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 artists and engineers, visual effects experts and writers.
Branches
Actors Branch
Chair: Annette Bening
Members: 1,183
Art Directors Branch
Chair: Rosemary Brandenburg
Members: 364
Cinematographers Branch
Chair: Caleb Deschanel
Members: 202
Directors Branch
Chair: Kathryn Bigelow
Members: 367
Documentary Branch
Chair: Rob Epstein
Members: 157
Executives Branch
Chair: Robert Rehme
Members: 442
Film Editors Branch
Chair: Michael Tronick
Members: 220
Makeup Artists & Hairstylists Branch
Chair: Leonard Engelman
Members: 118
Music Branch
Chair: Bruce Broughton
Members: 236
Producers Branch
Chair: Mark Johnson
Members: 446
Public Relations Branch
Chair: Marvin Levy
Members: 366
Short Films and Feature Animation Branch
Jon Bloom
Members: 343
Sound Branch
Chair: Kevin O'Connell
Members: 407
Visual Effects Branch
Chair: Bill Taylor
Members: 289
Writers Branch
Chair: Frank Pierson
Members: 375
Branch numbers provided represent the number of voting members for the 84th Academy Awards.
