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This week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released three press releases related to the upcoming Academy Awards based on a recent meeting of the Board of Governors.

Two pertain to the direct execution of this year’s Academy Awards. The third is the annual list of invitees to membership in AMPAS. To consolidate the information, I’m including all three here along with brief comments on the contents.

Campaign Regulations

The only major revision is to clarify the rules for the music branch indicating that members of the branch may not directly e-mail other members of the branch to call attention to a particular achievement, especially if the individual is connected to that achievement.

This is a direct result of the improper communication from former Music Branch governor Bruce Broughton to a segment of the membership highlighting an achievement he contributed to for a film called Alone Yet Not Alone. The song was nominated for the Acdemy Award despite the film having been virtually absent from the marketplace and the song entirely unknown. You can read more about my comments and the history of the affair in my article here.

Campaign Regulations Announced for 87th Oscarsยฎ

LOS ANGELES, CA โ€“ The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has updated regulations for how companies and individuals may market movies and achievements eligible for the 87th Academy Awardsยฎ to Academy members. The most significant changes affect the Music category.

Music Branch members may not contact other Music Branch members to promote the nomination of their own song in any way, including via mail, email, telephone or social media. Additionally, Music Branch members may not attend any special live performances of eligible songs unless attached to a screening.

For the complete award campaign regulations, visit oscars.org/regulations.

The Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, at the Dolby Theatreยฎ at Hollywood & Highland Centerยฎ in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

87th Academy Awards Rules Approved

Most of these rules aren’t really going to impact how we predict the Oscars, since there are no earth-shattering changes like new categories. Some of the more interesting changes include a rule in the Original Song category where a band may request to be nominated as a single entity under the band name instead of the individual names of the band members. They only get one statuette between them, which is to discourage that type of operation, especially in a situation like U2 where each member probably wants a little gold man. Not sure why a band would want that other than the publicity it could generate.

The other is in the Production Design category where digital environmental creators can now be nominated for the award. It’s an interesting addendum, but not one that will change the material outcome of the category. Other rule changes are specified below.

Awards Rules Approved For 87th Oscarsยฎ

BEVERLY HILLS, CA โ€“ The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved rules for the 87th Academy Awardsยฎ at their most recent Board meeting. For the complete rules for the 87th Academy Awards, visit oscars.org/rules.

In the Acting categories, studios and production companies must now limit eligibility to a maximum of 10 actors and 10 actresses for each film, and must submit those names on the Official Screen Credits (OSC) form. The Academyโ€™s annual Reminder List of Eligible Releases will now list actors and actresses separately for each film. Actors Branch voters would still make their own determinations about whether a performance should be considered under the Leading Role or Supporting Role category on their nominations ballots.

In the Animated Feature Film category, DVD screeners are now required as part of a filmโ€™s submission.

In the Documentary Feature category, films must now screen a minimum of four times daily during their qualifying theatrical releases in both New York and Los Angeles. The screenings must begin between noon and 10 p.m., and at least one screening daily must begin between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

In the Music (Original Song) category, songwriters from established musical groups may now have the option to request that their song submission be considered under their group name. If the request is approved and the song wins the Original Song award, the group would receive a single statuette.

In the Best Picture category, in determining the number of producers on a motion picture who are eligible for nomination, a two-person producing team shall be considered a single โ€œproducerโ€ if the individuals have had an established producing partnership for at least the previous five years and have produced as a team at least two previous theatrically released feature films, instead of a minimum five theatrically released feature films.

A rule change in the Production Design category will allow the branch greater flexibility in recognizing the achievements of the principal artists responsible in creating the environment for the story. When the environment of a film is substantially composed of animation and digital artistry, a digital artist who is primarily responsible for the achievement may now be considered for the Production Design award. Previously, only โ€œproduction designers,โ€ โ€œart directorsโ€ and โ€œset decoratorsโ€ were named as eligible for Awards recognition.

In the Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film categories, films that have received prior nontheatrical public exhibition or distribution may now qualify for Academy Awards consideration by winning a festival award on the Short Films Qualifying Festival List. Without a festival win, the nontheatrical distribution prior to a theatrical release would still disqualify a short filmโ€™s eligibility.

