Like any good bit of orchestrated fun, the Academy Awards relies on a bunch of rules and safeguards to keep the ceremony from descending into chaos. Rules and safeguards are what will provide comfort to the television producers and vote-tallying accountants who wait with bated breath to make sure the presenters don't accidentally announce that "Joker" has won best picture when, in fact, they were just handed the best actor card with Joaquin Phoenix's name on it. Without rules and safeguards, dea