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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shadowdancer" data-source="post: 643734" data-attributes="member: 515">Not necessarily. There have been several polls conducted over the years in which many Academy members have admitted that they voted for movies they never even saw. Either they weren't impressed with the nominees they had seen, and figured the other choice had to be better, or they voted on the recommendation of someone else: wife/girlfriend, child, best friend, hair dresser/barber, etc.In fact, back in pre-1970s Hollywood, when the studio system was still strong, most Academy members voted for the movies made by their studio, no matter what they had or had not seen, and no matter what the felt deserved to win. In fact, if they didn't vote for the movies from the studio where they were employed, they would lose their jobs. And the studios did know who voted for what.In recent years, there have been Academy members who wanted to make it a requirement that a person could only vote in the Oscar categories in which they have seen all of the nominees. And you would have to provide proof that you had seen all of the nominees. These proposed changes to the bylaws have never gotten very far, primarily because it would be a record-keeping and logistical nightmare to prove who had seen what, and most Academy members don't want to give up their right to vote in all of the categories.</blockquote>