Our very own A-listers have been added to the official Academy membership.
Michael Fassbender and Cillian Murphy have been invited to join the Oscar Academy, saying they are people who have “distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.”
It means the pair will get to vote for their favourite movies and actors this coming award season.
271 invitations were sent out this year to actors, directors, producers, cinematographers, and editors.
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To be officially added to the Academy membership, Michael and Cillian must confirm their acceptance.
In their invitations Fassbender’s 12 Years A Slave and role in Shame are mention, whil The Dark Knight and Inception are highlighted for Cillian.
Others invited to become members this year include Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chris Rock, Steve Coogan and Pharrell William.