Oscars E-Voting Too Hard For Tech-Illiterate Academy Members, Also Get Off My Lawn
According to THR's Scott Feinberg, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' newfangled online voting system, implemented this year to make it easier for members to hand Anne Hathaway that statuette and such, is doing just the opposite. Voters can't remember their passwords, web security is questionable, and important papers are being mistakenly tossed in the trash like annoying credit card offers. "It?s probably more difficult for members to log on than it is for hackers," said one Oscars voter. Wait a second guys: This could be great. Who needs a Brett Ratner — this could be just what the Oscars need to finally jazz and youthen things up!
Granted, it's a real problem. Who knows how many ballots won't be cast, or how e-apathy will decimate voter turnout? HOW WILL BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL GET ALL THE OSCARS??
Oh, I kid. And not to be ageist but as Feinberg points out, as we well know, the Academy skews older — a concern he and other pundits had when the e-voting change was announced:
At the time, some (me included) speculated that the change might be too much too soon, particularly because "more than a few members don't even have computers and/or know how to use the Internet." (The median age of the Academy's 5,765 members, according to a recent study, is 62.)
I'm sure the Academy will figure it out, extend a deadline, put a few more volunteers on the HelpDesk lines. And I'm positive the media hubbub won't attract the internet attention of those insidious hackers out there. The Dark Knight Rises, Avengers, Project X — your Oscar chances just skyrocketed!
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