Academy Declares Biggest Oscar Nominations Voter Turnout In History
variety.comClayton Davis Ahead of the Oscar nominations announcement, the Academy CEO is touting the largest turnout of voters of its nearly 10,000-person membership in its 94-year history.Following the close of Oscar nomination voting, which ended Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.
PT, Dawn Hudson, Academy CEO, sent an email to the membership to praise its “highest ever participation during voting at any time in the Academy’s history.”Hudson also noted in the letter that ballots were submitted from 82 countries, among the 9,487 members that were eligible to participate in voting.
However, neither the letter nor the Academy specified the actual participation number. Marking the first year that banned studios and awards campaigns from sending DVD screeners, highlighting one of the Academy’s focuses on “environmental sustainability,” Hudson took the opportunity to promote the success of the Academy Screening Room, the digital platform that industry voters use to view the eligible titles.
More significant participation could yield unexpected results when nominations are announced on Tuesday. With an awards season that’s already produced some curveballs, including a rise in omicron cases, the Oscar race is as open as ever, in several categories, most significantly, best picture.
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