It's a question that I've always had. Since nominations never go away and actors take them as seriously as the award win itself I've always wondered. Is a nomination a type of award? Like a 2nd place trophy or something? So if a film gets 5 award wins & 12 nominations does the film really have 17 Award wins? Also if it's not an actual award win then why does it matter so much? Why is it such an honor to be nominated?