Pictured: Here at The Academy Members Project, we don’t just follow Jiminy Cricket’s advice to wish upon the stars, we also research the stars! Our goal is to identify and celebrate all the artists who get to vote for the Oscars. And we’re certain that, in time, our dreams will come true!
Wish List A-D
Updated 10/7/2019
Note that this is NOT a Members Page. The people listed below are still being researched.
- Gretchen Albrecht (Gretchen Maschmeyer Albrecht) - (Animator) (IMDB) (Oscars.org 7/31/2017) (AwardsCircuit.com 7/31/2017)
- J.T. Allen - (Writer) (IMDB) (Note: MovieCityNews 2/1/2016 confirms that at least one of the writers for The Lion King is a member, but doesn’t tell us if all are)
- Tim Allen - (Actor) (IMDB) (Wikipedia) (Academy Press Releases 1995 p. 82) (Academy Press Releases 1999 p. 204) (ThePlaylist.net 10/6/2016)
- Suzana Amaral - (Director/Writer) (IMDB) (Wikipedia) (2015-2016 Annual Report p. 39) (Pstlala.oscars.org/interviews and Archived version 8/20/2017)
- Howard A. Anderson III - (Cinematographer) (IMDB) (3/7/1992 Scientific & Technical Awards Cmte in Academy’s Saul Bass Papers File 44.f-895)
- Robin Anderson - (Oscar Nominated Documentarian) First Contact (IMDB) (Mentioned in Academy’s Saul Bass Papers File 45.f-899, but doesn’t explicitly state membership)
- Michael Angel - (Former Academy Membership Administrator & Theater Manager) (Linkedin) (Academy Photographic Inventories - Academy Awards Reference Collection, 2001 Short Films & Feature Animation Branch Executive Committee Meeting)
- Michael Angelo - (Visual Effects Artist) (IMDB) (Instagram 9/18/2017 A) (Instagram 9/18/2017 B) (Facebook 6/18/2017)
- Pierre Angenieux - (Gordon E. Sawyer Award Winner) (Scientific And Technical Award Winner) (Academy Press Releases 1989 p. 90) (Wikipedia)
- Josh Aronson - (Oscar Nominated Documentarian) Sound And Fury (IMDB) (5/4/2001 Documentary Awards Executive Committee Meeting in Guggenheim Production Records, File .f-8044 - May have been reclassified as confidential since my viewing on 2/2/2017 -- Note: This documents shows that he was rejected for membership in 2001. It is unclear whether he might have been invited at a later date)
- Sid Avery - (Photographer/Director) (IMDB) (Wikipedia) (Academy Press Releases 1990 p. 34-36) (Academy Press Releases 1995 p. 147)
- Michelle Ayala - (Academy Staff?) (Mentioned in several Academy documents, but may be as a staff member rather than as an Academy member) (11/17/2000 Documentary Awards Executive Committee in Guggenheim Production Records, File .f-8043 - May have been reclassified as confidential since my viewing on 2/2/2017) (10/25//2001 Documentary Awards Executive Committee in Guggenheim Production Records, File .f-8044 - May have been reclassified as confidential since my viewing on 2/2/2017)
- Fax Bahr - (Writer/Documentarian) (IMDB) (Mentioned in Academy’s Saul Bass Papers File 45.f-899, but doesn’t explicitly state membership)
- Ameer Baraka - (Actor) (IMDB) (Note: wwltv.com 1/24/2017 claims he’s a member, but his pre-2004 credits don’t appear to support that claim)
- Paris Barclay - (Director/Executive) President of the DGA (IMDB) (Wikipedia) (TheWrap 1/25/2016) (Deadline 1/25/2016)
- Alan Barker - (Sound Recordist working largely in documentaries) (IMDB) (NYC New Members Reception 10/5/2015)
- Adrian Belic - (Oscar Nominated Documentarian) (IMDB) (Wadirum.com) (Name mentioned circa 1999, but doesn’t say if they’re a member in Guggenheim Production Records, File .f-8042)
- Roko Belic - (Oscar Nominated Documentarian) (IMDB) (Wadirum.com) (Name mentioned circa 1999, but doesn’t say if they’re a member in Guggenheim Production Records, File .f-8042)
- Hava Kohav Beller - (Oscar Nominated Documentarian) (IMDB) (Wikipedia) (Mentioned in Academy’s Saul Bass Papers File 45.f-899, but doesn’t explicitly state membership)
- Leo Benvenuti - (Writer) (IMDB) (Note: MovieCityNews 2/1/2016 confirms that at least one of the writers for Space Jam is a member, but doesn’t tell us if all are)
- William A. Bickford - (1987-1988 Scientific Or Technical Awards Cmte in Academy’s Gene Allen Papers File 13.f-267)
- Marci Blaze - (Public Relations) (1987-1988 Public Relations Coordinating Cmte in Academy’s Gene Allen Papers File 13.f-267)
- Eugenia Bostwick-Singer - (Writer) (IMDB) (Note: MovieCityNews 2/1/2016 confirms that at least one of the writers for Mulan is a member, but doesn’t tell us if all are)
- Steve Brimmer - (1987-1988 Theater Sound Inspection Cmte in Academy’s Gene Allen Papers File 13.f-267)
- Roxanne Messina Captor - (Contradictory information. SNC.edu bio 8/11/2016 suggests she is a member, while her IMDB Resume makes no mention of it)
- Elsa Cardenas - (Actress) (IMDB) (Wikipedia) (2015-2016 Annual Report p. 39) (Pstlala.oscars.org/interviews and Archived version 8/20/2017)
- Doug Chiang - (Visual Effects Artist, possibly joined as At Large Member?) (Oscar Winner) (IMDB) (Wikipedia) (Bio) (Annual Report 1992-1993 p. 10)
- Chow Yun-fat - (Actor) (Academy Press Releases 2000 p. 53) (Academy Press Releases 2001 p. 71) (IMDB)
- Roy Christopher (Art Director/Production Designer for multiple Oscar telecasts) (IMDB) (Academy Report Vol 3 No 1, January 1991 p. 4)
- Jonathan Cohen - (Documentary Producer) On The Ropes, The Broken Giant, Safe Men (IMDB) (Name mentioned circa 1999, but doesn’t say if they’re a member in Guggenheim Production Records, File .f-8042)
