MOVIE NEWS: The 82nd Academy Awards® Will Feature 10 Best Picture Nominations!

Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis announced today that the 82nd Academy Awards, which will be presented on March 7, 2010, will have 10 feature films vying in the Best Picture category.

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“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.”

“Having 10 Best Picture nominees is going allow Academy voters to recognize and include some of the fantastic movies that often show up in the other Oscar® categories but have been squeezed out of the race for the top prize,” added Ganis. “I can’t wait to see what that list of 10 looks like when the nominees are announced in February.”

So say we all, Sid. So say we all.