How The Oscars Work... and How They Don't

[@LovellTrin]

if there’s spelling errors, no there’s not

[@layschip7069]

whats a spelling error trin doesnt know her

[@nosakji2988]

idek what a spelling error is

[@alyssajolie2184]

the spelling is whatever you say it is queen

[@annikagylling3685]

So true queen

[@ev7785]

@@stellathemusician l

[@aishambengue3024]

I love how your branching out with your commentary and Honestly I feel like the Academy might be outdated but we’ll still care because we want to know if are favorite actor,actress or film got nominated. Also the Oscars still need a lot of work on being genuine with their inclusivity.

[@christianwise637]

That's the paradox behind all awards shows: we all know these things are nonsense and don't mean anything, but we still want our favourites to receive some kind of validation

[@tink6225]

same as the grammys honsestly

[@aliya.zm_7393]

wait i love seeing you branch out from movie commentaries, great video hope we’ll see more of this type of content :)

[@_Moonlit_]

Oscars should take horror and thriller films more seriously. Also I’m still flabbergasted over how Taron didn’t even get a nomination for Rocketman! He sung everything, acted his ass of and it was a brilliant film but nothing from the Oscars… yet the year before they give Rami an Oscar for miming in a boring film… WHAT?!

[@filmfangirls9163]

Taron was so snubbed!! He was sensational in that film. And all in all it was just a better movie!

[@landonle3308]

Toni Collette should’ve won. So much better than Olivia Colman

[@emmajeanwilson4318]

Rami did excellent, let’s not bring someone else down to bring up another. Both did great for their films. Rami did not sing, but he made damn sure to portray Freddie’s internal struggles so well. Taron did it all like you said, and was absolutely snubbed. I’m still shocked to this day

[@_Moonlit_]

@@emmajeanwilson4318 did I insult Rami? No? My complaint was at the Oscars and them alone, don’t see how they can justify giving someone an Oscar when he didn’t sing and the film wasn’t on the same level as other biopics yet Taron did everything and it didn’t occur to the board to give him even a nominate. A joke. Some years I swear that board just put actors names in a hat and randomly pick the winner, they should have to give reasons for their noms and winners.

[@ceceria860]

I honestly thought Rami did amazing. Rami is an excellent actor and I have seen his performances on Mr. Robert. I love Queen but I didn’t like Rocketman as much as the Queen film. BUT, Taron performed very well and his story was interesting to see! Also, I love Rocketman’s costume design!! Both actors are amazing! Let’s not bring someone down... I have seen them perform in different films and TV so both of them are talented actors. You should blame the people behind the Oscars instead.

[@cupcakewithouttheicing]

Like other people pointed out, this is the proportional voting system and I actually think it's amazing that that's what they use! To me that says that issue is with the lack of diversity among voters. The votes represent what the voters think is the best, it's just that voters aren't representative of the population, so general audiences will disagree about who should have won

[@richierich7229]

Of course. This is not the MTV awards. The opinions of the general public does not matter.

[@BenDover-lv7pz]

What I don't get is why the voting process is so convoluted and why the just don't do a simple point system #1 movie- 7 points #2 movie- 6 points #3 movie- 5 points #4 movie- 4 points #5 movie- 3 points #6 movie- 2 points #7 movie- 1 point That way each vote would count and there wouldn't be that thing where the #2 gets more points that it doesn't deserve and the least voted one for #1 getting knocked out. Idk it's hard to explain but yeah, you get it. I know a Tru #1 voting system can be harmful and unfair because I've seen it in the US voting system. One concern with the point system is that average movies that are solidly in the middle of the pack earning 3 4 or 5 points consistently might be bumped up due to continuity in their voting and polarizing may have their places diminished due to fluctuating 7s and 1s but I still think it's more straight forward than the one the Oscar's have on place right now.

[@GravelordNito150]

Ranked-choice voting is perfectly valid, it's meant to allow people to vote for movies that are their favorites even if they seem to be longshots (like, Drive My Car) without having to worry about "wasting" their votes (It's only existed since 2009 btw). It's a voting system devised in regular elections to make voting for third parties less fraught.