For the first time, the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal award-winning films in the Alternative, Animation, Narrative and Foreign Film categories at the 2014 Student Academy Awards will all be eligible for Oscarยฎ consideration in the Short Film categories. Similarly, the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in the Documentary category at the 2014 Student Academy Awards will be eligible for consideration in the Documentary Short Subject category.

Other adjustments to the rules include standard date changes and other โ€œhousekeepingโ€ adjustments.

Rules are reviewed annually by individual branch and category committees. The Awards Rules Committee then reviews all proposed changes before presenting its recommendations to the Academyโ€™s Board of Governors for approval.

The Academy also has launched its new Awards Submissions platform for entering information required for Academy Awards consideration. This replaces the Academyโ€™s previous submissions site for feature films, and now includes the ability to submit online for the Animated Feature Film category. Submitting individuals are encouraged to register now at submissions.oscars.org. The deadline for submitting OSC forms for the 87th Academy Awards is 5 p.m. PT on Wednesday, December 3, 2014.

The 87th Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatreยฎ at Hollywood & Highland Centerยฎ in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

New Invitations to Join the Academy

It’s always interesting to look at who isn’t a member of the Academy in spite of being around for some time. Names like Hayao Miyazaki and David Strathairn have presumably been invited before, but did not join. Typically, an Oscar nomination (and especially a win) is a surefire way to get an invite. That’s why you’ll see a lot of 2013 nominees and winners on the list below. There is only one really questionable invitation this year: Jason Statham. Typically, you have to have distinguished yourself before you can get an invite. That apparently doesn’t apply if you’ve just been in a handful of throw-away box office bombs.

Academy Invites 271 to Membership

LOS ANGELES, CA โ€“ The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 271 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2014.

โ€œThis yearโ€™s class of invitees represents some of the most talented, creative and passionate filmmakers working in our industry today,โ€ said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs. โ€œTheir contributions to film have entertained audiences around the world, and we are proud to welcome them to the Academy.โ€

The 2014 invitees are:

Actors
Barkhad Abdi โ€“ โ€œCaptain Phillipsโ€
Clancy Brown โ€“ โ€œThe Hurricane,โ€ โ€œThe Shawshank Redeptionโ€
Paul Dano โ€“ โ€œ12 Years a Slave,โ€ โ€œPrisonersโ€
Michael Fassbender โ€“ โ€œ12 Years a Slave,โ€ โ€œShameโ€
Ben Foster โ€“ โ€œLone Survivor,โ€ โ€œAinโ€™t Them Bodies Saintsโ€
Beth Grant โ€“ โ€œThe Artist,โ€ โ€œNo Country for Old Menโ€
Clark Gregg โ€“ โ€œMuch Ado about Nothing,โ€ โ€œMarvelโ€™s The Avengersโ€
Sally Hawkins โ€“ โ€œBlue Jasmine,โ€ โ€œHappy-Go-Luckyโ€
Josh Hutcherson โ€“ โ€œThe Hunger Games,โ€ โ€œThe Kids Are All Rightโ€
Julia Louis-Dreyfus โ€“ โ€œEnough Said,โ€ โ€œPlanesโ€
Kelly Macdonald โ€“ โ€œBrave,โ€ โ€œNo Country for Old Menโ€
Mads Mikkelsen โ€“ โ€œThe Hunt,โ€ โ€œCasino Royaleโ€
Joel McKinnon Miller โ€“ โ€œSuper 8,โ€ โ€œThe Truman Showโ€
Cillian Murphy โ€“ โ€œThe Dark Knight Rises,โ€ โ€œInceptionโ€
Lupita Nyong’o โ€“ โ€œNon-Stop,โ€ โ€œ12 Years a Slaveโ€
Rob Riggle โ€“ โ€œ21 Jump Street,โ€ โ€œThe Hangoverโ€
Chris Rock โ€“ โ€œGrown Ups 2,โ€ โ€œMadagascarโ€
June Squibb โ€“ โ€œNebraska,โ€ โ€œAbout Schmidtโ€
Jason Statham โ€“ โ€œParker,โ€ โ€œLock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrelsโ€
David Strathairn โ€“ โ€œLincoln,โ€ โ€œGood Night, and Good Luck.โ€

