Breaking News from Los Angeles 6/25/09 (eonline.com):
You might think this is a Michael Jackson story, but I will let the real media sort out whether he is really dead or whether this is just a clever ruse so he can join Elvis in Bermuda.
You can read more about Michael on the 2/12/09 post titled Apples to Oscars.
This story is about Oscar. This year's Best Picture field will be expanded to 10 contenders, the Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.
Typically overlooked genres like sci-fi, comedy and animation may get a crack at the big prize. Normally limited to 5 movies that few people have seen, this may be good news for Star Trek, Up and other popular movies that real people pay big bucks to see.
Today's announcement comes as the Academy continues to mark the 70th anniversary of "Hollywood's Greatest Year"—1939 saw the release of such classic films as Best Picture winner Gone With the Wind, along with fellow Oscar nominees The Wizard of Oz, Stagecoach, Ninotchka, Dark Victory, Love Affair, Of Mice and Men, Wuthering Heights, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and Goodbye, Mr. Chips.
If you counted 10 nominees then I used the proper amount of commas. Early on, Oscar would nominate 10 or more films for Best Picture, so we are just changing back to the way it was done back in the good old days…. Before 3-D, IMAX, color, etc.
Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards will be announced Feb. 2, 2010, with the ceremony set March 7. Stay tuned for additional Oscar news right here.
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