Friday, May 11, 2012

The Academy Members Project Kr to Kz

Pictured: Casting director Ronna Kress has worked on over one hundred films, from Deadpool and Moulin Rouge, to the Fast And The Furious and Pirates Of The Caribbean franchises.

Academy Members Kr-Kz
Updated 12/31/2019

  1. Gene Kraft - (Producers Branch or Executives Branch?) (Member of the Foreign Language Committee) (Sources: Linkedin.com; Resume at Mandy.com) (Learn more here)
  2. Robert Kraft - (Music Branch) (Oscar Winner) The Mambo Kings, Anna And The King, The Little Mermaid, Hudson Hawk, Heartbreak Hotel (Mitshow.org)
    1. Michael (Michel) Kraike - (Producers Branch) (1948 Membership List)
  3. Julian Krainin - (Documentary Branch, Originally Short Films Branch and then And Feature Animation Branch) (Oscar Winner) Princeton A Search For Answers, Quiz Show, Art Is... (Winter 1975 Academy Bulletin p. 4) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (10/7/1999 List of Members who also make Documentaries in Guggenheim Production Records, File .f-8042) (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) (Meetup.com)
    1. Hanns Kraly (aka Hans Kraly) - (Writers Branch) (Oscar Winner) (1927 Membership List p. 11) (1928 Membership List p. 80) (1930 Academy Publication p. 13) (May 14, 1931 Membership List and image)
    2. Arthur Kramer - (Executives Branch) Worked at Columbia Pictures? (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. Daniel Kramer - (Visual Effects Branch) Ghostbusters, Edge of Tomorrow (June 28, 2017 Academy Invitation List, and original App and PDF forms) (Facebook comment 7/2/2017) (Learn more here)
  5. David Kramer - (Associate Member - Non-Voting) (June 26, 2014 Academy Invitation List)
  6. Joel J. Kramer - (At Large Member - Stunt Coordinator) Terminator 2 Judgment Day, Furious 7, True Lies, Total Recall, Kindergarten Cop, Ghostbusters 2, Last Action Hero, Heat, Ali, Insidious, The Conjuring 1 & 2 (Source: Facebook comment “Welcoming” James Wan 6/29/2016) (Facebook 12/21/2016) (StuntsUnlimited.com Archived 6/26/2018) (Learn more here)
  7. Larry Kramer - (Writers Branch) (Oscar Nominee) Women In Love, How To Survive A Plague, Lost Horizon, The Normal Heart (Writers 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)
    1. Stanley Earl Kramer - (Originally Producers Branch/Production Branch in 1948, Transferred to Administrators Branch by 1956, Transferred to Directors Branch in 1970) (Oscar Nominee) (Academy Governor) (For Your Information Vol 3 No 6 Fall 1948 p. 6) (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 in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers File 261.f-2736) (Visiting Artists listed in 12/1975 AMPAS Building Dedication Program in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers, File 262.f-2746) (Academy Bulletin No 16, Summer 1977 p. 4) (Circa 1978 Directors Branch Roster in Academy’s Richard Fleischer Papers File 9.f-2) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740)
    2. Arthur Krams - (Art Directors Branch - Set Decorator, Left the Academy at some point, Reinstated to the Art Directors Branch in 1955, May have left the Academy again prior to his death) (Oscar Winner) (Reinstated 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) (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) (1/23/1969 Art Directors Branch Roster in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2731) (Does not appear on membership lists from later in his life) (Learn more here and here)
    3. Jonathan D. Krane - (Executives Branch) (Academy Memorial Page Archived 8/19/2016)  (Learn more here, here, here, here, here and here)
    4. Steve Krantz - (Producers Branch) (Fall 1974 Academy Bulletin p. 6) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Academy Memorial Page 3/8/2007)
    5. Donald M. Kranze - (At Large Member) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Academy Memorial Page Archived 10/14/2019) (Learn more here)
