At the end of his life, the deadliest gunfighter of the Old West is given a choice: Hell or redemption. He chooses redemption and God's Archangel transports him to modern day Los Angeles to serve bloody, frontier justice on the worst dregs of society.
There is a bloody animation film but not by far the best movie in a long time, and Julianne Moore deserves an award for her performance. Please how can I take the Academy serious with this list.
What next? Best actor is the Frog in the New Disney film?
Ok, lets give Avatar an award!!! It's not good enough that it made a billion dollars more than at least 10 better movies that came out. Let's just totally snub The Road and Moon. Not a single nomination. That's just bogus. Check out my Oscar reaction vid on my channel.
This year my winners of nomies are: *The Hurt Locker *Inglourious Basterds *UP *An Education *Precious *Up in the Air *District 9 *Invictus *NINE OTHER: Avatar, Public Enemies, The Messenger
i think this is an excellent move by the academy ..... as for sure now more films will get deserved recognition and appeal to a larger world audience. WAY TO GO ACADEMY!!!!
10 nom I Think Are: A Serious Man An Education Avatar District 9 The Hurt Locker * WINNER Inglourious Basters Invictus Precious: Based On The Novel Push... Up Up In The Air
Who can name the three films (since the 1st Annual Academy Awards) that won the top 5 prizes: Actor, Actress, Director, Picture, Screenplay. Also, what two films share 14 nominations?
I think the pictures that got 14 nom in history are "All About Eve" and "Titanic". "The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King" got 11 nom and won all of them.
im very glad the reporter mentioned The Dark Knight since it was a huge disappointment that it didnt make it to Best Picture to millions of people that saw it! DARK KNIGHT should have been nominated!
Iglourious Basterds should win Best Picture, Screenplay/Script (Tarantino), Director (Tarantino), and Best Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz -- "The Jew Hunter").
it wont win best picture because the acadmy wont buy it but it will win screenplay, tarrentino might get a nomination and waltz will win best supporting actor
My Best Picture picks: 1. Precious 2. Up in the Air 3. Hurt Locker 4. Invictus 5. Bright Star 6. An Education 7. Lovely Bones 8. Nine 9. A Serious Man 10. Hard to say...Up is animated, Avatar is scifi, Basterds is Tarantino, 500 Days of Summer is indie and funny...you see the problem.
What is it with people and thinking 9 is a good enough movie to merit even an oscar nomination let alone best picture?? It might have an outside chance at animated picture but there's no way in hell it gets nominated for best picture.
Best Original Screenplay Up The Hurt Locker *(winner) Sin Nombre Inglorious Basterds An Education Best Adapted Screenplay The Lovely Bones Precious *(winner) Invictus Fantastic Mr. Fox NINE
Revised List of the Following Catgories of Nominees: Best Picture- Up The Hurt Locker * (winner) Inglorious Basterds Precious Nine The Lovely Bones The Tree of Life An Education Up in the Air District 9
MY PREDICTION for Best Picture nominees and others 1- The Hurt Locker Wins: Best Picture, Best Actor Nominees: Best supporting actor. 2- Inglorious Basterds Wins: Best Supporting Actor, Best Director Nominees: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress 3- Precious Wins: Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominees: Best Picture (Continueding next post)
Possibilities for this years Oscars A Christmas Carol 9 Inglorious Basterds Sin Nombre Funny People The Hangover The Hurt Locker (500) Days of Summer Bruno Up Star Trek Harry Potter Precious The Blind Side Invictus
carol: no 9: no Basterds: yes nombre: never saw it funny people: no The Hangover: probebly not Hurt Locker: yes 500: slight possibility Bruno: no Up: idk..... Star Trek: probebly not Harry Potter: no Precious: maybe Blind Side: idk Invitus: Never saw
Predictions: 1. The Informant! 2. The Hurt Locker 3. Where the Wild Things Are 4. Inglorious Basterds 5. The Human Factor 6. Up 7. Nine 8. A Serious Man 9. District 9
10. The White Ribbon
[winner - The Hurt Locker, produced by Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, and Nicolas Chartier]
Spoilers (don't freak out if these choices are somewhat, irrelevant): Star Trek, Watchmen, Avatar, Moon, (500) Day of Summer, State of Play. Its al I've good for now.