[@hayhay8077]

exactly

[@lilymei5367]

That wash her only point, when the academy are the ones voting on this at the end of the day of course general population won’t like the out come bc 95% of the general population are not white upper class. It’s flawed bc you have these people that don’t really care about the art it is they’re voting on. You have academy members saying “idk I watched it w my kid” when referring to why they voted for something. Votes do not matter lmao

[@lilymei5367]

That wash her only point, when the academy are the ones voting on this at the end of the day of course general population won’t like the out come bc 95% of the general population are not white upper class. It’s flawed bc you have these people that don’t really care about the art it is they’re voting on. You have academy members saying “idk I watched it w my kid” when referring to why they voted for something. Votes do not matter lmao -

[@GravelordNito150]

@@lilymei5367 I was responding to the back third of the video in which she said the ranked-choice voting system was not valid,, I think she is missing that this system is intended to give voters more freedom to make passion voters without feeling like they've "wasted" their vote, which would happen if you were voting for anything other than TPOD or CODA this year if it was a "first choice only" system, like she's saying would be more valid. I was not commenting on the diversity statistics.

[@BenDover-lv7pz]

I get how that system is supposed to make every vote count but in doing so it diminishes the real #1 (or great ones that are unanimously agreed upon) and gives points to films that most people like less. Wouldn't a better system just be to do something like a point system #1 movie- 7 points #2 movie- 6 points #3 movie- 5 points #4 movie- 4 points #5 movie- 3 points #6 movie- 2 points #7 movie- 1 point And then all the votes count (including longshots and they won't have to worry about wasting their votes) and the #1 movie still retains its credibility

[@Chuuzus]

can i just say I hate that the cast of Moonlight couldn’t have the joy of hearing, “And the winner for Best Picture is Moonlight” and Jimmy Kimmel tried to undermine their moment by saying “he thinks Lala land should keep the award”

[@SkyLene]

yeah that was so botched and just as bad as for the La La Land crew. They had started giving their speeches of gratitude and were interrupted to find out they lost while on stage in front of everyone. So embarrassing, they all deserved better. Both film crews.

[@ValenchuuDirectioner]

when a film i didnt like wins best picture over my favorite one then the oscars are rigged. when a film i loved wins best picture then yass slay so fucking true im completely serious

[@tomi-yb1nl]

no I agree your 100% correct

[@qrcadia]

that seems about the only right way to watch the oscars

[@fabsmg219]

Ranked choice voting is actually the best voting system out there. It’s literally made so the winner IS the overall best liked picture.

[@livmendel]

as for the oscars being unfair, i say YES, *especially* for animated movies. most of the wins go to disney/pixar films cause…..they’re the biggest studio. and when you consider the fact that the oscars is hosted on ABC in the US, which is owned by disney, it can be pretty easy to understand why. it’s rare when the win goes to a non-disney movie, like rango and into the spider-verse. however, the part that boils my blood the most is that members of the academy don’t care about INTERNATIONAL animated films. there are so many sensational animated movies from around the world and almost nobody knows or cares about them because the oscars don’t. there was a voter back in 2015 who referred to the japanese film “the tale of the princess kaguya” and irish film “song of the sea” as “two obscure freakin’ chinese f--in’ things that nobody ever freakin’ saw.” like excuse me, CHINESE???? as someone who saw both in THEATERS and considers them as my favorite movies of all time….i’m gonna say that’s not true. then they ended up voting for big hero 6 cause that was the one they saw with their kid. kaguya and song of the sea deserve SO much better lol. and even for this year’s nominees, there was only one international animated film that got nominated, “flee”. are “belle” and “the summit of the gods” a joke to you, academy??? i hope something changes in the future. people need to realize that animation is a beautiful art form that has the ability to have content for EVERYONE, not just children. oh yeah and watch all the films i mentioned, they all range from great to fantastic edit, post-2022 oscars: “animated films make up some of our most formative movie experiences as kids. so many kids watch these movies over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over. i see some parents out there knowing what exactly we’re talking about.” well.

[@eli-meli-mouse]

yeah reminds me about how A Silent Voice didnt get nominated but Boss Baby did??????

