Overview

• Gascón, the first openly trans woman nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars, was excluded from this year’s list of 534 new Academy invitees.
• Her omission defies a decade-long norm under which Best Actress nominees receive immediate Academy membership.
• Only Yalitza Aparicio of 'Roma' previously experienced a delayed invitation, gaining membership one year after her nomination.
• The decision follows backlash over Gascón’s resurfaced tweets containing bigoted remarks about race, Islam and vaccination, which drew public condemnation from Academy CEO Bill Kramer and prompted Netflix to distance itself.
• The Academy has offered no explanation for withholding her membership amid calls from industry figures for greater transparency.