It’s Time for Oscar Voting: Here’s How It Works

Who votes, how they vote and what happens once the ballots are cast

Arnold Schwartzman Oscar voting design
Design by Arnold Schwartzman; statuette (c) AMPAS

Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences can now cast their ballots for the 88th Academy Awards. Oscar voting opened on Friday and runs for the next 12 days, though of course voters have already had almost a full month to catch up with and consider this year’s nominees.

Here’s how it works and what happens next:

How many people vote for the Oscars?
According to figures compiled by the Academy in December, 6,261 members are eligible to vote for the 88th Academy Awards.

Do they all vote in every category?
If they want to, yes. Voters are asked not to vote in categories where they haven’t seen all the nominees, but there’s no enforcement other than the honor system.

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