mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com - 6/24/2009
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Oscars to go with 10 nominees for best picture, not five.
oscars.org - 6/24/2009
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oscars.org —
Beverly Hills, CA (June 24, 2009)— The 82nd
Academy Awards, which will be presented on March 7,
2010, will have 10 feature films vying in the Best Picture category, Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis announced today (June 24) ...
82nd Academy Awards to Feature 10 Best Picture Nominees
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
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OSCARS EXPAND BEST PIC TO 10 NOMINEES
FilmDrunk.com —
... It’s a dramatic change that is sure to roil future Oscar contests, beginning with the upcoming one set for March 7 at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. Actually, though, this is a return to the way the Oscars were run in its earliest years [they switched from 10 to five nominees in 1944 -Ed.]. The change effects only the one Oscar category. [NYTimes] ...
The Incredible Growing Best Picture Category
At The Movies - Film News and Reviews —
... The New York Times says that there was a lot of support for the change amongst the Academy higher ups. The reason, of course, is money. There is a widespread belief that a best picture nomination provides a bump at the box office. This has become less of a factor in recent years, though, as movies head to DVD earlier and earlier. ...
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