Next year, when stars stand onstage clutching their Oscars and say that they'd like to "thank the Academy," among the people they'll be thanking are Lady Gaga, Adele, Sterling K. Brown and Mark Ronson.
These stars are among more than 800 members of the showbiz community who've been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences -- and that means they can now vote on who wins the Oscars.
(MORE: Oscars 2019: Lady Gaga on performing 'Shallow' with 'A Star is Born' co-star Bradley Cooper)Best. Day. Ever. We're excited to invite these 842 inspiring storytellers to the Academy.
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) July 1, 2019
Tweet your welcome using #WeAreTheAcademy today.https://t.co/glplZscerD
Gaga was actually invited to join the Academy by two of its branches: Music and Acting.
She, along with Mark Ronson, won the Oscar for Best Original Song earlier this year for "Shallow," but she was also nominated for Best Actress in "A Star Is Born."
— Jon M. Chu (@jonmchu) July 1, 2019
Other notable new Academy members include Eurythmics frontwoman and Oscar winner Annie Lennox, Sterling K. Brown, Letitia Wright and Winston Duke of "Black Panther," Claire Foy of "The Crown", "Spider-Man" star Tom Holland, Elisabeth Moss, Amanda Peet and Alexander Skarsgard.
(MORE: Sterling K. Brown reacts to making Golden Globes history as first black actor to win best actor in a TV drama)From one Avenger to another: welcome to the Academy, @TomHolland1996! #WeAreTheAcademy pic.twitter.com/0WHImUT2AB
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) July 1, 2019
Half of the new members are women, and 29 percent are people of color.
