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Oscar Voters Under Oath: See It to Vote It!
28 Feb
Summary
- Academy voters must attest to seeing films they vote on.
- Fewer films dominate nominations, widening the gap.
- One-nomination films face long odds despite new rules.
Voters for the 98th Annual Academy Awards, numbering nearly 10,000, are currently casting their ballots, with a new requirement in place: they must attest to having seen the nominated films. This honor system aims to address the growing concern that many voters do not watch a significant portion of the submitted movies.
The Academy's initiative seeks to encourage members to engage with a wider range of films, as data reveals a concentration of nominations among a few titles. Out of 317 eligible feature films, only 30 received nominations outside of short film and documentary categories, with half of those earning just one nod.
