Production community
members receiving invitation include costume designer Nancy Steiner, production
designer Nathan Crowley and cinematographer Xavier Perez Grobet.
The Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences recently extended
invitations to 115 industry professionals, including 60 below the line, to join
the roster of voting members. These are people whom the Academy recognizes for
their significant contributions to motion pictures, including costume designers,
cinematographers, art directors and editors.
“These individuals are all exceptionally accomplished in
their respective fields,” said Academy President Sid Ganis. “We’re looking
forward to having them join the Academy’s ranks.”
Below-the-line
production members invited to join The Academy
Animators
Sharon
Calahan - Ratatouille, Finding Nemo
George
Griffin - A Little Routine, New Fangled
John Kahrs
- Cars, The Incredibles
Torill Kove
- The Danish Poet, My Grandmother Ironed the King's
Shirts
Marcy Page
- The Danish Poet, Ryan
Troy Saliba
- Monster House, Stuart Little 2
Art
Directors
Hugh Bateup
- Superman Returns, The Matrix
Casting
Directors
Lisa Beach -
Walk the Line, Wedding Crashers
Leslee
Feldman - Over the Hedge, Shrek
Javier
Aguirresarobe - The Sea Inside, Talk to
Her
Steve Gainer
- A Dirty Shame, Mysterious Skin
Michael Goi
- How U Like Me Now, Sam and Sarah
Michael
Grady - The Dead Girl, Wonderland
Adam Kimmel
- Capote, The Ref
Alar Kivilo
- The Lake House, A Simple Plan
M David
Mullen - Akeelah and the Bee, Northfork
Xavier Perez
Grobet - Nacho Libre, Music and Lyrics
Costume Designers
Consolata
Boyle - The Queen, Angela's Ashes
Nancy
Steiner - Little Miss Sunshine, Lost in
Translation
Film
Editors
Sandra Adair
- A Scanner Darkly, School of
Rock
Virginia
Katz - Dreamgirls, Gods and Monsters
Saar Klein - The
New
World, Almost Famous
Richard
Pearson - United 93, Rent
Alex
Rodriguez - Children of Men, Y Tu Mama
Tambien
Christopher
Rouse - United 93, The Bourne Supremacy
Makeup
John E.
Jackson - Hollywoodland, Thank You for
Smoking
David Marti
- Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy
Montse Ribe
- Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy
Kazuhiro
Tsuji - Click, Planet of the Apes (2001)
Music
Carter
Burwell - Adaptation, Kinsey
Alexandre
Desplat - The Queen, Syriana
Javier
Navarrete - Pan's Labyrinth, The Devil's
Backbone
Gustavo
Santaolalla - Babel,
Brokeback Mountain
Production
Designers
Eugenio
Caballero - Pan's Labyrinth, Cronicas
Nathan
Crowley - The Prestige, Batman Begins
Nigel Phelps
- The Island, Pearl
Harbor
Public
Relations
Kevin
Campbell
Jason
Cassidy
Frank J.
Chiocchi
Sarah
Greenberg
Ileen
Reich
Jeff
Smith
Valerie Van
Galder
Sound
Michael J.
Benavente - Catch and Release, There's Something About
Mary
Linda Folk -
The Prestige, The Da Vinci Code
Jessica
Gallavan - Apocalypto, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the
Black Pearl
Tim
Gomillion - Night at the Museum, Walk the
Line
Howard
London - Spiderman 3, The Da Vinci Code
Steven D.
Williams - You, Me and Dupree, The Mask
Jim Wright -
Black Snake Moan, War of the Worlds
(2005)
Visual
Effects
John Andrew
Berton, Jr - Charlotte's Web, The Mummy
Al DiSarro -
Paycheck, 2 Fast 2 Furious
Bryan Hirota
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest,
X-Men: The Last Stand
Alan E.
Lorimer - Garfield, Dr. Dolittle 2
Christopher
Nibley - Herbie: Fully Loaded, The Addams
Family
Douglas H.
Smith - Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat, Independence Day
Ben Snow
- King Kong (2005), Star Wars Episode II Attack of the
Clones
Eric Swenson
- The Life Aquatic, X2
Jon Thum
- Superman Returns, The
Matrix