2006

Following the '06 Oscars, rumors began popping up on the internet about a rigged Academy Awards. (The rumors stayed online; the Academy has never been asked to respond.) A blog called Wings Over The World suggested that, since six different films split the top six awards, there must have been a conspiracy to spread the love equally across several box-office draws. "Although they may not have overtly rigged, or manipulated the results since [ballots are audited], I believe that members of the Academy quietly influenced voters to spread the wealth."