"But unlike us pundits, most voters haven't spent the last few months obsessively tracking dozens of movies they did not work on. Academy members are hopefully busy making other movies! I can also understand procrastination, as I love nothing more than a deadline to allow me to wait until the last minute to complete anything. But voting for the Oscars? What a dream. I'd fill that thing out first thing Monday morning."
"But the folks working on campaigns-from the contenders themselves and their personal publicists, to the studio reps and the strategists they've hired-won't stop pushing their projects until voting closes this evening. Since I've spent so many weeks designating the frontrunners, let's take this down-to-the-wire moment to identify some of the dark horses who still have a shot. As much as I love (and also hate!) predicting the Oscar nominations,"
Voting for Oscar nominations ends today, concluding the first phase of campaigning and leaving a short pause before nominations are announced next Thursday at 5 a.m. PT. Many Academy members may wait until the final moments to submit ballots while campaign teams continue intensive outreach until voting closes. Several underdog films and performers retain late chances as campaigning persists. Predicting nominees is difficult because the number of worthy films and performers exceeds available nomination slots. The term "snub" reflects the numerical nature of selection rather than a personal slight. Recent years have produced surprising nominations and omissions.
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