How do the Academy Awards work?

Oscar Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences was founded in 1927. It is an organization established to further recognize and respect excellence in filmmaking. The organization has grown since audio films came to life. That is, this professional organization has been going on since it became ”Hollywood".

In order for a film to receive an Oscar nomination, it must meet various criteria. First of all, the film to be nominated must be longer than 40 minutes. It should be shown at a movie theater in Los Angeles County. Technically, it must meet many different criteria. There are certain rules that must be followed in shooting, music, and graphics. At the same time, the film that will be nominated must have its premiere that year. This is a rule that prevents a film from winning an award more than once. Films that meet these rules must submit an “Official Screen Credit" form to the Academy. If the film is accepted for consideration, the Academy adds the film to the “Reminder List Of October Releases” list. The films included in this list are sent to all the voting juries of the Academy.

Looking at who the academy juries are, it seems that they are kept extremely secret and almost no one knows who the juries are. But it is known that the jury was selected from all employees working in the production of films. According to estimates, there are 6,124 members of the academy, but there is no application to become a jury. Juries are determined by the organization, or in order to become a member, two people from the same branch must have a reference to the person who will become a member. According to the research conducted, the majority of the academy members are white men. It is estimated that there are 77% male and 23% female jurors. It is also believed that most of the juries are 50 years of age or older.

In the voting process, Academy members review the films first and the juries vote on their favorites in their respective branches. For example, editors vote for "best editing", and cinematographers vote for "best cinematography". They list their top 5. Only in a single nomination, do all juries vote, regardless of the branch. It is mandatory that all juries vote on the nomination ”Best Film". After the official nominations are announced, the second voting begins. A name with the most votes in each category is sealed in the envelope and opened on Oscar night.