The list of those invited to join the

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motio ...

as members in 2004.

Actors

Shohreh Aghdashloo Shohreh Aghdashloo ( fa, شهره آغداشلو, ; née Vaziri-Tabar (); 11 May 1952) is an Iranian and American actress. Following numerous starring roles on the stage, she made her film debut in ''Chess of the Wind'' (1976). Her next two film ...

Paul Bettany Paul Bettany (born 27 May 1971) is an English actor. He is mostly known for his roles as J.A.R.V.I.S. and Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, recently starring in the Disney+ miniseries ''WandaVision'' (2021), for which he was nominated fo ...

Keisha Castle-Hughes Keisha Castle-Hughes (born 24 March 1990) is an Australian-born New Zealand actress who rose to prominence for playing Paikea "Pai" Apirana in the film ''Whale Rider''. She was nominated for several awards, including the Academy Award for Best ...

Patricia Clarkson Patricia Davies Clarkson (born December 29, 1959) is an American actress. She has starred in numerous leading and supporting roles in a variety of films ranging from independent film features to major film studio productions. Her accolades incl ...

Keith David Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for his signature deep voice and commanding screen presence in over 300 roles across film, stage, television, and interactive media. He has starred in such films as '' T ...

Hope Davis Hope Davis is an American actress. She is known for her performances on stage and screen earning various awards and nominations including a Tony Award nomination, as well two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Award nominations. She ...

Maggie Gyllenhaal Margalit Ruth "Maggie" Gyllenhaal (; born November 16, 1977) is an American actress and filmmaker. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal, Naomi Achs, and the older sister o ...

Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Ingrid Johansson (; born November 22, 1984) is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2018 and 2019, she has featured multiple times on the ''Forbes'' Celebrity 100 list. ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 100 ...

Viggo Mortensen Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. R (; born October 20, 1958) is an American actor, writer, director, producer, musician, and multimedia artist. Born and raised in the State of New York to a Danish father and American mother, he also lived in Argentin ...

Bill Nighy William Francis Nighy (; born 12 December 1949) is an English actor. Nighy started his career with the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool and made his London debut with the Royal National Theatre starting with ''The Illuminatus! Trilogy, The Illuminatu ...

Sean Penn Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008). Penn began his acting career in televisi ...

Audrey Tautou Audrey Justine Tautou (; born 9 August 1976) is a French actress. She made her acting debut at the age of 18 on television and her feature film debut in ''Venus Beauty Institute'' (1999), for which she received critical acclaim and won the Césa ...

Ken Watanabe is a Japanese actor. To English-speaking audiences, he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in '' Letters from Iwo Jima'' and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in ''The Last Samurai'', for which he was nomi ...

Animators

* Bill Berg *

Brad Bird Phillip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American film director, animator, screenwriter, producer, and voice actor. He has had a career spanning forty years in both animation and live-action. Bird was born in Montana and grew up in ...

Aaron Blaise Aaron Blaise (born February 17, 1968) is an American painter, animator, film director and art instructor. He is known for his work on ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1991), ''Aladdin'' (1992) and ''Brother Bear'' (2003). He was nominated for Academy ...

Sylvain Chomet Sylvain Chomet (; born 10 November 1963) is a French comic writer, animator and film director. Early career Born in Maisons-Laffitte, Seine-et-Oise (now Yvelines), near Paris, he studied art at high school until he graduated in 1982. Chomet m ...

Adam Elliot Adam Elliot (born 2 January 1972) is an Australian stop-motion animation writer, director and producer based in Melbourne, Australia. His five films have collectively participated in over seven hundred film festivals and have received over one ...

* Tony Fucile * Roger Gould *

Bud Luckey William Everett Luckey (July 28, 1934 – February 24, 2018) was an American animator, artist, cartoonist, composer, illustrator, musician, singer and voice actor. He worked at the animation studio Pixar, where he worked as a character designer ...

Dominique Monféry Dominique Monféry (born May 4, 1965) is a French director, storyboard artist and also an animator. Education Monféry studied at the Gobelins School of the Image. Career Monféry started his career at Disney in 1990 with '' DuckTales the Movie ...

Steve Oedekerk Steven Brent Oedekerk (born November 27, 1961) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, editor, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with actor and comedian Jim Carrey and director Tom Shadyac (particular ...

