{"id":134144,"date":"2023-06-29T17:39:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=134144"},"modified":"2023-06-29T17:39:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:39:35","slug":"rmd-kunle-afolayan-3-other-nigerians-join-oscars-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2023\/06\/29\/rmd-kunle-afolayan-3-other-nigerians-join-oscars-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"RMD, Kunle Afolayan, 3 other Nigerians join Oscars\u2019 Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Famous Nigerian superstar actors, Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD), Kunle Afolayan, and Jade Osiberu are among the five Nigerians invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) class of 2023, making them voting Oscars members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In a blog post, the AMPAS revealed the names of the 398 artists and entertainment executives invited to join the Oscar-dispensing group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Other Nigerians who made the list are C.J Obasi and Shola Dada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">See how the Nigerians were placed on the list:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">1.<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> RMD \u2014 actor category<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">2.<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> Kunle Afolayan \u2014 writer category<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">3.<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> Shola Dada \u2014 writer category<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">4.<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> CJ \u201cFiery\u201d Obasi \u2014 director category<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">5.<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> Jade Osiberu \u2014 producer category<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The actors have excitedly taken to their Instagram pages to express their excitement. See their reactions below: <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-134146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/IMG_2467.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/IMG_2467.jpeg 1242w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/IMG_2467-300x123.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/IMG_2467-1024x421.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/IMG_2467-768x316.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-134147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/IMG_2471.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"290\" 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1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-134150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/IMG_2479.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/IMG_2479.jpeg 1242w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/IMG_2479-300x43.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/IMG_2479-1024x148.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/06\/IMG_2479-768x111.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Academy said the new members were invited based on \u201cprofessionalism, commitment to representation, inclusion and equity\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Of the 2023 invitees, 34% belong to an under-represented racial or ethnic community, while 40% identify as women. 52% are also from 50 countries and territories outside the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If all 398 invitees accept membership, it will bring the total number of overall Academy members to 10,817 \u2014 up from 10,665 last year \u2014 with 9,375 eligible to vote for the next Oscars \u2014 due to deaths and retirements among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The 96th Oscars ceremony is set to take place on March 10, 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2023\/06\/01\/ramsey-nouah-kate-henshaw-are-members-of-our-vampire-club-chidi-mokeme-hails-colleagues-youthfulness\/\">Ramsey Nouah<\/a> and Mo Abudu were among the 395 invitees for the AMPAS class of 2021 while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2023\/05\/03\/where-is-she-we-miss-her-fans-pine-as-uche-jumbo-celebrates-genevieve-nnaji-on-her-44th-birthday\/\">Genevieve Nnaji<\/a>, Akin Omotoso, and Cynthia Erivo, Nigerian-born British actress, were invited to join the Academy in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Famous Nigerian superstar actors, Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD), Kunle Afolayan, and Jade Osiberu are among the five Nigerians invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) class of 2023, making them voting Oscars members. 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