In 2017, Domingo joined Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a member of the Actors' Branch.
(meta data) TITLE: The Academy Continues to Push Inclusion with Record 774 Member Invites | IndieWire (meta data) AUTHOR: https://www.indiewire.com/author/akstanwyckindiewire/ Back to IndieWire # Barry Jenkins and Jordan Peele Among the 774 Invited to Join the Academy As It Pushes for Inclusion ## Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, Elle Fanning, Monica Bellucci, Barry Jenkins, Kristen Stewart and Gal Gadot are among a diverse international group of invites. Anne Thompson Jun 28, 2017 3:36 pm Barry Jenkins Daniel Bergeron View Gallery26 Photos The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences continues its quest to diversify its largely white male membership ranks and Wednesday's announcement of its annual invitation list numbered a record 774. Among them are "Moonlight" director Barry Jenkins and "Get Out" director Jordan Peele. (They can both choose between the writer and director branches.) Writer-actress-producer Brit Marling (Netflix's "The OA") also landed an invite from the writers branch, along with British actor Simon Pegg ("Shaun of the Dead"). Indian stars invited include Aimir Khan, Irrfan Khan, Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and his daughter in law, Aishwarya Rai. Other international stars receiving the nod include Monica Bellucci, Maggie Cheung, Gal Gadot, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Naomie Harris, and Rinko Kikuchi. READ MORE: Netflix's Next Big Move? Hacking the Oscars American adds include Leslie Jones, Kristen Stewart, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Colman Domingo, Viggo Mortensen, Mike Mills, Shari Redstone, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joss Whedon, Elle Fanning, John Cho, Jon Hamm, Donald Glover, Channing Tatum, Rebel Wilson, Keegan-Michael Key, Gil Birmingham, Adam Driver, and Rami Malek. Couples making the cut are Anna Faris and Chris Pratt; Carina Lau and Tony Leung; and "Moonlight" producer Adele Romanski and cinematographer James Laxton. Naomie Harris Daniel Bergeron Under the leadership of CEO Dawn Hudson and president Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the 90-year-old Academy has been adding more younger members, women, and people of color to its 17 branches. But after the 2016 #OscarsSoWhite controversy, the AMPAS became even more aggressive about asking its branch leadership to recommend new members. While the Academy seeks candidates who have "demonstrated exceptional achievement in the field of theatrical motion pictures," it's trying to move the needle toward inclusion, even while the industry itself continues to predominantly hire white men. It has been slow going. Joining the august organization is a singular honor, but many of last year's new members were surprised to learn of their inclusion — mainly because they hadn't applied for membership. At the heart of the Academy's complex diversity issue is how much the Oscars reflect the way that the Academy likes to view itself. And the Academy voters did far better with their 2017 Oscar nominations than they had the year before, when given 20 opportunities, their 6,000 members failed to nominate any actors of color at all. Jon Hamm Daniel Bergeron Last year, they expanded their invite list and the needle actually moved. More than 40 percent were international, from 59 countries around the world. These changes were most dramatic in the Academy's largest branch, the actors: 29 percent of its 69 invites were white, versus 68 percent of 2015 invites. So this year, the Academy, which now has a membership of 7,000, invited 774 new members. Many are international, and 39 percent are women, which would move the total membership to 28 percent. People of color comprise 30 percent of the new class, so that they would now represent 13 percent of Academy members. Seven branches invited more women than men. Now, the question is: What changes will the new membership bring to the Oscar nominations going forward? 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Colman Domingo
Life and career.
In 2010, Domingo's self-penned, one-man autobiographical play "A Boy and His Soul" premiered Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theater, for which he won a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show. He was also nominated for a Drama Desk Award and a Drama League Award. 
 Domingo starred as Billy Flynn in "Chicago", the longest running revival on Broadway, and in the final collaboration by Kander and Ebb of "The Scottsboro Boys," directed by Susan Stroman on Broadway in Fall 2010. For the latter role, he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical, in May 2011. When "The Scottsboro Boys" opened in London in Fall 2013, Domingo was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical in April 2014. He was nominated for the Fred Astaire Award for Best Principal Dancer on Broadway in 2011. 
 In 2015, Domingo began appearing in a recurring role on AMC's post-apocalyptic, zombie series "Fear the Walking Dead", as a character named Victor Strand. In December 2015, it was announced that Domingo was promoted to series regular for Season 2 of the series.