In a surprise announcement the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Wednesday that it would double the number of nominees for the best-picture Academy Award to 10 from 5, returning to a practice it used more than a half-century ago when the number of films released was larger.
There is so much crap out there as it is, and now we have to sit through ten best picture nominees? The article invokes The Dark Knight, and how it was shut out from the category, but if all we're trying to do is recognize blockbusters, can't we do a montage or something? Best Picture? Come on.
And I'm still bitter about Crash winning over Brokeback in 2007. That hugging-the-shirt scene.... omg.
I doubt there's even ten decent films made per year.
ReplyDeletestop being so cynical, boys. this is a good thing. this change will ensure that there's plenty of room for more independent films, like last year's HOUSE BUNNY, which i proudly call one of my favorites and which, honestly, deserved at least a nomination.
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