replace shutter island with amelia because shutter island is not coming out this year. and also replace inglourious basterds with the road and it think we have a good 10
Predictions: 1. Avatar 2. Inglourious Basterds 3. District 9 4. Up 5. Star Trek 6. The Hangover 7. Public Enemies 8. (500) Days of Summer 9. The Informant 10.Where the Wild Things Are
Predictons: 1. A Serious Man 2. Inglourious Basterds 3. Brothers 4. Nine 5. The Informant! 6. The Road 7. Shutter Island 8. Where The Wild Things Are 9. The Lovely Bones 10. The Hurt Locker
My predictions: 1. Nine 2. Invictus 3. Shutter Island 4. The Lovely Bones 5. Avatar 6. Up 7. The Hurt Locker 8. The Informant 9. Inglourious Basterds 10. The Serious Man Dark Horse District 9
I think "Hurt Locker" will at the least get nominated, but I'm really hoping "Up" will win because it was absolutely fantastic. Haven't seen "Hurt Locker," but all the reviews have been glowing.
But I must say that it is a little too late to begin.
I mean, look at the films that have come out so far, and the films that will be coming out. There aren't many potential best picture nominees, let alone winners.
The expansion might give a chance to a animated/foreign films or normally ignored like genre like comedy, this would not change anything simply because there would be always 1, 2 maybe even 3 frontrunners through the awards season and the rest would still be overlooked. Also, 1939, was a rare exception, the last great year I can remember is 1994, and movies that should have WON like Shawshank Redemption/Pulp Fiction still lost out!
yo academy, you aint gonna boost your ratings cuz you dissed Dark Knight in 08", we don't have anything this year so great. No big box office hit unless you wana nominate Transformers 2, ha lol.
Just imagine if this was put into effect last year. Here's my interpretation: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Frost/Nixon Gran Torino In Bruges Milk The Reader Slumdog Millionaire Wall-E The Wrestler
I few of yours look like they're pretty legit. The Serious Man probably cause of the Coens. Ivictus, Shutter Island, and The Hurt Locker. It could be a toss up between Ponyo and Up because the guy who did Spirited Away is doing Ponyo or they both can be.
I still say Funny People should be in it and possibly Taking Woodstock
if there are more than 15 animated films submitted for oscar consideration the field will expand to 5. i'm not sure about the number but that's how the rule goes
i dont see the point of expanding the number of nominations. it would be nice for the movies who will be nominated, but eventually there's only one prize and i hardly think a documentry or an animated would win that. (don't get me wrong, i looove those kind of movies, but the academy doesnt)
(500) Days of Summer should be considered within the 10 Best Picture Nomination this year. Saw a screening of it last week, very fast moving and very stylishly done.
yea ur right, that's where this idea came from i think. the dark knight especially i'm sure was in their mind. this year i'm sure it will be lame and stupid and they'll have films nominated that a lot of people think shouldn't be. last year would have been much more appropiate for this.
It's a great idea, but 1939 certainly had many more great-quality movies than in 2009. Hollywood will either have to stop making so much trash, or the Academy will have to open up to many more foreign (not just foreign-language) films. Good luck!
sid ganis aged a lot. anyway, i'm shocked with the news but somehow why not give a chance to have 10 nominees for best pic instead of five. and it would stopped us to complain on what's what overlooked.
I somewhat felt this way about 2007 when No Country for Old Men won. I thought it definitely deserved the prize but then again, I though 20 films that year should have won. It looked like there were more great films that year than good ones. So maybe it'll be more interesting this time... or not. Who knows?
The idea of having 1 'Best Picture' chosen out of 10 with a possibility of some being an animation, comedy, or documentary is completely ABSURD! I learn great lessons from all 81 Academy Award-winning pictures and there is NOTHING to learn or relate to from an animation, comedy, or documentary. Personally, I don't like the idea of a producer getting his/her film nominated with 'less' difficulty...
Good grief. What a bunch of crap! Does the world really "need" 10 nominees for Best Picture?!? Now the show's just going to be longer and we'll have to watch more crumby clips. And could Sid Ganis be any more smarmy and self-important?!? What a jerk! The Academy "needs" a new spokesperson!
THIS IS AMAZING! it will be even more exciting because we'll have more surprises, like "crash", and not predictable winners, like "slumdog millionaire".
Dumb dumb idea. We're not in 1939. We're in an era when movies like "Crash:" wins a Best Picture Oscar and other equally lame films get nominated for the big one year after year. Too bad they waited so long. Maybe Edward Wood, Jr. could have had a shot at the Big One!
i still think they're finally going to give a Comedy a true shot. but Dark Knight and Wall-E should've gotten it last year over The Reader.
