Jury members discovered exemptions within the obligatory movie screenings for Oscar nomination considerations
Let's Dish the Tea on the New Oscar Rules
Phew, here's some spill about the freshest changes in the tinsel town – the revamped Oscar rules! The Academy, known for its glitz and glamour, has decided to tighten the reins by making it a hard and fast rule that every film nominated in the various categories must be watched by the jury to be eligible for the final vote.
Boom! This declaration came on April 22, making ripples in the entertainment industry. The new regulation includes tracking the viewings using the Academy Screening Room, a closed streaming platform exclusively for voters. Movie buffs can report watching a film off the platform only by providing evidence of when and where they caught it.
Now, here's the lowdown – In the past, watching each nominated movie was just a recommendation and not a necessity for academy members. However, Variety reveals that this rule was more of a suggestion than a requirement, with some voters found to be sneaky – hitting the play button on a film in the Academy's app, then muting the sound or switching tabs to save time!
Oh, and there's more! Variety also pointed out another loophole: the possibility of watching a film at 1.5x speed on the Academy's platform. The new rules don't provide any penalties for skimming a movie or mindlessly watching it.
The Academy appears to be firing back, addressing an issue from last year's awards season. A film called "The Brutalist" garnered 10 nominations and won three Oscars despite quite a few voters confessing they hadn't even watched or finished the movie! The mandatory viewing rule should stop some films from sweeping multiple trophies, as voters will now need to get familiar with all the films competing in each category.
Sidenote: It's rumored that the Academy may be employing more stringent measures to ensure everyone watches every nominated flick, but the jury's still out on the finer details of enforcement – finger-crossing required!
- To circumvent the new mandatory viewing rule for Oscar-nominated films, some academy members were found to skip the movie altogether, such as muting the sound or switching tabs while pretending to watch.
- In light of revelations about a popular loophole, the Academy is now cracking down on viewers who attempt to stream nominated movies at higher speeds on the Academy Screening Room platform.
- In the past, life for academy members was less stringent when it came to watching the nominated movies for the Oscars, but the new rule is making it required to watch every film in order to be eligible for the final vote.
- The Academy has responded to controversies surroundingfilm "The Brutalist" not being adequately viewed by many voters, by implementing stiffer screening regulations to ensure that all movies in the various categories are given a fair chance during movie-and-tv awards season.