    6. Norman Krasna - (Writers Branch, Left the Academy at some point after 1956, Readmitted to Writers Branch by 1972) (Oscar Winner) (Academy For Your Information Bulletin Vol 1 No 4 Sept 1945 p. 1) (For Your Information Vol 3 No 6-7 June/July 1947 p. 6) (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) (Writers 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) (Legacy Gallery Plaques 1993-1998) (Learn more here and here)
    7. Milton R. Krasner - (Cinematographers Branch) (Oscar Winner) (Academy Governor) (1948 Membership List) (For Your Information Vol 3 No 7 Winter 1949 p. 6) (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  in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2732 and Academy’s Alfred Hitchcock Papers File 111.f-1328) (Academy Report Vol 13 No 1, January 1971 p. 7) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (1987-1988 Cinematographers Branch Executive Cmte in Academy’s Gene Allen Papers File 13.f-267)
  8. Marshall Richard Krasser - (Visual Effects Branch) Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, Iron Man 2, Titanic, Star Trek, Avatar, War Of The Worlds, Galaxy Quest, Pearl Harbor, Wild Wild West, The Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi (June 17, 2011 Academy Invitation List) (FMX.de)
  9. Tia W. Kratter - (Short Films And Feature Animation Branch) Cars, Toy Story, Beauty And The Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, TRON, Oliver & Company (Academy YouTube Channel 2/19/08) (YouTube 2/19/2008)
  10. Shawn Krause - (Short Films And Feature Animation Branch) Inside Out, Cars 2 (June 29, 2016 Academy Invitation List) (Learn more here)
  11. Dan Krauss - (Documentary Branch) (Oscar Nominee) Extremis, The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club (June 28, 2017 Academy Invitation List, and original App and PDF forms) (Twitter “Like” 6/28/2017 - click circles to see) (Facebook “Liked” a post about invite 6/28/2017) (Learn more here and here)
  12. Stephen M. Kravit - (Executives Branch) Executive Vice President of Business Affairs at The Gersh Agency (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Learn more here and here)
  13. Zoë Kravitz - (Actors Branch) Divergent series, Mad Max: Fury Road, X-Men First Class, Yelling To The Sky, Dope (June 28, 2017 Academy Invitation List, and original App and PDF forms) (Academy YouTube 6/25/2018) (Twitter 6/25/2018) (Learn more here and here)
  14. Jan Krawitz - (Documentary Branch) Perfect Strangers, Big Enough (July 1, 2019 Academy Invitation List, and Original List, Archived, and App, Archive) (TheWrap 7/1/2019) (Deadline 7/1/2019)
  15. Sabine Krayenbühl - (Documentary Branch) The Price of Everything, Mad Hot Ballroom (July 1, 2019 Academy Invitation List, and Original List, Archived, and App, Archive) (TheWrap 7/1/2019) (Deadline 7/1/2019)
    1. Conrad Krebs - (Public Relations Branch) (For Your Information Vol 3 No 6 Fall 1948 p. 6)
    2. Robert T. Kreiman - (Associate Member) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740)
  16. Adam Krentzman - (Associate Member - Non-Voting) Agent (TheEnvelope archived 12/28/2012) (CreativeFuture.org)
  17. Neil Krepela - (Visual Effects Branch) (Oscar Nominee) 2010, Cliffhanger (NeilKrepela.net) (Resume) (Learn more here)
  18. Carl Kress - (Film Editors Branch) (Oscar Winner) The Towering Inferno, Meteor, Sugar Hill, Bloodsport, Cannonball Run 2, Hopskotch (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Learn more here)
    1. Harold F. Kress - (Film Editors Branch in 1948, Transferred to Directors Branch by 1952, Transferred back to Film Editors Branch by 1961) (Oscar Winner) (1948 Membership List) (1/1/1956 Membership List in UCLA’s Herschel Burke Gilbert Collection 268-M Series 6 Box 249) (Academy Report Vol 6 No 3 Sept 1961 p. 2) (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)
