Academy Invites 529 New Members for 2026, Including Elordi, Ortega, and Taylor
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Clayton Davis
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 529 new members for 2026, including breakout stars Jacob Elordi and Teyana Taylor, Hollywood mainstays Jenna Ortega and Jon Bernthal, and new Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro. The invitee list includes 95 Oscar nominees (21 winners) and three Scientific and Technical Awards recipients. This year's class is slightly smaller than the 534 invitations extended in the previous year.
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· 3 pulledBreakout stars Jacob Elordi and Teyana Taylor, along with Hollywood mainstays Jenna Ortega and Jon Bernthal, and new Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro are among the 529 invitees to the newest member class of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The 2026 invitee list includes 95 Oscar nominees — 21 of them winners — along with three Scientific and Technical Awards recipients.
The list is a touch leaner than the 534 names extended invitations last year.
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