[@livmendel]

@@eli-meli-mouse cause dreamworks is the bigger studio, i guess? the only anime studio the academy is really familiar with is ghibli, which have a handful of nominations like princess kaguya and howl’s moving castle, and even a win in the case of spirited away. actually the first and only non-ghibli anime movie to be nominated is mamoru hosada’s mirai. that was in *2019* . and looking at the noms from 2018, it’s utterly bonkers to see boss baby next to the literal work of art that is loving vincent. you think the first ever oil painted animated film deserves the same award as alec baldwin baby movie? lol ok oscars 😮‍💨

[@deViianceTV]

Belle didn’t get nominated?? I’ve seen trailers of it (still waiting for it to come out on streaming/online) and it looks AMAZING!!! Like wtfff

[@arianamolina1239]

I saw a video about animations and the Oscars and the group who pick the movie and they're asked why they picked it they'll just say "I watched it with my kid" so they're not really actively seeing good animation movies which needs to change cuz there's obviously people who have a passion for it and also we need to get out of the mindset of associating animation with kids or that in order for an animation to be for adults it had to be super raunchy or violent

[@livmendel]

@@deViianceTV it IS amazing!!! i saw it three times in theaters 🥴 it’s not like it would stand a chance against disney and pixar’s movies, but a simple nomination would have been nice. i honestly think it’s better than all of them. belle will be available on digital early may, so keep an eye out if you didn’t know already, cause i definitely am :)

[@lainpilled39]

Hi trin! Love this video. The voting system you described for best picture is just the proportional voting system in action ( a proposed replacement for our current General Election first past-the-post-system, which is just whoever gets the most number 1 votes wins). It may sound unfair that if a film gets the most number 1 votes they don't win but this system is actually far more proportional in result. Think about it like this, if a film just got a win based on most number 1 votes then a film could have 39% votes, and another film could have 38% votes. Film 1 would win despite basically being rated as good as film 2. That is not fair. Proportional voting is way more fair than FPTP, as someone who studies voting and politics. It's called proportional voting for a reason, it creates a result of votes which are far more proportional to the way people actually voted, unlike FPTP which doesn't take into account ranked preferences. Another way to look at it is that FPTP means that a film could get 29% of the votes, meaning that 71% of the voters didn't want them to win, but that film could still win because all the other films also have low percentages. This means that despite the majority of people voting against the film, that film still wins. It is not fair (just like the FPTP system is not fair in real life either and also leads to disproportionate General Election results). Really informative video! Love the editing

[@nattmazzoni]

Yeah ok, I agree that just going by the most voted at first is flawed, but take the election system in my country. There are two terms, on the first one you vote for whoever you want, but if none of the politicians is elected with at least 50% + 1 vote they take the two who had the biggest percentages and make a second election between those two. I's far more intuitive than that and more honest with the voters.

[@Wired4Life2]

I love the preferential ballot because it reassures voters that their vote will survive beyond their absolute favorite and have a stronger influence on the eventual winner.

[@cupcakewithouttheicing]

Came down to comment this and you explained this so much better than I ever could have

[@uwumind3828]

They do this to during any sort of elections in my country lol

[@annikagylling3685]

She said that it made sense to do it if it was close though (Ex. 39% and 38%)... There is still the problem of boosted films that win because they are just more agreeable. Ur saying that you like that the agreeable film wins which may make in politics but it is also why a lot of people hate the Oscars because it doesn't seem real.

[@candelaplescach78]

I loved the video! I would love a video like the one you did last year where you watched the movies nominated for best picture or a video where you predict what movies or actors will win and state your opinions.

[@filmfangirls9163]

Same!! I wanna see her reaction to West Side Story (Mike Faist was snubbed) and Power of the Dog!

