On a night where Hollywood could have made its biggest statement about #TimesUp and #MeToo, Academy
Award voters played it predictably and disappointingly safe.
Not exact matches
If the Predators keep winning and Rinne keeps
playing like he has, it'll be difficult for
voters to give the
award to anyone else.
Even though
award voters are beginning to factor advanced statistics into their voting process, traditional stats like wins still
play a big role (see Rick Porcello).
Voters have different criteria for how they gauge a player's Norris candidacy, but recently offense has
played a significant role in projecting which defender wins the
award.
The Spaniard
played a key role in helping us win five of our six matches in all competitions, scoring two goals in the process, and his performances did not go unnoticed by the PFA's
voters, earning the
award with 37 % of all votes received.
It remains to be seen if Netflix can successfully turn its would - be Oscar contenders into must - sees for Academy
voters by hiring top Oscar campaigners, sending out screeners to members who already are subscribers, mounting events and Q&A s, and
playing the
awards game.