Mexican filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu applauds during a ceremony marking his admission to the Colegio Nacional in Mexico City on May 26, 2026. With his induction into El Colegio Nacional, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu officially became the first filmmaker to join the institution that, since 1943, has brought together some of the most influential people in thought, science, art, and culture in Mexico. (Photo by EMMANUEL ROSAS / AFP)