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What is the Academy Awards preferential ballot for best picture? Most every Oscar category uses a straightforward voting system, where the nominee who gets the most votes is declared the winner.

Voting for senators is a bit different from the lower house in that it is partial preferential , and you can vote either“above the line” or“below the line”.

The Academy uses a ranked-choice voting method, called a preferential ballot, to decide the 'Best Picture' winner. But how does it work?

The preferential system of voting was first utilized by the Academy from 1934 to 1945. It was reintroduced in 2009, when the Oscars expanded the best picture field from five to 10 nominees ...