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Congratulations to actor Winston Duke and Director/Producer and Frances-Anne Solomon who were invited to join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences earlier this week! 🇹🇹🏆💫🇹🇹🏆✨
The two TT Nationals are among 842 new members of the film industry to now be part of the Academy. They are joining more than 6,000 members of the film industry who will now vote for the best among their peers at the Annual Oscars.
In accepting the invitation to join, Duke said: "Oh man... Argyle Village, Tobago we reach....! As a kid growing up on a small island of 60,000, I was constantly watching movies and becoming enamored with stories, dreaming to one day be in the business myself. This is a dream come true. I can now vote on what movies and creatives win #Oscars and participate in a community of artists who lead through intention and execution. Thank you @theacademy for this auspicious gift. 🙏🏿 #blessingsonblessings"
Solomon meanwhile, said the invitation was a great honour and she looked forward to using her vote to choose next year's Oscar winners. She said: "This year, despite more diversity and better representation across the board, there were no women nominated or who won in the Best Director/ Best Movie categories. Hopefully gender parity in this year's crop will mean that does not happen again."
Source: TTT Live Online