Carlos Saldanha Carlos Saldanha (; born 24 January 1965) is a Brazilian animator, director, producer, and voice actor of animated films who worked with Blue Sky Studios until its closure in 2021. He was the director of '' Ice Age: The Meltdown'' (2006), '' Ice ...

Shane Zalvin Shane may refer to: People * Shane (actress) (born 1969), American pornographic actress * Shane (New Zealand singer) (born 1946) * iamnotshane (born 1995), formerly known as Shane, American singer * Shane (name), a masculine given name and a sur ...

Scientific and technical

* Loren C. Carpenter

Set decorators

Robert Gould Robert Gould (1660? – 1708/1709) was a significant voice in Restoration poetry in England. He was born in the lower classes and orphaned when he was thirteen. It is possible that he had a sister, but her name and fate are unknown. Gou ...

Denise Pizzini Denise may refer to: * Denise (given name), people with the given name ''Denise'' * Denise (computer chip), a video graphics chip from the Amiga computer * "Denise" (song), a 1963 song by Randy & the Rainbows * Denise, Mato Grosso, a municipalit ...

Leslie Pope Leslie Pope (June 2, 1954 – May 6, 2020) was an American set decorator who was nominated at the 76th Academy Awards for her work on the 2003 film ''Seabiscuit'' in the category of Best Art Direction. She shared her nomination with Jeannine Opp ...

Casting directors

Suzanne Smith Suzanne Smith may refer to: * Suzi Smith (born 1962), Canadian volleyball player * Suzanne Weaver Smith, American mechanical and aerospace engineer {{hndis ...

* Ilene Starger

Cinematographers

* James Carter *

Jeff Cronenweth Jeffrey Scott Cronenweth, (born January 14, 1962) is an American cinematographer based in Los Angeles, California who is known for his role as the director of photography on the David Fincher films ''Fight Club'', ''The Social Network'', ''The Gi ...

Ron Garcia Ron is a shortening of the name Ronald. Ron or RON may also refer to: Arts and media * Big Ron (''EastEnders''), a TV character * Ron (''King of Fighters''), a video game character *Ron Douglas, the protagonist in ''Lucky Stiff'' played by Joe ...

* Anastas Michos *

Kees Van Oostrum Kees Van Oostrum (born July 5, 1963 Netherlands) is a Dutch cinematographer and former president of the International Federation of Cinematographers (2020–2020). He was formerly the president of the American Society of Cinematographers The ...

* Amelia Vincent *

Dariusz Wolski Dariusz Adam Wolski (born 7 May 1956 in Warsaw) is a Polish film and music video cinematographer. He is known for his work as the cinematographer on the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series and on Alex Proyas' cult classics '' The Crow'' and ...

Costume designers

* Aude Bronson Howard * John David Ridge * David Carl Robinson *

Penny Rose Penny Rose is a British costume designer who has worked in the film industry since the 1970s. Rose has been nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design three times for the films ''Evita'' (1996), '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse ...

Jacqueline West Jacqueline West is an American costume designer whose work has been recognized in numerous films such as '' Quills'' (2000), ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (2003), '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' (2008), '' State of Play'' (200 ...

Directors

Miguel Arteta Miguel Arteta (born 1965) is a Puerto Rican director of film and television, known for his independent film ''Chuck & Buck'' (2000), for which he received the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award, and for the films ''The Good Girl'' (2002) ...

Gurinder Chadha Gurinder Chadha, (born 10 January 1960) is a British film director of Indian origin. Most of her films explore the lives of Indians living in England. The common theme among her work showcases the trials of Indian women living in the UK and ho ...

Peter Chelsom Peter Chelsom (born 20 April 1956) is a British film director, writer, and actor. He has directed such films as Hector and the Search for Happiness (film), ''Hector and the Search for Happiness'', Serendipity (film), ''Serendipity'', and ''Shal ...

Sofia Coppola Sofia Carmina Coppola (; born May 14, 1971) is an American filmmaker and actress. The youngest child and only daughter of filmmakers Eleanor Coppola, Eleanor and Francis Ford Coppola, she made her film debut as an infant in her father's acclaimed ...

(as a member of Writer) *

Michael Corrente Michael Corrente (born April 6, 1959) is an American film director and producer. His films include ''A Shot at Glory'', ''American Buffalo'', '' Outside Providence'', ''Brooklyn Rules'' and '' Federal Hill''. '' Federal Hill'' won the Audience A ...

