Winning an Oscar involves making an eligible film, getting nominated by industry peers (who vote in their branches), and then running a massive "For Your Consideration" (FYC) campaign to sway all Academy members before a final preferential ballot vote decides the winner, requiring a standout performance, strategic campaigning, and sometimes, a bit of luck or demographic alignment with voters.
If one film receives the majority of the top votes, it's automatically the winner. If no single nominee gets over 50% of the vote, the movie with the fewest votes is eliminated, and the voters who had that film as their number one have their votes count for their next choice.
According to Rules 2 and 3 of the official Academy Awards Rules, a film must open in the previous calendar year, from midnight at the start of January 1 to midnight at the end of December 31, in Los Angeles County, California, and play for seven consecutive days, to qualify, except for the Best International Feature ...
The most famous actor to refuse an Oscar is Marlon Brando, who in 1973 declined the Best Actor award for The Godfather, sending Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather to protest Hollywood's portrayal of Indigenous peoples and draw attention to the Wounded Knee standoff, while George C. Scott also refused his Best Actor Oscar in 1971 for Patton, calling the awards "a two-hour meat parade".
You hear the film group thanked in almost every Oscar speech: It's the Academy. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the governing body overseeing the OG of award shows, has worked over the past decade to restructure the membership of film professionals who vote on the Oscars each year.
After all the voting and tallying, the winners are finally determined, but they are not reported to anyone. Only two accountants see the final results, and they are responsible for keeping those results secret until the awards ceremony.
Those 50 paid voting members are a subset of the Globes voting body, which is currently composed of 300 members representing 85 countries. Other major awards events in Hollywood — the Oscars, the Emmys and the Grammys — don't pay their voters, since it's considered an honor just to be part of the academy.
Celebrities Banned from the Academy Awards
In a film career spanning more than thirty years, Pitt has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and one Volpi Cup. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $7.5 billion worldwide.
An Oscar statuette is technically worth $1
The rare, prestigious and seemingly priceless golden trophy is only worth $1, according to the Academy's regulations.
Tatum O'Neal is the youngest Oscar winner of all time, winning the award for Best Supporting Actress at age 10 in 1974. She earned the honor for her role in Paper Moon, starring opposite her famous father, Ryan O'Neal.
Taylor Swift is finding success in yet another corner of the entertainment industry, as the Grammy Award-winning singer is now officially a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
Kate Winslet has shared in interviews that she keeps her Oscar in the bathroom, not on display in a living room or shelf. Her idea was to make it accessible without turning it into a formal showpiece.
Many owners report that their Oscars recognize them and will actively beg for food, often responding to their presence at the tank. Their interactive nature makes them engaging pets.
The most famous actor to refuse an Oscar is Marlon Brando, who in 1973 declined the Best Actor award for The Godfather, sending Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather to protest Hollywood's portrayal of Indigenous peoples and draw attention to the Wounded Knee standoff, while George C. Scott also refused his Best Actor Oscar in 1971 for Patton, calling the awards "a two-hour meat parade".
Similarly, less popular persons and current teen idols are referred to as B-list celebrities – and the ones with lesser fame as C-list ones. In 2000, Entertainment Weekly interpreted a C-list celebrity as "that guy (or sometimes that girl), the easy-to-remember but hard-to-name character actor".
The 5,500 voting members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences choose the nominees for each award, as well as the winner among the five nominees.
Celebrating her 2018 best actress win for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” Frances McDormand had her Oscar stolen when she set it down at an after-party. She was seen crying outside the event, and a search ensued.
With 22 Oscars, producer Walt Disney holds the record for the most wins; he was also the recipient of four special or honorary Academy Awards. Art director Cedric Gibbons is a distant second, with 11 Oscars, but he has a particularly close connection to the awards. Many credit him with designing the Oscar statuette.
It's quite insane the number of legeendary actors without an oscar win for acting. If i had to list off the top of my head I'd personally say Ralph Fiennes, Jake Gyllenhaal, Edward Norton, Samuel L Jackson, Liam neeson , Johnny Depp, ian mckellen and even willem defoe.
Walt Disney received a record 26 Oscars, the most by any individual, with 22 competitive awards and 4 honorary ones, including a unique set for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (one large and seven small) and a posthumous win for Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day. He was nominated 59 times, winning primarily in animated short and documentary categories.
The statuettes are solid bronze and plated in 24-karat gold. Due to a metal shortage during World War II, Oscars® were made of painted plaster for three years. Following the war, the Academy invited recipients to redeem the plaster figures for gold-plated metal ones.
The rule states that no one can resell their Oscar unless the Academy itself refuses to buy it first — for a dollar.