Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot: Voter Calls ‘Soul’ “Masterpiece,” ‘Mank’ “Boring” and ‘Another Round’ “Perfect”

A male member of the Academy’s producers branch explains how one of his favorite directors (Fincher) and his favorite writer (Sorkin) disappointed him and why this year’s Oscars deserves an asterisk.

April 22, 2021 7:00am

My Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot — Illustrations by Zohar Lazar

An Oscar-nominated male member of the Academy’s 614-person producers branch, granted a cloak of anonymity, reveals why he filled out his final Oscar ballot the way he did. His opinions are not necessarily representative of his fellow members’, but are shared to illustrate the sorts of things that voters think about when considering their options.