[@candelaplescach78]

@@filmfangirls9163 He really was snubbed! I really enjoyed West Side Story and would love to see her react to it too! :)

[@Sol-xs2ir]

I loved that video 🥰

[@filmfangirls9163]

@@candelaplescach78 yes to both 100%

[@tuxegirls]

The Oscars use what’s called rank choice voting for best picture. As you described, there are definitely issues with it, but also pros. It does tend to result in awards going to more mediocre movies over great ones that might alienate older members of the academy. But ranked choice also can empower people to make their top pick more risky. You see a lot of people pushing for ranked choice voting for presidential elections because of this. The general rule in American politics is that you have to vote for either the democratic or republicIan nominee; if you don’t and vote for a green party candidate for example, many people will say your vote is basically wasted. Ranked choice gives you a chance to vote for a more risky or potentially polarizing nominee without worrying that you are doing that. If you did rank a third party candidate and they got the least votes, your vote cancels out and goes to your second choice. I wonder if any academy voters feel more empowered to rank parasite at the top of their list knowing that if it does not do well, they still have a chance to influence the decision. All this to say, I wish the Academy were more transparent about its results; I would love to see how the voting process actually works and how often they actually go into those second and third votes. All of this is actually really interesting though. There’s a theorem called Arrow’s Theorem that states there is no fair voting system. If you’re ever curious, you should check it out. A few other things to think about: 1. The largest voting body in the Academy is actors, which makes sense. But it also means that any film that appeals more to actors instantly has a better chance. Not during nominations, but for the final award. 2. With regards to cheating/buying the awards, I don’t disagree that they are paid for, but I think most studios get away with it because they aren’t explicitly handing out money. I wish you could have covered the idea of “campaigning” for an Oscar more, because that’s something I did not know was a thing until a few years ago. That’s more of the bribery you see, with studios hosting huge parties for Academy members and having their stars gladhand academy members and offer gift baskets and that sort of stuff. All that to say, still rigged. But I think you could have expounded more on how they are rigged. Anyway, great video as always. Love to see this type of content from you.

[@StupidMoniker]

Think of it like this: there may be two movies that are similar that split the vote, and a third movie that is much different that got the most first place votes, but the majority of people didn't like. If 60% of the people think one of the first two should win, but neither got as many first place votes as the third film, should the third film which was the most disliked by most of the voters win? Ranked choice voting like this is good to avoid that situation.

[@hayhay8077]

THIS is exactly what i was thinking the whole time she was explaining the voting process

[@arifike]

Ya this is actually how I hope voting works soon in our actual elections. It’s a much more accurate representation of how people voted.

[@pretoilustra]

Trin really exposing the academy like a boss

[@carter_lovejoy]

I hate that the Academy overlooks a lot of films by A24 like The Lighthouse and Uncut Gems.

[@stoplisteningtothestatic7078]

Moonlight won best picture but the lighthouse is a double no no bc the oscars have always had an unfair bias against the horror genre

[@carter_lovejoy]

@@stoplisteningtothestatic7078 and they seemed to be pretty biased about Uncut Gems since it has Adam Sandler in it…

[@marydarko3380]

this is why prefer Independent Film Awards compared to the Academy, they're more diverse and don't overlook films that aren't their typical period dramas

[@allisongrace9967]

I love this. You can truly see the effort you’ve put into this video. So proud

[@lovergirlluna]

Loved the vid because I've never looked into how voting for the Oscar's works, but having studied voting systems and methods, I feel like instant runoff voting makes sense for the Academy. Do they need more diversity in their members? Absolutely. But seeing as there are thousands of members and multiple nominees for every category, in theory it works the way it's meant to. If a film really was the best film, wouldn't it make it into the higher rankings of the ballots with their first place choice in last place? Personally, I think a scoring system based on people's rankings would work better (assigning a weight to each rank) but I don't think instant runoff is that weird for this type of voting.

[@softreyna]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but instant runoff tends to favor the least offensive option over the strongest loved, right? Because while I can see why you would want that for governmental elections, I can also see how that would lead to bland, uninteresting nominees winning over nominees that feel more important, especially with the Academy's lack of diversity contrasted against the rapidly increasing diversity of people with opinions on film rooted in critical thinking. Building off your scoring system idea, I wonder what it would look like if they used a scoring system with positive and negative weights, and highlighted both the nominee that gets the highest score and the nominee that gets the highest absolute value.

