Wednesday, April 11, 2012

The Academy Members Project: Wish List R-Z

Pictured: Despite his integral role in the Fast and the Furious franchise, Paul Walker never received an invitation to join the Academy.

Non-Members W-Z
Updated 12/29/2019

Note that this is a NON-Members Page. Numbered names are those who have never received an invitation to join. Indented names are those who turned down their invitations, resigned their membership, or left the Academy at some point.

  1. Justine Wachsberger - (Actress) Divergent, Insurgent (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  2. Holly Waddington - (Costume Designer) Lady Macbeth, Departure, Ginger & Rosa, Atonement, Clash Of The Titans, Another Year, War Horse, Lincoln, Jack The Giant Slayer (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  3. Kaye Wade - (Stunt Performer) (Source: Facebook 2/21/2012 mentions that her husband Chuck Hicks is a member, but doesn’t speak of her own membership) (Facebook comment 6/29/2016) (Learn more here and here
  4. Michelle Wade Byrd - (Casting Director) Girls Trip, All Eyez On Me, Barbershop The Next Cut, The Birth Of A Nation, Last Weekend, Rudderless (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  5. Jay Wadley - (Composer) (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  6. Walter Wager - (Writer) Wrote the novel upon which Die Hard 2 was based (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  7. Fabian Wagner - (Cinematographer) Victor Frankenstein, TV’s Sherlock, TV’s Game Of Thrones (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  8. Ralph Waite - (Actor) TV’s The Waltons (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  9. Samantha Waite - (Oscar Nominated Producer of a Live Action Short) Wish 143, Man On Wire, Austenland, Beyond The Lights (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  10. Lena Waithe - (Writer) Dear White People, TV’s Bones, TV’s Master Of None, Hello Cupid (Source: LATimes 6/2/2016) (Learn more here)
  11. Andrzej Wajda - (Director of an Oscar Nominated Foreign Language Film) (Honorary Academy Award Winner) The Promised Land, The Maids Of Wilko, Man Of Iron, Katyn, A Generation, Kanal, Ashes And Diamonds, Danton, Korczak. (NOTE: Despite Winning an Honorary Academy Award, Wajda did not appear on the Academy’s Memorial Page after his death) (Academy Press Releases 2000 p. 32-34) (TheWrap 10/9/2016) (Deadline 10/9/2016) (Learn more here and here)
  12. James Wakefield - (Art Director) Mr. Holmes, One Chance, I Give It A Year, The Iron Lady, Wuthering Heights, One Day, Jane Eyre, Nanny McPhee Returns (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
    1. Gwen Wakeling (born Gwen Sewell) - (Art Directors Branch - Costume Designer, Left the Academy decades prior to her death) (Oscar Winner) Samson And Delilah, The Grapes Of Wrath (1/1/1956 Membership List in UCLA’s Herschel Burke Gilbert Collection 268-M Series 6 Box 249) (Does not appear on membership lists from later in her life) (Learn more here)
  13. Derek Walcott - (Writer) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  14. Jeffrey Waldron - (Cinematographer) The Dynamiter, Rising From Ashes, The Rum Diary (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  15. Alexander Walker - (Film Critic) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  16. Benjamin Walker - (Actor) Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, Flags Of Our Fathers, Kinsey, Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  17. Mort Walker - (Animator/Cartoonist) Beetle Bailey (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  18. Paul Walker - (Paul Walker) The Fast and the Furious series, Pleasantville (Did not show up on Academy’s Memorial page) (Learn more here)
  19. Robert Walker - (Oscar Nominated Animator) Brother Bear, The Lion King, Beauty And The Beast, Aladdin, Mulan (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  20. Ted Walker (born Edward Joseph Walker) - (Writer) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  21. Zena Walker - (Actress) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  22. Clint Wallace - (Art Director/Visual Effects Artist) Independence Day Resurgence, Fantastic Four, Transcendence, Ender’s Game, Men In Black 3 (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  23. Marcia Wallace - (Actress) TV’s The Simpsons (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
    1. Eli Wallach - (Actors Branch) (Honorary Academy Award Winner) The Good The Bad And The Ugly. Note that we have conflicting sources on whether or not he was ever a member. A 1990 press release suggests that he was, but in a 2010 interview Wallach said that he never joined, and he did not appear on the Academy’s Memorial Page after his death.  (Academy Press Releases 1990 p. 61) (LATimes 11/11/10)
  24. David Wallechinsky - (Source: HuffingtonPost 2/25/2016) (Learn more here and here)
  25. Robert James Waller - (Writer) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  26. Annabelle Wallis - (Actress) (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  27. Wanetah Walmsley - (Actress) Pitch Perfect (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  28. Kevin J. Walsh - (Oscar Nominated Producer) Manchester By The Sea, The Way Way Back, Thoroughbred (IMDB.com - few solo credits prior to 2004)
  29. Ferdia Walsh-Peelo - (Actor/Singer) Sing Street (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  30. David Walton - (Actor) (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  31. Derek Wang - (Art Director) (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  32. Jonathan Wang - (Producer) Swiss Army Man (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  33. Joseph Wapner - (Actor) TV’s The People’s Court (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
    1. Cotton Warburton (born Irvine Eugene Warburton) - (Film Editors Branch, Left the Academy for several years, Rejoined the Film Editors Branch by 1972) (Oscar Winner) (1948 Membership List) (Does not appear on membership lists from intervening years) (Film Editors Branch Invitees 6/1969 to 12/1972 in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers, File 260.f-2676) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740)
  34. Faye Ward - (Producer) Suffragette, Jane Eyre, The Other Boleyn Girl (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  35. Derek Ware - (Actor/Stunt Performer) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  36. Garrett Wareing - (Actor) (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  37. Elizabeth Warn - (Costume Designer) Certain Women, Lovesong, Miss Stevens, Entertainment, Women Who Kill, Another Evil (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
    1. Frank E. Warner - (Sound Branch, May have left the Academy prior to his death) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial page) (Learn more here and here
    2. Jack L. Warner (born John Eichelbaum) - (Producers Branch, Listed in Combined Producers & Executives Branch in some eras, and as Production Branch in some eras, Resigned from the Academy in 1952, Readmitted to Administrators Branch by 1956, Transferred to which branch in 1970?) (Oscar Winner) (Thalberg Award) (Academy Founder) (Academy Governor) (Wikipedia) (1927 Membership List p. 10) (1930 Academy Publication p. 13) (May 14, 1931 Membership List and image) (1948 Membership List) (For Your Information Vol 3 No 7 Winter 1949 p. 6) (Box Office 10/4/1952 p. 50) (1/1/1956 Membership List in UCLA’s Herschel Burke Gilbert Collection 268-M Series 6 Box 249) (1/1/1964 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers File 260.f-2729 and Academy’s William Wyler Papers File 42.f-562) (1/1/1968 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2730 and Academy’s Alfred Hitchcock Papers File 111.f-1328) (Academy Bulletin No 15 Spring 1977 p 7) (Learn more here and here)
