 nominees (ten for Best Picture) ranked preferentially. In certain categories, including Foreign Film, Documentary and Animated Feature, nominees are selected by special screening committees made up of members from all branches.

In most categories, the winner is selected from among the nominees by plurality voting of all members. Since 2009, the Best Picture winner has been chosen by instant runoff voting. Since 2013, re-weighted range voting has been used to select the nominees for the Best Visual Effects.

Film companies will spend as much as several million dollars on marketing to awards voters for a movie in the running for Best Picture, in attempts to improve chances of receiving Oscars and other movie awards conferred in Oscar season. The Academy enforces rules to limit overt campaigning by its members so as to try to eliminate excesses and prevent the process from becoming undignified. It has an awards czar on staff who advises members on allowed practices and levies penalties on offenders. For example, a producer of the 2009 Best Picture nominee The Hurt Locker was disqualified as a producer in the category when he contacted associates urging them to vote for his film and not another that was seen as the front-runner (The Hurt Locker eventually won).

Awards ceremonies

Telecast

The major awards are presented at a live televised ceremony, commonly in late February or early March following the relevant calendar year, and six weeks after the announcement of the nominees. It is the culmination of the film awards season, which usually begins during November or December of the previous year. This is an elaborate extravaganza, with the invited guests walking up the red carpet in the creations of the most prominent fashion designers of the day. Black tie dress is the most common outfit for men, although fashion may dictate not wearing a bow-tie, and musical performers sometimes do not adhere to this. (The artists who recorded the nominees for Best Original Song quite often perform those songs live at the awards ceremony, and the fact that they are performing is often used to promote the television broadcast.)

The Academy Awards is the world's longest-running awards show televised live in all U.S. time zones (excluding territories outside mainland North America), Canada, and the United Kingdom, and gathers billions of viewers elsewhere throughout the world. The Oscars were first televised in 1953 by NBC, which continued to broadcast the event until 1960, when ABC took over, televising the festivities (
nominees (ten for Best Picture) ranked preferentially. In certain categories, include Foreign Film, Documentary and Animated Feature, campaigner are selected by special cover committees make up of members from all branches. 

 In most class, the winner is selected from among the campaigner by battalion voting of all members. Since 2009, the Best Picture achiever has been chosen by instant overflow voting. Since 2013, re - weighted range voting has been used to select the nominees for the Best Visual Effects. 

 Film company will spend as much as several million dollars on selling to awards voters for a movie in the run for Best Picture, in attempts to better chances of receiving Oscars and other movie awards confer in Oscar season. The Academy enforces rules to limit overt campaigning by its members so as to try to eliminate excesses and prevent the process from becoming undignified. It has an awards czar on staff who advises members on allowed practices and levies penalties on offenders. For model, a producer of the 2009 Best Picture nominee The Hurt Locker was disqualify as a manufacturer in the class when he contacted associates urging them to vote for his film and not another that was seen as the front - runner (The Hurt Locker eventually won). 

 Awards ceremony 

 Telecast 

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Awards CEremonieS

TeleCast

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Th e Aca d e my Aw a rds  is t he  world' s  lon gest-runni ng awards s how te levi sed l ive inal l U.S.  ti me  zones (ex c luding te rrito ries ou ts idemai nlandNort h Ameri ca),  C ana da, and t h e  U n it ed Kin gdom , and  g athe rs billio n s of vie wer s  elsewh er e t h r oughou t  t h e  world. Th e O scars w ere firstt elev i se d  in 1 953 by  NBC,which c o nti nu ed to b roa d c ast the e vent unti l  19 60 , wh en ABC t oo k ov er , t el evising the fes tivities  (
 nominees_(ten for_Best Picture) ranked preferentially._In certain_categories,_including Foreign_Film,_Documentary and Animated_Feature, nominees are_selected by special screening_committees made up_of_members from all branches.

In most categories, the winner is selected from among the nominees_by_plurality voting_of_all_members. Since 2009, the Best_Picture winner has been chosen_by instant_runoff voting. Since 2013, re-weighted range voting has_been_used to select_the nominees for the Best Visual Effects.

Film companies will_spend as much as several million_dollars on marketing_to_awards_voters for a movie_in the running for Best Picture,_in attempts to improve chances of_receiving Oscars and other movie awards conferred_in Oscar season. The Academy enforces_rules to limit overt campaigning_by its_members so as to try_to eliminate excesses_and prevent_the process from_becoming undignified. It has an awards_czar on staff_who advises members on allowed practices_and_levies penalties on_offenders._For_example, a_producer of the_2009_Best Picture_nominee_The Hurt Locker was disqualified as_a_producer in the category when he contacted_associates urging them to_vote_for his film and_not another that was seen_as the front-runner (The Hurt Locker_eventually won).

Awards_ceremonies

Telecast

The major_awards are presented at a live televised ceremony, commonly in late_February or early March following the_relevant calendar year, and_six weeks_after_the announcement of_the_nominees. It_is the culmination of the film awards_season, which_usually begins during November or December_of the previous year._This_is an elaborate extravaganza, with the_invited guests walking up the red_carpet in the creations of_the_most_prominent fashion designers of the_day. Black tie dress is the_most common outfit_for men, although fashion may dictate not_wearing_a bow-tie, and musical performers sometimes_do_not adhere to this. (The artists_who_recorded_the nominees for Best Original_Song quite often perform those songs_live at the awards ceremony, and the fact that_they are performing_is often used to promote_the_television_broadcast.)

The Academy Awards is the world's longest-running awards show televised_live in_all U.S. time_zones (excluding territories outside mainland North America), Canada, and the_United Kingdom, and gathers billions of viewers_elsewhere throughout the world. The Oscars were first televised in 1953_by NBC, which continued to broadcast the event_until 1960, when ABC took over, televising_the festivities (