Film Academy Invites 529 New Members: Jacob Elordi, Jenna Ortega, Teyana Taylor and More to Become Oscar Voters

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According to Variety’s source item, Film Academy Invites 529 New Members: Jacob Elordi, Jenna Ortega, Teyana Taylor and More to Become Oscar Voters, Breakout stars Jacob Elordi and Teyana Taylor, along with Hollywood mainstays Jenna Ortega and Jon Bernthal, and new Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro are among the 529 invitees to the newest member class of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The 2026 invitee list includes 95 Oscar nominees — 21 of them winners — […]

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