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WHO VOTES ON THE OSCARS?
The boasts some 10,000-plus members, divided among 17 branches. All academy members have to be involved in the movie business in some capacity, but membership isnB次元官网网址檛 restricted to creatives B次元官网网址� there are branches for executives and marketing and public relations professionals, as well.
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. Once nominees are decided, all voting members are eligible to cast their ballots in any category.
In recent years, the academy has taken steps to especially after receiving criticism for a spate of all-white acting nominees.. It adds new members once a year.
WHEN DOES OSCAR VOTING TAKE PLACE?
Voting takes place over a few days not too long before the ceremony B次元官网网址� in 2023, voting opened March 2 and ended March 7, five days before the big night.
HOW ARE VOTES CAST?
While the final results can sometimes be controversial, thereB次元官网网址檚 no risk of hanging chads B次元官网网址� voting takes place entirely online.
Tabulation for most categories is simple B次元官网网址� the nominee that gets the most votes wins.
Best picture, on the other hand, employs (also known as preferential voting). Voters order the nominees by preference; if one movie comes away with more than 50% of the first-place votes in the first round, thatB次元官网网址檚 the winner. But if no movie meets that threshold, then the one with the fewest first-place votes is eliminated B次元官网网址� people who had ranked that film first will have their votes transferred to their second choices. And so on it goes until some movie wins a majority.
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WHO KNOWS THE WINNERS BEFORE THEYB次元官网网址橰E ANNOUNCED?
According to the academy website, just two PricewaterhouseCoopers partners know the results beforehand. PwC is the accounting firm that tabulates the votes. Each partner is stationed in the Dolby TheatreB次元官网网址檚 wings during the ceremony with a full set of winnersB次元官网网址� envelopes. TheyB次元官网网址檙e charged with handing the sealed envelope to the winner.
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