LOS ANGELES - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 322 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.
Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy's membership in 2015.
It's gratifying to acknowledge the extraordinary range of talent in our industry, said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. This year, our branches have recognized a more diverse and inclusive list of filmmakers and artists than ever before, and we look forward to adding their creativity, ideas and experience to our organization.
The 2015 invitees in the short films and feature animation include:
Alan Barillaro - Brave, WALL-E
Kristine Belson - The Croods, How to Train Your Dragon
Darlie Brewster - Curious George, The Prince of Egypt
Roy Conli - Big Hero 6, Tangled
Ronnie Del Carmen - Up, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Paul A. Felix - Big Hero 6, Lilo & Stitch
Michael Fukushima - Me and My Moulton, Dimanche/Sunday
Don Hall - Big Hero 6, Winnie the Pooh
Talkhon Hamzavi - Parvaneh, Taub
Hu Wei - Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak), Le Propri taire
Jin Kim - Big Hero 6, Bolt
Mat Kirkby - The Phone Call, Hard to Swallow
David Kneupper - Alex and Sylvia, The Civil War in 4 Minutes
Michael Lennox - Boogaloo and Graham, The Back of Beyond
Fabio Lignini - How to Train Your Dragon 2, Puss in Boots
James Lucas - The Phone Call
Patrick Osborne - Feast, Paperman
Jerome Ranft - Toy Story 3, Ratatouille
Jim Reardon - Wreck-It Ralph, WALL-E
Kristina Reed - Feast, Paperman
Jason Reisig - Home, Shrek Forever After
Nicolas Schmerkin - Habana, Logorama
Anthony Stacchi - The Boxtrolls, Open Season
Isao Takahata - The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, Grave of the Fireflies
Michael Thurmeier - Ice Age: Continental Drift, No Time for Nuts
Marlon West - Frozen, The Princess and the Frog
Those in visual effects include:
Nicolas Aithadi - Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men: First Class
Daniel Barrett - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Stephane Ceretti - Guardians of the Galaxy, Cloud Atlas
Paul Corbould - Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy
Tim Crosbie - X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Wolverine
Dan DeLeeuw - Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Iron Man 3
Sean Faden - Fast & Furious 6, Let Me In
Joe Farrell - The Wolf of Wall Street, Hereafter
Scott R. Fisher - Interstellar, The Dark Knight Rises
Chris Harvey - Chappie, Fast & Furious 6
Alex Jaeger - Tomorrowland, Marvel's The Avengers
Matt Kutcher - Focus, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Andrew Lockley - Interstellar, Inception
Gray Marshall - Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: The First Avenger
Carl Miller - Jurassic World, Elysium
David Nakabayashi - Tomorrowland, Avatar
Rocco Passionino - Avengers: Age of Ultron, Spider-Man 2
Lou Pecora - X-Men: Days of Future Past, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Cary Phillips - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Ellen Poon - Frozen, Inception
Edwin Rivera - 22 Jump Street, Moneyball
Cameron Waldbauer - X-Men: Days of Future Past, Elysium
Erik Winquist - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Avatar
Each year, each Academy member may sponsor one candidate for membership within their branch. New member application reviews take place in the spring. Applications for the coming year must be received by March 24, 2016.
New members will be welcomed into the Academy at an invitation-only reception in September.
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LOS ANGELES - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 322 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. 
