The Oscar's voting process is....complicated. Todd VanDerWerff, culture editor at Vox, helps me explain how a bland film could win the prize. http://www.vox.com/2016/1/14/10767930/oscar-nominations-voting *an update to our February 2016 explainer* Video by Estelle Caswell and Todd VanDerWerff Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com to get up to speed on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H Or on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o