The plastic waste of awards season reinforces why geologists predict that plastic will dominate our fossil record. This reality is not lost on the entertainment industry. In , the Television Academy renounced physical screeners ; the Academy of Motion Pictures followed suit this year. Citing sustainability concerns, they announced the move to digital screeners only beginning in Last month, I reached out to the SAG Awards and was pleasantly surprised to receive a quick response in which I learned that other members had written in with similar concerns you can read the entire email exchange below.
I was disappointed, however, to learn that SAG will continue sending physical screeners to all members by default, although members may opt out of physical screeners in This specious argument implies that members -- who already vote for the Awards online, pay their dues online, and track their royalty statements online -- are too incompetent to follow directions to receive physical screeners or that the studios and the SAG Awards are incapable of constructing a workable database that would reserve plastic only for those who specifically request it.
Their reasoning for the latter makes even less sense when you consider giving members a chance to opt out of plastic screeners takes no more logistics to implement than a chance to opt in. The only difference is the default of digital screeners only, helping nudge those even those "many members used to DVDs" into a more sustainable way of celebrating our art form. Even if all the awards shows stopped sending DVDs today, we'd still have to deal with all the existing screeners collecting dust on coffee tables around the world.
So I decided to turn this trash into treasure. Jill has graciously promised to share photos of the screeners' second lives , which I will post here as well as on my Instagram. If you'd like to contribute to Jill's art work and my little social experiment, drop me a line. If anything changes, you can find updates here. Final voting opens Wednesday, January 22, On that date digital screeners will begin to be made available to all eligible voting members.
As no membership dues are used to provide screeners of titles for consideration, the cost of doing so is left to the studios. While we encourage every studio to make their nominated projects available to membership, we cannot require them to do so.
Q: Can the final voting window be longer? Unfortunately, due to the fast-paced awards season schedule, we set the voting window for as long as possible. Studios try to provide FYC materials to eligible members as quickly as they can. Q: Can I still access digital screeners after the show airs? Since FYC materials are made available to members for voting purposes, the studio only allows access until voting closes.
Q: How do I change my mailing address for where I get screeners? You may certainly watch your DVDs or digital screeners with friends and family; however, you are prohibited from loaning, renting, selling, or otherwise distributing the DVDs or streaming information that you have been provided.
We are currently looking into a process for opting out of receiving physical FYC materials in an effort to be more sustainable. Please check back here for updates. Per studio guidelines, you may recycle your DVDs only after cutting the DVDs in half or scratching the bottom of the discs to render them unusable.
You may not loan, rent, sell, or give away your screeners to anyone. Please check with your local recycling municipal system to see whether DVDs are recyclable in your area.
This may vary city to city. Any DVD or digital screener provided for consideration in both pre-nom and final voting phases must include a closed captioning or subtitling option. Audio descriptions are required as an option on all titles streaming digitally in the final voting phase.
Q: Can eligible voting members be sent free streaming memberships or other gifts for voting purposes? Q: Who pays for the DVD and digital screening mailings? Studios, networks, and those campaigning on behalf of a title are solely responsible for paying for FYC materials. Q: Will in-person screenings resume?
This season we expect a mix of in-person and virtual events. In-person events must follow CDC guidelines and virtual events will take place online and require a computer, phone, or tablet to access. Q: Will I be notified if a screening is available? Once signed up, we will send in-person and virtual event invites via our RSVP email system based on your region throughout the awards season.
These invites are for studio or network run screenings and based on availability. Some screenings will occasionally occur during the off-season as well. The film went on to win the Oscar for best picture. Backstage Magazine had this to add :. If you're a SAG member, you can access the screeners at this link , with insructions on how to get your unique download code. Stay tuned to Inside Searchlight for more Awards Season news, and make sure to check out our Tally Posts for awards updates on all our films.
The decision sparked a mini-PR frenzy this afternoon, and here's what some of the industry press had to say: The LA Time's Company Town column says : The Hollywood awards screener is finally catching up with the digital age. Backstage Magazine had this to add : "We've worked with Fox to bring their films to SAG members in an innovative way," said Apple vice president of Internet Services Eddy Cue, noting that SAG members will enjoy being able to view the films however they choose.
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