... and how does one get a chance to vote? or are the winners based on some other criteria?
2007-02-13 10:20:29 · 5 answers · asked by michael_25_2003 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Academy Awards are granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), a professional honorary organization, which as of 2007 had a voting membership of 5,830. Actors (with a membership of 1,311) make up the largest voting bloc.
The votes have been tabulated and certified by the auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers and its predecessor Price Waterhouse for 72 years, since close to the awards' inception.
They are intended for the films and persons the Academy believes have the top achievements of the year.
2007-02-13 10:29:16 · answer #1 · answered by jason29445 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Only previous Oscar winners can vote for new Oscar winners. They also have to be active members in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
They get screener copies of movies so they can see the performances and make their decisions. Those votes are tabulated by an accounting firm (usually Price/Waterhouse) and presented on TV.
2007-02-13 11:39:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Price Waterhouse does the voting based on their opinions.
2007-02-13 10:23:51 · answer #3 · answered by Jennifer R 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
nominations are done by each catergory...
example: directors nominate directors.... actors nominate actors etc...
but then the whole group of actors, directors etc...votes on every category...
2007-02-13 11:36:01 · answer #4 · answered by Kookie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the Gettys, the Rothchilds, and the Colonel with his wee beedy eyes.
2007-02-13 10:28:29 · answer #5 · answered by p.beeman@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