  38. Bill Warren - (Film Critic & Historian) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
    1. Harry Warren (born Salvatore Anthony Guaragna) - (Music Branch, Left the Academy prior to his death) (Oscar Winner) (Academy Governor) Despite winning 3 Oscars and being nominated for an additional 8, Warren did this interview which says that he quit the Academy.  (Sources: Twenty-Five Years Of Celebrity Interviewers p. 301; For Your Information Vol 3 No 4 April 1947 p. 4; 1948 Membership List; For Your Information Vol 3 No 7 Winter 1949 p. 6) (Learn more here)
    2. Ruth Warrick - (See notes below: May have turned down an early invitation to join, Possibly joined the Academy in 1990s, and then may have left the academy again prior to her death) Citizen Kane. (Warrick has not appear on any printed membership lists that we have found so far. Her name was handwritten on a 1/1/1964 Membership List in Academy’s William Wyler Papers File 42.f-562, but she did not appear on the next year’s list, making it unclear whether she turned down an invitation to join, or if the handwritten note was merely a suggestion from Wyler) (Attended an Academy event in New York Academy Report Vol 4 No 2, June 1992 p. 4) (Legacy Gallery Plaques 1993-1998) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  39. Julian Wass - (Music Composer) The Overnight, Hit And Run, Noah’s Arc: Jumping The Broom, The Do-Deca Pentathlon, The Pretty One, Other People (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  40. Suzanne Wasserman - (Director) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
    1. Robert “Bob” Waterfield - (Administrators Branch, Left the Academy prior to his death) (1/1/1964 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers File 260.f-2729 and Academy’s William Wyler Papers File 42.f-562) (Does not appear on membership lists from later in his life) (Learn more at two IMDB pages: here and here; as well as here)
  41. Katherine Waterston - (Actress) Steve Jobs, Inherent Vice, Michael Clayton (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
    1. David Watkin - (Oscar Winning Cinematographer) Out Of Africa, Chariots Of Fire, Moonstruck, The Three Musketeers, The Charge Of The Light Brigade, Tea With Mussolini (Did not appear on Academy Memorial Page). Note: Given his lengthy and high-profile career, it is speculated that he might have been invited but turned down the invitation. (Learn more here)
  42. Alberta Watson - (Actress) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  43. Ryan Watson - (Set Decorator) White Bird In A Blizzard, Neighbors 2 Sorority Rising, TV’s Looking (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  44. Jon Watts - (Director) Spider-Man Homecoming, Cop Car, Clown (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  45. Pete Overend Watts - (Musician) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
    1. Sam E. Waxman - (Film Editors Branch, May have left the Academy prior to his death) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial page) (Learn more here)
  46. Kellie Waymire - (Actress) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  47. Steve Wayne - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  48. Fritz Weaver - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  49. Tom Weaving - (Art Director) The Danish Girl, Victor Frankenstein, Assassin’s Creed, X-Men First Class (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  50. Marc Webb - (Director) (500) Days Of Summer, The Amazing Spider-Man 1 & 2 (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  51. Mark Webber - (Actor/Writer/Director) Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, The End Of Love, Explicit Ills (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
    1. Timothy “Tim” Webber - (Oscar Winning Visual Effects Artist) Gravity, The Dark Knight, Children of Men, Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, Avatar, Notting Hill, Where The Wild Things Are, Lawn Dogs, Love Actually, TV’s Merlin and Dinotopia. The Visual Effects Branch has now invited him at least twice, suggesting that he may not be accepting the invitations (June 30, 2009 Academy Invitation List) (June 26, 2014 Academy Invitation List) (Learn more here and here)
  52. Kurt Weber - (Cinematographer) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  53. Patti Webster - (Public Relations/Publicist) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  54. Josef “Joe” Wees - (Executive/Public Relations) Senior Vice President of Creative Advertising at Universal Pictures (Linkedin.com -- no positions prior to 2004) (Oscars.org 6/15/2017)
  55. Marc Weigert - (Visual Effects Artist) (Uncharted-territory.com - Bio does not include AMPAS among his many memberships) (Learn more here and here)
  56. Leah Weil - (Executive) Senior Executive Vice President & General Counsel at Sony Pictures Entertainment (Source: WikiLeaks) (Learn more here)
  57. Scott Weiland - (Singer/Songwriter) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  58. Len Wein - (Writer) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  59. Marshall Weinbaum - (Public Relations) Began working as a Publicist at Walt Disney Studios in 2007 or 2010.
  60. Alice Weinberg - (Producer) American Honey (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  61. Inbal Weinberg - (Production Designer) Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond The Pines, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, Pariah, Bluebird, St. Vincent, Beasts Of No Nation, Our Idiot Brother, Ceremony, Frozen River, Half Nelson (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
    1. Harvey Weinstein - (Previously Executives Branch, Expelled from the Academy on 10/14/2017) (Oscar Winner) Former Executive at Miramax and The Weinstein Company, Shakespeare In Love, Gangs Of New York, My Week With Marilyn, Malena, Silver Linings Playbook, The Lord Of The Rings The Fellowship Of The Ring, Pulp Fiction, The English Patient, Chicago (Legacy Gallery Plaques 1993-1998) (1999 Letter supporting keeping Documentary Shorts as an Oscar category in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers, File 261.f-2745) (Deadline.com 12/30/11) (Demotix.com 10/6/2014) (Newzcard 10/2014) (Time.com 3/26/2001) (Deadline 12/8/2015) (Deadline 1/8/2016) (USWeekly 2/11/2016) (IndiaToday 2/12/2016) (HollywoodReporter 1/8/2017) (NewYorker.com 2/27/2017) (HollywoodReporter 10/8/2017) (HollywoodReporter 10/8/2017 B) (TheWrap 10/9/2017) (IndieWire 10/11/2017) (Variety 10/11/2017) (TheWrap 10/11/2017) (Deadline 10/11/2017) (IndieWire 10/11/2017) (HollywoodReporter 10/11/2017) (VanityFair 10/11/2017) (IndieWire.com 10/9/2017) (LATimes.com 10/11/2017) (DailyWire 10/12/2017) (LATimes.com 10/13/2017) (HolywoodReporter 10/13/2017) (LATimes.com 10/14/2017) (NYTimes.com 10/13/2017) (Deadline.com 10/13/2017) (IndieWire 10/13/2017) (IndieWire 10/14/2017) (Official Academy Statement Expelling Weinstein from the Academy 10/14/2017) (Twitter 10/14/2017) (Twitter 10/14/2017) (TheWrap 10/14/2017) (Deadline 10/14/2017) (IndieWire 10/14/2017) (HollywoodReporter 10/14/2017) (Buzzfeed 10/14/2017) (NPR.org 10/14/2017) (Losangeles.cbslocal.com 10/14/2017) (WSJ.com 10/14/2017) (NYDailyNews 10/14/2017) (NYTimes 10/14/2017) (Telegraph.co.uk 10/14/2017) (Awardsdaily.com 10/14/2017) (Movieawardsplus 10/14/2017) (USAToday.com 10/14/2017) (Twitter 10/14/2017) (Twitter 10/14/2017) (EW.com 10/14/2017) (LATimes.com 10/14/2017) (WashingtonPost.com 10/14/2017) (CNN.com 10/14/2017) (Variety 10/14/2017) (Deadline 10/14/2017) (Bloomberg.com 10/15/2017) (Thefilmexperience.net 10/14/2017) (AwardsCircuit.com 10/14/2017) (Theplaylist.net 10/14/2017) (CBC.ca 10/14/2017) (Pagesix 10/14/2017) (Apnews.com 10/14/2017) (Thedailybeast.com 10/14/2017) (Huffingtonpost 10/14/2017) (BBC.com 10/14/2017) (CharlotteObserver.com 10/14/2017) (Cetusnews.com 10/14/2017) (TMZ.com 10/14/2017) (Deadline.com 10/14/2017) (EW.com 10/14/2017) (Variety 10/14/2017) (Theguardian.com 10/15/2017) (Scmp.com 10/15/2017) (Belfasttelegraph.co.uk 10/24/2017) (Deadline 5/3/2018) (IndieWire.com 5/3/2018) (Variety 5/3/2018) (TheDailyBeast.com 5/3/2018) (Deadline.com 5/5/2018)