  19. Ronna Kress - (Casting Directors Branch) Moulin Rouge! The Blind Side, Cold Mountain, Notting Hill, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Romeo + Juliet, Remember The Titans, The Cell, Wild Wild West, Glory Road, The Great Gatsby, The Lucky One, Darling Companion, Mad Max Fury Road (June 2008 Academy Invitation List) (IndieWire.com 2/9/2016) (Learn more here)
  20. Carson Kressley - Queer Eye For The Straight Guy (OutAndEqual.org)
  21. Brad Krevoy - (Executives Branch) Co-Founder of Motion Picture Corporation Of America, Dumb & Dumber, Kingpin, the Pumpkinhead series, Beverly Hills Ninja, Best Men (SonyMovieChannel
  22. Mikhail Krichman - (Cinematographers Branch) Loveless, Leviathan (June 25, 2018 Academy Invitation List, and Original List, Archived, and App, Archive) (TheWrap 6/25/2018) (Deadline 6/25/2018) (IndieWire 6/25/2018) (ThePlayList.net 6/25/2018)
  23. Barbara Krieger - (Production Design Branch, Previously Designers Branch, Originally Art Directors Branch) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (4/29/1981 Art Directors Roster in Academy’s Ruth Morley Papers File 9-f.1) (Learn more here)
  24. George J. Krieger - (Executives Branch) (ApparentGravity.com) (LinkedIn.com)
  25. Stuart “Stu” Krieger - (Writers Branch?) The Land Before Time, In The Army Now, Monkey Trouble, A Troll In Central Park (Academy Museum Donor List 11/2/2014) (Learn more here)
    1. Phil Kriegler - (Possibly Public Relations??) (48th Academy Award Program p. 16) (51st Academy Awards Program and closeup image of p. 17)
    2. Arthur B. Krim - (Originally Administrators Branch, Transferred to Executives Branch in 1970) (Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Winner) (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) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Legacy Gallery Plaques 1989-1992) (7/29/1993 Appeal Letter and Members’ Legacy Gallery Brochure in UCLA’s Nancy Malone Papers, PASC 254, Box 51, Folder 8) (Learn more here and here)
  26. Mark Kristol - (Marketing And Public Relations Branch, Previously Public Relations Branch) Former Senior Vice President at Universal Pictures, Former President Of Marketing and Distribution at Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Executive Vice President of Theatrical Marketing & Distribution at Vivendi Entertainment (Sources: Academy Press Releases 1996 p. 159) (Learn more here, here and here)
  27. Kim Krizan - (Writers Branch??) (Oscar Nominee) Before Sunset, Before Sunrise, Before Midnight, Dazed And Confused
    1. Serge Krizman - (Art Directors Branch, May have 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) (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) (1/23/1969 Art Directors Branch Roster in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2731) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (4/29/1981 Art Directors Roster in Academy’s Ruth Morley Papers File 9-f.1) (Did not appear on Academy’s Memorial page) (Learn more here)
  28. Doug Krohn - (Short Films And Feature Animation Branch) (Resume) (Learn more here)
    1. Shirley Rich Krohn - (At Large Member - Casting Director) (UIowa.edu 4/22/2007)
    2. Leonard C. Kroll - (At Large Member) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Learn more here)
  29. Susan J. Kroll - (Marketing And Public Relations Branch, Originally Public Relations Branch) President of Worldwide Marketing for Warner Bros. Pictures (June 2005 Academy Invitation List) (Public Relations Branch Journal Vol 3 no 1, Dec 2005 p. 1)
    1. Fredrick Allan “Fred” Krone - (Actors Branch) (August 1960 Academy Report p. 2)
    2. Robert I. Kronenberg - (Originally Executives Branch, Transferred to Associate Member in 1970) Worked in Sales & Distribution (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) (2/19/1970 Membership Transfers 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) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740)