[@knivesnflowers]

them (initially) not even *inviting* rachel zegler is just insane to me

[@InKY09]

This voting system is pretty common - which requires a majority (>50%) rather than a plurality (highest % but

[@queenkatara7861]

I knew someone who was on the Tony’s voting board. To my understanding, they had much less voters and shows found out who was on the board. He said shows would send him tons of gift baskets to get his vote. I don’t trust for a second that the Oscar’s voting is fair.

[@toryshea2158]

okay just out of pure curiosity and for the sake of our entertainment... it would be so fun if you made a video about which nominees you think should win and then do an oscars reaction. You could also make polls on your community tab for you subscribers to vote?? lol just throwing out ideas because i think it would be fun! Love you videos

[@golflefleur887]

For all my girls confused about the voting process, it's known as Proportional Representation and it's used in elections in some countries.

[@morg2040]

So many amazing anime + international animation has been snubbed for lazy boring western animated movies that are so predictable they chose BOSS BABY over Your Name

[@Wired4Life2]

Wrong year. _Your Name._ was submitted the year before, so it was snubbed in favor of _The Red Turtle_ and _My Life as a Zucchini._

[@morg2040]

@@Wired4Life2 🤓

[@Wired4Life2]

@@morg2040 Oh man, you *_do not_* want me to rant on Funimation's stupid-ass decision submit for the 89th Oscars and then hold until the following April to give _Your Name._ a wide release in North America.

[@IoIita]

why do u have j*p in ur playlist that’s a slur against the japanese 🤢

[@kisalisa_]

the editing on this is immaculate

[@peachyrene8707]

i love how you can just tell how much fun trin has with editing her videos

[@libby8920]

SO EXCITED THANK U FOR THIS TRIN

[@agelianaioannidou2913]

Idk if its an unpopular opinion or not but the voting process has always made sense to me🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@elohiggins8010]

This is so insightful and informative! As much as I’ve loved your commentaries over the years, I’ve really been loving these more deep dive video essays and deviation from commentaries, either way love your content thanks for making good shit :)))

[@Blindinglights25]

The Oscars are also extremely US centric. I don't even know why the rest of the world is supposed to care but for some reason they still tell us that it is super important

[@kaylasmp4]

Very informational. Thank you.

[@Kevin.Costner.]

Agree fun way to learn

[@jackieoram409]

My uncle was a part of the academy prior to his passing!! My great grandpa owned a large film wiping business and my uncle was a part of a sound editing business which did the sound on Star Wars! Both were members before they passed but my uncle had Alzheimer’s so for the years he was unable to partake, his wife voted for him which is interesting I think :)

[@amberelbishlawi6395]

The voting system is the Irish general election voting system

[@nicolasamador3599]

I love this kind of video, I would never say no to more of these

[@__-uy6jm]

I AM HAD IN ABSOLUTE CHOKEHOLD

[@aishambengue3024]

Also I’ve noticed that when it comes to nominations for woc especially black women they are always nominated for supporting actress and even if they are nominated for Best lead actress I’ve noticed that they don’t win that much (even tho there are some actresses that deserve it , as a black girl how come there has been another best lead actress that won other than Halle Barry 🧐🧐)

[@alleymali]

hey trin! love u so much and thank you for making this video, i think the topic is extremely important and i appreciate the work you’ve done to inform us on the biases of the oscar system. Something important to note though is that the voting method in particular is actually pretty fair mathematically, and arguably more fair than just picking the film with the most number one votes. With this voting method (called the Elimination Method or Instant-Runoff Method)the elimination and adding of votes keeps happening until a 50% win occurs. It’s really likely that the original film with the most votes will still win, because a lot of people will have ranked that film 2nd or 3rd, so it’ll win those extra votes anyways. The only way that the majority will shift from the original “winner” is if a LOT of people ranked the original winner LAST out of 5, because then there’s no chance in it getting the extra votes from the elimination. So in this case, yes that film technically got the most 1st place votes, but a lot of people liked it LEAST, and “new” winner has a LOT of first place votes and a lot of other votes ABOVE the “old” winner. So the “old” winner has a lot of people who really like the film, and a lot that don’t like the film (rank it last) whereas the “new” winner has a lot of people who like the film, a lot of people who kind of like the film, and VERY FEW people who don’t like the film. This voting method is very powerful and accurate because it takes into account which films people like AS WELL AS which films people DIDN’T like. This method is actually used in a lot of places for elections for govt. officials to prevent voting in something that a lot of people love but a lot of other people hate. That being said, the voting is certainly biased given the lack of diversity in the voters, and I completely agree that there needs to be a change in the Oscar voting system, but the METHOD itself is actually pretty sound. Sorry if i didn’t explain this well but there’s a lot on info about this voting method and why it actually protects against bias a fraud! again, thank you for the video, you made some amazing points, LOVE YOU!!!

