But if no movie meets that threshold, then the one with the fewest first-place votes is eliminated - people who had ranked that film first will have their votes transferred to their second choices. Voters order the nominees by preference if one movie comes away with more than 50% of the first-place votes in the first round, that’s the winner. Tabulation for most categories is simple - the nominee that gets the most votes wins.īest picture, on the other hand, employs ranked-choice voting (also known as preferential voting). While the final results can sometimes be controversial, there’s no risk of hanging chads - voting takes place entirely online. Voting takes place over a few days not too long before the ceremony - in 2023, voting opened March 2 and ended March 7, five days before the big night. In recent years, the academy has taken steps to diversify its membership, especially after receiving criticism for a spate of all-white acting nominees. Once nominees are decided, all voting members are eligible to cast their ballots in any category. While nominations are mostly decided by members of the relevant branch (directors nominate directors, for instance), all voting members can nominate films for best picture. All academy members have to be involved in the movie business in some capacity, but membership isn’t restricted to creatives - there are branches for executives and marketing and public relations professionals, as well. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences boasts some 10,000-plus members, divided among 17 branches. We take you through the process of getting that golden statuette into a winner’s hand - this is how Oscar voting works: The road to an Oscar winds through a long awards season, which finally culminates Sunday at the Academy Awards.
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