List of invitees for AMPAS Membership (2007)
Encyclopedia
The list of those invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
as members in 2007.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures...
as members in 2007.
Actors
- Jennifer AnistonJennifer AnistonJennifer Joanna Aniston is an American actress, film director, and producer, best known for her role as Rachel Green on the television sitcom Friends, a role which earned her an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.Aniston has also enjoyed a successful film career,...
- Adriana BarrazaAdriana BarrazaAdriana Barraza is a Mexican film and television actress and director. She has also been nominated for a Golden Globe, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Broadcast Film Critics Association and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She is also a veteran actress of Televisa telenovelas...
- Steve CarellSteve CarellSteven John "Steve" Carell is an American comedian, actor, voice artist, producer, writer, and director. Although Carell is notable for his role on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he found greater fame in the late 2000s for playing Michael Scott on The Office...
- Daniel CraigDaniel CraigDaniel Wroughton Craig is an English actor. His early film roles include Elizabeth, The Power of One, A Kid in King Arthur's Court and the television episodes Sharpe's Eagle, Zorro and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Daredevils of the Desert...
- Aaron EckhartAaron EckhartAaron Edward Eckhart is an American film and stage actor. Born in California, he moved to England at the age of 13, when his father relocated the family. Several years later, he began his acting career by performing in school plays, before moving to Sydney, Australia, for his high school senior year...
- Chiwetel EjioforChiwetel EjioforChiwetelu Umeadi "Chiwetel" Ejiofor, OBE is an English actor of stage and screen. He has received numerous acting awards and award nominations, including the 2006 BAFTA Awards Rising Star, three Golden Globe Awards' nominations, and the 2008 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his...
- William FichtnerWilliam FichtnerWilliam Edward Fichtner is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Sheriff Tom Underlay on Invasion, as Alexander Mahone on Prison Break, as William Sharp in Armageddon, and as Ken Rosenberg in the video games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.- Early life...
- Ryan GoslingRyan GoslingRyan Thomas Gosling is a Canadian actor and musician. He first came to public attention as a child star on the Disney Channel's Mickey Mouse Club and went on to appear in other family entertainment programmes including Are You Afraid of the Dark? , Goosebumps , Breaker High and Young Hercules...
- Jackie Earle HaleyJackie Earle HaleyJackie Earle Haley is an American film actor. Establishing himself from child actor to adult Academy Award-nominee, he is perhaps best known for his roles as Moocher in Breaking Away, Kelly Leak in The Bad News Bears, pedophile Ronnie McGorvey in Little Children, the vigilante Rorschach in...
- Jennifer HudsonJennifer HudsonJennifer Kate Hudson is an American recording artist, actress and spokesperson. She came to prominence in 2004 as one of the finalists on the third season of American Idol coming in seventh place...
- Danny HustonDanny Huston-Early life:Huston was born in Rome, Italy. He hails from the illustrious Huston acting and filmmaking dynasty. He is the son of legendary director John Huston, half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston and screenwriter Tony Huston, uncle of actor Jack Huston, stepbrother of Allegra Huston, and...
- Eddie MurphyEddie MurphyEdward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician....
- Christopher PlummerChristopher PlummerArthur Christopher Orne Plummer, CC is a Canadian theatre, film and television actor. He made his film debut in 1957's Stage Struck, and notable early film performances include Night of the Generals, The Return of the Pink Panther and The Man Who Would Be King.In a career that spans over five...
- James RebhornJames RebhornJames Robert Rebhorn is an American character actor who has appeared in over 100 television shows, feature films and plays.-Personal life:...
- Michael SheenMichael SheenMichael Christopher Sheen, OBE , is a Welsh stage and screen actor. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England and made his professional debut opposite Vanessa Redgrave in When She Danced at the Globe Theatre in 1991...