I made a list earlier saying that Funny People probably has one of the strongest shots at getting it they're saying the movies is great. And I completely forgot about Ivictus (the Human Factor) Morgan Freeman is freaking awesome so is Clint Eastwood. They're also saying that Adam Sandler could possibly get a Best Actor Nom for Funny People
That was my reaction too. There are so few good movies out, that 10 is just stupid and lessens whatever prestige the "Best Picture" award carried with it. However, with this change maybe studios will start putting out better product. Probably not...
I like the idea, but why not add a new category? A couple of years ago, they tried to pass the best stunt coreography. They should try to do that again. Also, the makeup and the song category should be extended to five nominations.
There are always 5 worthy best pictures released every couple of months, but are simply not considered by the academy as it stands now...an obvious one that has been mentioned before is 'The Dark knight'', that at least deserved a nod.
Hmm.. Not too keen on this idea. Don't the Oscars already have enough trouble condensing everything into a few hours? (Let's not forget the "hey let's blend the Best Song nominees into one short medly" decision of last year)
He gives a reason to nominate more than 5 films, but not to set the number at 10. 10 in 300 potential films means the films this year have around a 1 in 30 chance of nomination.
Why must the academy keep messing with a good thing? Stop fiddling with the Oscars, please!
This decision, for me, is a double edged sword. Its great because not only does it give other underdog films the chance of snatching away the great prize but it also gives other genres a bit of recognition. However, 10 is wayyy too big and vast, which might mean that the award ceremony itself will take even longer to be seen on television and could be delayed from March to say maybe, May. I dont know about this.
I think 10 should help a little. International films is a good idea. a Animated film would be nice to see in there, but that will never happen. Thats why the category was made so it could never happen again (Beauty and the Beast.)
I agree. Whos to say that graphic novel characters cant tell a good story. Batman is no exception and should of been considered for many other categories besides cinematography (even though that one is important) and best supporting actor.
I was going to comment, but that is the basis of my idea. I would add that it would be a good idea to stop having that aberration that is foreign film oscar and do one best picture/more nominated..
FINALLY! i never understund why wall-e wasn't nominated to picture of the year although i didn't love the movie! and comedies.. yes, why not?! there are comedies better than some nominated dramas
Juno and Michael Clayton are fine films, arguably worthy of any legitimate Top 10. But crowding out Zodiac, The Lives of Others, Eastern Promises or the other 5 listed above? So the Wise Men can make their reverent pilgrimage to deliver deliver swag bags of gold, frankincense and myrrh to Ron Howard every Winter?
Well it certainly appeals to the general public. Popular films that also gain critical acclaim, like "The Dark Knight," would have a greater chance of getting nominated, thus increasing the ratings for the telecast. But these judges are true movie experts and, unlike the general masses, they know how to distinguish between a good film, a great film, and an Oscar-winning film. Therefore, even if we had ten films this past year, I still believe that "Slumdog Millionaire" would have won anyway.
I dont agree with this...this year we had a lot of excelent movies that weren`t nominate for best picture like THE WRESTLER DOUBT etc, but there are years that this doesnt happen, last year in my opinion we didnt have so much good movies like 2009..imagine that 2010 dont have so many good movies like 2009..what we going to do ? nominate 10 of them? dont seem right to me...
What did you call stupid blockbuster? It's obvious you don't know what a great movie is...
charlyavatar 1 year ago
How can Avatar make over $1 BIllion - and not get best picture of the YEAR! I think the people have spoken!!!!!!
Earthlinked 2 years ago
Because it isn't more than an stupid blockbuster.
fropott09 2 years ago 2
The Hurt Locker took 6 oscars including Best motion picture film the of year, And best Director. Congrats to
Kathryn Bigelow
James cameron could suck his wrinkled balls !!!
JSlashPSlash2009 2 years ago
the hurt locker just won best picture
i honestly thought it was going to be avatar
im wondering if this outcome is because of a somewhat political veiwpoint. First female best director whose picture wins the award.
Well congratz and cheers to the hurt locker, now i really need to see it in order to make sense of this.
HipHopPhiliPaco 2 years ago
WTF They fucked up Big Time .
They did a segment honoring those that died in 2009. Half of which werent even actors ! Guess what?
They left Farrah Faucet off !
uhjigali 2 years ago
At the end of his life, the deadliest gunfighter of the Old West is given a choice: Hell or redemption. He chooses redemption and God's Archangel transports him to modern day Los Angeles to serve bloody, frontier justice on the worst dregs of society.
