Taylor Swift and The Weeknd are officially part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the institution in charge of organizing the Oscars. Other artists who will also be part of this select group are Ke Huy Quan, known for playing Waymond Wang in Everything Everywhere at Once and Paul Mescal from the film Aftersun, he also played Calum.
What Does It Mean to Be a Member of The Academy?
Being a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is an honor that isn’t just anyone in the film industry gets. New members are recognized for their talent and for having had a significant impact on film, as well as other branches of the arts and the people interested in them. In addition, the Academy also takes into account the influence that these new members can have on society.
Something important is that the members will participate at voting to choose the winners of the following Oscar awards. Another thing worth noting is that the new members had to be proposed by some of their colleagues and then approved by the headquarters.
The only people who can be part of the Academy’s membership, without meeting the requirements, are those who have been nominated for the awards in previous years. Today there are approximately 6,000 Academy members.
List of New Members of the Academy 2024
These are the 20 new members who will be part of the Academy:
- Taylor Swift
- The Weeknd
- Ke Huy Quan
- Paul Mescal
- Nicolas Hoult
- Jean Michel Bernard
- Rafiq Bhatia
- Ian Chang
- Ryan Lott
- Alain Boublil
- David Buckley
- Dominick George Certo
- Chandrabose
- Anne-Kathrin Elisabeth Dern
- Anna Drubich
- M.M. Keeravaani
- Penka Kouneva
- Zeltia Montes
- Starr Parodi
- Dara Taylor
This story was written in Spanish by Mariana Martell in Cultura Colectiva
