Overview
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 529 artists and executives to its 2026 membership and Farah Khan publicly acknowledged the invitation on Instagram, calling herself “thrilled & proud.”
- The invite makes Khan eligible for full voting rights in future Oscar nominee and winner selections if she accepts the Academy’s offer.
- Several other established Indian film professionals were named among the invitees, including Vishal Bhardwaj, A. Sreekar Prasad, Deepa Bhatia, Eka Lakhani, Dilip Shankar, and Shalini Kantayya.
- Industry groups and peers amplified the news on social media, with the Choreographers Guild reposting the announcement and colleagues posting congratulations to Khan.
- The invitations continue AMPAS’s multi‑year inclusion drive to broaden international and disciplinary representation and the final impact on Oscar voting will depend on which invitees accept and which branch they join.