incontention.com - 7/2/2009
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Since the Academy announced the new ten-lane track for the Best Picture race, any number of bloggers have projected which extra films might have made the cut under this format in the last few years, a process that, for many, retrospectively hands hypothetical nods to everything from ...
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Were 1967-1979 Oscar's Most Fascinating Years?
Film Experience Blog —
... P.S. Guy Lodge also has a good piece up in response. And of course my buddy Nick has his own take on many Oscar years and what might have been. If you're wondering why I haven't jumped on this speculative bandwagon, it's that I'm already such a loudmouth and I'm trying to pull back a little on this one particular issue aside from that which I've already said. I'm adopting the "wait and see" approach at the moment. We'll see how long that lasts. * ...
WEEKLY WRAP: Academy expands, Malden passes
In Contention —
• This week’s Off the Carpet column took a long, hard look at the ramifications of a 10-nominee Best Picture race.
• As the popular game of expanding past fields to ten continued, we joined in the speculation.
• Meanwhile, AMPAS added 134 members to its voting body, from Seth Rogen to Danny Boyle to Peter Gabriel.
• And they furthered their controversial remodelling, scrapping all honorary awards from the Oscar telecast.
• We bade ...
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Seth Rogen, Danny Boyle also among 134 new Oscar invitees for 2009. By Amy Kaufman The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited 134 artists, executives and members of the film community to become a part of its ranks on Tuesday.
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