134 actors invited to Join the Academy voting members
"The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has invited 134 artists and execs to join its ranks. Voting membership of the Acad has held steady at just under 6,000 since 2003.
The 2009 invitees are:
ACTORS: Casey AffleckEmily BluntMichael Cera Viola DavisJames Franco Brendan GleesonAnne Hathaway Taraji P. HensonEmile Hirsch Hugh JackmanMelissa Leo Jane Lynch Eddie MarsanJames McAvoySeth RogenPaul Rudd Amy Ryan Michael ShannonMichelle Williams Jeffrey Wright Source: www.variety.com