  30. Piet Kroon (one source spells it Pieter Kroon) - (Short Films And Feature Animation Branch) Despicable Me, The Iron Giant, Rio, Shrek 2, Epic, Osmosis Jones, Dada, T.R.A.N.S.I.T. (Filmfestivals.com 3/1/2015) (Learn more here and here)
  31. Scott Kroopf - (Producers Branch) The Last Samurai, Limitless, Pitch Black, Jumanji, The Chronicles Of Riddick, Runaway Bride, What Dreams May Come, Mr. Holland’s Opus, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey (83rd Foreign Language Committee) (ScreenDaily.com 10/12/2007) (Visiting Artist Page Archived 8/1/2015)
  32. Jennifer M. Kroot - (Documentary Branch) The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin, To Be Takei (June 25, 2018 Academy Invitation List, and Original List, Archived, and App, Archive) (TheWrap 6/25/2018) (Deadline 6/25/2018) (IndieWire 6/25/2018) (ThePlayList.net 6/25/2018)
  33. Bill Kroyer - (Short Films and Feature Animation Branch) (Oscar Nominee) (Academy Governor) Technological Threat, Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest (Science & Technology Council) (1999 Letter supporting keeping Documentary Shorts as an Oscar category in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers, File 261.f-2745) (Academy Photographic Inventories - Academy Awards Reference Collection, 2001 Short Films & Feature Animation Branch Executive Committee Meeting) (Academy Report Vol. 22, 3rd & 4th Q 2009 p. 17) (Oscars.org 5/18/12) (2011-2012 Board Of Governors Roster) (LinkedIn) (Academy 2010-2011 Annual Report) (IndieWire 7/17/12) (Deadline 11/15/12) (Oscars.org 7/15/2013) (Academy Museum Donor List 11/2/2014) (TheHollywoodReporter 6/25/2015) (Oscars.org 7/10/2015) (HollywoodReporter 1/23/2016) (Oscars.org 3/15/2016) (TheWrap 3/15/2016) (IndieWire 3/16/2016) (GoldDerby.com 7/18/2016) (Thedrum.com 2/24/2017) (CartoonBrew.com 6/20/2018) (IndieWire.com 6/20/2018) (Variety 6/20/2018) (VanityFair 6/22/2018)
    1. Carl Krueger - (Originally Producers Branch, Transferred to Associate Member in 1970) (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  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 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) (Learn more here)
    2. Lorraine Krueger - (Actors Branch) (HollywoodGoldenGuy.com)
  34. Beatrice Kruger - (Casting Directors Branch) To Rome With Love, The American, Casino Royale, Ocean’s Twelve, Angels & Demons, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (June 26, 2014 Academy Invitation List) (Variety.com 8/7/2016) (Learn more here, here and here)
  35. Diane Kruger - (Actors Branch) In the Fade, Inglourious Basterds (June 25, 2018 Academy Invitation List, and Original List, Archived, and App, Archive) (TheWrap 6/25/2018) (Deadline 6/25/2018) (IndieWire 6/25/2018) (ThePlayList.net 6/25/2018)
  36. Jeffrey S. Kruger - (Executives Branch) (Legacy Gallery Plaques 1993-1998) (Moviegemsfilms.com) (AllMusic.com
    1. Otto Kruger - (Actors Branch, Resigned from the Academy in 1968) (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) (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 version has “Resigned” handwritten next to his name) (Does not appear on membership lists from later in his life)
  37. Ivan Theodore Kruglak - (Technical Achievement Award Winner) (Resume) (SeattleTimes 1/15/2004)
  38. Raimund Krumme - (Short Films And Feature Animation Branch) Passage, Crossroads (July 1, 2019 Academy Invitation List, and Original List, Archived, and App, Archive) (TheWrap 7/1/2019) (Deadline 7/1/2019)
  39. Alwin H. Kuchler - (Cinematographers Branch) Steve Jobs, Hanna, Proof, Sunshine, Morning Glory, R.I.P.D., The Claim, Morvern Callar, Ratcatcher, Code 46, Divergent (June 29, 2012 Academy Invitation List)
  40. Jerzy Kucia - (Short Films And Feature Animation Branch) Fugue for Cello, Trumpet and Landscape, Reflections (July 1, 2019 Academy Invitation List, and Original List, Archived, and App, Archive) (TheWrap 7/1/2019) (Deadline 7/1/2019)
