Academy Award®

From AwardAnnals

Academy Awards® nominations are announced every January by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The winners are revealed around the first of March when those famous envelopes are opened during the televised Awards Presentation. Winners receive a gold statuette, the Academy Award of Merit better known as the Oscar.

Up to five nominations are made in most categories, with balloting for these nominations restricted to members of the Academy branch concerned; directors, for instance, are the only nominators for Achievement in Directing. Nominations for awards in the foreign language category are made by a large committee of members drawn from all branches. Best Picture nominations and final winners in most categories are determined by vote of the entire membership. Nomination ballots are mailed by members to PricewaterhouseCoopers. Secrecy is strictly maintained until the final ballot is revealed at the end of January.

Studios, independent distributors and publicists go to great lengths to ensure that members see their film, including special screenings for Academy members, free admission to commercial runs of a film, and the mailing of video cassettes and DVDs. The Academy aggressively monitors Award campaigning.

Category	Annals		Honor Rolls
Motion Picture	2009	Xall 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 all	Films	Directors
Animated Feature	2009	Xall 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 all	Films	Directors
Documentary Feature	2009	Xall 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 all	Films	Directors
Music (Original Score)	2009	Xall 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 all	Albums	Artists

Notes

• Award Annals presents only those categories for best feature-length film and best score.
• The Best Animated Feature category began in 2002.

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January 2010
22	Academy Award nominees
February 2010
22	Academy Award winners