CallMeBillSeries 2 years ago
10 Nominees ? Awesome !!
amusoTV 2 years ago
holly shit!! The Oscars year by year giving us surprises...it was Slumdog Millionaire at the 81st..and now this..bravo!
rahulvinal 2 years ago
I would like to take this time, and nominate FOX for the biggest prick teaser award 2009-2010 in their series The Sarah Connor Chronicles
sundown63 2 years ago
Top 5 from #1 being the best and 5 being the worst.
1. Up
2. Up in the Air
3. Inglorious Bastards
4. 500 Days of Summer
5. The Road
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Avatar(WINNER)
District 9
The Hangover
Invictius
The Lovely Bones
Nine
Precious
Star Trek
Up
Up in the Air
dardangashi95 2 years ago
Obviously Up in the Air will win(politics), but here's my top 5
1.Precious
2.Inglorious Basterds
3.A Serious Man
4.The Hurt Locker
5.Up In the Air
scdarrow 2 years ago
Where the hell is "A Single Man"!!!!
There is a bloody animation film but not by far the best movie in a long time, and Julianne Moore deserves an award for her performance. Please how can I take the Academy serious with this list.
What next? Best actor is the Frog in the New Disney film?
terpamsterdam 2 years ago
Avatar for the win
Xpayne1 2 years ago
Ok, lets give Avatar an award!!! It's not good enough that it made a billion dollars more than at least 10 better movies that came out. Let's just totally snub The Road and Moon. Not a single nomination. That's just bogus. Check out my Oscar reaction vid on my channel.
robbiewwebster 2 years ago
I loved The Road Viggo was fantastic!
smoky90210 2 years ago
I think the main reason why they decided to put 10 nominees is because The Dark Knight and really good animated films have been left off.
filmaddict24 2 years ago
really i don't think avatar should have been in the best picture list...
ChenJunHung 2 years ago 2
tubebeen 2 years ago
@tubebeen and avatar???
dardangashi95 2 years ago
i think this is an excellent move by the academy ..... as for sure now more films will get deserved recognition and appeal to a larger world audience. WAY TO GO ACADEMY!!!!
parvazc93 2 years ago
LexLuthor1329 2 years ago 2
Who can name the three films (since the 1st Annual Academy Awards) that won the top 5 prizes: Actor, Actress, Director, Picture, Screenplay. Also, what two films share 14 nominations?
Mikeymcguy 2 years ago
Oooo is that a quiz?
OK:
It Happened One Night (1934)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
For the nominations I'd guess All About Eve and Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Stephanie3189 2 years ago
I think the pictures that got 14 nom in history are "All About Eve" and "Titanic". "The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King" got 11 nom and won all of them.
LexLuthor1329 2 years ago
@Stephanie3189 All About Eve AND TITANIC
apolo119992 2 years ago
im very glad the reporter mentioned The Dark Knight since it was a huge disappointment that it didnt make it to Best Picture to millions of people that saw it! DARK KNIGHT should have been nominated!
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TheGoldenStudios 2 years ago
Nine should win BEST PICTURE !!
VelmaX3 2 years ago
Iglourious Basterds should win Best Picture, Screenplay/Script (Tarantino), Director (Tarantino), and Best Supporting Actor (Christoph Waltz -- "The Jew Hunter").
thebouncer12345 2 years ago 4
Absolutely! That should win Best Picture and Tarantino should win Screenplay
GusMahler8 2 years ago
it wont win best picture because the acadmy wont buy it but it will win screenplay, tarrentino might get a nomination and waltz will win best supporting actor
roloug95 2 years ago
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paint9er 2 years ago
What is it with people and thinking 9 is a good enough movie to merit even an oscar nomination let alone best picture?? It might have an outside chance at animated picture but there's no way in hell it gets nominated for best picture.
PtBlnkProductions 2 years ago
not that "9", the musical "Nine"
guitarheroexpert3 2 years ago
Not "9", the musical Nine. 9 won't even get a nom for Best Animated.
S13AR10AFan 2 years ago
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ilovetoparty1 2 years ago 2
Sid was born in 1940, the year before 1939, and yet he made the speech like he was part of the academy back then.
TheComedyfan123 2 years ago
the two movies i would want to win are Julie and Julia and Nine. my two favs!
jordinfan18 2 years ago
I agree. Julie and Julia should be nominated. But I think it is going to be Nine that wins best picture.
