Doubling Best-Pic Nominations a Winning Move

Dark Knight, Wall-E would have been in running
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 25, 2009 12:48 PM CDT
Doubling Best-Pic Nominations a Winning Move
In this image released by the Weinstein Co., Rebecca Hall, left, and Scarlett Johansson star in Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."   (AP Photo)

We should all thank the Academy for its decision to double the number of Best Picture nominees next year, writes Lane Brown in New York. A few reasons why:

  • More “crowd-pleasing hits” will be in the running, meaning a ratings jump—which in turn means more exposure for the lesser-known gems.
  • Comedies will finally get a chance to take center stage.
  • We’ll see more Oscar campaigning, meaning more ad money: “Journalism, consider yourself saved.”

So if the 10-nominee rule had been in place this year, what would the other five nominees have been? Kyle Buchanan ventures a guess for Movieline:

  • Wall-E and The Dark Knight, both huge and well-liked.
  • Doubt, which had all its main actors nominated.
  • The Wrestler, which boasted a “passionate fanbase in the Academy.”
  • Vicky Cristina Barcelona, which could have gotten a big push from the Weinstein Company.
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