Yo, I was wondering if anyone knew how the Oscars determine who gets a Best Actor/Actress nom and who gets a Best Supporting Actor/Actress nom. thanks.
2007-01-23 09:26:54 · 2 answers · asked by rbnum23 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
It's up to the voting members of the Academy. No rule determines the category for which an actor can be nominated. Every actor in every role in every movie that was released in 2006 is eligible for a nomination for either the leading or supporting award. Sometimes they can nominate actors for the Best Actor or Actress award and it doesn't seem right. For example, I'm confused as to why in Training Day, Ethan Hawke was considered a Supporting Actor. Also, in A Beautiful Mind, Jennifer Connelly was considered a Supporting Actress, when she was clearly the lead actress in the film.
How does the voting work? The Academy uses a preferential voting system—members rank up to five preferred nominees in descending order. Click here for a detailed explanation of the system used by the Academy, and click here for a "Chatterbox" that discusses the system.
The 1,315 voting members in the Academy's actor's branch determine the nominees for best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, and best supporting actress. Actors cannot be nominated for more than one award. If an actress gets enough votes to qualify in both the supporting and leading categories, she is nominated in the category for which she got more votes. Once the nominees for each category are decided, the full Academy votes for the Oscar winners, using a more conventional plurality system (each member gets one vote per category, and the nominee with the most votes wins).
2007-01-23 09:49:03 · answer #1 · answered by Chel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically-best actor is for the leading male role. Best supporting actor is for the other members of the movie that acted very well.
2007-01-23 09:47:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