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Oscars’ New Rule Requiring Voters to Watch All Nominees Could Reshape Awards Campaigning, but Academy Members Already Found Loopholes

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Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee⁩ to ⁨movies@lemm.ee⁩

https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/oscars-viewing-requirement-loopholes-1236380799/

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  • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Lmao wait they didn’t even have to watch all the nominated entries?

    Fuck the Oscar’s yo what a jack off festival

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    • Microw@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      They did have to and always signed under oath that they did, but the Academy never had a way of verifying that

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    • glimse@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Crash won 3 awards in 2006 including Best Picture and Best Writing

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  • MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Lol, they need to do a little quiz after the movies. But really though, if you don’t want to watch the movies why are you an academy voter

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    • ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Well, because reasons.

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  • spankmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Today, some members, particularly in the Executive and Marketing and PR branches, simply press play on the Academy app to satisfy the system’s viewing requirement — then mute the audio or switch tabs. “The app only needs to see that you watched it,” says one voter. “It doesn’t know if you’re sitting there.”

    That is a requirement that you play the movie.

    Not watching all the movies definitely explains a few of the trends in winners over the years.

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    • thesohoriots@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Make it more annoying. Commercial breaks and an “Are you still watching?”

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  • Jinx@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That would explain the odd wins/snubs over the years.
    It’s a flawed system…

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