- Brendan Connell Jr. - (Chief Operating Officer of The Academy of Museum of Motion Pictures) (Oscars.org 6/4/2018)
- Bob Connolly - (Oscar Nominated Documentarian) (IMDB) (Wikipedia) (Mentioned in Academy’s Saul Bass Papers File 45.f-899, but doesn’t explicitly state membership)
- Jerry Constantine - (Makeup Artist/Special Effects) (IMDB) (Webpage) (Oscars.org Careers In Film Summit 2016)
- Lorna Cook - (Animator) (IMDB) (Note: MovieCityNews 2/1/2016 confirms that at least one of the writers for The Lion King and Mulan is a member, but doesn’t tell us if all are) (Oscars.org 7/31/2017) (AwardsCircuit.com 7/31/2017)
- Eleanor Coppola - (Documentarian) (IMDB) (Wikipedia) (Mentioned in Academy’s Saul Bass Papers File 45.f-899, but doesn’t explicitly state membership)
- Leonard Cox - (1999 Letter supporting keeping Documentary Shorts as an Oscar category in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers, File 261.f-2745)
- Julie Ann Crommett - (Executive) Vice President of Multicultural Audience Engagement at Disney (Oscars.org 6/15/2017)
- Mart Crowley - (Writer) (IMDB) (Note: MovieCityNews 2/1/2016 confirms that at least one of the writers for Eyes Of Laura Mars is a member, but doesn’t tell us if all are)
- Vondie Curtis-Hall - (Actor/Director) (IMDB) (Zimbio.com 4/26/2005 (Oscars.org 10/9/2012)) (Twitter 12/8/2016)
- Fon H. Davis - (Visual Effects Artist) (IMDB) (FonoCreative.net) (Twitter 1/9/2016) (Twitter 1/10/2014) (Facebook 1/7/2017) (Facebook 1/8/2017) (Facebook 1/8/2017 2)
- Paul L. Deer - (1972-1973 Scientific and Technical Awards Cmte in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers, File 260.f-2676)
- Rudy De Luca - (Writer) (IMDB) (Note: MovieCityNews 2/1/2016 confirms that at least one of the writers for High Anxiety is a member, but doesn’t tell us if all are)
- Leelai Demoz - (Oscar Nominated Documentary Producer) (IMDB) (5/4/2001 Documentary Awards Executive Committee Meeting in Guggenheim Production Records, File .f-8044 - May have been reclassified as confidential since my viewing on 2/2/2017 -- Note: This documents shows that he was rejected for membership in 2001. It is unclear whether he might have been invited at a later date)
- Donna Dewey - (Oscar Winning Documentarian) A Story Of Healing (IMDB) (6/19/1999 Letter from Freida Lee Mock that doesn’t say if they’re a member in Guggenheim Production Records, File .f-8042)
- Nancy Dine - (Oscar Nominated Documentarian) (IMDB) (6/19/1999 Letter from Freida Lee Mock that doesn’t say if they’re a member in Guggenheim Production Records, File .f-8042)
- Leslie Dixon - (Writer/Producer) (IMDB) (Note: MovieCityNews 2/1/2016 confirms that at least one of the writers for Thomas Crowne Affair is a member, but this may refer to the 1968 original instead of the 1999 remake)
- Dennis E. Doty - (Producer) (IMDB) (Academy Press Releases 1999 p. 27-29) (Academy Press Releases 2001 p. 28)
- Don Dougherty - (Animator/Writer) (IMDB) (Note: MovieCityNews 2/1/2016 confirms that at least one of the writers for Mulan is a member, but doesn’t tell us if all are)
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I hope you find confirmation that William Daniels is indeed a member, as you've already confirmed the membership of his wife, Bonnie Bartlett. I find it'd odd that she'd be a member, but he would not be.
ReplyDeleteGood news Alex! I did indeed find William Daniels' name on one of the lists I got at the library. It's undated but I estimate that it's from approximately 1987 (give or take a year). Should be updated on the page now.
DeleteYay!
ReplyDeleteRIP Powers Boothe
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Thanks Alex. I'll watch for the Academy's next Memorial Page update to see if he's on there!
DeleteUpdate for the archives: Powers Boothe has now been moved to the Members Page, after appearing on the Academy's Official Memorial list.
DeleteRIP Glen Campbell
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Thanks Alex!
DeleteUpdate for the archives: Glen Campbell has now been moved to the NON-members page, because he did not appear on the Academy's Memorial page.
DeleteSince Kim Cattrall has now been confirmed as a member, perhaps she should be removed from this list.
ReplyDeleteRIP Charles Aznavour.
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RIP Ethel Ayler.
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RIP Mart Crowley.
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RIP Honor Blackman.
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RIP Wilford Brimley.
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RIP Raymond Allen.
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RIP Roy Christopher.
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RIP Louie Anderson.
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RIP Ralph Ahn.
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RIP Rae Allen.
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RIP John Aniston.
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RIP Noah Cowan.
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RIP Frank Agrama.
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RIP Ed Ames.
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RIP Silvio Berlusconi.
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RIP Jean Boht.
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RIP Joss Ackland.
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RIP Eleanor Coppola.
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