Not since the nascent years of the Academy have we seen a list this long.
Only the National Board of Review and AFI concoct this scroll nowadays.
Expanding it to 10 nominees for Best Picture dilutes the brand.
Years from now, when folks mention "The Blind Side" as a Best Picture nominee -
They will dismiss that descriptor because of its batch's larger pool.
It's the populist Oscars.
Further notes on this year's noms:
-The Fanboys are here to stay. "Avatar," "District 9," and "Inglourious Basterds."
-"The Blind Side" and "Precious" cancel each other out. Aren't they the same movie?
-The Best Animated Feature Film Category is no longer pitiful. Perhaps the strongest yet. But where's "Ponyo"?
-True cinephiles know that the "real" Best Pictures are those cited in the Screenplay categories. No "Avatar" and "The Blind Side."
Of those on the list, I think highly of the movies that start with a "U."
But the one that starts with an "A" will win the prize.
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