The AMPAS board of governors has voted to give agents the right to vote for Oscars. I for one believe that managers should also be allowed to vote. Agents and managers are as heavily invested in the industry as anyone else. Agents in particular are as sharp and eagle-eyed as members of the other branches, and are arguably more attuned to the shifting directions of the cultural winds. Come to think of it, shouldn’t this privilege also be afforded to elite industry journos? The Gold Derby gang, I mean. Talk about investment in the process and keeping a sharp eye…c’mon.
