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Oscars to Have 10 Best Picture Nominees
Oscars to Have 10 Best Picture Nominees
The Academy Awards increases its nominee pool for 2010
82nd Academy Awards to Feature 10 Best Picture Nominees
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
2010 Oscars to have 10 Best Picture nominees | Academy Awards | OscarWatch
2010 Oscars to have 10 Best Picture nominees | Academy Awards | OscarWatch
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 ...
This year’s Best Picture category to feature 10 nominees
This year’s Best Picture category to feature 10 nominees
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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Best Picture Oscar category going to ten nominees
Cele|bitchy — ... for the top award of the year,” President Sid Ganis announced. “Having 10 Best Picture nominees is going to allow Academy voters to recognize and include some of the fantastic movies that often show up in the other Oscar categories, but have been squeezed out of the race for the top prize.” Ganis added, “I can’t wait to see what that list of ten looks like when the nominees are announced in February.” [From People] I actually think this will be good - it means that the Academy will be more likely to ...

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