In 2009 -- when the academy went to 10 Best Picture nominees for the first time since 1943 -- the preferential system of voting, which had been used from 1934 to 1945, was reintroduced. The academy ...

Winning the Oscar for best picture means the film has secured an esteemed place in history. Aside from the industry influence and cultural impact the film will generate like ripples in a pond of ...

A pretty meh line-up outside of the top 3, with some actively bad films in contention. A Negroni. Sbagliato. With Prosecco in it.

What happens when we put the Wire staff to voting on the Oscar ballot, and then tallied up the votes according to the Academy's preferential-voting process? •Academy members are asked to rank the 10 ...