Streep for lead
Freeman for lead
one of the Nine girls for supporting
and Waltz from Basterds for supporting.
xochicago 2 years ago
Imagine if this were in past years:
Gran Torino
The Dark Knight
Once
Changeling
bluto1992 2 years ago 2
bluto1992 2 years ago
bruno, no way
xochicago 2 years ago
ilovetoparty1 2 years ago
The Hurt Locker
Matty0017 2 years ago
1.Nine (WInner)
2. Basterds
3.The Hurt Locker
4.UP!
5.The Lovely Bones
6.Where The Wild Things Are
7.Star Trek
8.District 9
9.(500)Days of Summer
10. The Hangover
oscarwin45 2 years ago
everything but 6 and 10 is alright i never saw Nine. i think the Hurt Locker will get it through
ilovetoparty1 2 years ago
doesnt matter if they have 50 nominees, winner will still be politically motivated
benadam74 2 years ago
Predictions: 1. The Informant! 2. The Hurt Locker 3. Where the Wild Things Are 4. Inglorious Basterds 5. The Human Factor 6. Up 7. Nine 8. A Serious Man 9. District 9
10. The White Ribbon
[winner - The Hurt Locker, produced by Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, and Nicolas Chartier]
Spoilers (don't freak out if these choices are somewhat, irrelevant): Star Trek, Watchmen, Avatar, Moon, (500) Day of Summer, State of Play. Its al I've good for now.
omingura 2 years ago
You're absolutely right. I saw it multiple times because Heath Ledger died. Not because it was an amazing movie, or anything. But because he died.
That's also why I bought the movie on Blu Ray.
arnyjk 2 years ago
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half blood prince had the best picture ever!
sukivid 2 years ago
replace shutter island with amelia because shutter island is not coming out this year. and also replace inglourious basterds with the road and it think we have a good 10
DJHipHop12 2 years ago
myfajahas400children 2 years ago
wtf? public enemies wasn't a good movie!
brickbusterful 2 years ago
1. Up
2. Inglorious basterds
3. district nine
4. watchmen
5. The Informant
6. 500 days of summer
7. Avatar
8. The Hurt Locker
9. 9
10. Were the Wild Things Are (Winner)
SEMPfilms 2 years ago
wow
ilovetoparty1 2 years ago
CorruptBox 2 years ago
im betting on District 9 for winning
Deathhawken 2 years ago
grievous1 2 years ago
I am going to be posting my predictions today
jeffreykare 2 years ago
Now the question remains, how will Billy Crystal or Hugh Jackman be able to sing about ten best picture nominees in under three minutes?
jgarin07 2 years ago 3
I think "Hurt Locker" will at the least get nominated, but I'm really hoping "Up" will win because it was absolutely fantastic. Haven't seen "Hurt Locker," but all the reviews have been glowing.
paint9er 2 years ago
Sounds like a great idea.
But I must say that it is a little too late to begin.
I mean, look at the films that have come out so far, and the films that will be coming out. There aren't many potential best picture nominees, let alone winners.
napkindispenser 2 years ago
The expansion might give a chance to a animated/foreign films or normally ignored like genre like comedy, this would not change anything simply because there would be always 1, 2 maybe even 3 frontrunners through the awards season and the rest would still be overlooked. Also, 1939, was a rare exception, the last great year I can remember is 1994, and movies that should have WON like Shawshank Redemption/Pulp Fiction still lost out!
meedina 2 years ago
'maybe even a comedy"
comedy is the best
candy1806 2 years ago
this should be interesting
MEGAIRONMETALHEAD 2 years ago
yo academy, you aint gonna boost your ratings cuz you dissed Dark Knight in 08", we don't have anything this year so great. No big box office hit unless you wana nominate Transformers 2, ha lol.
esco8585 2 years ago 2
The Hurt Locker, Up, Ponyo (possibly), Nine, and such are all contenders.
y2ankeet619 2 years ago
bluto1992 2 years ago
Movies that could be cool to see nominated:
Star Trek
Harry Potter 6
The Hurt Locker
Sin Nombre
Up
500 Days of Summer
and other praised titles.
bluto1992 2 years ago
yea
i defiantly believe that The Hurt Locker will be nominated for best picture
i havent seen it but i have heard a lot of positive things about it
=]
jkillahmofo 2 years ago
I few of yours look like they're pretty legit. The Serious Man probably cause of the Coens. Ivictus, Shutter Island, and The Hurt Locker. It could be a toss up between Ponyo and Up because the guy who did Spirited Away is doing Ponyo or they both can be.
