In 2007, Academy Invites 115 to Become Oscar-Voting Members

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (the group that brings you the Oscars) announced on Monday that it is inviting 115 artists and executives to join the academy. Those who accept will be the only additions in 2007 to its roster of voting members.

The diverse array of people all represent individuals who have made significant contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Voting membership has now held at about 6,000 members over the past four years.

New members will be welcomed into the academy at an invitation-only reception at the Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study in Beverly Hills, Calif. in Sept. 2007. The 2007 invitees are:

Actors
Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza, Steve Carell, Daniel Craig, Aaron Eckhart, Chiwetel Ejiofor, William Fichtner, Ryan Gosling, Jackie Earle Haley, Jennifer Hudson, Danny Huston, Eddie Murphy, Christopher Plummer, James Rebhorn, Michael Sheen, Maribel Verdu

Animators
Sharon Calahan, George Griffin, John Kahrs, Torill Kove, Marcy Page, Troy Saliba

Art Directors
Hugh Bateup

At-Large
Sam Mercer, Lia Vollack

Casting Directors
Lisa Beach, Leslee Feldman

Cinematographers
Javier Aguirresarobe, Steve Gainer, Michael Goi, Michael Grady, Adam Kimmel, Alar Kivilo, M. David Mullen, Xavier Perez Grobet

Music
Carter Burwell, Alexandre Desplat, Javier Navarrete, Gustavo Santaolalla

Producers
Agustin Almodovar, Bonnie Arnold, Julia Chasman, Jonathan Glickman, Daniel Goldberg, Jack Rapke, Jane Rosenthal

Production Designers
Eugenio Caballero, Nathan Crowley, Nigel Phelps

Public Relations
Kevin Campbell, Jason Cassidy, Frank J. Chiocchi, Sarah Greenberg, Ileen Reich, Jeff Smith, Valerie Van Galder

Costume Designers
Consolata Boyle, Nancy Steiner

Directors
Peter Berg, D.J. Caruso, Antoine Fuqua, Paul Greengrass, Monte Hellman, Simon West

Documentary
Steve James, Nathaniel Kahn, James Longley, Brett Morgen, Laura Poitras, Eric Simonson

Executives
Greg Foster, Judd Funk, Adam Goodman, Andrew W. Gumpert, Michael J. Lambert, Yair Landau, David Weil

Film Editors
Sandra Adair, Virginia Katz, Saar Klein, Richard Pearson, Alex Rodriguez, Christopher Rouse

Live-Action Short Films
Borja Cobeaga, Javier Fesser, Ari Sandel

Makeup
John E. Jackson, David Marti, Montse Ribe, Kazuhiro Tsuji

Sound
Michael J. Benavente, Linda Folk, Jessica Gallavan, Tim Gomillion, Howard London, Steven D. Williams, Jim Wright

Visual Effects
John Andrew Berton Jr., Al DiSarro, Bryan Hirota, Alan E. Lorimer, Christopher Nibley, Douglas H. Smith, Ben Snow, Eric Swenson, Jon Thum

Writers
J.J. Abrams, Michael Arndt, Guillermo Arriaga, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Patrick Marber, William Monahan, Peter Morgan, Billy Ray, Erin Cressida Wilson