Rule 2 states that a film must be feature-length, defined as a minimum of 40 minutes, except for short-subject awards, and it must exist either on a 35 mm or 70 mm film print or in 24 frame/s or 48 frame/s progressive scan digital cinema format with a minimum projector resolution of 2048 by 1080 pixels.
ɹˈuːl tˈuː stˈeɪts ðˌæɾə fˈɪlm mˈʌst biː fˈiːtʃɚlˈɛŋθ, dᵻfˈaɪnd æz ɐ mˈɪnɪməm ʌv fˈoːɹɾi mˈɪnɪts, ɛksˈɛpt fɔːɹ ʃˈɔːɹtsˈʌbdʒɛkt ɐwˈɔːɹdz, ænd ɪt mˈʌst ɛɡzˈɪst ˈiːðɚɹ ˌɔn ɐ θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv ˌɛmˈɛm ɔːɹ sˈɛvənti ˌɛmˈɛm fˈɪlm pɹˈɪnt ɔːɹ ɪn twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ fɹˈeɪm slˈæʃ ˈɛs ɔːɹ fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt fɹˈeɪm slˈæʃ ˈɛs pɹəɡɹˈɛsɪv skˈæn dˈɪdʒɪɾəl sˈɪnəmə fˈɔːɹmæt wɪð ɐ mˈɪnɪməm pɹədʒˈɛktɚ ɹˌɛzəlˈuːʃən ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪɾi pˈɪksəlz.