The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 534 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to motion pictures.
“We are thrilled to invite this esteemed class of artists, technologists, and professionals to join the Academy,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang. “Through their commitment to filmmaking and to the greater movie industry, these exceptionally talented individuals have made indelible contributions to our global filmmaking community.”
The Academy’s membership process for its 19 branches and one membership classification is conducted by sponsorship, not application. Except for Associates, candidates must be sponsored by two Academy members from the branch or category to which the candidate seeks admission. In addition, Academy Award nominees are automatically considered for membership in the year in which they are nominated and do not require sponsors.
Branch executive committees review candidates, and recommendations for membership are considered and approved by the Academy’s Board of Governors. Associate membership is extended by invitation only through the Membership Committee and the Board of Governors in honor of service to the Academy and commitment to the film industry.
Membership selection is based on professional qualifications, with an ongoing commitment to representation, inclusion and equity remaining a priority. Of the 2025 invited class, 41% are women, 45% belong to underrepresented communities, and 55% are from 60 countries and territories outside the United States. There are 91 Oscar nominees, including 26 winners, and three Scientific and Technical Award winners among the invitees.
Demographic information is provided by the candidate when possible or projected through publicly available research and will be confirmed by members upon acceptance. Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2025.
Select categories of invitees are listed below, you can find the full roster at oscars.org.
Animation
Sandra Andersen – Wolfwalkers, The Breadwinner
Lucrèce Andreae – Grandpa Walrus, Trois Petits Points
Cinzia Angelini – Hitpig, Mila
Richard Beek – Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Early Man
Julie Bernier Gosselin – The Sea Beast, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Mary Blee – The Wild Robot, The Boss Baby: Family Business
Joyce Borenstein – Lida Moser Photographer, The Colours of My Father: A Portrait of Sam Borenstein
Neysa Bové – Encanto, Raya and the Last Dragon
Alex Budovsky – Algorithm Takedown, Bathtime in Clerkenwell
Eunyoung Choi – The Colors Within, Inu-Oh
Merlin Crossingham – Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Early Man
Mike Defeo – The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, Ice Age
Ricardo Delgado – How to Train Your Dragon, The Incredibles
Robert DeSue – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Missing Link
Nina Gantz – Wander to Wonder, Edmond
Heidi Jo Gilbert – “The Wild Robot,” “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
Kelsey Hurley – “Wish,” “Raya and the Last Dragon”
Matīss Kaža* – “Flow” (Also invited in Writers category)
Kim Keukeleire – “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” “Isle of Dogs”
Nicola Lavender – “The Mitchells vs. the Machines,” “Smallfoot”
Robert Lence – “Beauty and the Beast,” “Toy Story”
Kelsey Mann – “Inside Out 2,” “Onward”
Deanna Marsigliese – “Inside Out 2,” “Incredibles 2”
Hossein Molayemi* – “In the Shadow of the Cypress,” “Run Rostam Run” (Also invited in Short Films category)
Becky Neiman-Cobb – “Elemental,” “Bao”
Daisuke Nishio – “Magic Candies,” “The File of Young Kindaichi 2: Murderous Deep Blue”
Seiji Okuda – “The Boy and the Beast,” “Summer Wars”
Alex Orrelle – “Klaus,” “Condorito: La Película”
Rodrigo Perez-Castro – “Night of the Zoopocalypse,” “Koati”
Bill Perkins – “Fantasia/2000,” “Aladdin”
Jelena Popović – “Boat People,” “Hedgehog’s Home”
Karen Ryan – “Nimona,” “Moana”
Anna Samo – “The Wild-Tempered Clavier,” “Conversations with a Whale”
Shirin Sohani* – “In the Shadow of the Cypress,” “Run Rostam Run” (Also invited in Short Films category)
Siqi Song – “Sister,” “The Coin”
Alessandra Sorrentino – “Inside Out 2,” “Nimona”
Rosana Sullivan – “Inside Out 2,” “Kitbull”
Takashi Washio – “Magic Candies,” “Go! Princess Pretty Cure: Go! Go!! Gouka Sanbon Date!!!”
Julie Zackary – “Nimona,” “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
Gregory Zalcman – “Flow,” “Sirocco and the Kingdom of Winds”
Gints Zilbalodis* – “Flow,” “Away” (Also invited in the Directors category)
Visual Effects
Ravi Bansal – “Nyad,” “The Jungle Book”
Rodney Burke – “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” “Poker Face”
André Bustanoby – “Abigail,” “Scream”
David Caeiro Cebrian – “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “War for the Planet of the Apes”
Alejandro Damiani – “The Obituary of Tunde Johnson,” “Don’t Breathe”
Kim Davidson – Founder of Side Effects software
Keith Herft – “Better Man,” “Jungle Cruise”
Joker Huang – “Only Fools Rush In,” “The Wandering Earth”
Stephen James – “Dune: Part Two,” “Dune”
Mat Krentz – “Thunderbolts*,” “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”
Daniel Macarin – “Alien: Romulus,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”
Cordell McQueen – “The Woman King,” “Maze Runner: The Death Cure”
Abishek Nair – “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” “The Fate of the Furious”
Alex Nowotny – “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” “Avatar: The Way of Water”
Paul Murray Raeburn – “Better Man,” “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”
Rhys Salcombe – “Dune: Part Two,” “Dune”
Oliver Schulz – “Avengers: Infinity War,” “Doctor Strange”
Peter Stubbs – “Better Man,” “Mortal Kombat”
Francois Sugny – “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”
Yugandhar Tammareddy – “Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo,” “Rangasthalam”
Marcus Antony Taormina – “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire,” “Bird Box”
Jateen Thakkar – “Leo: Bloody Sweat,” “Mirzya”
Rob van den Bragt – “Boy Kills World,” “The Kitchen”
Chris Voy – “Wicked,” “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”
Ben Warner – “Gemini Man,” “War for the Planet of the Apes”
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