Dolly de Leon, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd now Academy members, eligible to vote in Oscars

By Kristofer Purnell Philstar.com

MANILA — Actress Dolly de Leon has been invited to become a member of the Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This means that Dolly will be an eligible voter at the Oscars beginning the 2024 ceremony, likely under the Actors branch but like all Academy members, will also be allowed to vote for the top Best Picture category.

Dolly shared the Academy invitation on her social media accounts, never thinking it would have happened to her prior to her scene-stealing performance in the Palme d’Or 2022 winning film “Triangle of Sadness.”

“My dream has always been clear to me — to work with artists I admire and respect. [Being invited to the Academy] was never part of the plan,” Dolly said in her Instagram caption. “So did I ever dream of this to happen? No. Did I ever even wish for it to happen? No. Because I never thought it could.”

“But it’s happened and it’s a step closer to the goal and gives

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