What a Top Nominee Icon Means on a Crew Profile

Winning is a single outcome on a single night, but a Top Nominee designation is a standing mark. It stays on a crew member's profile, visible to anyone who visits that page in later years: a producer, a casting director, a future collaborator.

The mark is tied to a specific contribution on a specific film, such as a score, a cinematography credit or a performance. It says that contribution was recognized as one of the strongest in its category that year through our professional evaluation process.

For crew members whose names are not on the poster, such as composers, sound designers, editors and production designers, the icon is often the first public, citable recognition of their craft, whether or not the film itself went on to win.