Casting Directors
Douglas Aibel โ€“ โ€œThe Grand Budapest Hotel,โ€ โ€œThe Immigrantโ€
Simone Bรคr โ€“ โ€œThe Monuments Men,โ€ โ€œThe Book Thiefโ€
Kerry Barden โ€“ โ€œAugust: Osage County,โ€ โ€œDallas Buyers Clubโ€
Nikki Barrett โ€“ โ€œThe Railway Man,โ€ โ€œThe Great Gatsbyโ€
Mark Bennett โ€“ โ€œDrinking Buddies,โ€ โ€œZero Dark Thirtyโ€
Risa Bramon Garcia โ€“ โ€œSpeed,โ€ โ€œWall Streetโ€
Michelle Guish โ€“ โ€œThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,โ€ โ€œNanny McPheeโ€
Billy Hopkins โ€“ โ€œLee Danielsโ€™ The Butler,โ€ โ€œDisconnectโ€
Ros Hubbard โ€“ โ€œRomeo & Juliet,โ€ โ€œThe Mummyโ€
Allison Jones โ€“ โ€œThe Way, Way Back,โ€ โ€œThe Heatโ€
Christine King โ€“ โ€œThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,โ€ โ€œStar Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sithโ€
Beatrice Kruger โ€“ โ€œTo Rome with Love,โ€ โ€œThe Americanโ€
Marci Liroff โ€“ โ€œMean Girls,โ€ โ€œPretty in Pinkโ€
Debbie McWilliams โ€“ โ€œSkyfall,โ€ โ€œQuantum of Solaceโ€
Joseph Middleton โ€“ โ€œTheTwilight Saga: New Moon,โ€ โ€œLegally Blondeโ€
Robi Reed โ€“ โ€œFor Colored Girls,โ€ โ€œDo the Right Thingโ€
Kevin Reher โ€“ โ€œMonsters University,โ€ โ€œFinding Nemoโ€
Paul Schnee โ€“ โ€œAugust: Osage County,โ€ โ€œDallas Buyers Clubโ€
Gail Stevens โ€“ โ€œZero Dark Thirty,โ€ โ€œSlumdog Millionaireโ€
Lucinda Syson โ€“ โ€œGravity,โ€ โ€œFast and & Furious 6โ€
Fiona Weir โ€“ โ€œJ. Edgar,โ€ โ€œHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2โ€
Ronnie Yeskel โ€“ โ€œThe Sessions,โ€ โ€œAtlas Shrugged Part 1โ€

Cinematographers
Sean Bobbitt โ€“ โ€œ12 Years a Slave,โ€ โ€œThe Place beyond the Pinesโ€
Philippe Le Sourd โ€“ โ€œThe Grandmaster,โ€ โ€œSeven Poundsโ€
James Neihouse โ€“ โ€œHubble 3D,โ€ โ€œNascar: The IMAX Experienceโ€
Masanobu Takayanagi โ€“ โ€œOut of the Furnace,โ€ โ€œSilver Linings Playbookโ€
Bradford Young โ€“ โ€œAinโ€™t Them Bodies Saints,โ€ โ€œPariahโ€

Costume Designers
William Chang Suk Ping โ€“ โ€œThe Grandmaster,โ€ โ€œIn the Mood for Loveโ€
Pascaline Chavanne โ€“ โ€œRenoir,โ€ โ€œAugustineโ€
Daniela Ciancio โ€“ โ€œThe Great Beauty,โ€ โ€œIl Divoโ€
Frank L. Fleming โ€“ โ€œDraft Day,โ€ โ€œMonsterโ€™s Ballโ€
Maurizio Millenotti โ€“ โ€œHamlet,โ€ โ€œOtelloโ€
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor โ€“ โ€œGreat Expectations,โ€ โ€œGood Will Huntingโ€
Karyn Wagner โ€“ โ€œLovelace,โ€ โ€œThe Green Mileโ€