  62. Madeline Weinstein - (Actress) Beach Rats (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  63. Miriam Weinstein - (Executive) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here, here, here and here)
  64. Fred Weintraub - (Producer) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  65. William Weintraub - (Writer/Director) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here, here, and here)
  66. William H. Weintraub - (Public Relations Executive) Advertising Agent (Learn more here)
  67. Molly Weir - (Actress) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  68. Jonathan Weisgal - (Talent Agent/Executive/Producer) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  69. Steven Mark “Steve” Weiss - (Talent Agent) Worked at William Morris (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  70. Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine - (Singer & Songwriter) (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  71. James Welch - (Writer) (Did not appear on Academy Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  72. Hays Wellford - (Actor) (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  73. Tom Welling - (Actor) TV’s Smallville, The Fog, Cheaper By The Dozen (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  74. Stuart Wells - (Actor) Billy Elliot, The Reckoning (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
    1. Howard Welsch - (Administrators Branch, Resigned from the Academy in 1970 over attempts to make him an Associate Member) (1/1/1956 Membership List in UCLA’s Herschel Burke Gilbert Collection 268-M Series 6 Box 249) (1/1/1964 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers File 260.f-2729 and Academy’s William Wyler Papers File 42.f-562) (1/1/1968 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2730 and Academy’s Alfred Hitchcock Papers File 111.f-1328) (1/1/1969 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2732 and Academy’s Alfred Hitchcock Papers File 111.f-1328) (2/19/1970 Membership Transfers and 1970 resignation letter in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers File 261.f-2736) (April 1970 Associate Member Roster in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers File 260.f-2733) (1970 resignation letter in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers File 261.f-2737) (Learn more here)
  75. Jonathan Welsh - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
    1. George Weltner - (Administrators Branch, May have left the Academy prior to his death) President of Paramount Pictures Corporation (1/1/1956 Membership List in UCLA’s Herschel Burke Gilbert Collection 268-M Series 6 Box 249) (1/1/1964 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers File 260.f-2729 and Academy’s William Wyler Papers File 42.f-562) (Does not appear on membership lists from later in his life) (Learn more here and here)
  76. Alan Wenkus - (Oscar Nominated Writer) Straight Outta Compton, Private Resort, No Show Jones (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  77. Jeffrey M. Werner - (Film Editor) The Kids Are All Right, The Oranges, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Gangs Of New York (IMDB.com - no solo credits prior to 2004) (Change.org 10/12/2017 includes a signature from Jeff Werner, stating that he is an ACES and MPEG member, but not AMPAS. While it is a common name, we believe this is the same person)
  78. Paul Wernick - (Writer/Producer) Deadpool, Zombieland, G.I. Joe Retaliation (IMDB.com - no film credits prior to 2004)
  79. Adam West - (Actor) TV’s Batman, TV’s Family Guy, The Young Philadelphians, The Outlaws Is Coming (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here, here, here and here)
  80. Evelyn West - (Actress) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  81. Howard West - (Producer) TV’s Seinfeld (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  82. Joel P. West - (Composer) Short Term 12, Grandma (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  83. Red West - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  84. Kat Westergaard - (Cinematographer) Lovesong, Go For Sisters (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  85. Bud Westmore (IMDB lists his birth name as Hamilton Adolph Westmore, sometimes credited as George Hamilton Westmore) - (Makeup Artist) (Has not appeared on any membership lists that we have found so far) (Learn more here and here)
    1. Ernest Henry “Ern” Westmore - (Technicians Branch - Makeup Artist, Left the Academy decades prior to his death) (May 14, 1931 Membership List and image) (Learn more here and here)
    2. Frank C. Westmore - (At Large Member - Makeup Artist, Left the Academy decade prior to his death) (1/1/1956 Membership List in UCLA’s Herschel Burke Gilbert Collection 268-M Series 6 Box 249) (Does not appear on membership lists from later in his life) (Learn more here and here)
  86. Jonny Weston - (Actor) Insurgent, Project Almanac, Chasing Mavericks (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  87. Kevin Weston - (Executive) President & CEO of Float Hybrid Entertainment, Former Chief Financial Officer at Digital Domain (Did not appear on Digital Domain’s 2008 Member Announcement) (Learn more here and here)
  88. Stanley Weston - (Producer) Creator of G.I. Joe and Thundercats (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here, here, here and here)
  89. John Wetton - (Singer/Songwriter) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  90. Sy Wexler - (Documentarian) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  91. Toby Whale - (Casting Director) Dunkirk, The Dark Knight Rises, Belle, The History Boys (IMDB.com - few film credits prior to 2004, although there are many tv credits prior to that)
  92. Ben Wheatley - (Director) Kill List, Sightseers, Down Terrace, A Field In England, High-Rise (IMDB.com - few credit prior to 2004)
  93. Tom Wheeler - (Writer) Puss In Boots (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  94. Paul Whetstone - (Actor) (Twitter 11/21/2013) (Learn more here)
  95. Barry White - (Singer/Songwriter) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  96. Erik White - (Director) Lottery Ticket (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  97. James L. White - (Writer) Ray (Did not appear on Academy Memorial Page) (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  98. Lari White - (Singer/Actress) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  99. Mary Claire White - (Producer & Executive) Sing Street, Babygirl, Little Foxes, Cairo Times, The Moth Diaries (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  100. Maurice White - (Singer/Songwriter/Musician) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  101. Thelma White - (Actress) Reefer Madness (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  102. Tye White - (Actor) TV’s The People Vs. O.J. Simpson (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  103. Vanna White - (Actress) TV’s Wheel Of Fortune (IMDB.com - famous for tv, not film)
  104. Fionn Whitehead - (Actor) Dunkirk (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  105. Billie Whitelaw - (Actress) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
    1. Alexander “Sandy” Whitelaw - (Executives Branch, May have left the Academy prior to his death) (1/1/1968 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2730 and Academy’s Alfred Hitchcock Papers File 111.f-1328) (1/1/1969 Membership List in  in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2732 and Academy’s Alfred Hitchcock Papers File 111.f-1328) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here, here, here and here)
