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I don't understand this notion that "Oh, now a nomination won't mean as much." On the contrary, I think a nomination might now mean more.

Posted by con_carne Jun 24 '09, 11:09

For one thing, maybe we can consider even more films that aren't released in December, or that bullshit where it gets a technicality release in a few theaters but then really comes out in January or March.

Also, insert my B2 rants here about how the nominees always have to include the "socially conscious" or "message" films. Those are fine, but they always get nommed at the expense of a slew of good films.

Overkill? Maybe a little. But, my first notion is that this could be good both artistically and financially for the big studios.

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I think what was well discussed before/after the last oscars was what best picture actually means. - Loyola Jun 24, 11:18
More always dilutes the few -- nm - Redmond on a phone Jun 24, 11:17 2
- Not if the few were bought and there was no real competition to begin with. -- nm - Max Jun 24, 11:19 1
  - you will end up with more tentpoles nominated not less -- nm - Redmond on a phone Jun 24, 11:22
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- Being a nominee can now mean more than "Look, I beat the Weinsteins!" -- nm - con_carne Jun 24, 11:17 3
  - they'd been pretty absent from Shakespeare in Love until last year. -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 11:18 2
    - They blew their wads on Chocolat and needed time to recover. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 11:18 1
      - also they got booted from their own studio. The Weinstein Company still doesn't have much juice in terms of getting screens. -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 11:20
How would a nomination mean more when there's more of them? - Will Hunting Jun 24, 11:11 2
- Because now we can look beyond the ones that star Philip Seymour Hoffman -- nm - con_carne Jun 24, 11:14 1
  - Why would we want to do that? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 11:17
Or, heaven forbid, some foreign language films. -- nm - con_carne Jun 24, 11:09

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I don't understand this notion that "Oh, now a nomination won't mean as much." On the contrary, I think a nomination might now mean more.

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