Saoirse got invited to join the voting members of the Academy. Thanks to M for the tip again.

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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