  106. Sean Whitesell - (Actor/Writer/Producer) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  107. Barbara Whiting (aka Barbara Whiting Smith) - (Actress) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
    1. James Whitmore - (Actors Branch, May have left the Academy prior to his death) (Oscar Nominee) (Actors Branch Invitees 6/1969 to 12/1972 in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers, File 260.f-2676) (5/20/1975 Actors Branch Roster in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers, File 254.f-2664) (Does not appear on membership lists from later in his life) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial page) (Learn more here and here)
    2. Stanford Whitmore - (Writers Branch, May have left the Academy prior to his death) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial page) (Learn more here)
  108. Grace Lee Whitney - (Actress) Star Trek, Irma La Douce (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  109. Jodie Whittaker - (Actress) Attack The Block, One Day, Black Sea, TV’s Doctor Who, TV’s Broadchurch (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  110. Margaret Whitton (aka Peggy Whitton) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  111. Anne Wiazemsky - (Actress) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  112. Graham Wichman - (Set Decorator) American Honey, St. Vincent, Welcome To New York, Very Good Girls, The Angriest Man In Brooklyn (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
    1. Arthur Widmer - (Visual Effects Artist) (Scientific And Technical Award Winner) Despite serving on the Scientific & Technical Awards Committee, Widmer did not appear on the Academy’s Memorial Page (1972-1973 Scientific and Technical Awards Cmte in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers, File 260.f-2676) (51st Academy Awards Program and closeup image of p. 19) (Learn more here, here and here)
  113. Elie Wiesel - (Writer) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  114. Richard Wilbur - (Writer/Composer) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  115. Ed Wild - (Cinematographer) London Has Fallen, Prisoners Of The Sun, Severance (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
    1. Arthur L. Wilde - (Public Relations Branch, Left the Academy at some point, Reinstated to the Public Relations branch in 1955) (For Your Information Vol 3 No 6 Fall 1948 p. 6) (Box Office 11/19/1955 p. 37) (1/1/1956 Membership List in UCLA’s Herschel Burke Gilbert Collection 268-M Series 6 Box 249) (January 1964 Academy Report p. 4) (1/1/1964 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers File 260.f-2729 and Academy’s William Wyler Papers File 42.f-562) (1/1/1968 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2730 and Academy’s Alfred Hitchcock Papers File 111.f-1328) (1/1/1969 Membership List in  in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2732 and Academy’s Alfred Hitchcock Papers File 111.f-1328) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Academy Report Vol 22 2ndQ 2009 p. 23) (Academy Memorial Page 4/8/2010)
  116. Olivia Wilde - (Actress) Rush, In Time, Her, TRON: Legacy, Cowboys & Aliens (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  117. Amanda Rose Wilder - (Documentarian) Approaching The Elephant (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  118. Samira Wiley - (Actress) Nerve, Being Flynn, 37, The Sitter, TV’s Orange Is The New Black, TV’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Detroit (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  119. Justin Wilkes - (Oscar Nominated Documentary Producer) What Happened Miss Simone? (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  120. Marc Raymond Wilkins (Director of Live Action Short Films) Bon Voyage, Hotel Pennsylvania, Twilight (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
    1. Ray Wilkinson - (Originally Technicians/Sciences Branch, Transferred to Photographic Branch and Cinematographers Branch, Left the Academy prior to his death) (Academy Governor) (April 1, 1936 Technicians Branch Membership p. 3) (Academy For Your Information Bulletin Vol 1 No 4 Sept 1945 p. 2) (1948 Membership List) (Died 11/16/1984) (Does not appear on Membership Lists from later in his life)
  121. Allison Williams - (Actress) Get Out (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  122. Barry Williams - (Visual Effects Artist) The Avengers, Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, Tomorrowland, Rush Hour 3, Star Trek Into Darkness, Rango, The Lone Ranger (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  123. Edy Williams - (Actress) (ChicagoTribune 4/1/1987) (Learn more here)
    1. Esther Williams - (Actors Branch, Left the Academy for several decades, Rejoined the Actors Branch at a later point) (1948 Membership List) (1/1/1956 Membership List in UCLA’s Herschel Burke Gilbert Collection 268-M Series 6 Box 249) (Does not appear on membership lists from intervening years) (Academy Press Releases 1993 p. 49) (NewYorkPost 2/10/2001) (Academy Memorial Page 2/21/14) (Learn more here and here)
  124. Gordon Williams - (Writer) Straw Dogs (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
    1. Grant Williams - (Actors Branch, Resigned from the Academy in 1968) (December 1961 Academy Report p. 4) (1/1/1964 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers File 260.f-2729 and Academy’s William Wyler Papers File 42.f-562) (1/1/1968 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2730 and Academy’s Alfred Hitchcock Papers File 111.f-1328 - Note: Peck has written “Resigned” next to his name) (Learn more here and here)
  125. Heathcote Williams - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  126. Jesse Williams - (Actor) TV’s Grey’s Anatomy, Lee Daniels’ The Butler, The Cabin In The Hoods, Brooklyn’s Finest, The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants 2 (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  127. Maisie Williams - (Actress) TV’s Game Of Thrones (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  128. Peter Williams - (Actor) The Bridge On The River Kwai (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  129. Sean Price Williams - (Cinematographer) Listen Up Philip, Heaven Knows What, Somebody Up There Likes Me (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  130. Tyler James Williams - (Actor) Dear White People, Peeples, Unaccompanied Minors, Detroit (IMDB.com - few film credits prior to 2004)
    1. Kent Williamson (legal name is K. Roberta Williamson, one source says M. Roberta Williamson) - (Originally Executives Branch, Left the Academy when they tried to transfer to Associate Member in 1970) (2/19/1970 Membership Transfers and 4/8/1970 resignation letter in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers File 261.f-2736)
  131. Malcolm Williamson - (Music Composer) (Did not appear on Academy Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  132. Rich Williamson - (Documentarian) Frame 394, The Sugar Bowl (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  133. Skip Williamson - (Animator) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  134. Beau Willimon - (Oscar Nominated Writer) The Ides Of March, TV’s House Of Cards (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  135. Noble Willingham - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  136. Robert Hanley “Bob” Willoughby - (Publicity Photographer) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here, here and at Academy Press Releases 1998 p. 87-88)
  137. Austin Willis - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
