THE OSCARS

The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars are about film awards given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles, California, an organization that in 2002 exceeded 6,000 members, all cinema professionals in their various specialties, such as producers, directors, actors, scriptwriters, directors of photography and many others
The prize, a golden statue representing a man holding a sword, called Oscar since, according to count, Margaret Herrick exclaimed to see which resembled her uncle Oscar.

Nominated for an Oscar five possible winners. This nomination is carried out by members of the Academy belong to the same field of nominees. For example, actors vote for actors that are nominated, the screenwriters for screenwriters, and so on. However the winner in each category is chosen by all the Academy members, whatever their specialty. All votes are secret and the winners in such a way that no member of the Academy knows the score. To do this involved a reputable audit firm, which is responsible to count the votes. Until the ceremony, in which the nominees are presented in each category is open and the blight on the name of the winner, there are only speculations.