Film awards - Topics

Why so few foreign language films win Best Picture at the Oscars What the Palme d'Or jury actually rewards compared with the Oscars What a studio really spends on an Oscar campaign Who actually votes for the Oscars and who's in the Academy Oscar nomination voting vs the final ballot round For your consideration ads and the endless studio lobbying How awards buzz changes a film's streaming numbers Is a statuette worth what the campaign costs The politics of the international feature category How the Academy counts a tie vote How the preferential ballot decides best picture Does box office sway awards voters at all Why animated films keep getting shut out of best picture Why so many best picture winners feel forgotten a year later Oscars vs BAFTAs vs the Golden Globes Cannes competition vs Un Certain Regard How the Sundance market sells a film that hasn't opened yet What an Oscar win does to an actor's next salary How an international feature winner gets a theatrical boost after the ceremony Does winning a major award make the next film easier to finance How much a best picture win actually boosts a film's box office When an awards win backfires by typecasting a career Re-releasing a nominated film in theaters during the race Why studios hold a film back for awards season instead of summer What a nomination alone does for a small film's distribution Why a Venice premiere is a launchpad for awards season