Designers
William Arnold โ€“ โ€œLovelace,โ€ โ€œCrazy, Stupid, Love.โ€
K.K. Barrett โ€“ โ€œHer,โ€ โ€œExtremely Loud & Incredibly Closeโ€
Susan Benjamin โ€“ โ€œSaving Mr. Banks,โ€ โ€œThe Blind Sideโ€
Bill Boes โ€“ โ€œThe Smurfs 2,โ€ โ€œFantastic Fourโ€
Tony Fanning โ€“ โ€œContraband,โ€ โ€œWar of the Worldsโ€
Robert Greenfield โ€“ โ€œPriest,โ€ โ€œAlmost Famousโ€
Marcia Hinds โ€“ โ€œI Spy,โ€ โ€œThe Public Eyeโ€
Sonja Brisbane Klaus โ€“ โ€œPrometheus,โ€ โ€œRobin Hoodโ€
David S. Lazan โ€“ โ€œFlight,โ€ โ€œAmerican Beautyโ€
Diane Lederman โ€“ โ€œLee Danielsโ€™ The Butler,โ€ โ€œTower Heistโ€
Heather Loeffler โ€“ โ€œAmerican Hustle,โ€ โ€œSilver Linings Playbookโ€
Christa Munro โ€“ โ€œJack Reacher,โ€ โ€œErin Brockovichโ€
Andy Nicholson โ€“ โ€œGravity,โ€ โ€œThe Hostโ€
Adam Stockhausen โ€“ โ€œ12 Years a Slave,โ€ โ€œMoonrise Kingdomโ€

Directors
Hany Abu-Assad โ€“ โ€œOmar,โ€ โ€œParadise Nowโ€
Jay Duplass โ€“ โ€œJeff, Who Lives at Home,โ€ โ€œCyrusโ€
Mark Duplass โ€“ โ€œJeff, Who Lives at Home,โ€ โ€œCyrusโ€
David Gordon Green โ€“ โ€œJoe,โ€ โ€œPineapple Expressโ€
Gavin Oโ€™Connor โ€“ โ€œWarrior,โ€ โ€œMiracleโ€
Gina Prince-Bythewood โ€“ โ€œThe Secret Life of Bees,โ€ โ€œLove and Basketballโ€
Paolo Sorrentino โ€“ โ€œThe Great Beauty,โ€ โ€œThis Must Be the Placeโ€
Jean-Marc Vallรฉe โ€“ โ€œDallas Buyers Club,โ€ โ€œYoung Victoriaโ€
Felix van Groeningen โ€“ โ€œThe Broken Circle Breakdown,โ€ โ€œThe Misfortunatesโ€
Denis Villeneuve โ€“ โ€œPrisoners,โ€ โ€œIncendiesโ€
Thomas Vinterberg โ€“ โ€œThe Hunt,โ€ โ€œThe Celebrationโ€

Documentary
Malcolm Clarke โ€“ โ€œThe Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life,โ€ โ€œPrisoner of Paradiseโ€
Dan Cogan โ€“ โ€œHow to Survive a Plague,โ€ โ€œThe Queen of Versaillesโ€
Kief Davidson โ€“ โ€œOpen Heart,โ€ โ€œKassim the Dreamโ€
Dan Geller โ€“ โ€œThe Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden,โ€ โ€œBallets Russesโ€
Dayna Goldfine โ€“ โ€œThe Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden,โ€ โ€œBallets Russesโ€
Julie Goldman โ€“ โ€œGod Loves Uganda,โ€ โ€œGideonโ€™s Armyโ€
Sam Green โ€“ โ€œUtopia in Four Movements,โ€ โ€œThe Weather Undergroundโ€
Gary Hustwit โ€“ โ€œUrbanized,โ€ โ€œHelveticaโ€
Eugene Jarecki โ€“ โ€œThe House I Live In,โ€ โ€œWhy We Fightโ€
Brian Johnson โ€“ โ€œAnita,โ€ โ€œBuena Vista Social Clubโ€
Ross Kauffman โ€“ โ€œE-Team,โ€ โ€œBorn into Brothelsโ€
Morgan Neville โ€“ โ€œ20 Feet from Stardom,โ€ โ€œTroubadoursโ€
Matthew J. O’Neill โ€“ โ€œRedemption,โ€ โ€œChinaโ€™s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Provinceโ€
Rithy Panh โ€“ โ€œThe Missing Picture,โ€ โ€œS-21: The Khmer Rouge Death Machineโ€
Lucy Massie Phenix โ€“ โ€œRegret to Inform,โ€ โ€œWord Is Outโ€
Enat Sidi โ€“ โ€œDetropia,โ€ โ€œJesus Campโ€
Molly Thompson โ€“ โ€œThe Unknown Known,โ€ โ€œClient 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzerโ€
Cynthia Wade โ€“ โ€œMondays at Racine,โ€ โ€œFreeheldโ€

