Oscars 2018: Here’s how one wins that coveted Academy Award statue

90th Academy Awards are just around the corner. Considered to be one of the glitziest night of the show business, on Oscars night, Hollywood honours their peers who bested others.

Ever wondered how do they come to deciding who created the perfect movie of that year?

With more than 7000 members on the roster, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences follows a procedure.

Let’s take a look at that procedure.

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To become one of the approximately 7000 voting members of the Academy, you’d better be in the business. Aside from requiring that each member has achieved distinction in the motion picture arts and sciences in their respective fields, candidates must also meet quantitative standards. Writers, producers, and directors must have at least two screen credits to their names, while actors must have credited roles in at least three films. Candidates in the technical branches—like art directors or visual effects supervisors—must be active in their fields for a certain number of years (just how many varies based on the particular area of expertise).

If wannabe Academy members don’t have the necessary credentials, they can also find two or more current members to officially sponsor them; their membership is then either approved …read more