Oscars 2025: K-drama Stars Kang Dong-Won And Yoo Teo Invited To Join Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences

oscars 2025: k-drama stars kang dong-won and yoo teo invited to join academy of motion picture arts and sciences

South Korean actors Kang Dong-won and Yoo Teo have been invited as new members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). If they accept the invite, the duo will gain voting rights for the 2025 Oscars.

Kang Dong-won and Yoo Teo invited to join The Academy

On June 26, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the names of the 487 new member invitees. Among the stars were K-drama actors Kang Dong-won and Yoo Teo. While Kang Dong-won has starred in a bunch of hit projects like Broker and Peninsula, Yoo Teo earned global fame with his role in Past Lives. Both the stars have bee invited to join the actor category.

Additionally, Celine Song, the Korean-Canadian director and screenwriter behind Past Lives, has also been invited by the Academy.

If they accept the Academy's invitation, they will become official members and gain voting rights for the Academy Awards aka The Oscars.

South Korea stars join The Academy

Kang Dong-won and Yoo Teo aren't the first South Korean stars to be invited by The Academy. Since 2015, Korean actors and filmmakers have been joining the Academy as members. Prior to the actors, Song Kang-ho, Choi Min-sik, Bong Joon-ho, Im Kwon-taek, Park Chan-wook, Lee Chang-dong, Hong Sang-soo, Yim Soon-rye, Lee Byung-hun, Bae Doona, Ha Jung-woo, Kim Min-hee, Jo Jin-woong, Choi Woo-shik, Jang Hye-jin, Jo Yeo-jeong, Lee Jung-eun, Park So-dam, Youn Yuh-jung and Park Hae-Il had been invited to join The Academy.

About The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Founded in May 1927, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a honorary organization, with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motion pictures. In 2022, Janet Yang was elected as the newest President of the Academy.