The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently decided to expand the number of Best Picture Oscar nominees from five to ten for the next awards ceremony. This was the original standard back in the thirties and forties.
There's only one thing wrong with the Academy's decision: There aren't enough good pictures to qualify for so many nominations these days. For every Meryl Streep picture or every independent production that debuted at Sundance or Cannes, there are a slew of big action movies, live-action cartoons, or films based on sixties sitcoms. (Coming soon: Gilligan's Island: The Movie!)
This, of course, will enable twice as many movie to be advertised for their Best Picture Oscar Nomination, whether they're worthy of the honor or not. If you can't have quality (and Hollywood has been lacking there since at least the Carter administration), get quantity.
On the other hand, this may be the only way a romantic comedy starring Jennifer Aniston can get taken seriously.
I expect the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation to double its Worst Picture nominations any day now.
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