HollywoodNews.com: Adam Sandler is gearing up for the release of his new film, “Grown Ups,” and has just been announced as one of 135 artists selected to join the Academy. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 135 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2010 to the Academy’s roster of voting members. “The work of these individuals has been appreciated by moviegoers all around the world,” said Academy President Tom Sherak. “The Academy is proud to invite each and every one of them.” The Academy’s membership policies would have allowed a maximum of 180 new members in 2010, but as in other recent years, the several branch committees endorsed fewer candidates than were proposed to them. Voting membership in the organization has now held steady at just under 6,000 members since 2003. New members will be welcomed into the Academy at an invitation-only reception at the Academy’s Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study in Beverly Hills in September. The 2010 invitees are: Actors Tobin Bell – “Saw,” “The Firm” Vera Farmiga – “Up in the Air,” “The Departed” Miguel Ferrer – “Traffic,” “RoboCop” James Gandolfini – “In the Loop,” “Get Shorty” Anna Kendrick – “Up in the Air,” “Twilight” Mo’Nique – “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” “Phat Girlz” Carey Mulligan – “An Education,” “Public Enemies” Jeremy Renner – “The Hurt Locker,” “28 Weeks Later” Ryan Reynolds – “The Proposal,” “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” LaTanya Richardson Jackson – “Mother and Child,” “Losing Isaiah” Peter Riegert – “Traffic,” “Crossing Delancey” Sam Robards – “A.I. Artificial Intelligence,” “American Beauty” Saoirse Ronan – “The Lovely Bones,” “Atonement” Zoe Saldana – “Avatar,” “Star Trek” Adam Sandler – “Funny People,” “Punch-Drunk Love” Peter Sarsgaard – “An Education,” “Boys Don’t Cry” Gabourey Sidibe – “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” Shaun Toub – “Iron Man,” “The Kite Runner” Christoph Waltz – “Inglourious Basterds” George Wyner – “A Serious Man,” “American Pie 2” Animators Ken Bielenberg – “Monsters vs Aliens,” “Shrek” Peter de Seve – “Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs,” “Ratatouille” Steve Hickner – “Bee Movie,” “The Prince of Egypt” Angus MacLane – “Toy Story 3,” “WALL-E” Darragh O’Connell – “Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty,” “Give Up Yer Aul Sins” Simon Otto – “How to Train Your Dragon,” “Kung Fu Panda” Bob Pauley – “Toy Story 3,” “Monsters, Inc.” Willem Thijssen – “The Aroma of Tea,” “A Greek Tragedy” Art Directors Kim Sinclair – “Avatar,” “Cast Away” Dave Warren – “Sweeney Todd The Demon [...]
