The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that the number of Best Picture nominees has gone up from six to 10 for the 82nd Academy Awards, which will be presented on March 7, 2010.
“After more than six decades, the Academy is returning to some of its earlier roots, when a wider field competed for the top award of the year,” President Sid Ganis announced. “Having 10 Best Picture nominees is going to allow Academy voters to recognize and include some of the fantastic movies that often show up in the other Oscar categories, but have been squeezed out of the race for the top prize.”
Does anyone else out there who makes a top 10 list at the years end also find it near impossible? Why can’t they also take this time to trash the Best Animated award too? Nonsense this seems to me.
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