List of invitees for AMPAS Membership (2009)

The list of those invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as members in 2009.

Actors

Name	Film
Casey Affleck	The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Gone Baby Gone
Emily Blunt	Sunshine Cleaning, The Devil Wears Prada
Michael Cera	Juno, Superbad
Viola Davis	Doubt, State of Play
James Franco	Milk, Spider-Man
Brendan Gleeson	In Bruges, Mission: Impossible 2
Anne Hathaway	Rachel Getting Married, The Princess Diaries
Taraji P. Henson	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Hustle & Flow
Emile Hirsch	Into the Wild, Lords of Dogtown
Hugh Jackman	X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Prestige
Melissa Leo	Frozen River, 21 Grams
Jane Lynch	Role Models, The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Eddie Marsan	Happy-Go-Lucky, The Illusionist
James McAvoy	Atonement, The Last King of Scotland
Seth Rogen	Monsters vs. Aliens, Knocked Up
Paul Rudd	I Love You, Man, Knocked Up
Amy Ryan	Changeling, Gone Baby Gone
Michael Shannon	Revolutionary Road, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Michelle Williams	Wendy and Lucy, Brokeback Mountain
Jeffrey Wright	Quantum of Solace, W.

Animators

Name	Film
J. J. Blumenkranz	Monster House, The Polar Express
Konstantin Bronzit	Lavatory – Lovestory, The Cat and the Fox
Kendal Cronkhite	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Antz
Rodolphe Guenoden	Kung Fu Panda, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Byron Howard	Bolt, Lilo & Stitch
Kunio Katō	La Maison en Petits Cubes
Doug Sweetland	Presto, The Incredibles
Chris Williams	Bolt, Chicken Little

Art directors

Name	Film
Andrew Ackland-Snow	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Notting Hill

At-large

Name
Matthew D. Loeb
Redmond Morris

Casting directors

Name	Film
John Papsidera	The Dark Knight, Agent Cody Banks
Bernie Telsey	Sex and the City, Across the Universe

Cinematographers

Name	Film
Russ T. Alsobrook	Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Anthony Dod Mantle	Slumdog Millionaire, The Last King of Scotland
Henner Hofmann	Ave Maria (film, La Leyenda de una Mascara (The Legend of the Mask)
Claudio Miranda	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Failure to Launch
Rodney Taylor	Save Me, Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France
Mandy Walker	Australia, Shattered Glass

Costume designers

Name	Film
Deborah Hopper	Changeling, Million Dollar Baby
Louise Mingenbach	The Hangover, Superman Returns
Michael O’Connor	The Duchess, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Michael Wilkinson	Watchmen, Babel

Directors

Name	Film
Rachid Bouchareb	Days of Glory, Dust of Life
Danny Boyle	Slumdog Millionaire, Sunshine
David Frankel	Marley & Me, The Devil Wears Prada
Rod Lurie	Nothing but the Truth, The Contender
Thomas McCarthy	The Visitor, The Station Agent
Tyler Perry	Meet the Browns, Madea's Family Reunion
Henry Selick	Coraline, Monkeybone

Documentary

Name	Film
William Gazecki	Crop Circles: Quest for Truth, Waco: The Rules of Engagement
Rachel Grady	Jesus Camp, The Boys of Baraka
Rory Kennedy	Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, A Boy's Life
Scott Hamilton Kennedy	The Garden, OT: Our Town
James Marsh	Man on Wire, Wisconsin Death Trip
Megan Mylan	Smile Pinki, Lost Boys of Sudan
Doug Pray	Surfwise, Scratch

Executives

Name
Daniel D. A. Battsek
Steve Beeks
Graham W. Burke
Joe Drake
Erik Feig
Paul Hanneman
Donald P. Harris
Claudia Lewis

