Because the Academy thinks the show is running a little on the short side, some genius decided to up the Best Picture nominations from 5 to 10. Let's face it, picking 5 some years is hard enough. I'm actually concerned that a Steven Segal picture is going to make the nominations list because of this. What they should have done is what the Globes have always done: have separate categories for Comedy/Musical and Drama. Boom. Done. Easy. But no...The Academy Awards will have 10 best-picture nominees instead of the usual five starting next year, improving the odds for films such as "The Dark Knight," a fan and critic favorite that was snubbed last time. Doubling the field for Hollywood's top prize will make room for more worthy films and potentially give a jolt to the Oscar TV ratings, Sid Ganis, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said Wednesday. The change takes effect with the 82nd Oscar show March 7. [yahoo]
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Ugh. I too prefer the way the Globes do it. Who the heck made this decision?
BTW, Joan & Melissa has come back big time after a bit of a hiatus. Yay!
Emily
aw, thx emily. glad to see you're our ever faithful fan! we promise to be more on top of things!!!
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