People Are Just Discovering How Oscar Winners Are Chosen, And It's Not What Anyone Expected

It's Oscar season!

In less than two weeks, we'll find out who the Academy picked for all of those awards.

Who is in this illustrious Academy? Well, according to PBS, there are about 10,000 members who pick the winners.

The Academy is made up of actors, executives, directors, PR people, and basically anyone involved in show business.

And now, we're learning *exactly* how these Academy members vote.

A post on X is going viral showing just how easy it is:

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Yep, it's a website.

Actor and producer, Luis Gerardo Méndez, shared a picture of his computer screen after completing his online voting.

And now the post is going viral because it really is that easy!

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"I personally thought they all met in a dark secret room lit by fire while dressed in their finest cloaks," this person said.

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"I thought they had to show up and cast their votes like the elections," another person said.

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From people thinking it worked like the Supreme Court.

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To people thinking it functioned like a Survivor tribal council.

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I personally wish it was done like how they pick the Pope with the whole black smoke, white smoke thing.

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Either way, it's a lot more simple than you think.

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Now excuse me while I try to hack my way in <3