People Are Once Again Shocked By How Oscar Voting Works

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I wanted something a bit more dramatic.

Oscar voting ended on Tuesday.

Person in elegant black gown holds an award, appearing emotional, with hand covering mouth. Triangular backdrop indicates a formal event

In case you didn't know, the awards are decided by a voting body of a little less than 10,000 people.

Golden Oscar statuettes in a row, symbolizing achievement in film, displayed against a blurred background

How do they vote? Well, it's not some fancy mail-in scroll thing*.

A person in a suit holds a rolled-up parchment tied with string, presenting it with one hand, possibly symbolizing an award or important document

They don't have voting machines.

Person in "New York Economy" shirt operates a large voting machine, handling ballots. Image taken from above

There's no big ol' voting box.

Person casting a vote in a transparent ballot box, smiling, wearing a cardigan and necklace

And, yeah, there isn't even a ritual sacrifice illiminati type thing.

They actually vote online:

Screenshot of Twitter post with image of a webpage showing "97th Oscars Finals" and "Voting Complete" message

Yes, online.

Screenshot of Twitter post with image of a webpage showing "97th Oscars Finals" and "Voting Complete" message

People are genuinely surprised by the simplicity of it all.

"Genuinely thought it was like parliament," one person said.

00 PM PT."

Another person asked, "Why did I think all the voters have to be in the same place like they're taking the SAT or something."

Screenshot of a tweet about the Oscars, humorously questioning why voters aren't in the same place, with a crying emoji

And, personally, I'm with this person who said, "Nickelodeon teen choice awards ass voting system."

Tweet about the Nickelodeon Teen Choice Awards compared humorously to Oscar voting online, with a screenshot showing voting complete for the 97th Oscars

A bunch of people are talking about hacking it.

Tweet about Oscars voting vulnerability and online voting humor. Screenshot shows a website for Oscar voting finals, dated February 18, 2023

And then there are Conclave jokes.

A Twitter post humorously suggests the Oscars adopt a papal conclave-style voting process, with images of cardinals holding ballots

Lots and lots of Conclave jokes.

Parody tweet about Oscar voting, contrasting a grand hall meeting and online voting, highlighting the humor in expectations vs. reality

Anyway, I guess this is efficient, but I def would like a touch of ritual slaughter or something.

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