Alia Bhatt and Hrithik Roshan get invited to join The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences also known as Oscars have finally released its annual list of their new members. Last year the Oscars were brutally bashed for being all white and mostly men. This year they have widened the horizon and this time there are a lot of female members, international members and underrepresented ethnic/racial communities.

This years list includes 49% International names, 45% women and 36% from underrepresented ethic/racial. From Bollywood Indian actors we have Alia Bhatt and Hrithik Roshan on the list. Neeta Lulla was in the costume department.

Besides these Bollywood celebs, other personalities include, Awkwafina, Florence Pugh, Zendaya, Olivia Wilde and South Korean stars as well.

This time, 819 artists and executives from 68 countries have been invited to join this year.  If the new members accept their invites, Academy voters will grow from 8,594 to 9,412 (total 2019 Academy membership was 9551).

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Academy President David Rubin said, “The Academy is delighted to welcome these distinguished fellow travellers in the motion picture arts and sciences. We have always embraced extraordinary talent that reflects the rich variety of our global film community, and never more so than now.”