I still say Funny People should be in it and possibly Taking Woodstock
lazybutcrazy1320 2 years ago
I think Sid Ganis didn't like The dark knight. You can tell by his expression at 6: 45.>:(
rockomundo 2 years ago
if there are more than 15 animated films submitted for oscar consideration the field will expand to 5. i'm not sure about the number but that's how the rule goes
Ganonlink1991 2 years ago
i dont see the point of expanding the number of nominations. it would be nice for the movies who will be nominated, but eventually there's only one prize and i hardly think a documentry or an animated would win that. (don't get me wrong, i looove those kind of movies, but the academy doesnt)
panterist 2 years ago
there arent that many good films each year to be nominated but i like the idea
im pretty sure "up" will get an oscar nod
Stephanie3189 2 years ago
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Stephanie3189 2 years ago
I love 'maybe even a comedy'
SammyBoy757 2 years ago
he said "maybe even a comedy" at the end of the list of possibilities like comedy was such a bad genre for a best picture...
dxbach12 2 years ago
Finally films such as The Dark Knight (yes I know its currently ineligible for nomination) or any other non-drama film will receive a nomination.
AndreDeJuanTV 2 years ago
Funny People enough said will be nomination. So will Star Trek.
lazybutcrazy1320 2 years ago
10 nods makes it moore interessting for smal or sc-fi movies
Steolicious 2 years ago
(500) Days of Summer should be considered within the 10 Best Picture Nomination this year. Saw a screening of it last week, very fast moving and very stylishly done.
mrcrazy88s 2 years ago
Now, Bruno will be nominated.
Thanks, Sid Ganis.
TheSuppActress 2 years ago
10 are too much!!! NO!! Don't touch the Oscars!
depp1990 2 years ago
I can't even think of one film so far this year that seems oscar-worthy.
IliveinMA 2 years ago
What about Up?
DoyleDogma109 2 years ago
The Hurt Locker wasnt out four weeks ago.
y2ankeet619 2 years ago
they should have done this last year.There were just too many films last year that could have made it.
TheCSMman 2 years ago
yea ur right, that's where this idea came from i think. the dark knight especially i'm sure was in their mind. this year i'm sure it will be lame and stupid and they'll have films nominated that a lot of people think shouldn't be. last year would have been much more appropiate for this.
Haflor 2 years ago
mmm not too many films I think but it lacks of Wall-e and TDK, so it was a horrible list of 5 "best" films
leocdc7 2 years ago
I understand in, 'fair chance and / or choice'... but BAD IDEA !
Oscar should keep it to 5 nominees, representing, "THE 5 VERY BEST FILMS" of that particular year; according to the Academy's members and / or peers.
I think it would INSPIRE all the up-and-coming film makers to produce a QUALITY PRODUCT.
13DCH 2 years ago
LMMFAO... Clever... Good One, M8 !
13DCH 2 years ago
This HD is throwing me off! Is this HD or CGI! It's so intense!!
secondaryactons 2 years ago
It's a great idea, but 1939 certainly had many more great-quality movies than in 2009. Hollywood will either have to stop making so much trash, or the Academy will have to open up to many more foreign (not just foreign-language) films. Good luck!
rhodalexington 2 years ago
sid ganis aged a lot. anyway, i'm shocked with the news but somehow why not give a chance to have 10 nominees for best pic instead of five. and it would stopped us to complain on what's what overlooked.
dobazajr 2 years ago
Yeah, you're probably right!
It's gonna have to be a ten hours show!
:-P
TheLegendaryDoc 2 years ago
A great decision!!! more pics is a good thing!!
I mean "the reader" being nominated and not "Dark Knight". You guys must have been out of your minds!
RobertCrostonFilm 2 years ago 4
I somewhat felt this way about 2007 when No Country for Old Men won. I thought it definitely deserved the prize but then again, I though 20 films that year should have won. It looked like there were more great films that year than good ones. So maybe it'll be more interesting this time... or not. Who knows?
Midnaswolf47 2 years ago
The idea of having 1 'Best Picture' chosen out of 10 with a possibility of some being an animation, comedy, or documentary is completely ABSURD! I learn great lessons from all 81 Academy Award-winning pictures and there is NOTHING to learn or relate to from an animation, comedy, or documentary. Personally, I don't like the idea of a producer getting his/her film nominated with 'less' difficulty...
ptrwinston 2 years ago
Good grief. What a bunch of crap! Does the world really "need" 10 nominees for Best Picture?!? Now the show's just going to be longer and we'll have to watch more crumby clips. And could Sid Ganis be any more smarmy and self-important?!? What a jerk! The Academy "needs" a new spokesperson!
whitneyfan72 2 years ago
You can tell Sid Ganis is being "paid" very well.
