The star of “Funny People” is among the 135 actors, craftspeople and industry executives who are this year’s invitees to join the voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

On the list of actors are recent Oscar winners and nominees Gabourey Sidibe and Mo’Nique (“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”), Christoph Waltz (“Inglourious Basterds”), Carey Mulligan (“An Education”), Jeremy Renner (“The Hurt Locker”), Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick (“Up in the Air”), and Saoirse Ronan (“Atonement,” “The Lovely Bones”).

“The work of these individuals has been appreciated by moviegoers all around the world,” said Academy President Tom Sherak. “The Academy is proud to invite each and every one of them.”

The Academy’s voting membership is currently just under 6,000.

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Hoping for better things since Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones is lead actress Saoirse Ronan (just 16) in 11th, with a new entry at 12 in quirky Twilight and Up In The Air star Anna Kendrick, 24, who introduces a comic touch to the Top 20.

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Hanna will open nationwide on Friday, April 8th, 2011, and wraps production next month on location in Europe. BAFTA Award winner Joe Wright, whose films include Focus’ Atonement and Pride & Prejudice, is directing the movie. Hanna stars Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan, Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett, and Eric Bana. Hanna (Ms. Ronan) is a teenage girl. Uniquely, she has the strength, the stamina, and the smarts of a solider; these come from being raised by her father (Mr. Bana), an ex-CIA man, in the wilds of Finland. Living a life unlike any other teenager, her upbringing and training have been one and the same, all geared to making her the perfect assassin. The turning point in her adolescence is a sharp one; sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys stealthily across Europe while eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative with secrets of her own (Ms. Blanchett). As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence and unexpected questions about her humanity. Hanna also stars Jason Flemyng, Tom Hollander, Olivia Williams, and Martin Wuttke. Seth Lochhead wrote the initial screenplay and has written subsequent drafts, as have David Farr, Joe Penhall, and Mr. Wright. Academy Award nominee Leslie Holleran (Chocolat) is producing Hanna with the team of Marty Adelstein and Scott Nemes.

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