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Movie fans are getting in on the action this awards season.
Last week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencesannounced the nominationsfor the 94th annual Oscars, as well as revealing a new fan-voted category.
On Monday, the Academy shared details on the new award, including how anyone can vote for any 2021 movie to win the title using the#OscarsFanFavorite hashtagon Twitter between now and Thursday, March 3. The winner will be revealed during the awards show. As more incentive to participate, the Academy will select three people who cast their votes on Twitter to go on an all-expense-paid trip to the 2023 Oscars in Los Angeles, each with a guest too,The Hollywood Reporterreports.
Fans can also vote for a standout movie scene from last year using the hashtag #OscarsCheerMoment. The winning scene will air during the broadcast.
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Back in August 2018,the Oscarsmade plans to add a new categoryfor “outstanding achievement in popular film,” though about a month later, the awards show decided not to follow through with the criticized effort to acknowledge box office hits and mainstream films.
Meryl Johnson, VP digital marketing at the Academy, toldTHR, “We’re thrilled to partner with Twitter to help build an engaged and excited digital audience leading up to this year’s ceremony. Through these activations, social media users around the world now have more opportunities to engage with the show in real time, find a community and be a part of the experience in ways they’ve never been able to before.”
This year, 10 movies were nominated for Best Picture:Belfast, CODA, Don’t Look Up, Drive My Car, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley, The Power of the DogandWest Side Story.
source: people.com
