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Do we need another quick primer on the Oscar voting process? I think Variety does. In a piece this week headlined "Passion can...

By Steve Pond

January 20, 2012 By Steve Pond 18 weeks ago

A new simulation shows how the Oscar system is totally dependent on first-place votes

December 21, 2011 By Steve Pond 22 weeks ago

We counted the Critics' Choice Movie Awards ballots the same way the Motion Picture Academy now tallies its votes and got some interesting results

February 21, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

The deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday ... and then a feverish awards season turns into a waiting game

February 8, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

There's a lot of misinformation out there about the Oscar Best Picture ballot. We set the record straight

January 24, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

With nominations about to be revealed Tuesday morning, here's how the accountants deal with all that paper

December 30, 2010 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

If you're in the right category, you get a nomination with only 18 votes -- here are all the figures

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