RagingBull80

This is what I'm thinking. The newest "_____ Movie" will end up being nominated just to fill a spot.

I don't get what's funny.

Mr. Cinema

Doubt most certainly would have...and should have anyways.

The Wrestler and Revolutionary Road would likely be 2 more choices in addition to Wall-E. Even though it had awful acting from the supporting cast, I think Gran Torino could have been in there as well. It was released so late in the game that it had no buzz going into the nominations, even though it cleaned up at the box office.

RichC2

He didn't think it was great, so be it. There are a lot that disagree and there are a lot of people that agree. I thought Wall-E was a poor movie but the oscar hype for that flick was deafening.

This really is a pointless change, add one or two don't double the damn thing.

In the interest of ratings, it probably would have been The Wrestler, Rev Road, Doubt, The Dark Knight and Wall-E.

Double_Oh_7

Stupid. Why not just nominate EVERY movie for Best Picture... same logic.

RichC2

Haha yeah it can be like those movies that put the Cannes logo because they were "in competition."

RagingBull80

I figured that. I just didn't know that bashing The Dark Knight was still the cool thing to do.

Drexl

I can't say I like it, but as long as they're keeping the Best Director nominations to 5, you can bet that at least 4 of those films would have been nominated for BP if it had 5 noms. And, the winner will at least be nominated in that category (if not win it).

I think the reasoning behind this is to try to get more people to watch the telecast. It probably won't change how they vote, but if more people tune in thinking a summer blockbuster or animated movie has a shot, it's a win for them.

GenPion

The Dark Knight IS a great film. It was robbed a nomination, and it could have even deservedly won Best Picture. Slumdog Millionaire was a good film, to be sure, but was it even Danny Boyle's best -- let alone better than the Dark Knight? No, it wasn't. And yet it won almost everything this last year. I think Christopher Nolan is one of the best film-makers currently working and his achievement should have been recognized.

Solid Snake

Whoa whoa whoa. I love TDK. I'll argue it needed a best pic nomination. But..better than Slumdog? No. Slumdog was ,to what an American audience would see, a exotic take of the standard guy gets girl story in a foreign world that we don't know. I saw Slumdog and I was like...fuck...TDK got topped by this. It was fresh, vibrant, and exotic for my eyes to see a take on a multiply told many times over tale.

Mr. Cinema

This is one question we'll never get answered. What did Stephen Daldry and Ron Howard do directing wise that was more difficult than anything Chris Nolan did?

Supermallet

Slumdog was intensely overrated, and as someone said, not even Danny Boyle's best film. If it weren't for Sunshine, I'd say it was his worst film. It wasn't even as good as Frost/Nixon, let alone The Dark Knight or The Wrestler.

sauce07

I like it. I don't care if 5 more movies have a "Nominated for Best Picture" stamp on it, the DVD cover art will still suck. The voting pool is going to be more spread out, anything has a legitimate shot at winning. A lot of people only go see small movies if they are nominated for Best Pic, this would bring more business to movies like Before the Devil Knows You're Dead which got snubbed.

TGM

is this the NHL playoffs?

PopcornTreeCt

Exactly. The same people that vote for the nominees vote for the winners.

10 movies is garbage. They should have an asterisk next to it, when 20 years from now people are like "Star Trek remake was nominated for Best Picture?"

This is the worst idea since giving the Oscar to Slumdog Millionaire.

Doctor Gonzo

just another ploy by oscar to boost sagging ratings - and a too-late fix for a Dark Knight snub.

I see more comedy, a sci-fi flick or maybe a super hero movie or action/adventure getting a bone tossed to it - "welcome to the party!" - and still not having a chance to actually win over more snob fare like slumdog.

They are smart, however - knowing you are more likely to tune in if your favorite movie makes the cut.

Groucho

What outrage? Outside of the Internet fanboys, there was none.

chris_sc77

Well I wont be watching if a disney/pixar film gets nominated. Thats all i know. That will fucking disgust me.

dino88

It's an easy explanation, more money for the machine that is Hollywood. Why not give more promotion (and the label "Best Picture nominee") to more films? It will definitely boost ticket and dvd sales, no question.

Revolutionary Road (hopefully...I thought this was in the top 3)
The Wrestler
...and In Bruges probably still would have gotten the shaft.

I'm not sure how it "not being Danny Boyle's best" is at all relevant to comparing Slumdog and TDK, or whether or not Slumdog deserved to win. Slumdog was up against the films made in 2008, not Danny Boyle's filmography. Using this logic, you can say that Sean Penn didn't deserve to win Best Actor for Milk because he was better in Dead Man Walking. And Martin Scorsese should be banned altogether from the Academy Awards because he'll never make anything that tops Goodfellas.

Solid Snake

You don't think they make films good enough for the slot? I mean, personally....I'd always keep it in the animated section...but they've pretty good at their skills.

Hokeyboy

TELL me about it. THE DARK KNIGHT got some of the worst reviews ever for a mainstream motion picture.

RichC2

Sheesh it's been 17 years, give it a rest.

mountain_dew

Great, so now instead of nominating 5 films no one has ever seen they double it.

Supermallet

You're right, Slumdog was up against the other pics of 2008 (and even then it's still baffling that it was nominated, let alone won), but as icing on the cake, it's one of Boyle's worst movies.

Groucho

Just because you and your teeny-bopper pals didn't catch at the megaplex doesn't mean that "nobody" saw it.

Gizmo

Bingo! We will get the wondering re-releases on DVD/Blu over and over again now. Sigh.