MUMBAI: Academy of Motion Pictures has invited Sound Engineer, Resul Pookutty to be a voting member of the Academy. Pookutty had, this year, won the Oscar for his work in Slumdog Millionaire.

Now, Pookutty is among the 134 privileged artistes who have received an invitation to join the Oscar roster of voting.

Other big names who are part of this elite group include Hollywood legends like Will Smith, Jack Nicholson, Quentin Tarantino besides Indians such as Mira Nair and A. R.Rahman.