Academy Invites to Its Membership

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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