Film editors

Name	Film
Roger Barton	Speed Racer, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Hank Corwin	What Just Happened, The New World
Chris Dickens	Slumdog Millionaire, Shaun of the Dead
Elliot Graham	Milk, Superman Returns
Kathryn Himoff	Appaloosa, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Leo Trombetta	Little Children, Northfork
Brent White	Step Brothers, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Pam Wise	Then She Found Me, Transamerica

Live action short films

Name	Film
Reto Caffi	Auf der Strecke (On the Line), Leos Freunde
Jochen Alexander Freydank	Toyland, Dienst (Duty)
F. Carter Pilcher	The Dreaming, Bitter

Makeup and hairstylists

Name	Film
Howard Berger	Seven Pounds, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Mike Elizalde	Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Louis Lazzara	Race to Witch Mountain, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Gerald Quist	Tropic Thunder, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

Music

Name	Film
Jeff Danna	Lakeview Terrace, Fracture
Andrew Dorfman	Baby Mama, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Peter Gabriel	WALL-E, Philadelphia
Clint Mansell	The Wrestler, The Fountain
A. R. Rahman	Slumdog Millionaire, Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Producers

Name	Film
Mark Ciardi	The Game Plan, The Rookie
Christian Colson	Slumdog Millionaire, The Descent
Gordon Gray	Invincible, Miracle
Broderick Johnson	One Missed Call, P.S. I Love You
Cathy Konrad	3:10 to Yuma, Walk the Line
Andrew Kosove	Racing Stripes, Dude, Where's My Car?
James Lassiter	Hancock, Lakeview Terrace
Russell Smith	Juno, The Libertine
Paula Wagner	Death Race, Elizabethtown

Production designers

Name	Film
Donald Graham Burt	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Zodiac
Michael Carlin	The Duchess, In Bruges
Jane Ann Stewart	The Savages, Sideways
Kevin Thompson	Duplicity, Michael Clayton

Public relations

Name
Michael D. Camp
Marc Cohen
Megan Colligan
James C. Gallagher
David Kaminow
Sal Ladestro
Maria Pekurovskaya
Elizabeth Petit

Set decorators

Name	Film
Rebecca Alleway	The Duchess, The Last King of Scotland
Peter Lando	The Dark Knight, The Invisible
Barbara Munch	Cameron-Bottle Shock, Rent

Scenic artists

Name	Film
Robert Topol	Doubt, The Departed

Sound

Name	Film
Michael Barry	The Reader, Mamma Mia!
Derek Casari	The Soloist, Beowulf
Aaron Glascock	Deception; Good Night, and Good Luck.
Ren Klyce	Zodiac, The Fight Club
Peter F. Kurland	No Country for Old Men, Walk the Line
Karen Baker Landers	27 Dresses, The Bourne Ultimatum
Hamilton Sterling	Fool's Gold, Scary Movie 4
Deborah Wallach	Frost/Nixon, The Da Vinci Code
Kim Waugh	Shade, Monster's Ball

Visual effects

Name	Film
Christopher Bond	Idlewild, Superman Returns
Matthew Butler	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Letters from Iwo Jima
Chris Corbould	The Dark Knight, Casino Royale
Rob Engle	Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience, Beowulf
Scott Gordon	Nim's Island, Spider-Man 3
Hal Hickel	Iron Man, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Van Ling	Milk, Vanilla Sky
Shane Mahan	Iron Man, War of the Worlds
Steve Preeg	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Tim Webber	The Dark Knight, Children of Men
Edson Williams	Star Trek (2009), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Writers

Name	Film
John August	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie's Angels
Dustin Lance Black	Milk
Courtney Hunt	Frozen River
Howard A. Rodman	Savage Grace, Joe Gould's Secret

See also

• List of invitees for AMPAS Membership (2004)
• List of invitees for AMPAS Membership (2005)
• List of invitees for AMPAS Membership (2006)
• List of invitees for AMPAS Membership (2007)
• List of invitees for AMPAS Membership (2008)
• List of invitees for AMPAS Membership (2009)
• List of invitees for AMPAS Membership (2010)
• List of invitees for AMPAS Membership (2011)