Meet the Members
They are the more than 6,000 artists and professionals who bring the magic of the movies to life. They are the men and women who transport audiences to galaxies far away and to worlds long ago and who create the previously unimagined for the big screen. They are the entertainment industry’s preeminent filmmakers. They are Academy members.
Who are we?
Below is a brief list of some of the individuals who are Academy members.
Actors
Will Smith, Salma Hayek, Ryan Gosling, Keira Knightley
Writers
Sofia Coppola, Quentin Tarantino, Susannah Grant
Executives
Steve Jobs, Barry Meyer, Jeffrey Katzenberg
Music
Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, John Williams
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In Their Own Words
Sidney Poitier on Denzel Washington’s Oscar win for “Training Day”
Get to know some of the Academy’s most illustrious members—as well as some less well-known ones—through this series of short, candid videos. What did Tom Hanks whisper to Cameron Crowe when he handed the writer-director his first Oscar? What went through Oscar-winner Sidney Poitier’s mind when Denzel Washington became the second African American to win the Best Actor award?
Find out the revealing answers to these and a wide range of other intriguing questions