Ashutosh Gowariker Ashutosh Gowariker (born 15 February 1964) is an Indian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer who works in Bollywood, Hindi cinema. He is known for directing films "set on a huge canvas while boasting of an opulent treatment". His is ...

* Shawn Adam Levy *

Gillies MacKinnon Gillies MacKinnon (born 8 January 1948, Glasgow) is a Scottish film director, writer and painter. He attended the Glasgow School of Art where he studied mural painting. Following this he became an art teacher and cartoonist, and about this time ...

Fernando Meirelles Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (; born 9 November 1955) is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for co-directing the film '' City of God'', released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films, which ...

Bruce Robinson Bruce Robinson (born 2 May 1946) is an English actor, director, screenwriter and novelist. He wrote and directed the cult classic ''Withnail and I'' (1987), a film with comic and tragic elements set in London in the late 1960s, which drew on hi ...

Documentary filmmakers

Joe Berlinger Joseph Berlinger (born October 30, 1961) is an American documentary filmmaker and producer. Particularly focused on true crime documentaries, Berlinger's films and docu-series draw attention to social justice issues in the US and abroad in such ...

Lourdes Portillo Lourdes Portillo is a Mexican film director, producer, and writer. Biography Portillo got her first filmmaking experience at the age of twenty-one when a friend in Hollywood asked her to help out on a documentary. Her formal training began se ...

Bruce Sinofsky Bruce Sinofsky (March 31, 1956 – February 21, 2015) was an American documentary film director, particularly known for his films the '' Paradise Lost'' trilogy, '' Brother's Keeper'' and '' Metallica: Some Kind of Monster'', all created with Joe ...

Executives

Chris Albrecht Chris Albrecht (born July 24, 1952) is an American media executive. He is the head of television at Legendary Entertainment and was previously chief executive officer and President of Starz. Albrecht was also the former chairman and CEO of HBO. H ...

Peter Block Peter Block (born 1939) is an American author, consultant, and speaker in the areas of organization development, community building, and civic engagement. He was born to Jewish parents, Ira and Dorothy Block. He currently resides with his wife, ...

* Rory Bruer * Jeffrey M. Freedman * Stephen A. Gilula * Jere R. Hausfater * James Horowitz *

Graham King Graham King is an English film producer. King was nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing the films '' The Aviator'' (2004), ''Hugo'' (2011), ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' (2018), and winning for ''The Departed'' (200 ...

* Jay Rakow * Jeff Robinov * Sara Rose * Michael Rudnitsky * Courtenay L. Valenti * Charles T. Viane * Clark Woods

Film editors

* Nick Moore *

Daniel Rezende Daniel Rezende (born May 5, 1975) is a Brazilian film editor and director. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for his work on the 2002 film '' City of God'' and was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the same film. ...

Jamie Selkirk James William Arthur "Jamie" Selkirk is a film editor and producer who has worked primarily in New Zealand. He is particularly noted for his work on ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, which he co-produced with Peter Jackson. He received the ...

Lee Smith Lee Smith is the name of: Arts, entertainment and media *Lee Smith (fiction author) (born 1944), American author of fiction *Lee Smith (film editor) (born 1960), Australian film editor *Lee Smith (musician) (born 1983), American drummer *Lee Smith ...

* Craig Wood

Live action short filmmakers

* Florian Baxmeyer

Makeup and hairstylists

* Jean A. Black * Sue Cabral-Ebert *

Bill Corso Bill Corso is a makeup artist. He has worked on over 70 films since his start in 1986. Oscars All three were in the category of Best Makeup *77th Academy Awards – ''Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events'' (Shared with Valli O'Reil ...

* Peter King * Mary Hart Mastro *

Peter Montagna Peter Montagna (born March 27, 1952) is an American make-up artist. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Makeup and Hairstyling for the film ''Hitchcock''. Selected filmography * ''Hitchcock'' (2012; co-nominated for an ...

Musicians

* Bill Abbott *

Nick Glennie-Smith Nickolas Glennie-Smith is an English film score composer, conductor, and musician who is a frequent collaborator with Hans Zimmer, contributing to scores including '' The Rock'' (nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound), the 2006 histori ...

