On tour, Taylor Swift and Brazilians Anita Rocha da Silveira, director of “Medusa”, and Fernando de Goes, researcher at pixar and winner in the category of Scientific and Technical Awards, were invited to compose the voting position of the Oscar 2024 .
According to “Variety”, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences included their name among the 398 artists, executives and celebrities to participate in the awards vote.
North American director Antonio Campos, son of Brazilian journalist Lucas Mendes, also received an invitation to become a voting member, according to the magazine.
The Academy invited other prominent names, such as actors Austin Butler (“Elvis”), Keke Palmer (“No! Don’t Look!”), Ke Huy Quan and Stephanie Hsu (“Everything Everywhere at Once”), Paul Mescal (“Aftersun”) and Ram Charan and NTR Jr (both from “Uprising, Rebellion, Revolution”), director of photography James Friend (“Nothing New on the Front”), composers MM Keeravani and Chandrabose (“Naatu Naatu” and “Uprising, Rebellion, Revolution”) and the film’s production designer, Sabu Cyril (“Aquarium”).
Important industry executives are also present on the list, such as David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros-Discovery, and Bela Bajaria, Director of Content at Netflix.
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Oscar is aware of criticism for lack of representation both in the categories and in the professionals responsible for voting and nominating the productions.
“The Academy is proud to welcome these artists and professionals as members,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer and President Janet Yang. “They represent an extraordinary global talent across all filmmaking disciplines and have had a vital impact on film arts and sciences and on film fans around the world.”
Also according to the publication of the American magazine, this year’s guests include 40% of women, 34% of representatives of underrepresented ethnic and racial communities and 52% of 51 countries and territories outside the United States.
Last year, singer Billie Eilish, Oscar winner in the Best Supporting Actress category Ariana DeBose (“Amor, Sublime Amor”), actresses Caitríona Balfe and Jamie Dornan (“Belfast”) and Disney executive Dana Walde were part of the voter list.
The next edition of the Oscars takes place on March 10, 2024.
Source: CNN Brasil
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