    1. Edwin Booth Willis - (Art Directors Branch - Set Decorator, Left the Academy at some point, Reinstated to Art Directors Branch in 1955) (Oscar Winner) (Reinstated in 1955) (1948 Membership List) (Box Office 11/19/1955 p. 37) (1/1/1956 Membership List in UCLA’s Herschel Burke Gilbert Collection 268-M Series 6 Box 249) (Learn more here and here)
  138. Douglas Wilmer - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  139. August Wilson - (Oscar Nominated Writer) Fences (IMDB.com - few credits prior to his death)
  140. Callum Wilson - (Actor) Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  141. Erik Alexander Wilson - (Cinematographer) Submarine, Paddington, Tyrannosaur, Now Is Good, The Double (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  142. Elizabeth Wilson - (Actress) Picnic, The Birds, The Graduate, The Addams Family, Hyde Park On Hudson, The Day Of the Dolphin, Quiz Show (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial List) (Learn more here and here)
  143. Gregor Wilson - (Producer) Batman V. Superman Dawn Of Justice (IMDB.com - few solo credits prior to 2004)
  144. Juanita Wilson - (Oscar Nominated Director of a Live Action Short) The Door, As If I Am Not There (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  145. Julie Wilson (born Julie May Wilson) - (Singer/Actress) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  146. Robert Wilson - (Producer/Executive) PBS Executive (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  147. Ruth Wilson - (Actress) The Lone Ranger, Anna Karenina, Saving Mr. Banks, Suite Francaise (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  148. Dirk Wilutsky - (Oscar Winning Documentary Producer) CitizenFour, Bowling For Columbine, The Sould Of A Man (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  149. Calvin Wimmer - (Film Editor) 13 Hours The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi, Hancock, Transformers, Terminator Genisys (IMDB.com - few solo credits prior to 2004)
  150. Shimon Wincelberg - (Writer) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  151. Victor Winding - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
    1. Claire Windsor - (Actors Branch, Left the Academy decades prior to her death) (1927 Membership List p. 10) (1928 Membership List p. 79) (Does not appear on membership lists from later in her life) (Learn more here and here)
  152. Adam Wingard - (Director) The Guest, I Saw The Devil, /H/S, You’re Next (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004) 
  153. David Wingo - (Musician/Composer) Our Brand Is Crisis, Mud, Take Shelter, All The Real Girls (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  154. Kirstin Winkler - (Producer) 2012, Anonymous, 10000 BC, Stonewall (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  155. N. Brock Winkless IV - (Puppeteer) Child’s Play 1 2 & 3, Bride Of Chucky (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  156. George “Foghorn” Winslow - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  157. Eric Winter - (Actor) (IMDB.com - no film credits prior to 2004)
  158. Rachel Winter - (Oscar Nominated Producer) Dallas Buyers Club (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
    1. Jonathan Winters - (Actors Branch, May have left the Academy prior to his death) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial page) (Learn more here and here)
  159. Dale Winton - (TV Host) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page)
  160. Peter Wintonick - (Documentarian) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  161. Michelle Winze - (Visual Effects Artist) G.I. Joe Retaliation, Jack The Giant Slayer, Transformers, Transformers Dark Of The Moon, Transformers Revenge Of The Fallen, Star Trek, Flags Of Our Fathers, Letters From Iwo Jima, Ender’s Game, The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor (Did not appear on Digital Domain’s 2008 Member Announcement) (Learn more here, here and here)
  162. Tommy Wirkola - (Director/Writer) Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  163. Robert Wischhusen-Hayes - (Set Decorator) Mrs. Henderson Presents, Boy A, Cesar Chavez, The Last Days On Mars, The Awakening, Testament Of Youth, The Libertine (IMDB.com - few solo credits prior to 2004)
  164. Herbert Wise - (Director) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
    1. Jane Withers (Jane Withers Moss) - (Actors Branch, Left the Academy at one point, Reinstated to the Actors Branch in 1964) Giant (1948 Membership List) (January 1964 Academy Report p. 4) (1/1/1964 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers File 260.f-2729 and Academy’s William Wyler Papers File 42.f-562) (1/1/1968 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2730 and Academy’s Alfred Hitchcock Papers File 111.f-1328) (4/10/1970 Actors Branch Roster in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2735 and 260.f-2736) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Classicimages.com) (Learn more here and here)
  165. Noah Witke - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page)
  166. Harris Wittels - (Writer/Producer/Actor) TV’s Parks And Recreation (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  167. Christie Wittenborn - (Costume Designer) 30 Minutes Or Less, The Future, Me And You And Everyone We Know, We Are Your Friends, Camp X-Ray, Zodiac (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  168. Finn Wittrock - (Actor) The Big Short, Noah, Unbroken, The Normal Heart. My All American, Winter’s Tale (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004) (Attended 2015 Governors Awards)
  169. Hallvar Witzo - (Oscar Nominated Director of a Live Action Short Tuba Atlantic (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  170. Josef Kubota Wladyka - (Director) Manos sucias (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  171. Michael Wolfe - (Writer) Bilal A New Breed Of Hero (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  172. Russell Wolfe - (Producer) God’s Not Dead (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  173. Alex Wolff - (Actor) Patriots Day (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  174. Bob Wolff - (Sportscaster) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  175. Gerry Wolff - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  176. Nat Wolff - (Actor) The Fault In Our Stars, Paper Towns, Stuck In Love, Palo Alto, Home Again (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  177. Finn Wolfhard - (Actor) TV’s Stranger Things, It (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  178. James Wolk - (Actor) The Stanford Prison Experiment, TV’s Mad Men (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  179. Deborah Ann Woll - (Actress) TV’s True Blood (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  180. Bobby Womack - (Singer/Songwriter) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  181. Christopher Wong Won (aka Fresh Kid Ice of 2 Live Crew) - (Singer/Songwriter) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here, here and here)
  182. James Wong - (Actor/Composer) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  183. Stanley Wong - (Actor) The Big Short, 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  184. Tyrus Wong - (Animator/Production Illustrator) Bambi (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Facebook 2/26/2016) (2015-2016 Annual Report p. 39) (Learn more here and here)
