New Oscars rule: if you don’t see all the nominated films, you can’t vote

The damn link web page keeps crashing. How will the Academy know if the members saw all the films before they vote.

I already thought this was a thing.

r1 They will check their theatre tickets and/or attendance at Academy screenings. A streaming service has replaced the old physical screeners system, so they will be checking those stats as well.

r2 They've been doing this for foreign language films and documentaries already, and apparently the system works.

It's stupid. You could play the screener and be in the other room.

True r4 but you could also sleep through the whole thing at a screening. I see it as better than no oversight.

Doesn't matter they will still vote for whoever wins the critic's awards and the Golden Globe.

The is a NEW rule??? I would have thought it was logical that voters had to watch all nominated films before they were eligible to vote.

r7 It was a strong suggestion before, now it's officially compulsory. To the extent that it can be enforced, that is.

Loopholes galore.

[quote]Another member admits they hit play before leaving the house to go to work.

[quote]Votes, many acknowledge, are often driven by professional allegiance. “You think I’m voting against my own campaign?” laughs one executive. “I’m voting for my stuff.”