How does Oscars voting work?
currently has 8,469 eligible Oscar voters, a jump of 35% from four years ago . Each person belongs to one of 17 branches. Each branch nominates for its own category — e.g., editors nominate editors, actors nominate for the four acting categories. Everyone gets to nominate best picture. For the final voting of the winner, all branches vote for everything.
Oscar noms were being dominated by arthouse films, with acclaimed films like “The Dark Knight” excluded from nominations, so AMPAS expanded the category. Some members complained that 10 nominees would dilute the prestige of a best picture nomination, so two years later, AMPAS decided to make it flexible, for five to 10 nominations. Everyone gets a ballot and ranks their top choices for best picture. According to new rules, a film has to get 5% of first-place votes to qualify.
The Academy insists that all 24 categories be presented during the telecast. In a three-hour slot, that only leaves about 30 minutes left over for an opening monologue , any musical performances, the In Memoriam segment, recaps of the Governors Awards and Sci-Tech Awards, best picture film clips, etc. In contrast, the Grammys present most of their awards outside the telecast.
Why do awards analysts say Oscars are affected by the Globes or New York or Los Angeles critics groups results? Oscar analysts are trying to apply scientific principles to something that can’t be measured: personal taste. AMPAS keeps the results secret: We know who won, but not by how many votes, and we don’t know who came in second, third or fourth. So awards campaigners and journalists talk to voters to try to get a sense of their feelings, but there is always guesswork involved.
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