text: The form includes the production credits for all related categories.Then, each form is checked and put in a Reminder List of Eligible Releases.Awards in short film categories (Best Documentary Short Subject, Best Animated Short Film, and Best Live Action Short Film) have noticeably different eligibility rules from most other competitive awards.First, the qualifying period for release does not coincide with a calendar year, instead covering one year starting on October 1, and ending on September 30 of the calendar year before the ceremony.Second, there are multiple methods of qualification.The main method is a week-long theatrical release in either New York City or Los Angeles County during the eligibility period.Films also can qualify by winning specified awards at one of several competitive film festivals designated by the Academy, also without regard to prior public distribution.Finally, a film that is selected as a gold, silver, or bronze medal winner in an appropriate category of the immediately previous Student Academy Awards is also eligible (Documentary category for that award, and Animation, Narrative, Alternative, or International for the other awards).The requirements for the qualifying theatrical run are also different from those for other awards.Only one screening per day is required.For the Documentary award, the screening must start between noon and 10 pm local time; for other awards, no specific start time is required, but the film must appear in regular theater listings with dates and screening times.In late December, ballots, and copies of the Reminder List of Eligible Releases are mailed to around 6,000 active members.For most categories, members from each of the branches vote to determine the nominees only in their respective categories (i.e.only directors vote for directors, writers for writers, actors for actors, etc.).In the special case of Best Picture, all voting members are eligible to select the nominees.