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Here’s How The Oscar Nominees Are Actually Selected, And It’s Fascinating

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2024′s Oscar nominees have just been announced, and the team behind Oppenheimer, Killers Of The Flower Moon and Poor Things all have major cause for celebration.

But how are the picks chosen?

Well, you might have heard winners thank the Academy during their speeches. But you might not have known that The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences they’re referring to boasts “nearly 11,000” members who are divided into 17 branches.

First of all, who are The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences?

They’re a massive group of experts who all work in the film industry across various disciplines. But that doesn’t mean they’re all in creative fields, like set design or acting ― some are executives or PR pros.

As president of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Janet Yang said at the start of the 2024 Oscar nominations, people vote in their area of expertise.

“The Oscar nominees in almost every category were voted upon by peers in the branch,” she explained. “Actors vote for actors; film editors vote for film editors; costume designers for costume designers; and so on.”

“Best Picture nominations, however, are determined by all Academy members,” she added.

Once nominees have been decided, all voting members can cast their ballot on who wins.

How do they vote once nominees have been selected?

The vote takes place online. For most categories, Academy members simply pick one favourite ― and the one with the most votes wins.

Again, though, Best Picture is different.

In this case, a system called preferential voting is used, where Academy members rank every movie on the list ― and if one movie gets over 50% first-place votes in the first round, it wins immediately.

If no movie does this, the movie with the least first-place votes is eliminated ― then the remaining movies get bumped up a spot on the ballots. So, a movie that was someone’s second choice gets moved up to their first.

This keeps happening until a winner reaches the 50% mark. Hey, nobody ever said showbiz was easy…

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Everyone’s Saying The Same Thing About Ryan Gosling’s Oscar Nomination

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If you’ve seen Barbie (and judging by its blockbuster popularity, you probably have), you’ll know that Ryan Gosling played Stereotypical Ken in the film.

His character, whose official job was “beach” and whose main hobby was “pining after Margot Robbie’s Barbie,” delighted audiences with his hilarious antics and, er, fascinating singing voice.

Ryan Gosling has been nominated for the 2024 Oscars awards for Best Supporting Actor as Ken. The song played by his character, I’m Just Ken, which is ― well ― all about Ken has been nominated for Best Original Song.

And while nobody’s doubting the actor’s hilarious performance (which was undeniably incredible, and definitely Oscar-worthy in our opinion), some on X (formerly Twitter) have noticed that Greta Gerwig, the film’s director, and Margot Robbie ― Barbie’s main lead and producer of the film ― have not received a Best Director or Best Actress nomination.

This, some point out, is ironic given the feminist message of the film.

Of course, America Ferrera did receive an equivalent nomination for her role as Gloria in the movie (she’s been nominated for Best Supporting Actress). Greta Gerwig’s screenplay, co-written with Noah Baumbach, did get nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.

And Margot Robbie is indirectly nominated for Best Picture via her production work.

Still, people on X thought the Best Actress and Best Director omissions were… interesting. Here are some responses:

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor Soars Even Further Up The UK Singles Chart Thanks To Saltburn

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Her 2001 hit Murder On The Dancefloor is featured prominently in the divisive film’s final scene, which has led to the song ricocheting back into the top 10, landing at number eight last week.

On Friday afternoon, the Official Charts Company confirmed that Murder On The Dancefloor had risen even further this week, missing out on the top spot by just one place.

This puts the track in the same chart position it reached upon its release more than 20 years ago, when it was held off the top spot by Daniel Bedingfield’s Gotta Get Thru This.

Can the continued popularity of Saltburn push Sophie’s track to a new peak next week, and finally hit number one? We’ll have to wait and see.

Sophie previously said of her song’s renewed chart success: “One thing I’ve always loved about my work is its ability to surprise me.

“Murder On The Dancefloor is a song I’ve been singing for 20 years, and I’m on really good terms with it. I love singing it, I love performing it and what’s happening at the moment is kind of magical, actually.”

But Murder On The Dancefloor isn’t the only 2000s hit that Saltburn has helped propel into the charts.

Saltburn is available to stream now on Amazon Prime.

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This Classic Pop Banger Has Been Launched Back Into The UK Top 10 – All Thanks To Saltburn

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s signature hit Murder On The Dancefloor is back in the UK top 10 this week for the first time in two decades.

And it’s all thanks to a little film called Saltburn.

As those who’ve seen the polarising film will already know, Murder On The Dance Floor features heavily in the film’s climax, with Barry Keoghan performing a naked dance around his recently-inherited manor to the 2001 classic in Saltburn’s final moments.

The success of Emerald Fennell’s latest movie has led to a resurgence for the song, with a major boost in streaming figures pushing it to number eight in this week’s UK singles chart.

“One thing I’ve always loved about my work is its ability to surprise me,” Sophie told the Official Charts Company of her track’s new-found renaissance.

“Murder On The Dancefloor is a song I’ve been singing for 20 years, and I’m on really good terms with it. I love singing it, I love performing it and what’s happening at the moment is kind of magical, actually.”

Sophie Ellis-Bextor performing live last month
Sophie Ellis-Bextor performing live last month

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She added: “I’m so proud of Murder On The Dancefloor, but I also share it with everybody who has love for it. I’m just having so much fun. Thank you!”

It was previously revealed that Murder On The Dancefloor had also been discovered by a new audience across the pond thanks to its prominence in Saltburn, even topping the Spotify Viral Chart in the US.

All we can say is, it’s too bad Saltburn didn’t get released a few weeks earlier, we might have had The Cheeky Girls at Christmas number one…

Saltburn’s cultural footprint extends far beyond the Sophie Ellis-Bextor resurgence, though.

One key scene from the film (we’re sure you can guess which) has inspired a viral cocktail on TikTok, as well as its own candle.

Saltburn is available to stream now on Amazon Prime. Watch the (frankly, iconic) music video for Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Murder On The Dancefloor below:

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