After Ben Affleck won his second major Best Director award this past Sunday at the Golden Globes, the press started questioning how it was possible that the Academy Awards ignored the thespian? Many of them suggested a write-in vote for the actor-turned-director.
The Hollywood Reporter wrote an article in which it claimed that the controversy could cause the Academy to accept a write-in vote for Affleck to potentially garner a Best Director nomination. If this were allowed to occur, it would be the third time in Academy Awards history that this procedure is implemented. Back in 1934, Bette Davis' performance in "Of Human Bondage" was ignored and caused tremendous uproar. The Academy permitted any voter the opportunity to write on their individual ballots their own personal choice of winners. When the final tally was counted, Davis won third place.
One year later, cinematographer Hal Mohr became the first and only person to win an Oscar as a result of a write-in campaign. He won for his work in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'
The report notes that the method has since been banned and would require a sign-off from the board of governors and a change to the new online voting system.
Affleck joked about his snub when he received his Critics Choice Awards by ironically saying, "I would like to thank the Academy."
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