I was reading through the Oscars Rules and Eligibility…

[SirParticipant Joined: Dec 17th, 2017 Topics: 3 Posts: 5 View Predictions]

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Is there anything preventing one of the branches from limiting voting to only their branch?

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[Alex MeyerParticipant Joined: Mar 28th, 2015 Topics: 151 Posts: 3401 View Predictions]

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In the nominations stage, voters only nominate Best Picture and then their own branch. In the final voting stage, they can vote for all 24 categories.

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[SirParticipant Joined: Dec 17th, 2017 Topics: 3 Posts: 5 View Predictions]

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Thanks for the reply.

I had read that already.  I was trying to figure out if a branch wanted, could they change the requirements to restrict voting (after nominations) to just their branch?

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[FilmatelistParticipant Joined: Nov 19th, 2011 Topics: 8 Posts: 388 View Predictions]

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I seriously doubt any branch would be allowed to do that by the Academy. The logistics alone of creating different ballots for different members would be a nightmare. And the tradition of being allowed to vote for everything* is too long-standing to change.

(*yes, some branches at one time required confirmation of attending screenings to be allowed to vote–shorts, docs, foreign–but those rules have also been relaxed).

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