# Who makes the nominations for Oscar? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 11, 2004, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-makes-the-nominations-for-oscar/228627 "2004-02-11T08:33:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OliverTwistofLime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b487fb/32.png) [@OliverTwistofLime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OliverTwistofLime)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-makes-the-nominations-for-oscar/228627/1 "2004-02-11T08:33:57Z")
Who selects the movies, actors, actresses and what not that become the nominees which in turn are voted upon by members of the academy to pick academy award winners? ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2004, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-makes-the-nominations-for-oscar/228627/2 "2004-02-11T11:59:56Z")
The members of the academy make the nominations themselves. From [http://www.oscars.org/academyawards/voting01.html](http://www.oscars.org/academyawards/voting01.html): > [@](#): > > Nomination ballots are mailed by the Academy in January, and members will have two weeks to return their secret ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers, the professional services firm formerly known as Price Waterhouse. > [@](#): > > 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 and documentary categories are made by large committees of members drawn from all branches. Best Picture nominations and final winners in most categories are determined by vote of the entire membership.