The ranked voting system aims to level the playing field among best picture nominees, and tends to benefit movies that are crowd-pleasing rather than sharply polarizing. So how does it work?

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After nominations are announced, all active members of the Academy can vote online in a simple majority system. That process applies to all categories except best picture. All Academy members can ...