Executives
Adrian Alperovich
Sean Bailey
Len Blavatnik
Nicholas Carpou
Nancy Carson
Charles S. Cohen
Jason Constantine
Peter Cramer
William Kyle Davies
Christopher Floyd
David Garrett
David Hollis
Tomas Jegeus
Michelle Raimo Kouyate
Anthony James Marcoly
Hiroyasu Matsuoka
Kim Roth
John Sloss

Film Editors
Alan Baumgarten โ€“ โ€œAmerican Hustle,โ€ โ€œGangster Squadโ€
Alan Edward Bell โ€“ โ€œThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire,โ€ โ€œThe Amazing Spider-Manโ€
Dorian Harris โ€“ โ€œThe Magic of Belle Isle,โ€ โ€œThe Mod Squadโ€
Sabrina Plisco โ€“ โ€œThe Smurfs 2,โ€ โ€œSky Captain and the World of Tomorrowโ€
Tatiana S. Riegel โ€“ โ€œMillion Dollar Arm,โ€ โ€œThe Way, Way Backโ€
Julie Rogers โ€“ โ€œWreck-It Ralph,โ€ โ€œKit Kittredge: An American Girlโ€
Mark Sanger โ€“ โ€œGravityโ€
Joan Sobel โ€“ โ€œAdmission,โ€ โ€œA Single Manโ€
Crispin Struthers โ€“ โ€œAmerican Hustle,โ€ โ€œSilver Linings Playbookโ€
Tracey Wadmore-Smith โ€“ โ€œAbout Last Night,โ€ โ€œDeath at a Funeralโ€
Joe Walker โ€“ โ€œ12 Years a Slave,โ€ โ€œShameโ€
John Wilson โ€“ โ€œThe Book Thief,โ€ โ€œBilly Elliotโ€

Makeup Artists and Hairstylists
Vivian Baker โ€“ โ€œOz The Great and Powerful,โ€ โ€œConvictionโ€
Adruitha Lee โ€“ โ€œDallas Buyers Club,โ€ โ€œ12 Years a Slaveโ€
Robin Mathews โ€“ โ€œDallas Buyers Club,โ€ โ€œThe Runawaysโ€
Anne Morgan โ€“ โ€œThe Incredible Burt Wonderstone,โ€ โ€œA Little Bit of Heavenโ€
Gloria Pasqua-Casny โ€“ โ€œThe Lone Ranger,โ€ โ€œAbraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunterโ€

Members-at-Large
Peter Becker
Jeff Dashnaw
Kenneth L. Halsband
Jody Levin
Tom MacDougall
Chuck Picerni, Jr.
Spiro Razatos
Mic Rodgers
Kevin J. Yeaman

Music
Kristen Anderson-Lopez โ€“ โ€œFrozen,โ€ โ€œWinnie the Poohโ€
Stanley Clarke โ€“ โ€œThe Best Man Holiday,โ€ โ€œBoyz N the Hoodโ€
Earl Ghaffari โ€“ โ€œFrozen,โ€ โ€œWreck-It Ralphโ€
Steve Jablonsky โ€“ โ€œLone Survivor,โ€ โ€œEnderโ€™s Gameโ€
Robert Lopez โ€“ โ€œFrozen,โ€ โ€œWinnie the Poohโ€
Steven Price โ€“ โ€œGravity,โ€ โ€œThe Worldโ€™s Endโ€
Tony Renis โ€“ โ€œHidden Moon,โ€ โ€œQuest for Camelotโ€
Angie Rubin โ€“ โ€œPitch Perfect,โ€ โ€œSex and the Cityโ€
Buck Sanders โ€“ โ€œWarm Bodies,โ€ โ€œThe Hurt Lockerโ€
Charles Strouse โ€“ โ€œAll Dogs Go to Heaven,โ€ โ€œAnnieโ€
Eddie Vedder โ€“ โ€œEat Pray Love,โ€ โ€œInto the Wildโ€
Pharrell Williams โ€“ โ€œDespicable Me 2,โ€ โ€œFast & Furiousโ€

