The actions have been varied, from expanding the Best
Picture nominee pool to as much as 10 in 2009 to outgoing Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs's recent efforts to diversify the voting body.
Since the best
picture nominee pool was expanded six years ago, no film below fourth place among the nominees (ranked by Metascore) has won the Oscar.
Not exact matches
When the Best
Picture pool expanded to 10
nominees in 2009, the balloting system also changed — ballots asked that voters list their favorite films in order.