Pop singer and songwriter Taylor Swift, “Elvis” star Austin Butler and finest supporting actor winner Ke Huy Quan had been amongst greater than 300 folks chosen to hitch the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group that awards the Oscars.
Swift, 33, was invited to hitch the academy’s music department after writing songs for the soundtracks of the 2022 film “Where the Crawdads Sing” and the 2019 movie adaptation of the musical “Cats.”
Quan, 51, gained the supporting actor trophy this yr for his function in finest image winner “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” His Oscar-nominated co-star Stephanie Hsu, 32, additionally was chosen to hitch the academy, together with the film’s administrators, 35-year-old Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, 36 – generally known as “the Daniels.”
Butler, 31, was nominated for an Oscar this yr for his portrayal of Elvis Presley.
The academy, which has greater than 10,000 members in complete, has taken steps to diversify its membership for the reason that #OscarsSoWhite outcry in 2015.
The group mentioned 40% of the brand new members recognized as ladies, 34% belonged to underrepresented ethnic or racial communities, and 52% had been from 50 international locations and territories outdoors the United States.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
