People Are Just Discovering How Oscar Winners Are Chosen, And It's Not What Anyone Expected

BRB, trying to get my (illegal) vote in.

It's Oscar season!

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In less than two weeks, we'll find out who the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences picked for all those awards.

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Who is in this illustrious academy? Well, according to the Associated Press, via PBS NewsHour, there are about 10,000 members who pick the winners.

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The academy is made up of actors, executives, directors, PR people, and basically anyone involved in show business.

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And now we're learning *exactly* how these academy members vote.

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A post on X, formerly known as Twitter, is going viral showing just how easy it is:

why did i think they did this shit via paper ballot😭😭 pic.twitter.com/eIFkrhcYqb

— alexa la cerva (@diegoIunas) February 29, 2024

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Yep, it's a website.

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Actor and producer Luis Gerardo Méndez shared a picture of his computer screen after completing his online voting.

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And now the post is going viral because it really is that easy!

THE WAY I THOUGHT THEY ALL HAD AN IN PERSON MEETING TO DECIDE ALL THE WINNERS… https://t.co/Nf3CArKn9C

— v (@rivergrawn) March 1, 2024

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"i personally thought they all met in a dark secret room lit by fire while dressed in their finest cloaks," this person said.

i personally thought they all met in a dark secret room lit by fire while being dressed in their finest cloaks to decide on their votes https://t.co/mGw9zzN9RS

— anamta⸆⸉ 🔱 (@triedtruebIue) March 1, 2024

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"i thought they had to show up and cast their votes like the elections," another person said.

i thought they had to show up and cast their votes like the elections https://t.co/YEG8Pfs6re pic.twitter.com/FEz7aZtyH5

— hecate (@hstylesisjagger) February 29, 2024

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From people thinking it worked like the Supreme Court...

no cause i thought they sat there like members of the supreme court https://t.co/rowU5icQcf

— clarisse 𓆩♡𓆪 (@bilslonely) March 1, 2024

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...to people thinking it functioned like a Survivor tribal council.

I was getting more tribal council from survivor vibes https://t.co/N3tiNnRJZ7 pic.twitter.com/pK3FRwctcd

— meg⚡️🎞️🖤 (@stacheharry) March 1, 2024

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I personally wish it was done the way they pick the pope, with the whole black-smoke, white-smoke thing.

i thought they voted the same way as the cardinals when they voted for a new pope in angels and demons https://t.co/eKSW6IwQZW

— katrina (@katrinagayIe) March 1, 2024

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Either way, it's a lot simpler than you think.

i thought it was like jury duty and they all just vote in one big room https://t.co/v1ZZWRQD85

— simone (@midsommarvvitch) March 1, 2024

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Now, excuse me while I try to hack my way in <3.

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