UPDATE: Since we realize a lot of people will only now be having a chance to see The Revenant, Rob has generously extended the ballot deadline to 8 p.m. Saturday.
EARLIER: Dr. Rob has once again built his extraordinary Awards Daily Simulated Oscar Ballot so that we can experience what actual Oscar voters are doing this week. Each year this enables us to see and study the inner workings of the tabulation process. I can’t sum it up any better than Rob does in his instructions (after the cut):
It’s that time of the year! Time to do our analyzing as to how the Academy will vote. The best way to understand why the Academy does what it does is to be faced with the same predicament. Now is your chance to vote as the academy members.
This year we will be using these results and creating our own Awards Daily: Daily Awards, where you will get to vote on these nominations. This will be done in the next few weeks.
Awards Daily Simulated Oscar Ballot
So, here are your instructions:
“Pretend you are an honorary member of the Academy, and you are asked to nominate films in their respective categories. Make your selections accordingly.”
You will follow the same rules as the Academy. Only the films on the Academy’s Reminder List are eligible for selection.
If you change your mind, submit an updated nomination form. Your last submission in each branch will be used.
Voting will be closed on 8 PM (PST) on Saturday 1/9.