  185. Christopher Wood - (Writer) The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  186. Elizabeth Wood - (Director) White Girl (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  187. Ivor Wood - (Animator) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  188. Victoria Wood - (Actress) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  189. Pat Woodell - (Actress) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  190. Kevin Woodhouse - (Actor/Writer/Editor) (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  191. Holly Woodlawn - (Actress) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  192. James A. Woods - (Actor/Writer) (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  193. Zach Woods - (Actor) Ghostbusters, In The Loop, Damsels In Distress, Spy, The Other Guys, TV’s Silicon Valley and The Office (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  194. Peter Woodthorpe - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  195. Sheb Wooley - (Actor/Singer) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  196. Ben Woolf - (Actor) TV’s American Horror Story (Did not appear on Academy Memorial Page) (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  197. Keo Woolford - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  198. Jeremy Woolsey - (Art Director/Production Designer) Hidden Figures, Pitch Perfect, Million Dollar Arm, Not Safe For Work, Vacation, Dirty Grandpa, Universal Soldier Day Of Reckoning, Ouija (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
    1. Ralph A. Woolsey - (Cinematographers Branch, May have left the Academy prior to his death) The Great Santini, Oh God Book 2, TV’s Mister Roberts (1/1/1964 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers File 260.f-2729 and Academy’s William Wyler Papers File 42.f-562) (1/1/1968 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2730 and Academy’s Alfred Hitchcock Papers File 111.f-1328) (1/1/1969 Membership List in  in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2732 and Academy’s Alfred Hitchcock Papers File 111.f-1328) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (51st Academy Awards Program and closeup image of p. 19) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  199. Bernie Worrell - (Composer) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  200. Sam Worthington - (Actor) Avatar, Wrath Of The Titans, Clash Of The Titans, Everest, Man On A Ledge (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  201. Fay Wray - (Actress) King Kong (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Academy Press Releases 2001 p. 143) (Is it possible her membership lapsed prior to her death?) (Learn more here and here)
  202. Bruce Wright - (Animator/Visual Effects Artist) (Twitter 6/25/2018) (Learn more here)
  203. Eric “Eazy-E” Wright - (Singer/Songwriter) (IMDB.com - few film credits before his death)
  204. Ged Wright - (Oscar Nominated Visual Effects Artist) Iron Man 2, Man Of Steel, The Tree Of Life, Attack The Block, Insurgent, Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  205. John Lloyd Wright - (Actor) Jersey Boys (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  206. Nicolas Wright - (Actor/Writer) Independence Day Resurgence (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  207. Richard A. Wright - (Production Designer) Our Brand Is Crisis, Camp X-Ray, Mud, Prince Avalanche, Manglehorn (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  208. Robert J. “Bob” Wright - (Public Relations) Worked at ABC. (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) Note: Although he is listed on the Public Relations Coordinating Committee for several Oscar telecasts, we suspect this was a function of his work at ABC (which televised the shows), rather than proof of Academy membership. (1987-1988 Public Relations Coordinating Cmte in Academy’s Gene Allen Papers File 13.f-267) (51st Academy Awards Program and closeup image of p. 17) (Learn more at Obituary 1, Obituary 2)
  209. Syreeta Wright (born Rita Wright) - (Singer/Songwriter) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
    1. Teresa Wright - (Actors Branch, Left the Academy for a period in the 1960s and 1970s, Reinstated in the Actors Branch by circa 1980) (Oscar Winner) (1948 Membership List) (1/1/1956 Membership List in UCLA’s Herschel Burke Gilbert Collection 268-M Series 6 Box 249) (1/1/1964 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers File 260.f-2729 and Academy’s William Wyler Papers File 42.f-562) (Does not appear on membership lists from later in the 1960s or 1970s) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Undated Membership List in Guggenheim Production Records, File .f-8046 - May have been reclassified as confidential since my viewing on 2/2/2017) (NYTimes 3/27/2001) (Academy Press Releases 2001 p. 143) (Academy Memorial Page 6/21/2006) (Learn more here and here)
  210. Bernie Wrightson - (Writer/Animator) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  211. Marcin Wrona - (Director) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
    1. Donald Malcolm Wrye - (Documentary Branch, Originally Short Films Branch, May have left the Academy prior to his death) (Oscar Nominee) (5/25/2000 Proposal for Documentary Branch in Guggenheim Production Records, File .f-8043) (Documentary Branch Roster 6/27/2002 found in Academy’s Guggenheim Production Records, File .f-8045 - May have been reclassified as confidential since my viewing on 2/2/2017) (TheHollywoodReporter 5/21/2015) (MalibuTimes 5/27/2015) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial page) (Learn more here)
  212. Kris Wu - (Actor) xXx Return Of Xander Cage (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  213. Sindy Wu - (Executive) Chief Financial Officer at Digital Domain (Did not appear on Digital Domain’s 2008 Member Announcement) (Learn more here)
  214. Chris Wyatt - (Producer) Napoleon Dynamite, Coyote, Broken Hill, Think Tank, The Citizen (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  215. Rupert Wyatt - (Director) Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, The Escapist, The Gambler (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
    1. Patrice Wymore - (Actors Branch, Left the Academy in 1968) (December 1961 Academy Report p. 4) (1/1/1964 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers File 260.f-2729 and Academy’s William Wyler Papers File 42.f-562) (1/1/1968 Membership List in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2730 and Academy’s Alfred Hitchcock Papers File 111.f-1328) -Note that Peck version says “del” next to her name) (Does not appear on membership lists from later dates) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial page) (Learn more here and here)
  216. Peter Wyngarde - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  217. Xie Tieli - (Director) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  218. Giovanni Ximenez - (Producer) Nakom (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  219. Junkie XL (aka Tom Holkenborg) - (Composer) Mad Max Fury Road, Black Mass, Divergent, 300 Rise Of An Empire, Paranoia, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  220. Shirley Yamaguchi (born Yoshiko Yamaguchi) - (Actress) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  221. Iris Yamashita - (Oscar Nominated Writer) Letters From Iwo Jima (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  222. Heather Yancy - (Art Director) (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  223. Alan Yang - (Writer/Producer) (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004) (HollywoodReporter 1/27/2016)
