Mercifully, this long and agonizing season is finally coming a close. If you’d like to print a ballot you can download one here. Final voting for the Oscars will officially open on Friday, February 8th at 8 a.m. PT and end on Tuesday, February 19th at 5 p.m. PT, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. Members of the Academy may vote in...
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Word went out to Academy members today about a big change in ballot procedure for three categories. Until now, members who wanted to vote for Best Documentary Feature, Live Action Short or Animated Short would need to trek to designated screening locations where they got their hands stamped as certified proof that they’d seen all the nominated films before voting....
As the last remaining Oscar voters finish up their voting today and by 5pm the deadline will pass. It will be interesting to see whether the Academy’s votes reflect what we would have otherwise known from the nominations thus far or whether they will be vastly different from the general picture we’re getting from the consensus votes. Right now, I feel like...
I’m generally enjoying this practice by the New York Times to show what various sorts of non-Academy people out there would vote for. I like the outside-the-box nature of it. The majority are, of course, picking The Artist. There is one vote for Hugo, one for The Help, and a couple for Tree of Life. Here are a few: Anthony Bourdain: Best Picture – Tree...
Source “It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.” No, it doesn’t say that. It says: When you have reviewed the Reminder List, please write the title of your first choice on the first line of this ballot and list your alternate choices on the succeeding lines in order of your preference. Do not list the same title more than once;...
Nothing like kicking off the new year with Oscar befuddlement. (THR) Most Academy members have now received their Oscar nominations ballots, which were mailed out on Tuesday, and THR is beginning to hear from some of them who are profoundly confused by the new voting system. The primary area of concern is over the number of best picture nominees. Was there no better way...
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