TheSuppActress 2 years ago
Possible nominees Watchmen,Star Trek,Shutter Island,Brüno,Up,Public Enemies,The lovely bones and well we will see beautiful movie
gsandoval64 2 years ago 2
Funny People they are saying is probably going to get a guarenteed shot at it
lazybutcrazy1320 2 years ago
Not Star Trek or Bruno
Publie Enemies,Up,Shutter Island,Watchmen,
thats it.LOL
TheCSMman 2 years ago
i go with Public Enemies all the way
juliusyeung0330 2 years ago
More greed from Hollywood!
dsslave2 2 years ago 2
the smartest decision the academy has made since... forever
jimmers205 2 years ago
That is so cool. I can't wait to watch the oscars this year!
SteveMovies4000 2 years ago
Slumdog millionaire didnt deserve best picture.
TCCO Benjamin Button, Milk, Wall-E and other movies deserve this award more than slumdog millionaire
BERNARDOELBURRO 2 years ago 4
THIS IS AMAZING! it will be even more exciting because we'll have more surprises, like "crash", and not predictable winners, like "slumdog millionaire".
0casteloencantado0 2 years ago
Good luck on finding 10 films in a year worth nominating these days.
cinemavirtualis 2 years ago
Dumb dumb idea. We're not in 1939. We're in an era when movies like "Crash:" wins a Best Picture Oscar and other equally lame films get nominated for the big one year after year. Too bad they waited so long. Maybe Edward Wood, Jr. could have had a shot at the Big One!
KaninFamily 2 years ago
I have nothing against 10 nominees. I think it's a good idea.
mkrzynecki 2 years ago 2
I wish that this had happened earlier so Wall E and The Dark Knight could've been given a shot
fatmusiclover 2 years ago
Fuck this shit.
mitchhaba 2 years ago
I hope Up gets a best pic nod. Wonderful film. Last year was a good year b/c of Winslet but other than that bleh.
strwberykiss12 2 years ago
10 is way too much! 5 is ideal, and 10 just would reduce chances for deserving movies to win...
hsmusician 2 years ago
great idea!
Merylist 2 years ago
yeah...... the animation deserve to be nominated too....... some are really really deserve to be best pictures. not just best animated film.
binatangmakasalanan 2 years ago
i still think they're finally going to give a Comedy a true shot. but Dark Knight and Wall-E should've gotten it last year over The Reader.
I made a list earlier saying that Funny People probably has one of the strongest shots at getting it they're saying the movies is great. And I completely forgot about Ivictus (the Human Factor) Morgan Freeman is freaking awesome so is Clint Eastwood. They're also saying that Adam Sandler could possibly get a Best Actor Nom for Funny People
lazybutcrazy1320 2 years ago 9
and even the movie by clint eastwood is not in the list.....
binatangmakasalanan 2 years ago
This is a chaotic idea. There aren't even 10 good movies a year. The is the Academy's way of getting more viewers.
gtt85 2 years ago 12
ur 100% right. theyre all about the money.
thejoker101Deathtrap 2 years ago 5
yes there are lots of good movies every year. it's just that they're not very well known, because they have limited distribution or are foreign.
0casteloencantado0 2 years ago
That was my reaction too. There are so few good movies out, that 10 is just stupid and lessens whatever prestige the "Best Picture" award carried with it. However, with this change maybe studios will start putting out better product. Probably not...
ibanezman1025 2 years ago 2
I like the idea, but why not add a new category? A couple of years ago, they tried to pass the best stunt coreography. They should try to do that again. Also, the makeup and the song category should be extended to five nominations.
edgeandy 2 years ago 3
There are always 5 worthy best pictures released every couple of months, but are simply not considered by the academy as it stands now...an obvious one that has been mentioned before is 'The Dark knight'', that at least deserved a nod.
ctothebizzle 2 years ago
Hmm.. Not too keen on this idea. Don't the Oscars already have enough trouble condensing everything into a few hours? (Let's not forget the "hey let's blend the Best Song nominees into one short medly" decision of last year)
He gives a reason to nominate more than 5 films, but not to set the number at 10. 10 in 300 potential films means the films this year have around a 1 in 30 chance of nomination.
Why must the academy keep messing with a good thing? Stop fiddling with the Oscars, please!
kaniamia 2 years ago
If an animated film were to be nominated, I would want to see UP.
pearlywhites4evr 2 years ago
This decision, for me, is a double edged sword. Its great because not only does it give other underdog films the chance of snatching away the great prize but it also gives other genres a bit of recognition. However, 10 is wayyy too big and vast, which might mean that the award ceremony itself will take even longer to be seen on television and could be delayed from March to say maybe, May. I dont know about this.
