Academy Invites 135 to Membership

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    Jon Landau – “Avatar,” “Titanic”
    Marc Turtletaub – “Away We Go,” “Little Miss Sunshine”
    Glenn Williamson – “Sunshine Cleaning,” “Hollywoodland”

* Production Designers
    Kirk M. Pertruccelli – “The Incredible Hulk,” “The Patriot”
    Edward S. Verreaux – “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,” “Jurassic Park III”

* Public Relations
    Dwight Caines
    Suzanne M. Cole
    Tommy Gargotta
    Sophie Gluck
    Josh Greenstein
    Pamela Levine
    Wendy Lightbourn
    Michele Robertson
    Tony Sella

* Set Decorators
    Maggie Gray – “The Young Victoria,” “Ella Enchanted”
    Douglas A. Mowat – “Role Models,” “The Sixth Sense”
    Caroline Smith – “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,” “Match Point”

* Sound
    Frank Eulner – “Iron Man 2,” “Hellboy”
    Adam Jenkins – “I Love You, Man,” “Crash”
    Tony Lamberti – "Inglourious Basterds," “Sideways”
    Dennis Leonard – “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” “The Polar Express”
    Tom Myers – “Up,” “WALL-E”
    Paul N.J. Ottosson – “The Hurt Locker,” “Spider-Man 3”
    Resul Pookutty – “Ghajini,” “Slumdog Millionaire”
    Gary A. Rizzo – “How to Train Your Dragon,” “The Dark Knight”
    Michael Silvers – “Up,” “Ratatouille”
    Gwendolyn Yates Whittle – “Avatar,” "The Simpsons Movie"

* Visual Effects
    Matt Aitken – “District 9,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”
    Karen Ansel – “Angels & Demons,” “Men in Black II”
    Richard Baneham – “Avatar,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”
    Eric Barba – “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Zodiac”
    Paul Debevec – “Avatar,” “King Kong”
    Russell Earl – “Star Trek,” “Transformers”
    Steve Galich – “Date Night,” "Transformers"
    Andrew R. Jones – “Avatar,” “I, Robot”
    Dan Kaufman – “District 9,” “Ocean’s Thirteen”
    Derek Spears – “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” “Superman Returns”
    Steve Sullivan – “Avatar,” “Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith”
    Michael J. Wassel – “Hellboy II: The Golden Army,” “The Bourne Identity”

* Writers
    Neill Blomkamp – “District 9”
    Mark Boal – “The Hurt Locker,” “In the Valley of Elah”
    Geoffrey Fletcher – “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
    Nick Hornby – “An Education,” “Fever Pitch”
    Alex Kurtzman – “Star Trek,” “Mission: Impossible III”
    Tom McCarthy – “Up,” “The Visitor”
    Roberto Orci – “Star Trek,” “Mission: Impossible III”
    Terri Tatchell – “District 9”

*ABOUT THE ACADEMY*
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world’s preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual Academy Awards – in which the members vote to select the nominees and winners – the Academy presents a diverse year-round slate of public programs, exhibitions and events; provides financial support to a wide range of other movie-related organizations and endeavors; acts as a neutral advocate in the advancement of motion picture technology; and, through its Margaret Herrick Library and Academy Film Archive, collects, preserves, restores and provides access to movies and items related to their history. Through these and other activities the Academy serves students, historians, the entertainment industry and people everywhere who love movies.







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