How actors are nominated for Oscars: A primer
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group behind the Oscars, has approved diversity-minded membership changes. #OscarsSoWhite: Full coverage of the boycott and Hollywood’s reaction Nominations for the four acting categories are determined by the actors branch. The academy’s board of governors — currently 51 members, three from each of the academy’s 17 branches — votes on each applicant at a scheduled meeting with the results announced in June. Actors receiving enough first-place votes — more than the threshold number arrived at by taking the total number of ballots received per category and dividing it by six — become nominees. ALSO: Why the #OscarsSoWhite fuss matters #OscarsSoWhite creator on Oscar noms: ‘Don’t tell me that people of color, women cannot fill seats’ Oscar diversity: It’s been 54 years since a Latina took home an Academy Award ‘Aunt Viv’ blasts Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith over Oscars boycott Marlon Wayans gets funny -- and serious -- with the #OscarsSoWhite boycott Yes, Stacey Dash, white people do get NAACP Image and BET awards Why the diversity controversy won’t hurt the Academy Awards’ bottom line
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