Oscars by the Numbers
Steve Pond over at The Wrap has done a handy cheat sheet to figure out how many votes per branch in the Academy a film needs to reach the “magic number.” In total, a film only needs about 300 number...
View ArticleWho Gets an Oscar Ballot?
Our very good friend @NeverTooEarlyMP who runs the site NeverTooEarlyMoviePredictions has for many years undertaken the monumental task of researching, verifying and listing the names of as many...
View ArticleAcademy’s New Membership Continues Objective for Inclusion
The Academy’s invites from last year resulted in some interesting and unpredictable choices, including the Best Picture win for Moonlight. I knew it would have an impact but I wasn’t sure if it would...
View ArticleThe Academy Does the Right Thing and Breaks up the Shorts
I was worried about the branch of the Oscars that contained both the animated and the Feature Animation branch. It was almost as big as the acting branch by the time they split it up. Here is what it...
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