How do the Grammys whittle down nearly 20,000 submitted recordings to the roughly 10 awards you can expect to see on Sunday night’s telecast? Here’s a glimpse into this year’s voting process.
View Photo Gallery: The nominations for the 54th annual Grammy Awards were announced in Los Angeles.
. . . of recordings are released to the public each year.
17,500+ submissionsThis year’s number of submissions. Academy members and record companies submit eligible recordings released during the eligibility period, between Oct. 1, 2010, and Sept. 30, 2011. More than 300 experts sort the recordings into appropriate categories.
14,400 recordings. . . on first-round ballots, sent to 12,000-plus voting NARAS members who are directed to vote in areas of their expertise in up to 20 categories, plus the four general categories.
390 nominationsFirst-round voting pares the field down to this number that includes about 780 individual nominees.
78 awardsThe final votes are tallied and 78 awards are given out on Grammy night.
10 awards broadcastNot all of the awards are handed out during the live telecast. Last year, viewers saw 10.
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