Professor Phyllis Nagy said she looks for subtext and character development when voting for the Academy Awards. However, like in any voting body, each Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences member has their own preferences, so voters don’t necessarily connect with the same movies as the general public. Read more...
Photo: Deborah Landis, founding director and chair of UCLA’s David C. Copley Center for Costume Design, said her vote for Costume Design often goes hand in hand with Best Picture. She said she would rather nominate costumes that are invisible in the film since as a viewer, she shouldn’t be aware of anything else other than the story. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
