Taylor Swift, Ke Huy Quan, Paul Mescal among those invited to join the Academy

Oscar-winning directors The Daniels are also among the 398 artists and executives invited to join the Academy this year Taylor Swift, Oscar-winning actor Ke Huy Quan, best picture directors the Daniels (Kwan and Scheinert) and actors such as Keke Palmer, Paul Mescal and Austin Butler are among the 398 artists and entertainment executives invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization announced on Wednesday. The list of invitees to join the Oscar-dispensing group also includes controversial Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav; Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne; Nobel prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro; and actors including Nicholas Hoult, Selma Blair, Bill Hader, Banshees of Inisherin star Kerry Condon, and Everything Everywhere All At Once nominee Stephanie Hsu. Continue reading...