Critics fear effects of 10 Best Picture Oscar nominations: this is not 1939
When Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Sid Ganis announced the expansion of the best picture category to 10 nominations back in June, everyone was talking about J.J. Abrams' Star Trek film.
J.J. Abrams' Star Trek film was the kind of movie that might benefit from a wider field. Critics liked it; audiences loved it: It was the type of sturdy popcorn movie that, if nominated, might give the awards telecast a ratings boost or at least, stem further viewer erosion.
Now, as Oscar season kicks into gear, nobody is talking about Star Trek anymore. And, as audiences and Academy members have seen most of the Oscar contenders, a vague sense of discomfort hangs over Hollywood as some naysayers wonder how they might possibly fill out a ballot that now includes 10 slots.
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11-01-09
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