The Academy, which hosts the Oscars, has invited members from 59 countries and half of them are women. iStock photoDirectors Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap and veteran actor Anupam Kher are among the 842 new members invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in its push to become more inclusive. The Academy, which hosts the Oscars, has invited members from 59 countries and half of them are women. Among the invited 842, 21 are Oscar winners while 82 are Oscar nominees. The organisation had invited 928 new members in 2018 which included Indian names such as Shah Rukh Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Tabu and Madhuri Dixit.

Source: The Telegraph July 02, 2019 04:52 UTC