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Academy Adds 529 New Voting Members, Boosts Diversity

6/25/2026

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Academy invited 529 artists to become voting members on Wednesday.
Acceptance would raise voting members to 10,338 and total members to 11,319, up from about 6,000 a decade ago.
The new class is 42% women, 56% under-represented and 53% international, raising overall Academy composition to 36% women, 25% under-represented and 22% international.
Nine invitees—including the Safdie brothers—must pick one branch, with other invitees such as Jenna Ortega and Simu Liu.

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Story summary

Academy invited 529 artists to become voting members on Wednesday.
Acceptance would raise voting members to 10,338 and total members to 11,319, up from about 6,000 a decade ago.
The new class is 42% women, 56% under-represented and 53% international, raising overall Academy composition to 36% women, 25% under-represented and 22% international.
Nine invitees—including the Safdie brothers—must pick one branch, with other invitees such as Jenna Ortega and Simu Liu.