The answer seems obvious. There were so many wonderful movies this past year that it was a necessity to greatly expand the number of nominees.
1939 the best year for movies? Fageddaboutit. It was 2008! Bruce On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 1:56 PM, David Kusumoto <[email protected]>wrote: > *FYI, just out today. Next year's Oscars -- for the first time since > 1943 -- will expand from 5 nominees for Best Picture -- to 10. -d.* > > > ============================= > > > June 24, 2009 > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > CONTACT: Teni Melidonian – (310) 247-3090 > [email protected] > > > > *82nd Academy Awards® to Feature > 10 Best Picture Nominees* > Beverly Hills, CA — The 82nd Academy Awards, which will be presented on > March 7, 2010, will have 10 feature films vying in the Best Picture > category, Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis > announced today (June 24) at a press conference in Beverly Hills. > > “After more than six decades, the Academy is returning to some of its > earlier roots, when a wider field competed for the top award of the year,” > said Ganis. “The final outcome, of course, will be the same – one Best > Picture winner – but the race to the finish line will feature 10, not just > five, great movies from 2009.” > > For more than a decade during the Academy’s earlier years, the Best Picture > category welcomed more than five films; for nine years there were 10 > nominees. The 16th Academy Awards (1943) was the last year to include a > field of that size; “Casablanca” was named Best Picture. (In 1931/32, there > were eight nominees and in 1934 and 1935 there were 12 nominees.) > > Currently, the Academy is presenting a bicoastal screening series > showcasing the 10 Best Picture nominees of 1939, arguably one of Hollywood’s > greatest film years. Best Picture nominees of that year include such diverse > classics as “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” “Stagecoach,” “The Wizard of Oz” > and Best Picture winner “Gone with the Wind.” > > “Having 10 Best Picture nominees is going allow Academy voters to recognize > and include some of the fantastic movies that often show up in the other > Oscar categories, but have been squeezed out of the race for the top prize,” > commented Ganis. “I can’t wait to see what that list of ten looks like when > the nominees are announced in February.” > > The 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February > 2. The Oscar® ceremony honoring films for 2009 will again take place at the > Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be > televised live by the ABC Television Network. > > > > ### > > About the Academy > The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world’s preeminent > movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most > accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual > Academy Awards – in which the members vote to select the nominees and > winners – the Academy presents a diverse year-round slate of public > programs, exhibitions and events; provides financial support to a wide range > of other movie-related organizations and endeavors; acts as a neutral > advocate in the advancement of motion picture technology; and, through its > Margaret Herrick Library and Academy Film Archive, collects, preserves, > restores and provides access to movies and items related to their history. > Through these and other activities the Academy serves students, historians, > the entertainment industry and people everywhere who love movies. > > ### > > ©A.M.P.A.S.® > Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences > 8949 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1972 > (310) 247-3000 | www.oscars.org | [email protected] > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