- Maribel VerduMaribel VerdúMaribel Verdú is a Spanish actress. She is known to English-speaking audiences for playing Luisa in the 2001 film Y tu mamá también and Mercedes in Guillermo del Toro's 2006 film Pan's Labyrinth. In Spain she is known for films such as Belle Époque, Tetro, and Huevos de oro.Verdú was born María...
Animators
- Sharon Calahan - Ratatouille, Finding Nemo
- George Griffin - A Little Routine, New Fangled
- John Kahrs - Cars, The Incredibles
- Torill KoveTorill KoveTorill Kove is a Norwegian born Canadian film director and animator. She won the 2007 Academy Award for Animated Short Film for the film The Danish Poet, co-produced by Norway's Mikrofilm AS and the National Film Board of Canada....
- Marcy Page - The Danish Poet, Ryan
- Troy Saliba - Monster House, Stuart Little 2
Cinematographers
- 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 MullenM. David MullenDavid Mullen, A.S.C. is an eminent Japanese born cinematographer famed for his photography on Twin Falls Idaho, Northfork, Akeelah and the Bee and The Astronaut Farmer...
- 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
Directors
- Peter BergPeter BergPeter Berg is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is known for directing films such as Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, The Rundown, Hancock and Battleship. He also developed the television series Friday Night Lights, which was adapted from the film he directed. As an actor...
- D. J. CarusoD. J. CarusoDaniel John "D.J." Caruso is an American director and producer. Caruso has directed the films Disturbia, Two for the Money, Taking Lives, The Salton Sea, Eagle Eye and I Am Number Four. He has also directed television episodes for shows such as The Shield, Over There, Smallville, and Dark Angel...
- Antoine FuquaAntoine FuquaAntoine Fuqua is an American film director. He directed the film Training Day as well as Tears of the Sun, King Arthur, Shooter and Brooklyn's Finest...
- Paul GreengrassPaul GreengrassPaul Greengrass is an English film director, screenwriter and former journalist. He specialises in dramatisations of real-life events and is known for his signature use of hand-held cameras.-Life and career:...
- Monte HellmanMonte HellmanMonte Hellman is an American film director, producer, and film editor.Hellman is among a group of directing talent mentored by Roger Corman, who produced several of the director's early films...
- Simon WestSimon WestSimon West is an English-born film director. West started as a film editor with the BBC, then directed documentaries and commercials including many for Budweiser...
Documentary
- Steve JamesSteve James (producer)Steve James is an American film producer and director of several documentaries, including the award-winning Hoop Dreams and Stevie. He is also the director of the 1997 feature film Prefontaine...
- Nathaniel KahnNathaniel KahnNathaniel Kahn is an American filmmaker. His documentaries My Architect — about his father, the famous architect Louis Kahn — and Two Hands were nominated for Academy Awards....
- James LongleyJames Longley (filmmaker)- Career :His work includes the documentary, Gaza Strip, released in 2002. His production, Iraq in Fragments, presents a view of Iraq and Iraqis during the first two years of Iraq war. It was awarded three jury awards at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for...
- Brett Morgen - The Kid Stays in the Picture, On the Ropes
- Laura Poitras - My Country, My Country; Flag Wars
- Eric Simonson - A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin; On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom
Executives
- Greg Foster
- Judd Funk
- Adam Goodman
- Andrew W. Gumpert
- Michael J. Lambert
- Yair Landau
- David Weil
Film editors
- Sandra Adair - A Scanner Darkly, School of Rock
- Virginia Katz - Dreamgirls, Gods and Monsters
- Saar KleinSaar KleinSaar Klein is an American film editor who has been nominated twice for Academy Awards , and who received an ACE Eddie Award for editing the latter film....
- The New World, Almost Famous - Richard PearsonRick PearsonRichard "Rick" Pearson is an American film editor, producer, and director, who is mainly associated with action films. Pearson, with Clare Douglas and Christopher Rouse, received the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for the film United 93 ....