  41. Annette Kudrak - (Music Branch) Chicago, Brokeback Mountain, Drive, The Royal Tenenbaums, A Prairie Home Companion, Velvet Goldmine, The Reader, Proof, A Home At The End Of The World, The Yards, Hedwig And The Angry Inch, Dogma, The Devil’s Own, The Pelican Brief, Get Shorty, TV’s Boardwalk Empire (June 2004 Academy Invitation List)
  42. Lisa Kudrow - (Actors Branch) (Academy Museum Donor List 11/2/2014)
    1. Andrew J. Kuehn - (Public Relations Branch) (Member Since 1995) (Public Relations Branch Journal Vol 2 no 1, March 2004 p. 2)
  43. Brad C. Kuehn - (Visual Effects Branch) (Legacy Gallery Plaques 1993-1998) (Learn more here)
  44. Candy Kugel - (Short Films And Feature Animation Branch) A Warm Reception In L.A., Snowie And The Seven Dorps, Fast Food Matador, TV’s The Berenstain Bears (Resume) (LinkedIn)
  45. Peter Kujawski - (Executives Branch) Managing Director of Universal Pictures International Productions (June 29, 2016 Academy Invitation List) (Learn more here, here and here)
    1. Buzz Kulik (born Seymour Kulik) - (Directors Branch) (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) (Circa 1978 Directors Branch Roster in Academy’s Richard Fleischer Papers File 9.f-2) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Learn more here and here)
  46. Anne Kuljian - (Production Design Branch, Previously Designers Branch - Set Decorator) (Oscar Nominee) The Abyss, Mr. Brooks, War of the Worlds, The Terminal, Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat, Basic Instinct, Man Of Steel, Minority Report, Green Lantern, Divergent, Remember The Titans, Paris Texas (Oscars.org 6/22/10)
    1. Nancy Kulp - (Actors Branch) (Actors Branch Invitees 7/1968 to 12/1968 in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers, File 260.f-2676) (Handwritten in 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, suggesting she joined the academy later that year) (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) (4/10/1970 Actors Branch Roster in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2735 and 260.f-2736) (5/20/1975 Actors Branch Roster in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers, File 254.f-2664) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Learn more here and here)
    2. Will Kuluva - (Actors Branch) (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) (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) (Freeport Journal-Standard 5/28/1969 p. 21) (4/10/1970 Actors Branch Roster in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2735 and 260.f-2736) (5/20/1975 Actors Branch Roster in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers, File 254.f-2664) (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)
    3. Irving R. Kumin - (Originally Executives Branch, Transferred to Associate Member in 1970) Talent Agent (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) (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) (2/19/1970 Membership Transfers 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) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Variety 6/14/2000)
  47. Pamela Kunath - (Executives Branch) Executive Vice President of Content Strategy for Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, Formerly with Screen Gems (June 29, 2016 Academy Invitation List) (Learn more here, here and here)
  48. Steven Kunes - (Writers Branch?) Rain Man, The Prince Of Tides, The Pelican Brief, Groundhog Day, Wag The Dog, Cast Away, Legally Blonde, Catch Me If You Can, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (Resume)
  49. Drew Kunin - (Sound Branch) (Oscar Nominee) Bridge Of Spies, Life of Pi, Lost in Translation, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Brokeback Mountain, Zodiac, Her, August Osage County, Eat Pray Love, Amelia, Adaptation, The Secret Garden (June 28, 2013 Academy Invitation List)
  50. Mila Kunis - (Actors Branch) Black Swan, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Ted, Oz The Great And Powerful, The Book Of Eli, Bad Moms, TV’s That 70’s Show, TV’s Family Guy (June 17, 2011 Academy Invitation List)
  51. Zacharias Kunuk - (Directors Branch) Searchers, The Fast Runner (Atanarjuat), The Journals Of Knud Rasmussen, Inuit Cree Reconciliation, The National Parks Project, Inuit Knowledge And Climate Change (LATimes 6/8/2016 from prior to his invite) (June 28, 2017 Academy Invitation List, and original App and PDF forms) (IsumaTV’s Twitter 6/30/2017) (Indigenous Film & Arts Festival Facebook 6/30/2017) (CBC.ca 7/7/2017) (Nunatsiaqonline.ca 7/10/2017) (NRK.NO7/12/2017) (Learn more here and here)
  52. Michael Kupferberg - (Marketing and Public Relations Branch, Originally Public Relations Branch) (June 25, 2018 Academy Invitation List, and Original List, Archived, and App, Archive) (TheWrap 6/25/2018) (Deadline 6/25/2018) (IndieWire 6/25/2018) (ThePlayList.net 6/25/2018)
  53. Wendy Kupsis-Robino - (Marketing And Public Relations Branch) (July 1, 2019 Academy Invitation List, and Original List, Archived, and App, Archive) (TheWrap 7/1/2019) (Deadline 7/1/2019)
  54. Peter Kuran - (Scientific & Engineering Award Winner) Founder and CEO of VCE Inc., Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi, Men In Black, Edward Scissorhands, RoboCop 1 2 & 3, Beetlejuice, The Howling, The Company Men, August Osage County, The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Starship Troopers 1 & 2, Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back, Lake Placid, Courage Under Fire, Tango & Cash, , Airplane!, Conan The Barbarian, Battlestar Galactica (LinkedIn
  55. Willy Kurant (aka W. Kurant, Willy Curtis, Willy Kourant) - (Cinematographers Branch) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Learn more here)
  56. Ellen Kuras - (Cinematographers Branch) (Oscar Nominee) The Betrayal Nerakhoon, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Coffee and Cigarettes, Analyze That, Blow, 4 Little Girls, Asylum, Away We Go, Bamboozled, Be Kind Rewind, Poverty Outlaw, Postcards From America (10/7/1999 List of Members who also make Documentaries in Guggenheim Production Records, File .f-8042) (5/25/2000 Proposal for Documentary Branch in Guggenheim Production Records, File .f-8043) (Oscars.org 6/22/10) (Deadline.com 5/9/2019)
  57. Hanif Kureishi - (Writers Branch) (Oscar Nominee) My Beautiful Laundrette, Venus, London Kills Me 
    1. Emile Kuri - (Art Directors Branch - Set Decorator) (Oscar Winner) (Academy Governor) (1948 Membership List) (1/1/1956 Membership List in UCLA’s Herschel Burke Gilbert Collection 268-M Series 6 Box 249) (Academy Report Vol 6 No 3 Sept 1961 p. 2) (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) (1/23/1969 Art Directors Branch Roster in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2731) (Academy Report Vol 13 No 1, January 1971 p. 7) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (4/29/1981 Art Directors Roster in Academy’s Ruth Morley Papers File 9-f.1) (Legacy Gallery Plaques 1993-1998) (Learn more here and here)
  58. John A. Kuri - (Production Design Branch, Previously Designers Branch, Originally Art Directors Branch) (Membership Certificate) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (4/29/1981 Art Directors Roster in Academy’s Ruth Morley Papers File 9-f.1) (Facebook 5/3/2017) (Deadline 5/11/2018) (Wikipedia) (Learn more here)
  59. Toyomichi Kurita - (Cinematographers Branch) Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family, Waiting to Exhale, Cookie’s Fortune, Taboo (June 29, 2012 Academy Invitation List)
    1. Gilbert Kurland - (At Large Member) (Oscar Nominee) Bride Of Frankenstein, Production Manager for Cinema Center Films (Source: Academy’s Gil Kurland Papers file 6-f.75 includes a certificate of membership from 1965) (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) (April 1970 Members At Large Roster in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers File 260.f-2733) (Learn more here)
  60. Jeffrey Kurland - (Costume Designers Branch, Formerly Designers Branch & Art Directors Branch) (Oscar Nominee) (Academy Governor) Bullets Over Broadway, Inception, Nancy Drew, Collateral, Hidalgo, Ocean's Eleven, Erin Brockovich, My Best Friend's Wedding, Mighty Aphrodite, Radio Days, Man On The Moon, Hannah And Her Sisters, The Purple Rose Of Cairo (Academy Press Releases 1999 p. 209) (2011-2012 Board Of Governors Roster) (Oscars.org 6/22/10) (Academy 2010-2011 Annual Report) (Oscar.go.com 5/18/12) (AwardsDaily 1/24/2013) (Oscars.org 7/15/2013) (Visiting Artist Page Archived 8/1/2015) (Oscars.org 3/15/2016) (TheWrap 3/15/2016) (IndieWire 3/16/2016) (GoldDerby.com 7/18/2016) (HollywoodReporter.com 5/12/2017) (Deadline 5/11/2018) (Oscars.org 6/14/2018) (Deadline 6/20/2018)
  61. Peter F. Kurland - (Sound Branch) (Oscar Nominee) No Country for Old Men, Walk the Line, True Grit, Inside Llewyn Davis, The Big Lebowski, Fargo, Men In Black (June 30, 2009 Academy Invitation List) (2015-2016 Annual Report p. 26) (Facebook Comment 1/13/2017) (Deadline 5/11/2018)
    1. Akira Kurosawa - (Directors Branch) (Oscar Nominee) (Honorary Academy Award Winner) Ran (Academy Press Releases 1989 p. 88-89)
  62. Kiyoshi Kurosawa - (Directors Branch) Seventh Code, Pulse (June 29, 2016 Academy Invitation List) (Learn more here and here)
  63. Paul Kurta - (LinkedIn.com
    1. Gary D. Kurtz - (Producers Branch) (Oscar Nominee) American Graffiti, Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, The Dark Crystal, Return To Oz, Two-Lane Blacktop (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Academy Report Vol 2 No 2, May 1990 p. 2) (Encyclopedia.com) (Academy Memorial Page Archived 11/1/2018) (Learn more here and here)
  64. Robert “Bob” Kurtz - (Short Film And Feature Animation Branch, Originally Short Subjects Branch and then Short Films Branch) (Former Academy Governor) (Short Subjects Branch Invitees 7/1968 to 12/1968 in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers, File 260.f-2676) (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) (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (AnimationSeminarSpring2014) (46th Oscars Screening Schedule on Ebay) (46th Oscar Schedule Image) (1973 Short Subject Branch Executive Committee on Ebay) (1973 Short Subject Exec Cmte Image) (Legacy Gallery Plaques 1993-1998) (Academy Press Releases 2000 p. 153) (Academy Photographic Inventories - Academy Awards Reference Collection, 2001 Short Films & Feature Animation Branch Executive Committee Meeting) (TheHollywoodReporter 6/25/2015) (HollywoodReporter 6/16/2016) (GoldDerby.com 7/18/2016) (HollywoodReporter.com 5/12/2017) (Deadline 6/2/2017) (Variety 6/2/2017) (TheWrap 6/2/2017) (IndieWire 6/2/2017) (Facebook 2/24/2017) (Deadline 5/11/2018) (Deadline.com 5/9/2019) (Learn more here)
  65. Swoosie Kurtz - (Actors Branch) Dangerous Liaisons, Liar Liar, Cruel Intentions, The Rules Of Attraction, Bubble Boy, Citizen Ruth, Storybook, Reality Bites, Bright Lights Big City, Wildcats, The World According To Garp, Oliver’s Story (Academy Press Releases 1990 p. 61) (OmahaWorldHerald 2/27/2011)
  66. Alex Kurtzman - (Writers Branch) Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Transformers, Mission: Impossible III, The Legend Of Zorro, Cowboys & Aliens (June 25, 2010 Academy Invitation List)
  67. Richard M. Kurtzman - (Associate Member - Non-Voting) Agent (TheEnvelope archived 12/28/2012)
  68. Diane Kurys - (Writers Branch) For a Woman, Entre Nous, A Man In Love, Peppermint Soda, A La Folie, C’est La Vie (June 26, 2014 Academy Invitation List) (Learn more here and here)
  69. Jed Kurzel - (Music Branch) The Mustang, The Babadook (July 1, 2019 Academy Invitation List, and Original List, Archived, and App, Archive) (TheWrap 7/1/2019) (Deadline 7/1/2019)
