Do You Know How Your Favourite Stars Win Oscars? Here's The Detailed Criteria
As the 2024 Academy Awards night approaches, we are here to get into the mystery behind how your beloved stars secure those Oscars. Here's a peek into the straightforward process of Oscar voting:
Who Decides The Oscars?
With thousands of members, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the powerhouse behind Oscar decisions, spread across 17 branches.
All members need to have a role in the movie business, not just the creative minds; executives, marketing, and public relations professionals also have their own branches.
While nominations are mainly in the hands of relevant branch members (directors nominate directors, for example), when it comes to best picture, all voting members can nominate films.
After nominees are chosen, all voting members can cast their votes in any category.
The academy has been actively working to diversify its members, adding new ones annually, especially after facing criticism for a lack of diversity.
When Does Oscar Voting Happen?
Voting takes place a few days before the grand ceremony. For instance, in 2023, voting occurred from March 2 to March 7, just five days before Oscar night.
How Are Votes Cast?
The entire voting process happens online. Most categories follow a simple rule: the nominee with the most votes wins.
For the best picture category, things get a bit more interesting with ranked-choice voting.
Voters rank the nominees by preference. If one movie secures over 50% of the first-place votes, it wins.
If not, the film with the fewest first-place votes is eliminated, and those votes are transferred to the second choice. This continues until a movie wins the majority.
Ranked-choice voting may seem complex, but advocates argue it's more representative, especially in a large field of nominees.
Fun Fact: In 2017, there was a memorable mix-up when a PwC accountant handed Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway the wrong envelope, leading to the infamous "La La Land" / "Moonlight" best picture fiasco.
Who Knows The Winners In Advance?
Only two partners from PricewaterhouseCoopers know the results beforehand; the accounting firm is in charge of tabulating the votes. These partners stand backstage at the Dolby Theatre during the ceremony, armed with envelopes containing the winners' names. They hand the sealed envelope to the winner on stage.
As the red carpet is about to roll out and the golden awards are to be handed out soon, you have the inside scoop on how your favourite stars reach their moment of success at the Oscars.
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