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The Academy Invites 487 New Members for 2024 Including Editor Michael Andrews, ACE
June 26, 2024
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended invitations to 487 distinguished artists and executives to join the organization in 2024. Membership selection is based on professional qualifications, with an ongoing commitment to representation, inclusion and equity. This year, there are 71 Oscar nominees, including 19 winners, among the invitees.

"We are thrilled to welcome this year's class of new members to the Academy," said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang. "These remarkably talented artists and professionals from around the world have made a significant impact on our filmmaking community."

A selection of this year's invitees includes Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon), Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall), Greta Lee (Past Lives), Catherine O'Hara (For Your Consideration), Da'Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers), and Teo Yoo (Past Lives) have been invited to the Actors branch.

Also, Dixie Chassay (Dune: Part Two) and Luis Rosales (Cassandro) have been invited to the Casting Directors branch, Ashley Conner (Polite Society) and Hidetoshi Shinomiya (Drive My Car) have been invited to the Cinematographers branch, Dave Crossman (Napoleon) and Rama Rajamouli (RRR) have 

been invited to the Costume Designers branch, Minhal Baig (We Grown Now) and Angel Manuel Soto (Blue Beetle) have been invited to the Directors branch. Waad Al-Kateab (We Dare to Dream) and Moses Bwayo (Bobi Wine: The People's President) have been invited to the Documentary branch.

Salma Abdalla and Kim Yutani have been invited to the Executive branch, Victoria Boydell (Saltburn) and Hilda Rasula (American Fiction) have been invited to the Film Editors branch, Hildegard Haide (Run to the Ground) and Karen Hartley Thomas (Golda) have been invited to the Makeup Artist and Hairstylists branch, Michele Abitbol-Lasry and Stephanie Wenborn have been invited to the Marketing and Public Relations branch, Jo Yeong-wook (Decision to Leave) and Dan Wilson (American Symphony) have been invited to the Music branch, Tom Ackerley (Barbie) and Andrew Lowe (Poor Things) have been invited to 

the Producers branch, Samantha Jo "Mandy" Moore and Woo-Ping Yeun have been invited to the Production and Technology branch.

Ruth De Jong (Oppenheimer) and Adam O'Neill (Chevalier) have been invited to the Production Design branch, Rayka Zehtabchi (Period. End of Sentence.) and Masaaki Yuasa (Inu-Oh) have been invited to the Short Films and Feature Animation branch, Mark Purcell (Maestro) and Shelley Roden (Elemental) have been invited to the Sound branch, Emile Ghorayeb (Nope) and Laura Pedro (Society of the Snow) have been invited to the Visual Effects branch, Massimo Ceccherini (Io Capitano) and Tony McNamara (Poor Things) have been invited to the Writers branch, and Theresa Kang and Linda Lichter have been invited to the Artist Representatives branch.

The 2024 Academy new members invitees are:

Film Editors

Michael Andrews, ACE – “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “Shrek 2”

Short Films and Feature Animation

Michael Andrews, ACE – “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” “Megamind”

Link to Original Article and Full List of New Members