Yesterday, the Academy released new rules that it was updating its guidance on the new casting Oscar, artificial intelligence and how votes were counted. Let's dive into them. Names on the Ballot One of the first rule changes feels like it's been a long time coming. Moving forward, all designated nominees in all categories will now be listed on the final ballot.That means if a movie or a song is nominated, the people behind it will have their names on the ballot. Until now, in some categories, the work was represented without the names next to it. You Have to See the Movies to Vote The big change is the new voting rules. The Academy has grown concerned with people just voting and not watching the movies, so they're making it much harder to do that. The Academy is shifting from an honor system to a mandatory viewing requirement for final-round voting. Going forward, the electronic voting system will prevent members from voting in categories where they haven't confirmed watching all the nominees. Viewing will be tracked via the Academy's streaming platform or through self-declaration for films seen at screenings or festivals—a process already used in preliminary rounds for some categories. This is pretty interesting because, for a while, it felt like whoever had the best PR push got a lot of bandwagon votes. Now, at least, people will have to verify they've seen the movies. There's still a bit of an honor system here, but putting up any blockade...
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