Hollywood racist whatsoever. It’s biggest star is Will Smith…it’s about money and what sells. That’s why Tyler Perry has a career: He sells. Doesn’t mean he’s not shit. He shouldn’t be in the academy…ever until he he makes something that’s good.
You said earlier in an earlier post, I think Ryan took it down because I was going to quote it, that you can tell a person’s character by their words alone. Well, judging by almost everything you’ve written, I certainly can tell your character.
“Any defense for Europe refusing to show his movies?”
Taste?
Audience sophistication?
…but Europe gets a release date for Transformers (20% @ RT), The Proposal (47%), Fast and Furious (28%), Angels and demons (37%)…and the list goes on.
What was your defense again?
taste?
audience sophistication? LMAO. Keep making excuses, whatever makes you sleep better at night.
“I think Ryan took it down because I was going to quote it”
Afrika is on the verge of earning himself/herself a permanent vacation. I have to manually approve every comment he/she makes and it’s not really worth the aggravation.
“…but Europe gets a release date for Transformers (20% @ RT), The Proposal (47%), Fast and Furious (28%), Angels and demons (37%)…and the list goes on.”
Europe is pretty racist, but these are global blockbusters….Perry makes very American, African-American films, that Europe honestly and probably don’t care much for. Now if he made Do the Right Thing or Glory, he’s bound to be shown in Europe.
You said it yourself, Afrika. Perry gets US distribution because some people in America will pay to see anything. If his movies made money in Europe, he’d get international distribution too. The movies you mention in the previous comment earn piles of money in Europe. But unlike some Americans, maybe Europeans have a limit to how much shit they want to swallow.
chrisw
I disagree. There is a formidable black population in Europe especially in England, France and Spain…and I know for a fact that they will be more than interested in watching Tyler Perry movies. If crappy movies with a predominant white cast can make it into Europe, why shouldn’t crappy movies with a predominant black or asian or latino cast enjoy the same privilege?
Ryan Adams
have you been to London? have you seen the black population over there? they are extensive consumers of black American products and the black American culture has a huge influence on them. If they listen to Beyonce, buy CDs by John Legend and Lil Wayne, what makes you think that they won’t watch Tyler Perry’s movies in the theatre? same argument is applicable to France, Belgium, Holland etc
Michael Shannon, Amy Ryan – YES!
Beyonce, John Legend and Lil Wayne > Tyler Perry
and, maybe more importantly, CDs by Beyonce, John Legend and Lil Wayne are purchased by people of all colors.
Probably about time they made James McAvoy a member, seems though he presents an award every year now.
If formidable is roughly 3-5%, than yes it’s formidable.
TBH….
….. Ryan Adams and Sasha Stone are missing from that list.
Just quit my job (been pay-less for over 6 months and they wanted me to keep that feat up for another 6), have debts that go above my shaved head, but I am, strangely…….. not unhappy.
I can relocate to America… anyone need a Cub maid? (LOL) – Gosh this is totally unrelated to the subject.
Afrika, sweet, relax. Take a deep breath. This blog is (or should be) a place for discussion – yes – but not aggression; that goes both ways to all others, by the way; even I have been too many times aggressive on comments. Specially on Slumdog – which I just rented (instead of buying, because the Euro Blu-ray is region-locked and my PS3 is american) – I have the weirdest feeling that, with my current mood, I am going to upgrade this movie to a B+ or even an A.
Who would have guessed!!!
(No chance for A Beautiful Mind, Chicago or Crash, though. You still suck)
Best of love to every1
Gosh I have been an active follower of this blog since when? The second LOTR?
T.
Afrika, Take a chill pill, yes he employs Black women, but his movies still suck. I just wish he’d improve.
Back on topic for a moment…Michael Cera? Are you kidding me? With people like him around, maybe Adventureland WILL get a nomination….
Glad to see Danny Boyle on the list though.
Don’t you think I should have had an invite by now??
Mandy Walker! Is she the first female DP invited to the Academy? Now an actual female nominee in that category would be nice.
http://nighthawknews.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/the-history-of-the-academy-awards-a-guess-at-best-picture-6-10/#more-1224
You spotlighted this guy’s review of all the Oscar categories earlier this year and his picks, given hindsight, on what is the best.
Here, he uses an interesting point system to speculate on what the Academy would have chosen as nominees 6-10 for the years 1944 to 2008.
It would appear that while some great films would have gotten in, there will still always be inexplicable filler that fades quickly. “Earthquake” and “Sleepless in Seattle” makes me shake my head, but nominations for “8 1/2″, “Psycho”, “The Third Man” are cool.
Some stuff still gets snubbed, like in 1958; it seems like no one was really feeling “Vertigo”, “Touch of Evil”, “The Seventh Seal”.
Thinking black people in Europe and US are the same is just a big mistake! Other than their skin color they do not have much in common in terms of their demographic/lifestyle/ socio-cultural backgrounds…
Reverse-racism is as bad as racism!
Wasn’t Christopher Plummer invited to join only few years ago? IMO Seth Rogen et al. need few more years. Maybe it is Academy’s way to injecting some young blood.