[@nataliamanna1047]

The way I got so happy when I saw the notification especially on this topic

[@gretchengarner5132]

I can see a lot of effort put into this video, proud ❤️❤️ your videos make my day

[@trinity4162]

i will say that the reason a lot of people win is not that they actually gave the best performance or made the best movie most of it just comes down to how much time and money they/their studio devoted to campaigning......a lot of great people who are unanimously seen as the obvious choice end up losing just because they didn't campaign with billboards/dinners/events as hard as their competitors did

[@Layra151301]

Idk how there isn't at least one category that is voted by the people. Like American idol has been able to do it for years, and they cant?

[@katiex3171]

tick tick boom even tho its not nommed for best picture

[@bigmommyjanaa4065]

love your decision to diversify your content! love to see more ! the editing is top notch

[@kingaling6701]

I like this voting system, though I'd prefer for each category to be voted upon by people who operate within that branch. It's better than letting a movie that got 32% of the votes win flat-out.

[@BenDover-lv7pz]

What I don't get is why the voting process is so convoluted and why the just don't do a simple point system #1 movie- 7 points #2 movie- 6 points #3 movie- 5 points #4 movie- 4 points #5 movie- 3 points #6 movie- 2 points #7 movie- 1 point That way each vote would count and there wouldn't be that thing where the #2 gets more points that it doesn't deserve and the least voted one for #1 getting knocked out. Idk it's hard to explain but yeah, you get it. I know a Tru #1 voting system can be harmful and unfair because I've seen it in the US voting system or letting something win "flat out" as you said. One concern with the point system is that average movies that are solidly in the middle of the pack earning 3 4 or 5 points consistently might be bumped up due to continuity in their voting and polarizing may have their places diminished due to fluctuating 7s and 1s but I still think it's more straight forward than the one the Oscar's have on place right now

[@jimenaalvarez5167]

I was loving it when parasite was eating up almost every category

[@nosakji2988]

i really liked this video style where you break stuff down, also i feel like you’d be great for podcasts (if you don’t already do it)

[@user40078]

Love the thumbnail!

[@rosemarysettles6273]

To be honest I wish this video was longer because I’m just so interested, and I love movies and I love your videos so that combination makes me love this, thank you Trin :)

[@EmmaLucilleYTB]

super interesting, trin! hope you continue doing stuff like this! :)

[@kristoferwilson6593]

I've always seen the oscars as not really a competition, but as a compilation of films, actors, technicians, etc. that they want to represent the academy. The process as you explained is more about agreeability. EXACTLY! It's about what the academy can all agree upon as being the film, actor or technician that is representative of the current state of the academy whether its who they actually are or want to be perceived as. Loved the video!

[@kaxidoscope]

Those statistics on the lack of diversity in the Academy were hella depressing

[@juliaborden]

i absolutely loved your best picture review video last year and was hoping you’d do another, but this is even better! i’ve been watching the oscar’s for a long time and didn’t even totally know how the voting system worked. you explained everything very well and made it comprehensive yet still understandable. also nice to see somebody touch on not only the underrepresentation of minorities but some of the flawed and outdated inner workings of the voting system. hats off to you for this one trin !! you really did a great job on the video.

[@deViianceTV]

There’s so many good movies out there that never get the chance of being highlighted or being nominated for Best Picture, it’s like out of all the contenders they choose the one movie that’s arguably boring by the general public. That grading system is so shitty 😂 Let’s not even talk about how unfair The Golden Globes, Emmy’s and Grammy’s are either. All of these prestige awards shows suck.

