134 actors invited to Join the Academy voting members

"The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has invited 134 artists and execs to join its ranks. Voting membership of the Acad has held steady at just under 6,000 since 2003.

The 2009 invitees are:

ACTORS:
Casey AffleckEmily BluntMichael Cera
Viola DavisJames Franco
Brendan GleesonAnne Hathaway
Taraji P. HensonEmile Hirsch
Hugh JackmanMelissa Leo
Jane Lynch
Eddie MarsanJames McAvoySeth RogenPaul Rudd
Amy Ryan
Michael ShannonMichelle Williams
Jeffrey Wright
Source: www.variety.com