Okay, let's take Up for instance. The last animated film to be nominated for Best Picture was The Beauty and the Beast, and since then, Up is only the second film to be nominated for this category. Too bad for Wall-E. It could have been nominated had the new system been in effect last year.
I must include The Dark Knight of one of the "victims" of the five nominat
ion system. Being one of the biggest grossing films of all times (and one of last year's best entertainers) it sadly couldn't make it even to the nominations.Similarly, the 10 nomination system has opened doors for different genres including comedies, thrillers, and family dramas (not much of a surprise there, but still..) to compete in the race.
Add to that, this system has even contributed to making the academy awards a little more interesting. What I mean to say is that, even though, every year one or two films are heavily favored and predicted to win the award (like this year's The Hurt Locker and Avatar) , the fact that there will be five more competing movies, can have a significant effect in the outcome (take Crash for example, which one the 2005 awards, beating the odds which were in favor of Brokeback Mountain).
What's more? The economic advantage for films, of course! Once a film gets nominated for the best picture award, it comes out of the shade, into the limelight. The hype for the oscars is enormous, and the post oscar business will definitely benefit small films which are not much known before the oscars (and which do not have much of a chance winning the award!). I'm talking from experience. The other day, I went to a DVD store to buy the Hurt Locker, it was sold out!!
Well, the rest we shall see in next year's academy awards. There will be the cons along with the pros (like dilution of the greatness of the award and what not !!), but let's just stay positive and lay back to enjoy this change, what say?
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