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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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- They did have to and always signed under oath that they did, but the Academy never had a way of verifying that
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.
- Make it more annoying. Commercial breaks and an “Are you still watching?”
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
That would explain the odd wins/snubs over the years.
It’s a flawed system..