The winner of the popularity contest won’t actually win an Oscar, per The Hollywood Reporter, but they will be recognized at the ceremony. And, three people who tweeted their favorite film will be chosen to attend the Oscars and give out an award at the 2023 ceremony. They will also get an all-expenses trip to Los Angeles for the event.
Each Twitter user gets 20 entries per day, and there’s another plan to get the audience at home more engaged. The #OscarsCheerMoment lets fans share their favorite scene from a 2021 film. The most popular scenes will be broadcast at the ceremony along with select tweets. Then five participants will get free movie tickets for a year and other prizes.
“The idea that a movie fan might see their tweet during the Oscars broadcast is pretty epic,” Sarah Rosen, Twitter’s head of U.S. entertainment and news partnerships explained to The Hollywood Reporter, “and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to partner with the Academy to bring this to life.”
In 2019, the idea of an Oscar for most popular fan film was floated, but it got shut down. Per Slate, it had been announced in August, but within a month, the Academy released a statement saying the award would be placed on hold because “The Academy recognized that implementing any new award nine months into the year creates challenges for films that have already been released.”
