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Lots of surprises — on the surface.  But when you take time to delve deeper into all the internal numbers, especially when considering the demographic breakdown, you’ll discover all kinds of reasons why the results played out among AD voters exactly as they did. http://www.ellipticcurvecreations.com/FinalResults2012.pdf http://www.ellipticcurvecreations.com/FinalBPResults2012.pdf Let’s...

UPDATE: Ballot Deadline – Tuesday Night at 11PM PST. Rob has assembled the pages for the final stage of the Awards Daily Simulated Ballot. Vote Now! After you make your selections in each category, please answer a few questions so we’ll be able to chart the demographic breakdown by age group, gender, and region of the world. ...

Links to results in 10 major categories after the cut. ...

Rob Y has once again performed the enormous task of organizing all 282 eligible films of 2012 into a simulated Oscar ballot so that Awards Daily readers can feel what it’s like to be a simulated Academy member. ...

Less than 12 hours remain before the ballot deadline at midnight tonight (PST).  The final ballot only takes a couple of minutes to complete.  Click through a few drop-down menus and you’re done. Please take a moment to cast your vote on the Simulated Oscar Ballot.  Rob has included a few optional demographic questions so we hope to gather anonymous data to get...

Rob has put together the final stage of this year’s Simulated Oscar Ballot, and provides this reminder: We want to know what you think is best. We are not asking what you think will win. That is handled over at our PREDICT THE OSCARS contest. We want you to say what you think is best. So this is your chance to get into the head of an Academy voter. Do your best!!!! This...

UPDATE: After taking another look at the ever-changing explanations for the ever-changing rules, Rob has made a significant adjustment to our readers’ nominations for Best Picture. Redistributing votes according to the new guidelines, Midnight in Paris now enters the BP category as the 8th nominee. Rob has knocked out the massively complex task of tabulating over...

[UPDATE: Voting hours extended. Rob Y confirms we can keep the ballot open until Wednesday January 18, 12 midnight PST.] You have until midnight Jan 18th to cast your votes. Here’s the original invitation outlining the appropriate attitude to approach the ballot. ...

Here’s your VIP ballot for the Awards Daily simulated Oscar nominations. Our annual project to help us get a better grasp of the task Academy members face each year. Rob Y has done another bang-up job building the ballot framework. To simplify matters, for most categories you need only click your selections in a drop-down menu, choosing your candidates according...

(click here to view the full 9 rounds of voting.) Rob’s charts are so detailed and self-explanatory, there’s no need for editorializing aside from saying: Awards Daily Readers have a voice! Full results in all categories and complete demographic data after the cut. ...