How the Academy Votes

How the Academy nominates films and chooses winners, with dates for this season.

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How the Academy Votes Branch nominations, the preferential ballot, why Best Picture is counted differently from every other category, and every confirmed date for the 99th Oscars. This Year's Contenders The films and performances shaping the race to the 99th Oscars, from the Cannes results through the fall festival slate.
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How the Oscars Forecast Model Works Why the guild awards dominate the model, how the five phase models add signal through the season, and how the accuracy numbers are tested on years the model never saw.

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