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Best Picture

Eligible for nomination?
All feature-length films (more than 40min) of whatever language that are first publicly exhibited (in 35mm or 70mm film) for at least seven consecutive days in a theatre in the Los Angeles area between January 1 and midnight on December 31, 2001. In 1998 the number of eligible features was 286, in 2000 it tallied in at 246. No film will be considered for a nomination which has already shown on broadcast or cable television, home video marketing or Internet transmission.

Who nominates?
All active and life Academy members, which number more than 5,600 of the Academy's total membership (around 6,300).

Who votes for the Oscar?
All active and life Academy members. There is no requirement to prove that the member has seen any of the nominated pictures.

Other Major Categories

Who is eligible for nomination?
The cast and crew from all the eligible feature-length films of whatever language that are publicly exhibited for at least seven consecutive days in a theatre in the Los Angeles area between 1 January and 31 December 1999.

Who nominates?
The active and life Academy members in their respective branches vote for their peers. Actors nominate actors, directors nominate directors, editors nominate editors, and so on.

Who votes for the Oscar?
All active and life Academy members.

Best Foreign Language Film

Eligible for nomination?
The Academy invites countries to submit one film for consideration. For 2001, a record 51 countries have submitted films, topping the 1999 score of 47. To be eligible for consideration, a film must have had its first public showing for at least seven consecutive days in a commercial theatre in its country of origin between 1 November 2000 and 31 October 2001, and must have been produced with a predominantly non-English dialogue track in a language of the submitting country. The seven-day minimum-run requirement was introduced in 1998; previously no length of run was specified.

Who nominates?
All active and life Academy members who are part of the Foreign Language Film Award Committee and attend an official screening of at least half of the submitted pictures. This committee is presently 450 strong and has representatives from all 13 branches of the Academy.

Who votes for the Oscar?
All active and life Academy members who attend an official screening of all five nominated pictures.