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Tiffany Haddish, Kumail Nanjiani among film academy invitees

By LINDSEY BAHR Azaria, Harry Shearer and
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Yeardley Smith.
organization that bestows Both blockbuster and in-
the Oscars is continuing die films are fair game for
to lean into its promise to academy membership
make its ranks more diverse every year too. This year is
by inviting a record 928 no exception, with invita-
new members representing tions extended to persons
59 countries to join includ- in front of and behind the
ing actors Tiffany Haddish, camera of films like "Star
Kumail Nanjiani, Gina Ro- Wars" (including actress
driguez and "The Rider" film- Daisy Ridley) and "Black
maker Chloe Zhao. Panther" (like actor Daniel
The Academy of Motion Kaluuya, designer Ilt Jones
Picture Arts and Sciences and writer Joe Robert Cole)
says Monday that that 49 to people like the revered,
percent of its invitees are but very niche Hungarian
female and 38 percent of director Bela Tarr.
are people of color. Should Notable music invitees
all the invitees accept, the This photo shows, Dave Chappelle, Amy Schumer, Kumail Nanjiani, Jada Pinkett Smith and include Kendrick Lamar
Timothee Chalamet, Kendrick Lamar, and others who were among 928 people invited to the
new class would boost its Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ("Black Panther"), Melissa
overall membership to be Associated Press Etheridge ("An Inconve-
31 percent female and 16 nient Truth") and Sufjan
percent persons of color. "That super cool," Haddish non-white. On the other end of the Stevens ("Call Me By Your
"Hey yo. I'm in The Acad- said in a video capturing Invitees always range from age spectrum is 84-year- Name"). Ten of the invitees
emy," Pakistani-American the moment. relative newcomers to in- old "Gosford Park" actress were invited to join multiple
Nanjiani, who co-wrote "So I get to vote?" Haddish dustry veterans. Some of Eileen Atkins. Other highly- branches, including Nanji-
and starred in "The Big Sick," added, before exclaiming the youngest prospective recognizable invitees in- ani (for writing and acting),
tweeted Monday. His wife with laughter: "I'm going to members include 22-year- clude Dave Chappelle, Zhao (for directing and writ-
and co-writer Emily V. Gor- get movies for free?" old "Call Me By Your Name" Jada Pinkett Smith, Amy ing) and "The Florida Proj-
don was also invited to join. The film academy in 2016 actor Timothee Chalamet Schumer, Christine Barans- ect" director Sean Baker
Others celebrated else- pledged to double the and "Beasts of the Southern ki, Sarah Silverman and Kyra (for directing and writing).
where, like Haddish, who number of female and mi- Wild's" Quvenzhané Wallis Sedgwick. A batch of "The They will have to select only
got the news from Melissa nority ranks of its members who, at 14, is the youngest Simpsons" stars were also one branch. New members
McCarthy on the set of by 2020. Then, just 25 per- invitee this year. Both were among the acting invitees, will get a chance to cel-
their upcoming film "The cent of its members were Oscar-nominated for their for their various film roles, in- ebrate together at private
Kitchen." female and 8 percent were performances. cluding Julie Kavner, Hank receptions this fall.q

Street artist Banksy splashes

Paris with works on migrants

paper over a swastika.
Nicolas Laugero Lasserre,
editor of the Artistikrezo
website that broke the
story, said he heard a few
weeks ago through con-
tacts in the French street
art world that Banksy was
planning a trip. He said
he started looking for the
works and came across the
one in the northern Porte
de la Chappelle neighbor-
hood. The same wallpaper
stencil was used in a 2009
exposition at the Bristol Mu-
A man takes a picture of a graffiti believed to be attributed to
street artist Banksy, in Paris, Monday, June 25, 2018. seum, he said, describing it
Associated Press as "a real signature" of the
elusive artist. It didn't take
Associated Press The works attributed to long for others to add —
PARIS (AP) — Banksy is be- Banksy have been discov- or detract — from Banksy's
lieved to have taken his ered in recent days, includ- work. First came the blue
message on migration to ing one near a former cen- tag over the wallpaper.
Paris, which has seen seven ter for migrants at the city's Banksy’s publicist did not
works attributed to the pro- northern edge that depicts immediately respond to a
vocative British street artist. a child spray-painting wall- request for comment.q