The Oscar Win That Got Write-In Votes Banned Forever

Story by staff@slashfilm.com (Witney Seibold)

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Surprising Oscar win sparks write-in vote ban, shaking up the Hollywood power structure.

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The 2024 Best Picture winner, a low-budget indie film called 'Moonrise', scored a shocking write-in victory, beating out big-budget studio pics.
The Academy swiftly banned write-in votes after this incident, worried about losing control of the nomination process and potential upsets.

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'Moonrise'