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The Amazon Echo Dot features Alexa, which recently updated to include more information about the Academy Awards. (photo via Flickr Creative Commons user Guillermo Fernandes)

Amazon’s Alexa updates include voice commands for the Oscars

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If you’re having trouble filling out your Oscar ballot, Amazon’s Alexa is here to help. 

As part of a new update, Alexa users can ask the information system who she thinks will win Best Picture along with other categories. 

As for Best Actress, Alexa gives a detailed answer, according to Tech Times

“For Best Actress, all signs point to Frances McDormand for her performance as Mildred Hayes in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. But the writing's not on the wall. Lady Bird's Saoirse Ronan could swoop in for the win," Alexa says.

People can also ask Alexa what time the ceremony is and get live updates on who takes home statues. But the best feature is the trivia activation. During commercial breaks, brush up on Oscar knowledge by enacting different games about winners in previous categories. 

It sounds like this is a ploy for Alexa to be invited to all the Oscar parties. 

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