Oscars: Members In Record 93 Countries Turn Out To Vote For Academy Award Nominations
deadline.comThe move in recent years to make the Oscars a truly global event in terms of the membership drive by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has paid off particularly well this year: Eligible voters from a record 93 countries submitting ballots in the Academy Awards’ nominating round, which ended Tuesday at 5 p.m.
PT. That number is up significantly from last year’s 79 countries. The Academy also said it broke the overall turnout record for all members participating — and by a significant margin.
Academy president Janet Yang and CEO Bill Kramer shared the news with members Wednesday in an email while further encouraging them to tune in to the nomination announcement January 23 at 5:30 a.m.
PT/8:30 a.m. ET, and also to make a major effort to see all the nominated films before final balloting begins February 22. What this strong international showing means for the eventual nominees will become apparent next week when nominations are revealed, but there is strong speculation that among the 10 Best Picture nominees there could be a rarity with at least two foreign-language productions in Neon’s Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner Anatomy of a Fall and A24’s Cannes Grand Prix winner The Zone Of Interest.
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