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The Formula's Most Important Rule

BASE RULE

The scores in the Picture and Director categories
ARE DIVIDED BY 2.5



EXCEPTION: MAJOR CONTENDERS

The score is not divided by 2.5 and the film receives 3 bonus points
if the film has two or more Best Picture wins or nominations
from the following awards:

PGA nominations, DGA nominations, SAG-Ensemble nominations

The Top Ten Movies from
National Board of Review, Broadcast Film Critics, Dallas Film Critics,
Southeastern Film Critics, American Film Institute

Best Picture nominations from
Golden Globes (drama + comedy), Online Film Critics Society, BAFTA,
Chicago Film Critics Association, Denver Film Critics Society

Best Picture winners of
LAFCA, NYFCC, NSFC, European Film Awards, Florida Film Critics,
Satellites (drama only) and the San Diego Film Critics.

Nominations and wins in the category Best Foreign Language Film are only considered
if the director is also nominated or wins in the category Best Director.


Additional rules for non-English-language films

Non-English-language films only qualify for this exception if they have
won at least one Golden Globe or
received at least one Guild Award nomination.

If neither condition is met, the score remains divided by 2.5.


OVERRIDE: LIMITED INDUSTRY SUPPORT

Even if a film qualifies as a Major Contender,
the bonus does not apply and the score remains divided by 2.5
if all of the following 5 conditions are met:

  1. The film has six or more Best Picture wins or nominations (from the list above)

  2. The film has four or fewer total Guild Award nominations, across the following organizations:
    Screen Actors Guild
    Producers Guild Award
    Writers Guild Award
    Directors Guild Award
    American Society of Cinematographers Award
    American Cinema Editors (Eddie Awards).

  3. The film did not win any Golden Globe

  4. The film did not win Best Picture at Sundance, Berlin, Cannes or Venice

  5. The film's director did not win a Best Directing Oscar more than ten years ago.






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