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July 1, 2021
Janet Jackson is one of 395 individuals who’ve been invited this year to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences the folks who hand out the Oscars. If she accepts, she’ll get to vote on who wins them in the future.
The invitees have “distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures,” the Academy notes, and are divided into different groups, such as actors, cinematographers, directors, makeup artists and hairstylists, and, in Janet’s case, music.
On the list of invitees, Janet is noted for two of her movies:
Poetic Justice and Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too? Janet starred in the latter and recorded the song “Nothing” for its soundtrack. She also starred in
Leslie Odom, Jr.;
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II; and actress and producer
Issa Rae.
The full list is posted on the Academy’s website.
Ever since it was taken to task with the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite in 2016, the Academy has made efforts to boost diversity both in front of and behind the camera, as well as in its own ranks. In 2020, it announced that it instituted new standards for representation and inclusivity when considering films for Oscar nominations, including the esteemed Best Picture category.
In 2021, a record nine actors of color were nominated, including
Minari’s Yeun, the first Asian American to be nominated for Best Actor.
Emerald Fennell, Maria Bakalova and Steven Yeun among stars invited into Academy 02/07/2021, 4:02 am
Promising Young Woman director Emerald Fennell is among the stars who have been invited to join the Academy (Matt Crossick/PA)
Promising Young Woman director Emerald Fennell, Borat 2 actress Maria Bakalova and Minari actor Steven Yeun are among the stars who have been invited to join the Academy.
The body which oversees the Oscars said it had invited 395 artists and executives for this year’s intake, with diversity and representation a key goal.
The 2021 class is 46% women, 39% under-represented racial communities and 53% international from 49 countries outside the US, according to the Academy.