New names in the list of Cinema Academics
Invitations to become members of the American Academy and get the opportunity to vote for nominees for the "Oscar" sent 176 representatives of various professions related to cinema. Among the recipients are Terrence Malick, Octavia Spencer, Andy Serkis, the star of the French "Artist", Wong Kar-Wai and Stephen King.
American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is often criticized for overly homogeneous composition. Academy itself did not publish a list of members. A recent investigation into the publication Los Angeles Times revealed that the majority of the members of this august institution - the white men over 60 years.
Many were shocked by the news that only 14% of academics are under the age of 50 years, and only 2% - are black. It also claims to the Academy concluded that many of its members, receiving a lifetime status for decades are not engaged in a movie, and the voices of housewives and retired people are taken into account along with the voice of Steven Spielberg.
This year, the Film Academy is trying to catch up and diversify its membership. Invitation has gotten the owner of "Oscar" for "Help" Octavia Spencer and her co-star Jessica Chastain, the star of the upcoming "Django unchained" Kerry Washington, Kristen Wiig and trio Annie and Melissa McCarthy Mumolo from the team “Bachelorette party in Vegas” and others.
Among the selected entry for the Academy this year, you can also find modern classics - Dardenne brothers, Terrence Malick, Wong Kar-wai, a recent owner of "Oscar" for "Divorce Nader and Simin," Asghar Farhadi, as well as key trio of "Artist" - director Michel Hazanavichusa and actors Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bezho. Demian Bishir, Diego Luna, Michelle Yeoh also received an offer to join the ranks of cinema academics.
Hard to believe, but the chief expert on the latest technologies acting Andy Serkis, producer of films by Woody Allen Letty Aronson, a longtime partner of George Clooney, writer, producer and actor Grant Heslov, and is one of the authors of our time Stephen King were not previously a member of the honorary title Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and also received an invitation to this year participation.