Cynthia Erivo, John David Washington, Eva Longoria, Zendaya, and Awkwafina are among the 819 people that are invited to hitch the Academy of movie Arts and Sciences. The organization that puts on the Oscars announced the new invitees Tuesday.
If they accept, which most do, those within the new class will have voting privileges at this year’s Oscars.
The massive 2020 list includes various swaths of individuals from all sectors of the industry, from acting to publicity to costume design.
Invited actors include Ana De Armas (Knives Out), Brian Tyree Henry (If Beale Street Could Talk), Florence Pugh (Little Women), Lakeith Stanfield (Sorry to Bother You), Beanie Feldstein (Booksmart), Hrithik Roshan (Super 30) and Alia Bhatt (Gully Boy) and Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians). Directors like Lulu Wang (The Farewell), Ari Aster (Midsommar), Terence Davies (The House of Mirth), and Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake) also are on the list.
A handful of actors from this year’s best picture winner Parasite, including Jang Hye-Jin, Jo Yeo-Jeong, Park So-Dam, and Lee Jung-Eun, were also invited to hitch. The Academy said that 49% of the new invitees are international and represent some 68 countries.
Other notable invitees include TV mogul Ryan Murphy, who produced the documentary A Secret Love, country singer Tim McGraw, who was within the side and lyricist Bernie Taupin who contributed to the Elton John biopic Rocketman.
Academy president David Rubin said that the organization is “delighted to welcome these distinguished fellow travelers within the movie arts and sciences.”
Diversifying its ranks continues to be the main focus for the film academy, which film in 2016 committed to doubling it is female and minority membership by 2020. it's since surpassed those goals and continues to infuse membership classes with both women and other people from underrepresented communities.
Women structure 45% of the 2020 class and other people of color comprise 36% of the entire invitees this year. The academy has also announced a replacement five-year plan that has implementing inclusion standards for nominees.
“We anticipate continuing to foster an Academy that reflects the planet around us in our membership, our programs, our new Museum, and in our awards,” said Academy CEO Dawn Hudson during a written statement.
This will even be the primary year that agent members are going to be ready to vote on the awards.
The 93rd Academy Awards are set to require place on April 25, 2021, two months later than originally planned thanks to Covid-19’s effects on the industry.
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