ropeofsilicon.com - 6/24/2009
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just announced in a small blurb the Oscars this year will be bumping their Best Picture nominees from five to ten beginning with the upcoming 2010 Oscars President Sid Ganis announced today at a press conference in Beverly Hills.
"After more ...
oscar-watch.ew.com - 6/24/2009
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oscar-watch.ew.com —
Pixar-Up_l I wasn't planning on resuscitating this blog
until September, but with news this huge, I'll gladly
make an exception. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that it will name 10 Best Picture nominees next year ...
2010 Oscars to have 10 Best Picture nominees | Academy ...
incontention.com - 6/24/2009
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incontention.com —
The headline says it all. Is this some
strange move on the Academy’s part to further dilute
an already incredibly suspect process? Or, more likely, is this a response to the outcry last year against critical favorites such as “The Dark ...
This year’s Best Picture category to feature 10 nominees
nymag.com - 6/24/2009
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nymag.com —
AMPAS prez Sid Ganis shocked the world today
with the explosive announcement that March's Oscars will make
room for ten Best Picture nominees instead of the usual five. Sure this will make writing our Oscar Futures column much more difficult, but ...
Ten Reasons Why Ten Best Picture Nominations Is a Good Thing
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Oscars Return to 10 Best Picture Nominees. Today in Film Bloggery 06/24/09
SpoutBlog —
... this may weaken the prestige of the category:
What worries me about this is that ten is less exclusive than five. And given the limited number of quality movies that Hollywood is making, it may be hard to come up with a decent list. Also, this brings the Oscar show closer to the Broadcast Film Critics Awards or The Golden Globes, which nominates five comedy/musicals and five dramas.
Brad Brevet at Rope of Silicon also sees the category being watered down now:
Personally I am not sure what ...
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