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Seth Rogen, James Franco, Hugh Jackman and More Invited to Join Academy

What would appear to be one prerequisite for scoring a membership in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences? Working with Judd Apatow.

Frequent Apatow collaborators Seth Rogen, James Franco, Michael Cera, Paul Rudd and Jane Lynch are among the 134 industry names invited to join the elite Hollywood club this year. As members, they would enjoy voting privileges for all future Oscar ceremonies. (Apatow himself was invited to join AMPAS last year.)

Relive all the action from this year's Oscars

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  • Congrats to all of them, though I must say I'm very surprised those particular comedians are invited, considering the Academy tends to snub comedies. 
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Seth Rogen, James Franco, Hugh Jackman and More Invited to Join Academy

What would appear to be one prerequisite for scoring a membership in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences? Working with Judd Apatow.

Frequent Apatow collaborators Seth Rogen, James Franco, Michael Cera, Paul Rudd and Jane Lynch are among the 134 industry names invited to join the elite Hollywood club this year. As members, they would enjoy voting privileges for all future Oscar ceremonies. (Apatow himself was invited to join AMPAS last year.)

Relive all the action from this year's Oscars

In addition to Team Apatow, five ...
read more

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