06/25/2026
Repost from Wilson Morales
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 529 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.
Among the Black talent invited were...
Actors
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù – “My Father’s Shadow,” “His House”
Wood Harris – “One Battle after Another,” “Remember the Titans”
Teyana Taylor – “One Battle after Another,” “A Thousand and One”
Cinematographers
Malik Hassan Sayeed – “After the Hunt,” “He Got Game”
Costume Designers
PC Williams – “The Roses,” “Polite Society”
Directors
Eugene Ashe – “Sylvie’s Love,” “Homecoming”
Raven Jackson – “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt”
Documentary
Christalyn Hampton – “The Devil Is Busy,” “Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story”
Alisa Payne – “The Perfect Neighbor,” “Stamped from the Beginning”
Executives
Liz Jenkins
Janine Jones-Clark
Rayne Roberts
Film Editors
Daysha M. Broadway – “Ricky,” “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody”
Makeup Artists and Hairstylists
Shunika Terry – “Sinners,” “The Matrix Resurrections”
Marketing and Public Relations
Sharon Black
Music
James Fauntleroy – “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Dolemite Is My Name”
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe – “Seeds,” “Candyman”
DeVaughn Watts – “The Wild Robot,” “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”
Production and Technology
Jamal Sims
Short Films
Akinola Davies – “Lizard,” “Contactless”
Kryzz Gautier – “Chimera,” “Keep Delete”
Tamika Lamison – “Superman Doesn’t Steal,” “The Magic Bracelet”
Writers
Cheo Hodari Coker – “Creed II,” “Notorious”
