Comments on: How Will More Best Picture Nominees Effect Women? http://womenandhollywood.com/2009/06/26/how-will-more-best-picture-nominees-effect-women/ from a feminist perspective Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:03:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: lizriz http://womenandhollywood.com/2009/06/26/how-will-more-best-picture-nominees-effect-women/comment-page-1/#comment-3534 lizriz Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:05:02 +0000 http://womenandhollywood.com/?p=3025#comment-3534 When I heard about the change, I assumed it was done to improve the diversity situation - I mean, will they be able to find TEN films full of white men to nominate? We'll see, LOL. But then a friend pointed out that a best picture nomination = profits, and this is likely to be true even when there's ten and that's probably the main reason for the change. But whatever, I believe it will increase the diversity, and I think that's great. It will also be really interesting to see what happens when there's ten best pic noms, but only five best directing noms. That's gonna be kinda strange. When I heard about the change, I assumed it was done to improve the diversity situation – I mean, will they be able to find TEN films full of white men to nominate? We’ll see, LOL.

But then a friend pointed out that a best picture nomination = profits, and this is likely to be true even when there’s ten and that’s probably the main reason for the change.

But whatever, I believe it will increase the diversity, and I think that’s great. It will also be really interesting to see what happens when there’s ten best pic noms, but only five best directing noms. That’s gonna be kinda strange.

]]> By: CParis http://womenandhollywood.com/2009/06/26/how-will-more-best-picture-nominees-effect-women/comment-page-1/#comment-3522 CParis Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:40:21 +0000 http://womenandhollywood.com/?p=3025#comment-3522 I think this is mostly a ploy to increase ratings for the TV broadcast. Ratings have been declining, especially as many of the nominations have been for films/performances that the majority of the regular movie-going public have seen. I guess the Academy is figuring tons of fans will tune in if a couple of the BigExplosionBroMance blockbusters are included among the nominees. I think this is mostly a ploy to increase ratings for the TV broadcast. Ratings have been declining, especially as many of the nominations have been for films/performances that the majority of the regular movie-going public have seen.
I guess the Academy is figuring tons of fans will tune in if a couple of the BigExplosionBroMance blockbusters are included among the nominees.

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