Voting is American

Sacha Baron Cohen, Marion Cotillard, Ruby Dee and Jet Li were among the 105 actors, filmmakers, and executives that got asked to become members of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that already has just under 6,000 active voting members.

Other that also got asked were:
Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity)
Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don't Cry)
Gore Verbinski (The Pirates of the Caribbean)

Writers:
Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin)
Jeff Nathanson (Catch Me If You Can)
Tamara Jenkins (The Savages)

Animators:
Ash Brannon (Surf's Up)
David Silverman (The Simpsons Movie)