The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gained almost 140 voting members over the past year, with the total number eligible to vote for the 88th Academy Awards now standing at 6,261.
The total comes from an official branch count prepared by the Academy on Dec. 14 for Oscars voting that begins on Dec. 30.
Last year, 6,124 members were eligible to vote. The Academy extended membership invitations to a record 322 people in June, but that influx is partly counterbalanced by members who have died or taken non-voting, retired status.
The memoriam page of the AMPAS website lists 77 members who died in 2015.