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Select Academy Invitations For Membership

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences sent out invitations to join the Academy. We have chosen from the list of 135 invitations the ones we felt would be of most interest.

�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 2010 invitees include:

Actors
Tobin Bell � �Saw�
Jeremy Renner � �28 Weeks Later"
Zoe Saldana � �Avatar,� �Star Trek�


Animators
Darragh O�Connell � �Granny O�Grimm�s Sleeping Beauty� (no, really, she's made it creepy and funny)
Simon Otto � �How to Train Your Dragon,� �Kung Fu Panda�


Art Directors
Kim Sinclair � �Avatar�
Dave Warren � �Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"


Cinematographers
Shane Hurlbut � �Terminator Salvation�
Dan Mindel � �Star Trek�
Tobias Schliessler � �The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3"
Stephen Windon � �The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,� �House of Wax�
Robert Yeoman � �Get Him to the Greek�


Film Editors
John Refoua � �Avatar�


Makeup Artists and Hairstylists
Kris Evans � �X-Men The Last Stand," �Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl�
Mindy Hall � �Star Trek�
Joel Harlow � �Star Trek,� �Pirates of the Caribbean: At World�s End�


Music
Brian Tyler � �Fast & Furious,� �Aliens vs. Predator Requiem�


Producers
Jon Landau � �Avatar�


Set Decorators
Caroline Smith � �The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus�


Sound
Frank Eulner � �Iron Man 2,� �Hellboy�
Gary A. Rizzo � �How to Train Your Dragon,� �The Dark Knight�
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�
Paul Debevec � �Avatar,� �King Kong�
Russell Earl � �Star Trek,� �Transformers�
Steve Galich � "Transformers"
Andrew R. Jones � �Avatar,� �I, Robot�
Dan Kaufman � �District 9�
Derek Spears � �The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor�
Steve Sullivan � �Avatar,� �Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith�
Michael J. Wassel � �Hellboy II: The Golden Army�


Writers
Neill Blomkamp � �District 9�
Alex Kurtzman � �Star Trek,� �Mission: Impossible III�
Roberto Orci � �Star Trek,� �Mission: Impossible III�
Terri Tatchell � �District 9�

2010 Academy Award Nominees (of interest to heavy metal fans)

�A.M.P.A.S.�

Actor in a Leading Role

• Jeremy Renner in �The Hurt Locker�

Art Direction

• �Avatar� Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
  
• �The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus� Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith

Cinematography

• �Avatar� Mauro Fiore
  
• �The Hurt Locker� Barry Ackroyd

Costume Design

• �The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus� Monique Prudhomme

Directing

• �Avatar� James Cameron
  
• �The Hurt Locker� Kathryn Bigelow

Film Editing

• �Avatar� Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
  
• �District 9� Julian Clarke
  
• �The Hurt Locker� Bob Murawski and Chris Innis

Makeup

• �Star Trek� Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow

Music (Original Score)

• �Avatar� James Horner
  
• �The Hurt Locker� Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders

Best Picture

• �Avatar� James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers
  
• �District 9� Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
  
• �The Hurt Locker� Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers

Sound Editing

• �Avatar� Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
  
• �The Hurt Locker� Paul N.J. Ottosson
  
• �Star Trek� Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin

Sound Mixing

• �Avatar� Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
  
• �Star Trek� Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
  
• �The Hurt Locker� Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
  
• �Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen� Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

Visual Effects

• �Avatar� Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
  
• �District 9� Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
  
• �Star Trek� Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

• �District 9� Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell