AMPAS Invites Actor Salman Khan & not SRK

Academy Announce Record 774 New Members; From Kristen Stewart to Salman Khan

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has issued 774 invitations to new members to join the Oscars organization. This is a record number, up from last year's 683 invitations and well above the 322 invites that went out in 2015.

The invitees come from 57 countries with the list comprising 39% female and 30% people of color, both numbers increasing overall totals in those categories which has been a focus of AMPAS over the past couple of years. AMPAS now boasts overall female membership to 28% and people of color to 13%, both marking incremental increases year to year on the Academy's stated journey to doubling those areas by 2020.

Elle Fanning is the youngest invitee at 19, while Betty White at 95 is the oldest.

The 105 invitees to came from the acting branch that included the likes of Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth from the world of Avengers; Adam Driver, Riz Ahmed, Domhnall Gleeson and Warwick David from team Star Wars; and ruling box office king Dwayne Johnson. Kristen Stewart and "Wonder Woman Gal Gadot were also on the list.

The invitation also went to several acting stalwarts from Bollywood. While inclusion of Irrfan Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone was expected given their Hollywood presence one of the most shocking names on the list was Salman Khan, the reigning box-office king at Bollywood. Other names from Bollywood included father-in-law and daughter-in-law pair of Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Aamir Khan. The third famous Khan from India, i.e. Shah Rukh Khan, was surprisingly not invited.

Two legendary Indian directors, Gautam Ghose and Mrinal Sen, have also been included as new members of the Academy.

Here's the full list of invitees. See for yourself if your favorite movie star is in the list. Please remember that there are already around 7800 existing members in the Academy. Today's invitations will take that number to close to 8500.

Actors

Riz Ahmed "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, "Nightcrawler
Debbie Allen "Fame, "Ragtime
Elena Anaya "Wonder Woman, "The Skin I Live In
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan "Jodhaa Akbar, "Devdas
Amitabh Bachchan "The Great Gatsby, "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...
Monica Bellucci "Spectre, "Bram Stoker's Dracula
Gil Birmingham "Hell or High Water, "Twilight series
Nazanin Boniadi "Ben-Hur, "Iron Man
Daniel Brhl "The Zookeeper's Wife, "Inglourious Basterds
Maggie Cheung "Hero, "In the Mood for Love
John Cho "Star Trek series, "Harold & Kumar series
Priyanka Chopra "Baywatch, "Barfi!
Matt Craven "X-Men: First Class, "A Few Good Men
Terry Crews "The Expendables series, "Draft Day
Warwick Davis "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, "Harry Potter series
Colman Domingo "The Birth of a Nation, "Selma
Adam Driver "Silence, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Joel Edgerton "It Comes at Night, "Loving
Chris Evans "Captain America series, "Snowpiercer
Luke Evans "Beauty and the Beast, "The Girl on the Train
Fan Bingbing "I Am Not Madame Bovary, "Cell Phone
Elle Fanning "The Beguiled, "20th Century Women
Golshifteh Farahani "Paterson, "AboutElly
Anna Faris "Scary Movie series, "Brokeback Mountain
Tom Felton "A United Kingdom, "Harry Potter series
Rebecca Ferguson "The Girl on the Train, "Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation
Lou Ferrigno "The Incredible Hulk, "Hercules
Gal Gadot "Wonder Woman, "Fast & Furious series
Charlotte Gainsbourg "Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer, "Melancholia
Jeff Garlin "Safety Not Guaranteed, "WALL-E
Spencer Garrett "Public Enemies, "Thank You for Smoking
Domhnall Gleeson "Star Wars: The Force Awakens, "Ex Machina
Sharon Gless "The Star Chamber, "Airport 1975
Donald Glover "The Martian, "Magic Mike XXL
Judy Greer "Jurassic World, "13 Going on 30
Rupert Grint "Moonwalkers, "Harry Potter series
Noel Gugliemi "Lowriders, "The Fast and the Furious
Jon Hamm "Baby Driver, "The Town
Armie Hammer "The Birth of a Nation, "The Social Network
Naomie Harris "Moonlight, "Skyfall
Leila Hatami "A Separation, "Leila
Anne Heche "Rampart, "DonnieBrasco
Lucas Hedges "Manchester by the Sea, "Moonrise Kingdom
Chris Hemsworth "Thor series, "Rush
Ciarn Hinds "Silence, "Munich
Aldis Hodge "Hidden Figures, "Straight Outta Compton
Bryce Dallas Howard "Jurassic World, "The Help
Bonnie Hunt "The Green Mile, "Jerry Maguire
Jiang Wen "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, "Let the Bullets Fly
Dwayne Johnson "Moana, "Central Intelligence
Leslie Jones "Ghostbusters, "Masterminds
Keegan-Michael Key "Don't Think Twice, "Keanu
Aamir Khan "3 Idiots, "Lagaan
Irrfan Khan "Life of Pi, "Slumdog Millionaire
Salman Khan "Sultan, "Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Rinko Kikuchi "Pacific Rim, "Babel
Zo Kravitz "Divergent series, "Mad Max: Fury Road
Sanaa Lathan "Out of Time, "Love and Basketball
Carina Lau "Infernal Affairs 2, "Days of Being Wild
Tony Leung "The Grandmaster, "Lust, Caution
Rami Malek "Short Term 12, "The Master
Leslie Mann "Funny People, "Knocked Up
Kate McKinnon "Ghostbusters, "Office Christmas Party
Sienna Miller "The Lost City of Z, "American Sniper
Janelle Mone "Hidden Figures, "Moonlight
Michelle Monaghan "Patriots Day, "Gone Baby Gone
Viggo Mortensen "Captain Fantastic, "The Lord of the Rings series
Ruth Negga "Loving, "Warcraft
Franco Nero "The Lost City of Z, "Django
Elizabeth Olsen "Avengers: Age of Ultron, "Martha Marcy May Marlene
Deepika Padukone "xXx: Return of Xander Cage, "Piku
Sarah Paulson "Blue Jay, "12 Years a Slave
Robert Picardo "Hail, Caesar!, "TheMeddler
Amy Poehler "Inside Out,"Sisters
Chris Pratt "Guardians of the Galaxy series, "Jurassic World
Zachary Quinto "Star Trek series, "Snowden
dgar Ramrez "The Girl on the Train, "Joy
Phylicia Rashad "Creed, "For Colored Girls
Margot Robbie "Suicide Squad, "The Wolf of Wall Street
Maya Rudolph "Maggie's Plan, "Bridesmaids
Hiroyuki Sanada "Life, "The Twilight Samurai
Henry G. Sanders "Selma, "Whiplash
Rodrigo Santoro "300, "Love Actually
Rade erbedija "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, "The Quiet American
Nestor Serrano "The Insider, "Lethal Weapon 2
Amanda Seyfried "Les Misrables, "Mean Girls
Molly Shannon "Other People, "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Anna Deavere Smith "Rachel Getting Married, "Philadelphia
Hailee Steinfeld "The Edge of Seventeen, "True Grit
Kristen Stewart "Caf Society, "Twilight series
Omar Sy "Inferno, "The Intouchables
Wanda Sykes "Snatched, "Evan Almighty
Channing Tatum "Hail, Caesar!, "Foxcatcher
Aaron Taylor-Johnson "Nocturnal Animals, "Kick-Ass
Lauren Tom "The Joy Luck Club, "Cadillac Man
Jeanne Tripplehorn "The Firm, "Basic Instinct
Paz Vega "Kill the Messenger, "Sex and Luca
Dee Wallace "Grand Piano, "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Ming-Na Wen "Mulan, "The Joy Luck Club
Betty White "You Again, "The Proposal
Rebel Wilson "Pitch Perfect series, "Bridesmaids
Mary Elizabeth Winstead "10 Cloverfield Lane, "Swiss Army Man
B.D. Wong "Mulan, "Jurassic Park
Shailene Woodley "The Spectacular Now, "The Descendants
Donnie Yen "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, "Ip Man

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