  224. Jimmy O. Yang - (Actor) Patriots Day, The Internship, TV’s Silicon Valley (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  225. Michael Yare (aka Yare Michael Jegbefume) - (Actor) Morgan, Utopia, Neverland (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  226. Shun Yashiro (born Motohiro Suzuki) - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  227. Michiyo Yasuda - (Animator) Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Grave Of The Fireflies, Ponyo, The Wind Rises (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  228. Marlon Yates Jr. - (Actor) Straight Outta Compton (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  229. Cyrus Yavneh - (Producer) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  230. Paul Yee - (Cinematographer) The Fits (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  231. Anton Yelchin - (Actor) Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Fright Night, Like Crazy, Only Lovers Left Alive, Odd Thomas, Hearts In Atlantis (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  232. Serdar Yemisci - (Art Director) Mustang (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  233. Steven Yeun - (Actor) TV’s Walking Dead (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  234. Yevgeny Yevtushenko (aka Evgeniy Evtushenko) - (Writer/Director/Songwriter) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  235. Kerem Yilmazer - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  236. Mitsuteru Yokoyama - (Animator/Writer) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  237. Greg Yolen - (Producer) Mr. Holmes, The Fifth Estate, Beauty And The Beast (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  238. Harry Yoon - (Film Editor and Visual Effects Artist) Detroit, The Revenant, Zero Dark Thirty, Welcome To The Jungle, Half-Life, TV’s The Newsroom (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
    1. Alan Young - (Actors Branch, Left the Academy at some point) The Time Machine, Margie, Chicken Every Sunday, tom thumb, Mr. Belvedere Goes To College, the voice of Scrooge McDuck on Mickey’s Christmas Carol and the DuckTales series, TV’s Mr. Ed. (1948 Membership List) (Does not appear on membership lists from later in his life) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial page) (Learn more here and here)
  239. Lee Thompson Young - (Actor) Friday Night Lights, Akeelah And The Bee (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  240. Malcolm Young - (Musician) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  241. Ben Younger - (Director) Boiler Room, Prime, Bleed For This (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  242. Yu Hyun-mok (aka Hyun Mok Yoo) - (Director) (First South Koreans invited in 2015) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  243. Grace Yun - (Production Designer) Beach Rats, Dog Eat Dog, I Origins (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  244. Elodie Yung - (Actress) The Hitman’s Bodyguard, TV’s Daredevil, TV’s The Defenders, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Gods Of Egypt, G.I. Joe Retaliation (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  245. Eva Zabezsinszkij - (Casting Director) Son Of Saul (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  246. John Zacherle - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  247. Max Zahle - (Oscar Nominated Director of a Live Action Short) Raju (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  248. S. Craig Zahler - (Director/Writer/Cinematographer) Bone Tomahawk, Asylum Blackout (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  249. Osman Zailani - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  250. Ahmed Zaki - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  251. Robertino Zambrano - (Animator/Documentarian) Love In The Time Of March Madness (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  252. Louis Zamperini - Subject of the film Unbroken (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  253. Carmen Zapata - (Actress) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  254. Robert “Bobby” Zarem - (Publicist) Famous New York publicist (Scott Feinberg 4/2/15 comment at TheHollywoodReporter 3/23/2015)
  255. Robert Z’Dar - (Actor) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  256. Michael Zegen - (Actor) Brooklyn, Frances Ha, Adventureland, The Box, TV’s Boardwalk Empire and Rescue Me (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  257. Kevin Zegers - (Actor) Transamerica, Dawn Of The Dead, The Mortal Instruments City Of Bones, The Colony, Air Bud (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  258. Kara Zeigon (aka Kara Torney, Kara Torney-Zeigon) - (Set Decorator) Nerve, The Family Fang, TV’s Orange Is The New Black (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  259. Gary Zeller - (Special Effects Artist) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here)
  260. David Zellner - (Director) Kumiko The Treasure Hunter, Kid-Thing, Goliath, Plastic Utopia (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  261. Nathan Zellner - (Writer) Kumiko The Treasure Hunter, Plastic Utopia (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  262. Thierry Zemmour - (Art Director) Lucy, The Lady, The Family, The Transporter Refueled, Babel, Charlie Wilson’s War, Sahara, In The Valley Of Elah (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  263. Zendaya (Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman) - (Actress) Spider-Man Homecoming (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  264. Joshua Zetumer - (Writer) Patriots Day, RoboCop, Gambit (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  265. Gabrielle Zevin - (Writer) Conversations With Other Women (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  266. Warren Zevon - (Singer/Songwriter) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  267. Elite Zexer - (Director) Sand Storm, Tasnim, Take Note (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  268. Zhang Yimou (aka Yimou Zhang) - (Director) Hero, House Of Flying Daggers, The Flowers Of War, Raise The Red Lanterns, Coming Home (Source: LATimes 6/2/2016) (Learn more here and here)
  269. Harley Zhao - (Executive/Animator) President & CEO of Original Force (Sources: Bio at PRNewsWire 8/13/2015 did not mention membership, while others did)
  270. Zhou Hao - (Documentarian) The Chinese Mayor, The Transition Period, Senior Year, Long ge (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  271. Jack Ziegler - (Animator) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
    1. Efrem Zimbalist Jr. - (Actors Branch, May have left the Academy prior to his death) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial page) (Learn more here and here)
  272. Paul Zindel - (Writer) (Did not appear on Academy Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  273. Marc Zinga - (Actor) Spectre, Dheepan, Mr. Nobody, May Allah Bless France (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  274. Matteo Zingales - (Composer) 99 Homes, The Hunter, Broken Sun, Not Suitable For Children (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  275. Craig Zobel - (Director) Compliance, Z For Zachariah (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004) 
  276. David Zonana - (Short Film Director/Producer) Sangra Alba, Princesa, Chronic (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  277. Moises Zonana - (Producer) Chronic, After Lucia, Princesa, 600 Miles, A Los Ojos (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  278. Malika Zouhali-Worrall - (Documentarian) Call Me Kuchu, Thank You For Playing (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  279. Daniel Zovatto - (Actor) Don’t Breathe, It Follows (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004)
  280. David W. Zucker - (Producer) (IMDB.com - few credits prior to 2004)
  281. Jeff Zucker - (Executive) Former President and CEO of NBC Universal (Reuters 3/5/10)
  282. Lillian Zuckerman - (Actress) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  283. Andrzej Zulawski - (Director) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial Page) (Learn more here and here)
  284. Bryan Zuriff - (Producer) Steve Jobs, The Messenger, The Details, TV’s Ray Donovan (IMDB.com - no credits prior to 2004) 
    1. Charlotte Zwerin - (Documentary Branch, May have left the Academy prior to her death) (Documentary Branch Roster 6/27/2002 found in Academy’s Guggenheim Production Records, File .f-8045 - May have been reclassified as confidential since my viewing on 2/2/2017) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial page) (Learn more here and here)


