Subtleties of procedure for the nomination of Oscar

The world's most prestigious award for outstanding achievement in cinematography - "Oscar" awards, as you know, the American Film Academy. The candidates for the award are nominated by their peers for the film industry. A prerequisite for the nomination of a nomination to all films except "Foreign-Language" is that the film should be read in at least one theater in Los Angeles for 7 days, but no later than December 31 of each year. The length films (excluding a nomination for short film) should not be less than 40 minutes, and the film should be withdrawn on a film format from 35 to 70 mm and should not be shown before the theatrical rolled on the television channels. Winners are determined by a secret ballot of members of the Academy. Voting for all categories (except for the primary - "the best film of the year") are among the members of the American Film, in accordance with their kinoprofessiey (the right to vote has 5829 members Film separated for 16 different industries), each branch shall vote for their category that is chosen actors actor operators - operators, etc. But for the "best film" Year of all members must vote in the Academy, which recently largely familiar with aspirants in the house of distributed videotapes. Voting members Film traditionally conducted in two phases. In the first phase, lists of films that have received the right to join the fight for Oscar nominations and divided on to which they are entitled, distributed to members of the Academy who are eligible to vote for any work produced in the rental in the United States during the reporting period and establish " short list "(the short list) applicants for the Oscar. Then fill kinoakademiki Sheets, which handles auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. It also forms a "short list" of applicants for "Oscar". Trapped in the list of work are official nominated for an Oscar. " A list should be made public, after which the second phase of voting in which kinoakademiki should select the best works from the past in the semifinals. Completed in the second phase of voting questionnaire also comes in a company PricewaterhouseCoopers, in a climate where auditors secrecy provedyat counting of the ballots and determine the winners. The cards with their names placed in envelopes that are printed out during a solemn ceremony Oscar. The rules for selection of films prize in the category of "Best Foreign Language Film" as follows: pre-test conducted nomination films submitted as kinoorganizatsiyami different countries, and the American Committee nominatsionnym - critics or distributors, primechayuschimi candidates at various film festivals. Each country in the contest may attend only one picture. List of nominees for Best Foreign Language Film "is defined in two stages: first, the jury of several hundred members of the American Film Academy appreciates paintings submitted for the competition, and by a vote of a list of the paintings, claiming to be included in the nomination. In the second stage, a group of ten randomly selected members of the Academy of the total number of films to choose first five nominees, and then - the winner. In 2007, the American Film Academy has issued new rules under which the studios in campaigns to move their products to seek "Oscar" must combine several letters and messages in a single and with the ability to use e-mail channels. Under the new rules, the studio must provide academician of the right to refuse to receive any correspondence via ground mail. In addition, they should be given the right to download interesting scenario with their web sites using special passwords. In doing so, the studio is prohibited to send any mail carriers with music clips, tracks or fragments of songs. I-80 awards ceremony "Oscar" will be held February 24, 2008 in the theater "Kodak" in the Hollywood & Highland Center. Key dates of the ceremonies - the deadline for the submission of applications prior to the awarding of commemorative prizes: 3 December Organizing Committee began its work and has started formal filing.