Producers
Jason Blumenthal โ€“ โ€œHope Springs,โ€ โ€œSeven Poundsโ€
Dana Brunetti โ€“ โ€œCaptain Phillips,โ€ โ€œThe Social Networkโ€
Megan Ellison โ€“ โ€œAmerican Hustle,โ€ โ€œHerโ€
Sean Furst โ€“ โ€œDaybreakers,โ€ โ€œThe Coolerโ€
Nicola Giuliano โ€“ โ€œThe Great Beauty,โ€ โ€œThis Must Be the Placeโ€
Preston Holmes โ€“ โ€œWaist Deep,โ€ โ€œTupac: Resurrectionโ€
Lynette M. Howell โ€“ โ€œThe Place beyond the Pines,โ€ โ€œBlue Valentineโ€
Anthony Katagas โ€“ โ€œ12 Years a Slave,โ€ โ€œKilling Them Softlyโ€
Alix Madigan โ€“ โ€œGirl Most Likely,โ€ โ€œWinterโ€™s Boneโ€
Paul Mezey โ€“ โ€œThe Girl,โ€ โ€œMaria Full of Graceโ€
Stephen Nemeth โ€“ โ€œThe Sessions,โ€ โ€œFear and Loathing in Las Vegasโ€
Tracey Seaward โ€“ โ€œPhilomena,โ€ โ€œThe Queenโ€
John H. Williams โ€“ โ€œSpace Chimps,โ€ โ€œShrek 2โ€

Public Relations
Larry Angrisani
Nancy Bannister
Christine Batista
Karen Hermelin
Marisa McGrath Liston
David Magdael
Steven Raphael
Bettina R. Sherick
Dani Weinstein

Short Films and Feature Animation
Didier Brunner โ€“ โ€œErnest & Celestine,โ€ โ€œThe Triplets of Bellevilleโ€
Scott Clark โ€“ โ€œMonsters University,โ€ โ€œUpโ€
Pierre Coffin โ€“ โ€œDespicable Me 2,โ€ โ€œDespicable Meโ€
Esteban Crespo โ€“ โ€œAquel No Era Yo (That Wasnโ€™t Me),โ€ โ€œLalaโ€
Peter Del Vecho โ€“ โ€œFrozen,โ€ โ€œThe Princess and the Frogโ€
Kirk DeMicco โ€“ โ€œThe Croods,โ€ โ€œSpace Chimpsโ€
Doug Frankel โ€“ โ€œBrave,โ€ โ€œWALL-Eโ€
Mark Gill โ€“ โ€œThe Voorman Problem,โ€ โ€œFull Timeโ€
David A. S. James โ€“ โ€œMr. Peabody & Sherman,โ€ โ€œMegamindโ€
Fabrice Joubert โ€“ โ€œDr. Seussโ€™ The Lorax,โ€ โ€œFrench Roastโ€
Jean-Claude Kalache โ€“ โ€œUp,โ€ โ€œCarsโ€
Jason Katz โ€“ โ€œToy Story 3,โ€ โ€œFinding Nemoโ€
Jennifer Lee โ€“ โ€œFrozen,โ€ โ€œWreck-It Ralphโ€
Baldwin Li โ€“ โ€œThe Voorman Problem,โ€ โ€œFull Timeโ€
Nathan Loofbourrow โ€“ โ€œPuss in Boots,โ€ โ€œHow to Train Your Dragonโ€
Lauren MacMullan โ€“ โ€œGet a Horse!,โ€ โ€œWreck-It Ralphโ€
Tom McGrath โ€“ โ€œMegamind,โ€ โ€œMadagascarโ€
Dorothy McKim โ€“ โ€œGet a Horse!,โ€ โ€œMeet the Robinsonsโ€
Hayao Miyazaki โ€“ โ€œThe Wind Rises,โ€ โ€œSpirited Awayโ€
Ricky Nierva โ€“ โ€œMonsters University,โ€ โ€œUpโ€
Chris Renaud โ€“ โ€œDespicable Me 2,โ€ โ€œDespicable Meโ€
Benjamin Renner โ€“ โ€œErnest & Celestine,โ€ โ€œA Mouseโ€™s Tale (La Queue de la Souris)โ€
Michael Rose โ€“ โ€œChico & Rita,โ€ โ€œThe Gruffaloโ€
Toshio Suzuki โ€“ โ€œThe Wind Rises,โ€ โ€œHowlโ€™s Moving Castleโ€
Selma Vilhunen โ€“ โ€œPitรครคkรถ Mun Kaikki Hoitta? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?),โ€ โ€œThe Crossroadsโ€
Anders Walter โ€“ โ€œHelium,โ€ โ€œ9 Meterโ€
Laurent Witz โ€“ โ€œMr. Hublot,โ€ โ€œRenart the Foxโ€