  70. Karyn Kusama - (Directors Branch) Jennifer’s Body, Girlfight, The Invitation (June 29, 2016 Academy Invitation List) (HollywoodReporter 6/30/2016) (Learn more here and here)
  71. Tony Kushner - (Writers Branch) (Oscar Nominee) Lincoln, Munich, Angels In America (June 2006 Academy Invitation List) (Husband’s Twitter 2/12/2017)
  72. Beth Kushnick - (Production Design Branch, Previously Designers Branch, Originally Art Directors Branch) Rounders, Frequency, The Emperor’s Club, Jumanji, Reversal Of Fortune, TV’s The Good Wife (SetDecorators.org 4/6/12) (Twitter 10/14/2017 - deleted tweet) (Twitter 10/14/2017)
  73. Antoneta Kusijanovic - (Short Films And Feature Animation Branch) Into the Blue, Eye for an Eye (July 1, 2019 Academy Invitation List, and Original List, Archived, and App, Archive) (TheWrap 7/1/2019) (Deadline 7/1/2019)
  74. Kevin Kutchaver - (Visual Effects Branch) RoboCop 1 2 & 3, Hellboy, Blade, Pacific Rim, X-Men 2, August Osage County, Max Payne, Across The Universe, The Bourne Ultimatum, Addams Family Values (Legacy Gallery Plaques 1993-1998) (LinkedIn
  75. Matt Kutcher - (Visual Effects Branch) Focus, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (June 26, 2015 Academy Invitation List) (SpectrumEffects Resume) (SpectrumEfects) (IMDB Resume) (Deadline.com 5/9/2019) (Learn more here, here and here)
    1. Leo K. Kuter (sometimes billed as Leo E. Kuter) - (Art Directors Branch, Originally Technicians Branch) (April 1, 1936 Technicians Branch Membership p. 2) (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) (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) (1/23/1969 Art Directors Branch Roster in Academy’s Gregory Peck Papers Files 260.f-2731) (Academy Press Releases 1992 p. 78-79) (Annual Report 1992-1993 p. 5) (Learn more here and here)
    2. Martin Kutner - (Executives Branch) Executive Vice President of International Marketing and Distribution at MGM/UA (Undated Membership List in Paul Kohner Agency Records file 175.f-1740) (Legacy Gallery Plaques 1993-1998) (Academy Memorial Page archived 7/16/2003)
  76. Ru Kuwahata - (Short Films And Feature Animation Branch) (Oscar Nominee) Negative Space, Something Left, Something Taken (June 25, 2018 Academy Invitation List, and Original List, Archived, and App, Archive) (TheWrap 6/25/2018) (Deadline 6/25/2018) (IndieWire 6/25/2018) (ThePlayList.net 6/25/2018) (Twitter 6/25/2018)
  77. Niija Kuykendall - (Executives Branch) Senior Vice President of Production at Warner Bros. (June 28, 2017 Academy Invitation List, and original App and PDF forms) (Learn more here, here and here)
  78. Kwan Lee-Na - (Makeup Artists And Hairstylists Branch) House of Flying Daggers, Hero (June 25, 2018 Academy Invitation List, and Original List, Archived, and App, Archive) (TheWrap 6/25/2018) (Deadline 6/25/2018) (IndieWire 6/25/2018) (ThePlayList.net 6/25/2018)
  79. Veronika Kwan Vandenberg (aka Veronika Kwan-Rubinek) - (Executives Branch) President Of Distribution for Warner Bros. Pictures International (WarnerBros.com) (WikiLeaks) (Bloomberg.com)
  80. Ken Kwapis - (Directors Branch) Big Miracle, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, He’s Just Not That Into You (June 28, 2013 Academy Invitation List)
  81. Gina Kwon - (Producers Branch) Camp X-Ray, Me and You and Everyone We Know, The Good Girl, Chuck & Buck, The Future, Chronic (June 26, 2015 Academy Invitation List) (Facebook from New Members Reception 9/28/2015) (Twitter 6/28/2017) (Facebook 6/28/2017) (Learn more here)


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  2. RIP Gary Kurtz.

    https://deadline.com/2018/09/gary-kurtz-dies-star-wars-empire-strikes-back-american-graffiti-producer-1202470035/

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  3. RIP Larry Kramer.

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/larry-kramer-dead-playwright-aids-594118

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