{"id":57456,"date":"2026-03-12T10:03:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/entertainment\/how-the-oscars-best-picture-winner-is-chosen\/12\/03\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T10:03:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:03:56","slug":"how-the-oscars-best-picture-winner-is-chosen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/entertainment\/how-the-oscars-best-picture-winner-is-chosen\/12\/03\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Oscars Best Picture Winner Is Chosen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"site-content\">\n<div>\n<p aria-live=\"assertive\" class=\"css-1dv1kvn\">new video loaded: <!-- -->How the Oscars Best Picture Winner Is Chosen<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"video-header\">\n<header class=\"css-jgknzh\">\n<div class=\"css-1gn3fip\">\n<div class=\"css-vabf4\">\n<div class=\"css-1331l0f\"><nyt-betamax class=\"css-wkvudm\"><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/player-0.2.28-CnxAEwcy.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><nyt-betamax-cover><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/cover-0.2.28-eTrf0IGY.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><nyt-betamax-poster><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/poster-0.2.28-BdueiXaE.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><img data-testid=\"betamax-poster\" sizes=\"(width < 740px) 95vw, 500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/03\/11\/arts\/RV_BALLOTS_Thumbnail\/RV_BALLOTS_Thumbnail-master180.jpg\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"_poster_13tnt_20\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-poster><\/nyt-betamax-cover><nyt-betamax-overlay-controls><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/overlay-controls-0.2.28-DTyJF-yz.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/scrubber-0.2.28-allGBXvP.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-overlay-controls><nyt-betamax-ads><template shadowrootmode=\"open\" slotassignment=\"named\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/video-static\/betamax\/ads-0.2.28-C_YVzzUG.css\" crossorigin=\"\"\/><\/template><\/nyt-betamax-ads><\/nyt-betamax><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1r2245g\"><span class=\"css-hple31\">Best picture is the only Oscar category decided by preferential ballot. 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