VOTING PROCEDURES
All eligible Academy members participate in Oscars voting. Best Picture nominations are determined by eligible members from all 19 Academy branches. In other categories, the nominations are determined by members of a specific branch or voters who meet eligibility requirements. All rounds of Oscars voting are done by secret online ballot tabulated by the independent accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
For more information, please refer to the key dates.
PRELIMINARY VOTING PROCESS
Preliminary voting precedes nominations voting and pertains to 10 award categories.
Eligible voting members, typically of the corresponding branch, are invited to participate in the preliminary voting round. All eligible and qualified entries are voted on by a secret online ballot when determining the category’s shortlist.
Each category with the preliminary voting round may have special rules and procedures as outlined in the Rules & Eligibility page.
The shortlisted titles are announced via an Academy press release.
In the event a shortlisted achievement is declared ineligible by the Academy, it shall not be replaced, and the category will remain with one less shortlisted film.
AWARD CATEGORIES WITH PRELIMINARY VOTING:
Animated Short Film
Documentary Feature Film
Documentary Short Film
International Feature Film
Live Action Short Film
Makeup and Hairstyling
Music (Original Score)
Music (Original Song)
Sound
Visual Effects
NOMINATIONS VOTING PROCESS
All 23 award categories are voted on in the nominations voting round. Most categories are voted on by eligible voting members of the corresponding branch; however, certain categories may be open to members across all voting branches. Entries are voted on by a secret online ballot.
Each category may have special rules and procedures as outlined in the Rules & Eligibility page. Best Picture nominations are determined by eligible members from all 19 Academy branches.
Results are announced live via global livestream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org, the Academy’s digital platforms (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook), ABC’s Good Morning America, and ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu.
In the event a nominated achievement is declared ineligible by the Academy, it shall not be replaced, and the category will remain with one less nomination.
FINALS VOTING PROCESS
All eligible Academy members may participate in Oscars voting in the final round. Members may vote in all 23 award categories.
The winners are announced live on the Oscars broadcast on ABC and streamed live on Hulu.