- United 93, Rent - Alex RodríguezAlex Rodríguez (film editor)Alex Rodríguez is a Mexican film editor with more than twenty film credits.Rodríguez was born in Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France. He has edited several films directed by Alfonso Cuarón, commencing with Y tu mamá también . He and Cuarón were nominated for the Academy Award for Film Editing for the...
- Children of Men, Y Tu Mama Tambien - Christopher RouseChristopher Rouse (editor)Christopher Russell Rouse is an American film and television editor who has about a dozen feature-film credits and numerous television credits. Rouse won the Academy Award for Film Editing, the BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and the ACE Eddie Award for the film The Bourne Ultimatum .Rouse was born...
Live action short films
- Borja Cobeaga - Eramos Pocos, La Primera Vez
- Javier FesserJavier FesserJavier Fesser is a Spanish film director and publicist.Fesser earned his degree in Communication studies at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid...
- Ari SandelAri SandelAri Sandel is the director of the short film, West Bank Story, which won the 2006 Academy Award in the category Best Short Film ....
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)
Producers
- Agustin Almodovar - Volver, Talk to Her
- Bonnie ArnoldBonnie ArnoldBonnie Arnold is a Hollywood animation film producer who has worked at Walt Disney Feature Animation, Pixar Animation Studios and DreamWorks Animation. Arnold grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, but later worked her way to Hollywood and caught the wave of computer-animation.- Life and career :Arnold has a...
- Julia Chasman - Driving Lessons, 25th Hour
- Jonathan Glickman - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Rush Hour
- Daniel Goldberg - Old School, Stripes
- Jack RapkeJack RapkeJack Rapke is an American film producer who has produced such films as the 2000 Robert Zemeckis film Cast Away.- Filmography :* What Lies Beneath * Cast Away * Matchstick Men * The Polar Express...
- Jane RosenthalJane RosenthalJane Rosenthal is an American film producer.Rosenthal was born in Denver, Colorado and raised in Providence, Rhode Island; she attended both Brown and New York University...
Production designers
- Eugenio CaballeroEugenio CaballeroEugenio Caballero is a Mexican production designer who won an Oscar for Best Achievement in Art Direction with Pilar Revuelta in 2007 for the film Pans Labyrinth ....
- 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, JrJohn BertonJohn Andrew Berton Jr. is an award-winning computer graphics animator and visual effects supervisor. His most recent project is Bedtime Stories.-Education and early career:...
- 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
Writers
- J.J. Abrams
- Michael ArndtMichael ArndtMichael Arndt is an American screenwriter.After graduating from New York University, Arndt was a script reader for some time before choosing to write screenplays instead...
- Guillermo ArriagaGuillermo ArriagaGuillermo Arriaga Jordán is a Mexican author, screenwriter, director and producer. Self-defined as “a hunter who works as a writer,” he authored Amores Perros, received a BAFTA Best Screenplay nomination for 21 Grams, and received the 2005 Cannes Best Screenplay Award for The Three Burials of...
- Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckFlorian Henckel von DonnersmarckFlorian Maria Georg Christian, Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck is a German film director, best known for writing and directing the 2007 Oscar-winning film The Lives of Others and the 2010 film The Tourist.-Personal life and family:...
- Patrick MarberPatrick MarberPatrick Albert Crispin Marber is an English comedian, playwright, director, puppeteer, actor and screenwriter.-Early life and education:...
- William MonahanWilliam MonahanWilliam J. Monahan is an American screenwriter and novelist. His second produced screenplay was The Departed, a film which earned him a WGA award and an Academy award for Best Adapted Screenplay.-Writer and editor:...
- Peter MorganPeter MorganPeter Morgan may refer to:* Peter Morgan , British sports car manufacturer* Peter Morgan , 1978 British Formula Ford champion* Peter Morgan , Wales and British lions international...
- Billy Ray
- Erin Cressida Wilson - Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, Secretary