What I find interesting about the Oscars this year are several things in particular. The discussion continues if the reason for 10 best picture nominations this year is to hope for higher ratings by having more “popular/mainstream” titles in contention (last year’s lack of The Dark Knight is said to have turned a lot of heads cold towards the awards). Are they going to continue with 10 for next year and the year after? Or is it a one trick pony?
The other item is about how Kathryn Bigelow may be the first female director to win–my money is in fact on her if you’re playing the office pool. While this is a record that may very well be broken, no one seems to be shedding any light on the fact that Lee Daniels is only the 2nd black director to be nominated and could very well have just a good a chance of winning. Just some food for thought.
It could very well be that Avatar and The Hurt Locker end up knocking each other out of the Best Picture race and it could go to an upset–say Inglourious Basterds. It happened before with Crash upsetting Brokeback Mountain and Munich. And there weren’t even 10 nominees that year to spread the wealth of votes. Avatar’s rewards will be in the technical fields and it’s box office records. The Hurt Locker’s will go to screenplay and director.