Sound
Niv Adiri โ€“ โ€œGravity,โ€ โ€œThe Book Thiefโ€
Christopher Benstead โ€“ โ€œJack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,โ€ โ€œGravityโ€
Steve Boeddeker โ€“ โ€œAll Is Lost,โ€ โ€œBeasts of the Southern Wildโ€
Beau Borders โ€“ โ€œMillion Dollar Arm,โ€ โ€œLone Survivorโ€
David Brownlow โ€“ โ€œLone Survivor,โ€ โ€œThe Book of Eliโ€
Chris Burdon โ€“ โ€œCaptain Phillips,โ€ โ€œPhilomenaโ€
Brent Burge โ€“ โ€œThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,โ€ โ€œThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journeyโ€
Andrรฉ Fenley โ€“ โ€œHow to Train Your Dragon 2,โ€ โ€œAll Is Lostโ€
Glenn Freemantle โ€“ โ€œGravity,โ€ โ€œSlumdog Millionaireโ€
Greg Hedgepath โ€“ โ€œFrozen,โ€ โ€œThe Incredible Hulkโ€
Craig Henighan โ€“ โ€œNoah,โ€ โ€œThe Secret Life of Walter Mittyโ€
Tony Johnson โ€“ โ€œThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,โ€ โ€œAvatarโ€
Laurent M. Kossayan โ€“ โ€œRed Riding Hood,โ€ โ€œPublic Enemiesโ€
Thomas L. Lalley โ€“ โ€œMr. Peabody & Sherman,โ€ โ€œStar Trek Into Darknessโ€
Ai-Ling Lee โ€“ โ€œGodzilla,โ€ โ€œ300: Rise of an Empireโ€
Stephen Morris โ€“ โ€œMonsters University,โ€ โ€œFruitvale Stationโ€
Jeremy Peirson โ€“ โ€œThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire,โ€ โ€œLooperโ€
Mike Prestwood Smith โ€“ โ€œDivergent,โ€ โ€œCaptain Phillipsโ€
Alan Rankin โ€“ โ€œIron Man 3,โ€ โ€œStar Trekโ€
Oliver Tarney โ€“ โ€œCaptain Phillips,โ€ โ€œPhilomenaโ€
Chris Ward โ€“ โ€œThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,โ€ โ€œThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journeyโ€