[@legendwalking5231]

This a banger video. Really enjoyable

[@shaeleighabrahams690]

Wow I knew the Oscar's were strange but I didn't know it was this bad. Thanks for sharing info on this problem Trin🥰❤

[@hannahjoygoodwin]

This was fascinating, Trin. I'm both entertained and very angry about it.

[@isaacmartinez6904]

I really enjoy your video about the Oscars Trin Lovell. I do believe that the Oscars have been in a decline and won't able to return to the glory day. Even though I do feel guilty watching the Oscars every year, I still keep this in mind: It's about the ratings and money. Not to mention that the Oscars are bias since most members never seen the majority of films released every year. Thank goodness for the Independent Spirit Awards and Film Festivals from Berlin to Tokyo because they are different than the Oscars.

[@urmom-yy7xg]

i’ve also wondered how the oscars work.. ty trin!

[@alfiecavallaro]

If Andrew Garfield doesn't sweep all of his awards, something sketchy is definitely going on.

[@wiktoriabarecka6006]

very proud of you for teaching us stuff trin!

[@filmfreakbecky]

omg I appreciate this video and you so so much

[@MR.Rexx101]

Trin would be a great Professor! 👩🏻‍🏫

[@lowwfeh]

9:35 I actually agree with this system of voting completely, even in politics. Maine has it, its called rank-choince voting it allows you to have a voice and find the movie/candidate that most people will be at least satisfied with instead of a winner take all system

[@BenDover-lv7pz]

What I don't get is why the voting process is so convoluted and why the just don't do a simple point system #1 movie- 7 points #2 movie- 6 points #3 movie- 5 points #4 movie- 4 points #5 movie- 3 points #6 movie- 2 points #7 movie- 1 point That way each vote would count and there wouldn't be that thing where the #2 gets more points that it doesn't deserve and the least voted one for #1 getting knocked out. Idk it's hard to explain but yeah, you get it. I know a winner takes all voting system can be harmful and unfair because I've seen it in the US voting system. One concern with the point system is that average movies that are solidly in the middle of the pack earning 3 4 or 5 points consistently might be bumped up due to continuity in their voting and polarizing may have their places diminished due to fluctuating 7s and 1s but I still think it's more straight forward than the one the Oscar's have on place right now

[@izzypedal6371]

trin god bless u for this video bc some of us r dumb! thank u for explaining!!

[@marianalopez-kh2mj]

THANK YOU SO MUCH ??????? ily trin

[@ojpastore]

love this from you!! I remember my image of the oscars (and award shows) was really shattered once Harvey Weinstein's abuse came to light. I found it so interesting to understand how he was such a big power in Hollywood and specifically at the award shows. Once I understood importance of the producer and the act of campaigning for films, I began to notice best film wins, best actor/actress, etc., would go to the films with the best public (and I'm sure private as well) campaign. its vids like this one that help educate!!

[@AllySheehan]

This is how our government voting works in Australia and I actually love it because you never feel like your vote is "wasted"

[@zoe-zq3iu]

that outro was a cinematic masterpiece

[@mirraculous]

history lesson woooh

[@g1a908]

idk how the hell they didn't invite rachel zegler if west side story was nominated. she is maria. she's the fucking main character. how the fuck do you not invite the main character? edit: i am aware that she was eventually invited. i'm just annoyed.

[@filmfangirls9163]

Wait she was invited now? I thought made a post just yesterday that they said no. Was enough of the fanbase pissed by that so they caved? If so GOOD. I'm sorry but snubbing her for an Oscar is one thing, no letting her attend is ridiculous.

[@autumnpayette5291]

@@filmfangirls9163 i heard that the academy gives tickets to the studio and then the studio allots the tickets to certain people, so it’s more the studio who decides who gets to go. but idk the details of everything that’s just what i heard

[@filmfangirls9163]

@@autumnpayette5291 gotcha! It makes sense.

[@Kevin.Costner.]

Jessica Chastain 100% Getting a Oscar

[@Kevin.Costner.]

Will Smith Too for King Richard definitely

[@Kevin.Costner.]

