Other actors receiving invites include White, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Riz Ahmed, Terry Crews, husband-and-wife Chris Pratt and Anna Faris, Priyanka Chopra, Donald Glover, Zoe Kravitz and the old Incredible Hulk Lou Ferrigno.
Several Saturday Night Live alumnae were also invited: Amy Poehler, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph and current stars Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones.
"It takes a lot to be a comedic actor," Boone Isaacs said, "and certainly the branch is recognising this talent."
She said the organisation's efforts toward inclusivity may have inspired interest among a broader range of prospective members, who must be sponsored by existing members to be considered.
The film academy reports that its new class is 39 per cent female and 30 per cent non-white. The organisation has been diversifying its ranks after two years of #OscarsSoWhite and criticism of its overwhelmingly white and male voting body.
Women now comprise 28 per cent of academy membership and non-whites account for 13 per cent.
"This conversation that the academy has been having for the last couple years has really energised our base, has really energised our members and the community," Boone Isaacs said.
Besides including filmmakers from traditionally overlooked genres, the new class of invitees also represents 57 countries.
"We've recognised great talent around the world, but in one area we were not as active, and that is membership," she said.
Oscar nominees are automatically considered for membership. Moonlight writer-director Barry Jenkins has been invited to join both branches, but he'll have to pick one.
Hidden Figures director Theodore Melfi and documentarian Ezra Edelman (O.J.: Made in America) also received invitations.
Joss Whedon (The Avengers), Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) and Phil Johnston (Zootopia) were invited to the writers' branch.
Get Out writer-director Jordan Peele was invited to both writing and directing branches, while his Comedy Central collaborator Keegan-Michael Key, was invited to join the actors' branch.
The music branch extended invites to Lin-Manuel Miranda, Justin Timberlake, Nick Cave, Terry Lewis, Jimmy Jam and La La Land composers Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Justin Hurwitz.
Aside from Hemsworth, other Australian artists were also invited to join the academy.
Margot Robbie, Joel Edgerton, Nick Cave and Rebel Wilson, on the back of her recent Australian court win, were among new recruits invited to join Hollywood's most exclusive club.
The new Australian members also include writer-director-producer Jocelyn Moorhouse (The Dressmaker and Proof), filmmakers Martin Butler and Bentley Dean (Tanna), director Garth Davis (Lion), writer-director Cate Shortland (Somersault), make-up and hairstylist Rick Findlater (The Hobbit), music composer Warren Ellis (The Road) and visual effects Brian Cox (The Wolverine), among others.
Other well known non-Australians offered invites include music star Justin Timberlake, Captain America Chris Evans, Mad Men's Jon Hamm, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, the new Wonder Woman Gal Gadot, the old Incredible Hulk Lou Ferrigno and husband-and-wife Chris Pratt (Jurassic World) and Anna Faris (Brokeback Mountain). The Academy announced a 359 per cent increase in the number of women invited to join since 2015 and a 331 per cent jump in invites to people of colour over the same period.
