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"Oscar expands best pic noms to 10" from Variety. -- (link)

Posted by Inigo (aka Inigo) Jun 24 '09, 10:21

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That's unexpected... (www.variety.com)

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Any chance they go the way of the Golden Globes? - Jim Jun 24, 10:46
Thinking about it...if they opened it to 6 or 7...I could be ok with that. But 10?? That's some overkill right there. nm - Jim Jun 24, 10:39
Thinking about this...it puts Star Trek and The Hangover in play. -- nm - Inigo Jun 24, 10:35 2
- While I would love Trek to get a best picture nom, this is not the way to do it. -- nm - Remlik Jun 24, 10:50
- Star Trek would be awesome. The Hangover was solid, but still wouldn't get one I think. -- nm - MDH Jun 24, 10:37
"Buy tickets now to our Best Picture Showcase Slumber Party!" - AMC Theaters Jun 24, 10:34 1
- Haha I would potentially do that -- nm - MDH Jun 24, 10:37
Getting a best picture nom was a real achievement in and of itself. Feel this dilutes this achievement somewhat. -- nm - Loyola Jun 24, 10:30 1
- exactly. -- nm - b! Jun 24, 10:35
Whaaaa? -- nm - kelly Jun 24, 10:30
Not a fan. It's so they can promote more movies as Oscar nominated and make more money off it :-p -- nm - MDH Jun 24, 10:29
bizarre -- nm - Jovian Jun 24, 10:27
So useless. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 10:26 25
- It could also be seen as WB twisting someone's arm over the Dark Knight snub. - Diva Jun 24, 10:28 24
  - New game: pick the five films that should have been nominated from previous years! -- nm - David Jun 24, 10:31 1
    - 2000 would be easy. - the wrong element, bad guy Jun 24, 10:49
  - So becuase The Reader stole a nom from Dark Knight, Wall-E, Wrestler etc etc etc..this is their answer. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 10:31 9
    - It's always movies that guilt people into liking them. So if I don't rush out to go see certain movies, I'm an environment-hating white supremacist -- nm - con_carne Jun 24, 10:37 1
      - aren't you already, though? - znufrii Jun 24, 10:38
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      - Snubs will still be there. There are 64 teams invited to the NCAA tourney, and every year people say team A should have made it instead. -- nm - Inigo Jun 24, 10:38 3
        
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        I think this is mostly ratings and ad revenue driven. -- nm - Inigo Jun 24, 10:43 1
        
        yes. *ding* -- nm - Diva Jun 24, 10:45
    - Well, they're certainly not going to do anything to the Weinsteins, because that would take bravery. -- nm - David Jun 24, 10:32 1
      - I wonder if the Weinstein's have compromising photos of most of the Academy or just Ganis? -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 10:33
  - I still say this wasn't a snub, it just wasn't a great movie. -- nm - MDH Jun 24, 10:30
  - But for Dark Knight to have been a "snub" it would've had to have been deserving of a nomination. It wasn't. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 24, 10:29 10
    - This example is a f'rinstance. I thought it was good but not great too, but there was as uproar about it. - Diva Jun 24, 10:33
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      - Oh come on. It wasn't even in the same league as Heat. -- nm - Loyola Jun 24, 10:35 3
        
        you're right. It was better. And I LOVE Heat. -- nm - Remlik Jun 24, 10:48
        
        Actually, Heat should have been nominated. Don't think it was. -- nm - Loyola Jun 24, 10:36 1
        
        Heat was completely shut out on Oscar nods, which still blows me away. -- nm - David Jun 24, 10:41
      - here's an idea: keep the 5 open slots for nominations, and each of the additional five spots reserved for a particular genre film - znufrii Jun 24, 10:35 3
        
        I don't think we can assume there will be a nomination-worthy movie in each genre each year. - Jelly Jun 24, 10:38 1
        
        then have a list of seven or eight genre categories, of which they pick five in any given year -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 10:39
        
        Or... the ones people whine the MOST about not getting nominated can fill in the 5 slots. ;) -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 24, 10:36
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- I think I like it in that the greater competition should reduce political voting. -- nm - Max Jun 24, 10:29
And the next awards will take place on GROUNDHOG DAY. -- nm - Diva Jun 24, 10:23 1
- No, Diva - that's when the nominees will be announced. -- nm - Diva Jun 24, 10:36
"Oscar ceremony expands show to 10 hours" -- nm - Max Jun 24, 10:23
Stunning. -- nm - David Jun 24, 10:23
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- I wonder if they feel it'll cause there to be more frontrunners - instead of just one. - Inigo Jun 24, 10:29
- Perhaps they'll do away with the Outstanding Achievement in Animated Features category. And maybe get more comedies and fantasies nominated. -- nm - Diva Jun 24, 10:25 4
  - And a just plain better variety of what are to be considered "good" films. Instead of always The English Patient Five -- nm - con_carne Jun 24, 10:27 1
    - or THE MOST IMPORTANT FILM YOU'VE EVER SEEN -- nm - con_carne Jun 24, 10:31
  - Sounds like it'd just be more "empty" nominations though. - Cuzzin Todd Jun 24, 10:27 1
    - though it might encourage broader regard for nominations in other categories - znufrii Jun 24, 10:31
- Up, and all Pixar films. -- nm - Inigo Jun 24, 10:25
- More pics nominated increases interest/ratings in the telecast. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 24, 10:25
- Though far from the only reason, it gives more films greater exposure from a industry marketing perspective -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 10:24 1
  - marketing / advertising is the reason for the oscars in the first place. -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 10:26
- they felt the telecast was wrapping up a little too promptly. -- nm - mafic Jun 24, 10:24 1
  - Heh -- nm - con_carne Jun 24, 10:26
I just posted the same thing on the Movies board. Seems like it would be bigger news. -- nm - Diva Jun 24, 10:22 2
- I stole it from you and D.Mac ;) -- nm - Inigo Jun 24, 10:30
- It's going to be much bigger news in 7 months than it is right now. -- nm - David Jun 24, 10:24

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