Visual Effects
Gary Brozenich โ€“ โ€œThe Lone Ranger,โ€ โ€œWrath of the Titansโ€
Everett Burrell โ€“ โ€œGrudge Match,โ€ โ€œPanโ€™s Labyrinthโ€
Marc Chu โ€“ โ€œNoah,โ€ โ€œMarvelโ€™s The Avengersโ€
David Fletcher โ€“ โ€œSabotage,โ€ โ€œPrisonersโ€
Swen Gillberg โ€“ โ€œEnderโ€™s Game,โ€ โ€œJack the Giant Slayerโ€
Paul Graff โ€“ โ€œThe Wolf of Wall Street,โ€ โ€œIdentity Thiefโ€
Alex Henning โ€“ โ€œStar Trek Into Darkness,โ€ โ€œHugoโ€
Evan Jacobs โ€“ โ€œCaptain America: The Winter Soldier,โ€ โ€œOlympus Has Fallenโ€
Chris Lawrence โ€“ โ€œEdge of Tomorrow,โ€ โ€œGravityโ€
Eric Leven โ€“ โ€œThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2,โ€ โ€œThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1โ€
Steven Messing โ€“ โ€œGodzilla,โ€ โ€œOz The Great and Powerfulโ€
Ben Matthew Morris โ€“ โ€œLincoln,โ€ โ€œThe Golden Compassโ€
Jake Morrison โ€“ โ€œThor: The Dark World,โ€ โ€œMarvelโ€™s The Avengersโ€
Eric Reynolds โ€“ โ€œThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,โ€ โ€œThe Hunger Games: Catching Fireโ€
David Shirk โ€“ โ€œGravity,โ€ โ€œElysiumโ€
Patrick Tubach โ€“ โ€œStar Trek Into Darkness,โ€ โ€œMarvelโ€™s The Avengersโ€
Bruno Van Zeebroeck โ€“ โ€œLone Survivor,โ€ โ€œPublic Enemiesโ€
Tim Webber โ€“ โ€œGravity,โ€ โ€œThe Dark Knightโ€
Harold Weed โ€“ โ€œG.I. Joe: Retaliation,โ€ โ€œStar Trekโ€

Writers
Chantal Akerman โ€“ โ€œA Couch in New York,โ€ โ€œJeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxellesโ€
Olivier Assayas โ€“ โ€œSummer Hours,โ€ โ€œIrma Vepโ€
Craig Borten โ€“ โ€œDallas Buyers Clubโ€
Scott Z. Burns โ€“ โ€œSide Effects,โ€ โ€œContagionโ€
Jean-Claude Carriรจre โ€“ โ€œThe Unbearable Lightness of Being,โ€ โ€œThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisieโ€
Steve Coogan โ€“ โ€œPhilomena,โ€ โ€œThe Parole Officerโ€
Claire Denis โ€“ โ€œWhite Material,โ€ โ€œBeau Travailโ€
Larry Gross โ€“ โ€œWe Donโ€™t Live Here Anymore,โ€ โ€œ48 Hrs.โ€
Mathieu Kassovitz โ€“ โ€œBabylon A.D.,โ€ โ€œHate (La Haine)โ€
Diane Kurys โ€“ โ€œFor a Woman,โ€ โ€œEntre Nousโ€
Bob Nelson โ€“ โ€œNebraskaโ€
Scott Neustadter โ€“ โ€œThe Spectacular Now,โ€ โ€œ(500) Days of Summerโ€
Jeff Pope โ€“ โ€œPhilomena,โ€ โ€œPierrepoint โ€“ The Last Hangmanโ€
John Ridley โ€“ โ€œ12 Years a Slave,โ€ โ€œUndercover Brotherโ€
Paul Rudnick โ€“ โ€œIn & Out,โ€ โ€Jeffreyโ€
Eric Warren Singer โ€“ โ€œAmerican Hustle,โ€ โ€The Internationalโ€
Melisa Wallack โ€“ โ€œDallas Buyers Club,โ€ โ€œMirror Mirrorโ€
Michael H. Weber โ€“ โ€œThe Spectacular Now,โ€ โ€œ(500) Days of Summerโ€
Terence Winter โ€“ โ€œThe Wolf of Wall Street,โ€ โ€œGet Rich or Die Tryin’โ€

Associates
Matt Del Piano
Joe Funicello
Robert Hohman
Paul Christopher Hook
David Kramer
Joel Lubin
David Pringle
Melanie Ramsayer
Beth Swofford
Meredith Wechter

Each year Academy members may sponsor one candidate for membership within their branch. New member application reviews take place in the spring. Applications for the coming year must be received by March 19, 2015.

New members will be welcomed into the Academy at an invitation-only reception in September.

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