* Charles Martin Inouye * Annette Kudrak *

John Ottman John Ottman (born July 6, 1964) is an American film composer and editor. He is best known for collaborating with director Bryan Singer, composing and/or editing many of his films, including '' Public Access'' (1993), ''The Usual Suspects'' (1995 ...

Producers

* Duncan S. Henderson *

William Horberg William Horberg is an American film producer and chair emeritus of the Producers Guild of America on the East coast. He is executive producer of ''The Queen's Gambit (miniseries), The Queen's Gambit'', a television miniseries released on Netflix ...

* Loretha Jones *

Nancy Juvonen Nancy Juvonen (born May 18, 1967) is an American film producer. She and Drew Barrymore own the production company Flower Films. Early life Juvonen was born in Connecticut and raised in Mill Valley, California. Of Finnish descent, she is the dau ...

Stephen McEveety Stephen Mark "Steve" McEveety (born November 4, 1954) is an American film producer, who has over 40 years experience in senior positions in the entertainment industry. McEveety is one of six children, and attended Notre Dame High School and L ...

Don Murphy Don Murphy (born April 1967) is an American film producer who produced ''Natural Born Killers'', ''Real Steel'', '' Splice'' and many other films, including ''Transformers'' and '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen''. Personal background B ...

* Gil Netter * Deborah Schindler * Jane Startz

Production designers

* Ian Gracie *

Owen Paterson Owen William Paterson (born 24 June 1956) is a British former politician who served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2010 to 2012 and Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2012 to 2014 under Prime Minist ...

Anne Pritchard Anne Pritchard is a Canadian production designer, art director and set decorator. She is most noted as a four-time Etrog and Genie award winner for Best Art Direction/Production Design, winning at the 22nd Canadian Film Awards in 1970 for ''The Act ...

* Barry Robison * William Sandell

Public relations personnel

* Hilary Judge Clark * Adam Fogelson * Juli Goodwin * Laura C. Kim * Timothy Nett * Paula Silver

Sound designers

* James F. Austin * Michael Grant Hedges * Avi Laniado * David Lee *

Tony Pilkington Tony Pilkington is a South Australian radio personality. He is best known for "Bazz and Pilko", his long running breakfast show partnership with Barry Ion. Their show aired in Adelaide from 1976 to 1984, then Sydney from 1985 to 1991, then back ...

* Daniel Sperry *

Ethan Van der Ryn Ethan Van der Ryn (born October 21, 1962) is an American sound editor. He won 2 Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' and ''King Kong''. He earned further Academy Awards nominations for ''Transfo ...

Visual effects artists

* John “DJ” DesJardin *

Scott Frankel Scott David Frankel (born May 6, 1963) is an American composer. Career Early life Frankel began his music education taking piano lessons with Betty Belkin in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Interlochen Arts Camp, Hawken School (‘81) and graduated f ...

* Mark Freund * Geoff Heron *

Robert Stromberg Robert Stromberg (born 1965) is an American special effects artist, designer and filmmaker. Stromberg's credits include films such as James Cameron's ''Avatar'', Tim Burton's '' Alice in Wonderland'', and Sam Raimi's ''Oz the Great and Powerful'' ...

Writers

Shari Springer Berman Shari Springer Berman (born July 13, 1963) and Robert Pulcini (born August 24, 1964) are an American team of filmmakers. Biographies Both Springer Berman and Pulcini were born in New York, New York. Springer Berman graduated from Wesleyan Un ...

L. M. Kit Carson Lewis Minor Carson (August 12, 1941 – October 20, 2014) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer. Career Carson first gained the notice of the film world when he starred in Jim McBride's mockumentary ''David Holzman's Di ...

(as a member of Director) * D. V. DeVincentis *

Steven Knight Steven Knight (born 1 April 1959) is a British screenwriter, film director and film producer. Knight wrote the screenplays for the films ''Closed Circuit'', '' Dirty Pretty Things'', and ''Eastern Promises'', and also wrote and directed the f ...

Bráulio Mantovani Bráulio Mantovani (born July 1963 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian screenwriter and author. Graduating in Portuguese Language and Literature from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, he began his career writing professionally for ...

Robert Pulcini Shari Springer Berman (born July 13, 1963) and Robert Pulcini (born August 24, 1964) are an American team of filmmakers. Biographies Both Springer Berman and Pulcini were born in New York City, New York, New York (state), New York. Springer Be ...

References

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