TemplarReturns 2 years ago
of course theres alot more to choose from,worthy enough.
acebunny17 2 years ago
So far, the best movies of 2009 were Watchmen and Star Trek.
ExpandedFilms 2 years ago
I think 10 should help a little. International films is a good idea. a Animated film would be nice to see in there, but that will never happen. Thats why the category was made so it could never happen again (Beauty and the Beast.)
avalonroad 2 years ago 2
This is a terrible idea. MAYBE 7 or something, but 10?!
rudy4histo 2 years ago
Hopefully something good will come out of this.
ishothat 2 years ago 2
Awesome.
Snake711cool 2 years ago 2
The Dark Knight effect! Only thing that bugs me is that TDK should have been in the top five last year regardless!
Bigtexx007 2 years ago 4
here we go again
acebunny17 2 years ago
I agree. Whos to say that graphic novel characters cant tell a good story. Batman is no exception and should of been considered for many other categories besides cinematography (even though that one is important) and best supporting actor.
TemplarReturns 2 years ago
Bloody horrible idea. Half the time there aren't even 5 pictures worth of a nomination of Best Picture.
FallingRedRose 2 years ago
I was going to comment, but that is the basis of my idea. I would add that it would be a good idea to stop having that aberration that is foreign film oscar and do one best picture/more nominated..
skydark 2 years ago
agree. But last year, I would totally pick like 10 nomination.
icegdt 2 years ago
FINALLY! i never understund why wall-e wasn't nominated to picture of the year although i didn't love the movie! and comedies.. yes, why not?! there are comedies better than some nominated dramas
evanhlynch 2 years ago
Juno and Michael Clayton are fine films, arguably worthy of any legitimate Top 10. But crowding out Zodiac, The Lives of Others, Eastern Promises or the other 5 listed above? So the Wise Men can make their reverent pilgrimage to deliver deliver swag bags of gold, frankincense and myrrh to Ron Howard every Winter?
932sd 2 years ago
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lazybutcrazy1320 2 years ago
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lazybutcrazy1320 2 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Here are some nominees already:
1. I Love You, Man
2. The Hangover
3. Star Trek
4. Up
5. Funny People (trust me on this one)
6. Public Enemies
7. Bruno
8. Taking Woodstock
I think this year will be alot of comedies trust me. and he's right that A COMEDY SHOULD BE NOMINATED
lazybutcrazy1320 2 years ago
horrible list lol, idiot
Snake711cool 2 years ago
please tell me what movies should be on the list what crappy drama will be on the list.
lazybutcrazy1320 2 years ago
Funny People will be amazing.
jeg24 2 years ago
Am I the only person in the world that thought the Dark Knight wasn't all that?
bearchewtoy75 2 years ago
I kind of agree with u.
dfjnjfn 2 years ago
it was really good but WAY overhyped so yeah i agree with u
thejoker101Deathtrap 2 years ago
They need a category for 'Best Stunts' in film
jabroniman 2 years ago
With this past "political" B.S. that was nominated, it would make sense, but really 10??? Wonder if the BAFTAs will change? Or Golden Globes?
My main question is, why did it change from 8 - 10 - 12 nominations to only 5 in the first place??
monkaboo 2 years ago
YAY!!!!!!!
Jlee777Numa 2 years ago
Yes, Pixar is finally going to get a Best Picture nomination
AmadeusKing 2 years ago
Well it certainly appeals to the general public. Popular films that also gain critical acclaim, like "The Dark Knight," would have a greater chance of getting nominated, thus increasing the ratings for the telecast. But these judges are true movie experts and, unlike the general masses, they know how to distinguish between a good film, a great film, and an Oscar-winning film. Therefore, even if we had ten films this past year, I still believe that "Slumdog Millionaire" would have won anyway.
jeffross111 2 years ago
I wish they decided about it a year ago. Then "The Dark Knight" for sure would be nominated.
mkrzynecki 2 years ago
very cool!
ChunkLee13 2 years ago
I dont agree with this...this year we had a lot of excelent movies that weren`t nominate for best picture like THE WRESTLER DOUBT etc, but there are years that this doesnt happen, last year in my opinion we didnt have so much good movies like 2009..imagine that 2010 dont have so many good movies like 2009..what we going to do ? nominate 10 of them? dont seem right to me...
diogo88fidalgo 2 years ago
Wow this i