number to secure Oscar nominations ranges from a low of 29 for Best Costume Design to a high of 223 in the acting categories.But when we say it takes 863 votes for a Best Picture nomination, we’re talking about first-place votes.
Under the Oscars preferential or ranked-choice system, a voter typically lists his or her top-five choices in order of preference.
After those first-place votes are added up, the lowest-ranking films are eliminated from contention, and their ballots are redistributed to the film ranked second on each ballot. (If the second choice has also been eliminated, or if it’s already hit the magic number and secured a nomination, the vote goes to the next highest contender on the ballot.)The redistribution continues until the field is narrowed to the final five nominees, or the final 10 for Best Picture.To figure out the magic number for each category, you take the number of potential voters in that category and divide by the number of nominees, plus one. (In almost every case, that means 5+1=6.) You round the result up to the next highest number, and that gives you a “magic number” that ensures a film or achievement will be in the top five.Here’s the breakdown of what it’ll take to land a nomination in each category when voting begins on Jan.
27. Note: as the count goes on, the magic number can decrease. Best PictureIf all 9,487 eligible voters cast ballots in this category, it would take 863 No.
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