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13 comments:

  1. RIP Adam West

    http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/adam-west-dead-dies-batman-1202461532/

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    1. Thanks Alex!

      It will be interesting to see if he shows up on the Academy's memorial page or not.

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    2. Update for the archives: I've moved Adam West to the NON-Members page, because he did NOT appear on this week's Academy Memorial list.

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  2. RIP Della Reese

    http://people.com/music/della-reese-dead-at-86-touched-by-an-angel-singer/

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    1. Update for the Archives:
      Sadly, Della Reese did not appear on the Academy's Memorial Page, so has been moved to the Non-Members Page.

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  3. RIP Jerry Van Dyke.

    https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/jerry-van-dyke-coach-actor-and-comedian-dead-at-86-w515090

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  4. RIP Ezra Swerdlow.

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ezra-swerdlow-dead-first-wives-club-zombieland-producer-dies-at-64-1079978

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  5. RIP Verne Troyer.

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/austin-powers-actor-verne-troyer-dies-at-49-1104777

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  6. RIP Billy Sammeth.

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/billy-sammeth-dead-longtime-manager-cher-joan-rivers-dies-at-66-1119061

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  7. RIP Ted Rich.

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ted-rich-dead-film-editor-postproduction-veteran-was-88-1149576

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  8. RIP Scott Walker.

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/scott-walker-dead-influential-singer-songwriter-producer-was-76-1196785

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  9. RIP Peggy Stewart.

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peggy-stewart-dead-leading-lady-westerns-at-republic-pictures-was-95-1216791

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  10. RIP David Weisman.

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-weisman-dead-kiss-spider-woman-producer-was-77-1248719

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