Damn didn’t see that slap comin tho😂😂😂😂lmao

[@mirraculous]

i bet the people nominated dont even know how this works, everyone should watch this video tbh

[@The12Jaro]

I actually think this voting system is much better then simply just counting one vote from everyone. There could be few incredible movies most people would have hard time picking from, the votes would be divided and some other film could win even though most people would place the other movies above it.

[@annasemenova9655]

trin is my fav comedian for that ending

[@selenaqimstillalive4948]

When she said "it doesn't even make any sense" she looked like argyle. I cant

[@KhushalB]

That's also how our electoral vote works in the UK, had no idea that's how they did it there

[@carebear2025b]

The ballot method is the reason why we get mid range movies as best picture (like Green Book)

[@dimilton3166]

I loved how insightful this was

[@megwashere5928]

I love this video so much + drop the skincare routine asap

[@aneasetucker6115]

THANK YOU TRIN! This video opened my eyes so much to the voting process of the Oscar’s and how messed up it is. I wish this was common knowledge, if more people knew I feel the process would have changed long ago!

[@tia.tamera.3276]

I love watching you videos so much

[@michenry8]

honestly the criteria to get into the academy... sounds very deliberately made to exclude PoC :/

[@spongebobsquirtpants]

general public POC yes, rich actors/producers/writers POC? … don’t think so. it’s who you know, not what you know sadly.

[@gabby.maya11]

Ranked voting is in my opinion the most fair way to vote with multiple candidates. Political voting should be done this way. I know it is in some places but hopefully it can become the standard way of doing things

[@CB-dj1uz]

I’ve never heard of rank voting system before. It’s pretty interesting ranking system. It would be cool to know what movies have gotten over 50%.

[@maryooowoahh]

hey trin bestie do you think you could teach every single one of my classes like this??

[@chappellgroan]

Yes Trin! I really enjoyed this video essay format and would love to see more videos like this!

[@methecat776]

ok ok ok, i see where you’re coming from, but i feel like ranked-choice voting is actually the best voting system and i’m honestly surprised the academy works this way. think ab it this way; if 4 out of 10 people all vote for one film, then that’s 6 people who actively did not vote for that film. it doesn’t matter if those remaining 6 are split amongst themselves, the point is that all of them at least agree that that movie is not the best. but then, maybe 3 of them think that it’s second best. then that’s 7 people who think it is good and worthy of recognition. this system is a little complicated, but i think it’s the best way for everyone to reach a common consensus.

[@thankuIoveu]

The ranked choice voting makes complete sense to me, I think everything else mentioned is the problem

[@feswa3]

This was very insightful.

[@rashrasha921]

queen of commentary

[@theokchannel2081]

I'm gonna binge the nominees this weekend

[@iceking6914]

trin would love to know your opinion on each year’s winner or the one you think shouldve won

[@carol186]

THIS WAS SO GOOD!!!!!!!

[@bela729.]

your handwriting is very pretty, trin!

[@leoniemelodie7]

Trin, you're SO pretty today! (you always are, let me emphasize that you're particularly gorgeous in this video)

[@JamesASharp]

Nice commentary and history lesson. But, I stopped watching the Oscars about 10 years ago. Hollywood has lost its way. I can guarantee that this video Trin will be 50 times more entertaining than the Oscars itself. Oh well. 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@eloise980]

omg I’m so excited for this

[@jamesdrink9012]

Thank you for your Service 😔🙏🥺

[@masskimbo1389]

i love ur commentaries… but this is such a good video one of my favourites! Also do dune!

[@nataliamanna1047]

My question is how are they nominated and chosen and who is narrowing down the movies after they’re voted upon, this video was actually very interesting, I’m about to do some research hahah

[@sof7152]

For example if you're an actor, you're a member of the acting branch, so you get to choose the nominees for the acting categories as well as best picture. You put 5 names with the movies listed by who you want to see get nominated. The votes are counted on by the accounting firm Price Water House Cooper. So while I do think the Oscars are flawed I don't think they're "corrupt" and every vote counts equally. If the Academy actually wanted to "save face" for example Chadwick Boseman wouldn't have lost last year considering how much bad publicity it gave them.