Five "Best Picture" nominees is for pussies. WE'RE GOING TO 10 FUCKING NOMINEES! From the Oscars website:
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."
WHY STOP THERE? WHY NOT NOMINATE 20 MOVIES? OR 30? WHY NOT NOMINATE ALL OF THE MOVIES AND THINGS WILL REALLY GET INTERESTING? WHY AM I YELLING? I'm sorry, I'm just so PUMPED by this NEWS. OSCAR FEVER! I can't wait until next February 2nd when they announce the actual 10 films that are nominated. That is only a 100 million years away!
I'm razzing the Academy, because we're friends like that and we love to pal around. But in their defense, I am definitely twice as excited about the Oscars as I was before this announcement. You do the math.