They do work in mysterious ways. Actually, every Hollywood organization seems to have a strange formula for who gets in. For example, for years I have been baffled why Meryl Streep had to wait until 1997 to get her star on Hollywood. Were they holding her out for a primo location. Yet, every young, cool, hip Hollywood star and their Chihuahua already have a star. Sorry about going on a tangent.
im not a fan of tyler perry in any way
but he is a producer of PRECIOUS now – so i think that means he is welcome to the academy – especially this year
Oh, Tyler Perry and Dustin Lance HACK are invited? I think I just wet my pants…
Now tell me again, has Cameron Díaz ever been invited to the group? Was Marilyn Monroe?
(sorry, I still can’t control my hate for Milk’s screenplay, at first I thought it would just go, but I simply can’t get over it, as a homosexual).
Sertan
Who said that black people in Europe and in America are the same? or are you just looking for a lame excuse to use the word reverse racism? smh. Are you listening to what you are saying? Hollywood films with predominant white casts are very popular in European movie theatrs. Are white people in America and Europe the same? I am really restraining myself from launching a series on attacks on you. You have Ryan to thank for my restrain.
Ryan
Beyonce, J. Legend and lil wayne were just examples to show how the black populace in Europe is very receptive to black culture in America. Famous American black movies like Brown Sugar are equally very famous amongst the black population in Europe. Thus, your excuse is plain BS.
Chrisw
I thought you were smarter. By formindable, I am CLEARLY referring to their force as consumers .
Sertan, You’re welcome.
ryan
but please, equally be stern on those who are determined on egging me into an argument with them. It is a two way process after all.
your threats seem to be working on me. I fervently promise to act nice
Nothing wrong with friendly disagreement and civilized debate, Afrika. But who else says things like this?
“I am really restraining myself from launching a series of attacks on you.”
lol lol I’m known to have passion for theatrics, what can I say?
yikes both of you need to chill.
You guys gotta stop with this racism and trying to one-up everybody. I usually enjoy reading all the posts, but this is turning ugly.
ENOUGH about Tyler Perry and European black people! Let it be! The situation is beyond being helped!
Ryan,
thank you very much. I second your invitation for “friendly disagreement and civilized debate”. However, I can see that it is not an easy thing to achieve. Good luck!
Bill W
if MLK said the situation was beyond helped then I wonder what kind of world we would have been living in today.
Jane Lynch and Paul Rudd…no doubt due to their awesome turns in “Role Models”.
Academy member Seth Rogen.
Hey srh1son – thanks for the shout out.
Afrika – I think one issue here is that you seem to get very argumentative with everyone, not just Ryan. It just doesn’t seem like you enjoy very many movies.
As for the “employing people” argument – well that works both ways. Transformers cost $200 mil and I’ll bet the credits are very long. There are a hell of a lot of people employed in the pursuit of complete cinematic crap. Should we give Bay props for this? If the goal of cinema is pursuit of an artistic endeavor, then we can’t equally call out Tyler Perry for making horrible movies filled with extremely unlikeable characters?
If it’s all about the money, then fine. Perry and Bay employ people and they make a lot of money and their movies are popular. But that doesn’t mean either one has any business in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Good for Tom McCarthy – he’s directed two really impressive films. As for Saoirse Ronan, we’ll have to see how The Lovely Bones looks.
Tyler Perry can employ all the black actors he wants, but his films and that God awful show of his, are nothing more than embarrassing minstrel shows.
I’m glad to see James McAvoy and Jeffrey Wright on the list. What took them so long to invite Wright anyway?
Yay Paul Rudd.
Michelle Williams finally gets invited to join the Academy. Jennifer Aniston consistently makes crap and she was invited before Michelle. I really do not know how they choose to invite to their club. I swear I think they pick names out of a hat. Well Michelle Williams has officially shaken off her Dawson’s Creek days.
wow – this afrika person is just so goddamn annoying – just shut the f**k up already!!!
Observation: Tyler Perry isn’t nearly as bad when Madea isn’t involved. Why Did I Get Married and The Family That Preys weren’t exactly trashed.
Great to see the academy deluting itself with more riff raff. Way to go, idiots.
Is Michael Cera the first (non-Ron Howard) Arrested Development alum in?
And people keep asking about Ellen Page. Did she not get in after her nomination?
Eddie Marsan… hurray ! He should have been a contender for Happy-Go-Lucky !!!
“Tyler Perry can employ all the black actors he wants, but his films and that God awful show of his, are nothing more than embarrassing minstrel shows. ” – saltireFlower
Call them embarrassing but if Tyler Perry didn’t exist a lot of talented black actors will be umemployed. So don’t talk about him employing all the black actors he wants in such a nasty tone as if it is a shameful thing to do.
Writers should be listed first! hehe.
Karen, at least they listed the two gay writers first.
As far as the whole crappy black movies in Europe thing goes, anyone who says that there isn’t a double standard in what’s acceptable to get taken overseas is lying to themselves. There is a sizable black population in Europe that are consumers of black American products. Bottom line. Crappy black movies should be shown in Europe if for no other reason than to be fair. Then, everyone would be happy.
On to the matter at hand…
Quite happy to see James McAvoy and Michelle Williams being given an invitation.
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