Academy Branches
Members of the Academy represent 15 general areas – actors, animators and short film makers, art directors and costume designers, cinematographers, composers and songwriters, documentary filmmakers, directors, executives, film editors, makeup artists and hairstylists, producers, public relations specialists, sound technicians, visual effects experts and writers.
Branches
Actors Branch
Chair: Annette Bening
Members: 1,216
Art Directors Branch
Chair: Rosemary Brandenburg
Members: 376
Cinematographers Branch
Chair: Owen Roizman
Members: 202
Directors Branch
Chair: Curtis Hanson
Members: 370
Documentary Branch
Chair: Rob Epstein
Members: 152
Executives Branch
Chair: Robert Rehme
Members: 437
Film Editors Branch
Chair: Donn Cambern
Members: 226
Makeup Artists & Hairstylists Branch
Chair: Leonard Engelman
Members: 117
Music Branch
Chair: Bruce Broughton
Members: 236
Producers Branch
Chair: Kathleen Kennedy
Members: 462
Public Relations Branch
Chair: Marvin Levy
Members: 371
Short Films and Feature Animation Branch
Bill Kroyer
Members: 341
Sound Branch
Chair: Kevin O’Connell
Members: 410
Visual Effects Branch
Chair: Bill Taylor
Members: 282
Writers Branch
Chair: James L. Brooks
Members: 386
