tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post8079097785668003675..comments2023-10-30T05:55:18.818-04:00Comments on THE AWARDS CIRCUIT BLOG: My take on the Best Picture Nomination Field expanding to 10 films...Clayton Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579286727951387234noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-61860154679890175312009-06-26T17:28:07.025-04:002009-06-26T17:28:07.025-04:00i think we all need to let this one go now...i think we all need to let this one go now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-21221418942951077292009-06-26T15:16:01.557-04:002009-06-26T15:16:01.557-04:00soon it will besoon it will beJoey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-17904508260521183192009-06-26T12:09:13.861-04:002009-06-26T12:09:13.861-04:00glad to see the sidebar predix on the blog expande...glad to see the sidebar predix on the blog expanded to 10...will the main page follow?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-45517906924303682712009-06-26T11:37:06.418-04:002009-06-26T11:37:06.418-04:00indeed Matthew...mostly, predicting has changed, t...indeed Matthew...mostly, predicting has changed, the ratings will likely go up, and more films we like (hopefully) will have a shot, though they same movies will still win...I don't see the vote split being severe enough to give a dark horse a winJoey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-21590827404844148832009-06-26T04:35:28.780-04:002009-06-26T04:35:28.780-04:00Agreed Joey. I don't think it's going to ...Agreed Joey. I don't think it's going to alter the outcomes, as such.Matthew Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09601626713788561376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-39842868753140113052009-06-26T00:45:34.066-04:002009-06-26T00:45:34.066-04:00Doubtful...3 at most, and even that is pushing it
...Doubtful...3 at most, and even that is pushing it<br />-MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-60674702091226909962009-06-25T23:50:19.002-04:002009-06-25T23:50:19.002-04:00imagine if this year all 5 director slots are wome...imagine if this year all 5 director slots are women!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-10637692991888736502009-06-25T20:48:29.785-04:002009-06-25T20:48:29.785-04:00good point
-Mattgood point<br />-MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-20530111715773194022009-06-25T20:25:32.956-04:002009-06-25T20:25:32.956-04:00wonder how this affects foreign films...wonder how this affects foreign films...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-87195769317509206492009-06-25T19:51:24.303-04:002009-06-25T19:51:24.303-04:00agreed Joey...no one knows how close these races a...agreed Joey...no one knows how close these races are, a movie could win by 1 vote or by an absolute landslide!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-79525955590786781302009-06-25T19:30:33.061-04:002009-06-25T19:30:33.061-04:00To the most recent Anonymous-
I don't really ...To the most recent Anonymous- <br />I don't really agree there...since we don't know the margin of victory for any film, there's no real way of knowing how things would change...I'm of the contention that the winner will still be the same, the only difference here is more (interesting?) losersJoey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-36377872098195365612009-06-25T17:35:18.390-04:002009-06-25T17:35:18.390-04:00Everybody is missing the point with the expansion....Everybody is missing the point with the expansion. The problem is not with what gets nominated but with choosing the actual Best Picture. There aren't all that many Acaademy voters in the first place. With ten films in contention the split will all over the place. This allows for much smaller "voting blocks" within the academy to influence the outcome of the night. Look back at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-53621221345424762752009-06-25T16:54:02.090-04:002009-06-25T16:54:02.090-04:00I think it just means a little less predictability...I think it just means a little less predictability at the oscar, more surprise is always good. No matter how much I loved Slumdog it was kind of boring by the end and lets face it the academy has ruined the idea of being nominated as some sort of honor, so the more the merrier, for me at least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-35065096149726776962009-06-25T14:06:36.300-04:002009-06-25T14:06:36.300-04:00who said it was from now on...it might just be for...who said it was from now on...it might just be for this one year, maybe a couple, wouldnt surprise me if they go back to 5 before 2020.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-81988270054268453862009-06-25T12:38:00.613-04:002009-06-25T12:38:00.613-04:00From now on, studios can make movies almost assure...From now on, studios can make movies almost assured to get nominated...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-14771371995232076172009-06-25T12:38:00.195-04:002009-06-25T12:38:00.195-04:00From now on, studios can make movies almost assure...From now on, studios can make movies almost assured to get nominated...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-67335347679897784422009-06-25T11:23:47.048-04:002009-06-25T11:23:47.048-04:00it's for ratings, get over it and move on!!!!it's for ratings, get over it and move on!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-39023136022354072222009-06-25T11:13:20.302-04:002009-06-25T11:13:20.302-04:00i think it changes nothing, we'll just have mo...i think it changes nothing, we'll just have moe interesting losersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-48146443962067816762009-06-25T05:21:09.025-04:002009-06-25T05:21:09.025-04:00I'm a bit cynical and think they've probab...I'm a bit cynical and think they've probably only done it to get extra ratings - imagine what their ratings might have been if TDK had been nominated for Picture last year?Matthew Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09601626713788561376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-90189153698459328022009-06-25T04:55:40.243-04:002009-06-25T04:55:40.243-04:00once we gain some distance, i wonder if we'll ...once we gain some distance, i wonder if we'll be happier with this or not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-26842605054600389832009-06-25T02:29:17.480-04:002009-06-25T02:29:17.480-04:00Thanks anonymous, and Jeff...yea, that does bug me...Thanks anonymous, and Jeff...yea, that does bug me a little....also, it's odd to think that there might never again be a Lone Director nodJoey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-38624429065980180652009-06-25T01:55:34.273-04:002009-06-25T01:55:34.273-04:00imagine if TDK or any of the other examples we'...imagine if TDK or any of the other examples we've been given weren't anywhere in the top 10? how scary is that?<br />-JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-56518354746278110142009-06-25T01:48:51.379-04:002009-06-25T01:48:51.379-04:00I'm glad I got to hear your take on this Joey,...I'm glad I got to hear your take on this Joey, I read your work enough that I was curiousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-66236240830762044012009-06-25T00:52:40.868-04:002009-06-25T00:52:40.868-04:00true, i imagine that will change soon enoughtrue, i imagine that will change soon enoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-40387480395395161532009-06-25T00:26:37.043-04:002009-06-25T00:26:37.043-04:00indeed, obviously we're sort of all on the sam...indeed, obviously we're sort of all on the same page at this pointJoey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.com