Film Academy Grants Agents Right to Vote for Oscars

In a decision that is sure to spark considerable debate, the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted to give "artists representatives" — more commonly known as agents — the right to vote for Oscars.

For decades, select agents have been admitted to the Academy as associate members, meaning they enjoy all of the privileges of membership — member screenings, screeners, etc. —Henceforth, all agents who are already members will be transferred to the members-at-large branch — members of which do not fall neatly under one of the Academy's 17 other branches, but do still get to vote — and all agents who are invited to become members in the future will automatically join that branch.

One reason why the Academy may have chosen this moment to expand its membership to include agents: its desire to further increase the number of women and people of color who are members as part of its recently-announced Academy Aperture 2025 initiative.

TheAcademy Oy!

TheAcademy Wonder who they will vote for ?

TheAcademy Yep, no bias there. Lord help the Agent that doesn't vote for their client. That info WILL get out.

TheAcademy This should go well

TheAcademy How many agents are people of color?

TheAcademy *SCREAMS IN STUNT PERSON*

TheAcademy

TheAcademy Not sure how I feel about this yet.

TheAcademy congrats jeremypiven!! so excited for you!!

TheAcademy I already retweeted this news but after a few minutes to think about it...wtf? This makes no sense to me.

TheAcademy Well this seems the potential tobe biased dont you think?

TheAcademy What not have phone in voting for Americans...oh yeah... BECAUSE IT'S STUPID!

TheAcademy Ok.

TheAcademy Why haven’t we effectively canceled the Oscars?

TheAcademy This BS will go over as bad as the Democrat plans for Nationwide Mail In Voting. Pay attention you Donk's, this is what you wished for.....

TheAcademy we already know your best picture Win Villeneuve's Dune Part 1

TheAcademy Hmpf, why!?

TheAcademy

TheAcademy That’s, um... What’s the word I’m looking for? Oh! Yeah! Bullshit.

TheAcademy That’s a strange move.

TheAcademy can I have the right to vote for the Oscars please TheAcademy

TheAcademy Agents to their talents: You get an oscar, you get an oscar, oscar for everybody!!!!!!

TheAcademy Ew.

TheAcademy What?

TheAcademy What?! No. That'll just make the Oscars MORE biased as Agents will surely vote for their clients if ever nominated TheAcademy use your brain

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