CinemaComo works the vote of the Oscar, which ends this Tuesday (18)?

Members of the Hollywood Academy of Film Arts and Sciences, responsible for electing the winners of the biggest film awards, have until this Tuesday, February 18, to choose who takes the statuettes at the 97th edition of Oscar.

In 2025, Brazil competes with I’m still heredirected by Walter Salles (Central do Brasil), in three categories: best international film, best actress for FERNANDA TORRES (Tapas & Kisses), and best movie. Next, understand how the vote works:

How does the vote work?

All active members of the academy – about ten thousand – choose the winners in all 23 categories. The system is simple: it wins anyone who gets the largest number of votes. The votes are sent online, and the investigation is performed by PriceWaterhousecoopers, also responsible for the awards envelopes. However, for better movie, the situation is different.

How does the vote in best movie work?

In this case, the members classify the ten indicated in preference order. The film that appears first in at least 50% of the lists is elected the winner. If none of the films get the percentage, the one who had the fewer votes is eliminated from the dispute and has redistributed votes following the choices of voters for second place and so on.

And after the members’ vote?

After the investigation, two members of the PricewaterhouseCoopers audit have the briefcase with the awards envelopes, which will be opened only during the ceremony, which will take place next March 2 at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, California (USA).

Where to watch Oscar 2025?

In Brazil, the 97th Oscar ceremony will be shown by TNT and Max on March 2, from 21h (for Brasília time), with presentation of ANA FURTADOwhich takes over the third year in a row, even after criticism of its performance in recent years.

In addition, Globo, which gave up Oscar’s exhibition rights a few years ago, confirmed that it will broadcast this year’s ceremony due to the nominations of I’m still herean original production from Globoplay, the company’s streaming service. Check out the ad:

What is the story of I’m still here?

Based on the book of the same name of MARCELO RUBENS PAIVA, I’m still hereis set in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1970s, amid the military dictatorship, and tells the story of Eunicemother of five, who gets involved in an endless search for the truth after her husband, Rubensbe taken by police officers and disappear.

In addition to FERNANDA TORRESthe feature still has Fernanda Montenegro (Invisible life), Selton Mello (The movie of my life), MAEVE JINKINGS (Toll), Antonio Saboia (Particular destination), Humberto Carrão (Marighella) and Marjorie Estiano (Under pressure) In the cast. Watch the trailer:

Rolling Stone Brazil Cinema Special

The cinema is the subject of the new special printed of the Rolling Stone Brazil. In a magazine dedicated to seventh art lovers, we interviewed Francis Ford Coppolawhich reaches 85 years amid the release of his new movie, Megalópolisbold and millionaire endeavor financed by himself.

Undabase in the face of controversial reactions to the novelty, which took about 40 years to get out of paper, the filmmaker defends the boldness of being creative of the film industry and opens, in good Portuguese, the influence of Brazil on his new movie: “Joy” .

The special also brings conversations with Walter Salles, FERNANDA TORRES and Selton Mello on I’m still herea chat about soundtracks with the conductor João Carlos Martinsan exclusive list of the 100 best films in history (50 national, 50 international), another list of the 101 largest trails in the history of cinema, one warm for the Oscar 2025 and the radar of globe, Globo Filmes, O2 Play and O2 movies for the coming months.

The Special Cinema of Rolling Stone Brazil It is already on newsstands, but can also be bought at the EDITORA PROFILE store for R $ 29.90. Check it out:

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