Academy Awards to Nominate 10 for Best Picture

[AIT]

Academy Awards Boosts Best Pix Noms in Vie for Viewers - Moraes on TV

The motion picture academy hopes it has figured out a way to attract more viewers to its Academy Awards broadcast on ABC - up the number of Best-Flick nominees from 5 to 10.

Now the Academy can nominate twice as many films that no one has seen!

 

[dustinal]

I was going to post this but figured no one else would care. At least there's one other!

 

[LindenCy]

I think this is horrible. It waters down the honor of being nominated.

 

[CTAClone]

Stupid move. Usually there is one film above all others every year so even having five is too many. I think they should limit it to 2 or 3.

 

[RyCy04]

If only this were in existence back in 1987... Harry and the Hendersons would not have been screwed out of the nomination like it was.

 

[Clone96]

You all know back in the day they nominated twelve pictures for best picture, right?

 

[LindenCy]

You all know back in the day they nominated twelve pictures for best picture, right?

That was in the 1930's and it was 10 in the 1940's it looks like, but I think you make a good point. Still think they need to stick with 5.

 

[AIT]

With five nominees, it was tough but doable to watch all five before the show. It's going to be next to impossible to watch ten before the show.

 

[BryceC]

Just the other day, I was thinking to myself, "Self, the Oscars really need to be longer."

 

[Gordyo5]

Everyone knows which movie is going to win or at least the 2 that could win anyway. Not really sure that adding 5 more movies is really going to add any more suspense.

 

[Angie]

Everyone knows which movie is going to win or at least the 2 that could win anyway. Not really sure that adding 5 more movies is really going to add any more suspense.

I just thought the same thing when CNN announced it. I'm sure this is to honor the other "good" films of the year, but it kind of cheapens the whole thing for those that are truly the "best."

 

[Irresponsible]

Hollywood believes by increasing the sample size, they'll improve the winning movie. It's akin to holding a beauty pageant using only girls from Electrical Engineering 441. After a less-than-beautiful girl wins, the officials believe they can improve the outcome by nominating 10 girls instead of five.

 

[MNCyGuy]

Now the Academy can nominate twice as many films that no one has seen!

You'd hope they'd mix some bigger "hit" movies into the nominee mix, but yea....you're probably closer to what will actually happen.

 

[LeBron]

They're probably doing this because Dark Knight deserved to be nominated last year, but wasn't.

 

[LZclone]

maybe they should have a reality tv show about it.

DUMB, STUPID, blah blah blah.

I have come to care less and less for what that far left loser town does.

 

[Angie]

They're probably doing this because Dark Knight deserved to be nominated last year, but wasn't.

This is hugely debatable. The movie had an outstanding performance in Heath Ledger; that got nominated, as it should have been. The movie itself was not anywhere near the best movie of the year - there were many parts where it dragged, some of the other performances weren't great, etc. It's a great action movie, but it's not a Citizen Kane.

 

[LeBron]

This is hugely debatable. The movie had an outstanding performance in Heath Ledger; that got nominated, as it should have been. The movie itself was not anywhere near the best movie of the year - there were many parts where it dragged, some of the other performances weren't great, etc. It's a great action movie, but it's not a Citizen Kane.

Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, and Gary Oldman could've all been nominated for best supporting actor IMO. The only below average performance was Maggie Gyllenhaal.

 

[Angie]

Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, and Gary Oldman could've all been nominated for best supporting actor IMO. The only below average performance was Maggie Gyllenhaal.

I love Christian Bale, but his Batman voice is ridiculous anymore.

 

[BryceC]

I love Christian Bale, but his Batman voice is ridiculous anymore.

Somebody needs to get Brucey a lozenge when he dons the cape.

 

[CloneIce]

With five nominees, it was tough but doable to watch all five before the show. It's going to be next to impossible to watch ten before the show.

Yep, what a marketing ploy. That's the idea.

I'd like to retroactively nominate Road House.