Academy Branches
Members of the Academy represent 15 general areas – actors, animators and short film makers, art directors and costume designers, cinematographers, composers and songwriters, documentary filmmakers, directors, executives, film editors, makeup artists and hairstylists, producers, public relations specialists, sound artists and engineers, visual effects experts and writers.
Branches
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Actors Branch
Chair: Annette Bening
Members: 1,183
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Art Directors Branch
Chair: Rosemary Brandenburg
Members: 364
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Cinematographers Branch
Chair: Caleb Deschanel
Members: 202
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Directors Branch
Chair: Kathryn Bigelow
Members: 367
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Documentary Branch
Chair: Rob Epstein
Members: 157
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Executives Branch
Chair: Robert Rehme
Members: 442
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Film Editors Branch
Chair: Michael Tronick
Members: 220
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Makeup Artists & Hairstylists Branch
Chair: Leonard Engelman
Members: 118
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Music Branch
Chair: Bruce Broughton
Members: 236
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Producers Branch
Chair: Mark Johnson
Members: 446
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Public Relations Branch
Chair: Marvin Levy
Members: 366
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Short Films and Feature Animation Branch
Jon Bloom
Members: 343
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Sound Branch
Chair: Kevin O'Connell
Members: 407
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Visual Effects Branch
Chair: Bill Taylor
Members: 289
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Writers Branch
Chair: Frank Pierson
Members: 375
Branch numbers provided represent the number of voting members for the 84th Academy Awards.