Activists pin hopes on the Academy
Tue, 02/23/2010 - 12:47 — Dave Culver
- Using so-called instant-runoff voting, an alternative method of voting long favored by progressive activists as a method of voting they say helps eliminate spoiler candidates, members of the Academy will rank their preferences in the best-movie category, which has expanded to 10 movies for the first time since 1943.
- "Whether it bleeds from the entertainment world to the political world is yet to be seen," said Rob Richie, executive director of the FairVote. "We're trying to make the connection."
Daniel Newhauser, Congress.org
For some Oscar viewers, the excitement this year is not which movie wins Best Picture, but how it will win.
A change in the selection process this year is getting rave reviews from proponents of an alternative method of voting long favored by progressive activists.
Using so-called instant-runoff voting, members of the Academy will rank their preferences in the best-movie category, which has expanded to 10 movies for the first time since 1943.
Advcoates of the system are eagerly keeping watch, hoping the red-carpet moment will bring awareness to a method of voting they say helps eliminate spoiler candidates.
