In 2009, the Academy returned to featuring an enlarged field of Best Picture nominees. From now on, there are 10 films nominated for this nomination- the last time when this happened was the year 1943. Besides, in 1931-1943, the Awards had 9-12 Best Picture nominees. You can use this information in a writing pay for essay or term papers writing on the Oscar. This change is expected to cause:
1. a box-office (and DVD sales) boost for pictures, with smaller films getting more exposure
2. a probable groth in TV ratings for the Oscar ceremony (held 2 weeks later than previous year), plus
3. enhanced concern in a varied and broader range of kinds of movies that were more mainstream or populist in nature, blended in with independent specialty and fare pictures.
The Hurt Locker as the Best Picture winner is a low-budget movie from Summit Entertainment having a $15 million production budget. It turned out to become the lowest-grossing Oscar winner of all-time, indeed at $14.7 million when it won. Besides, it was the 5th consecutive R-rated winner in the Best Picture categoty.
That year, two pictures shared the most Awards nominations (9) and contested in a dead heat before the ceremony: the science-fiction and fantasy visual effects film Avatar plus the very tense, cliff-hanging Iraq war-related dramatic film The Hurt Locker from Kathryn Bigelow, a female director. Bigelow's film received six wins: Best Picture, Best Sound Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound Mixing, Best Director, and Best Film Editing.
1. a box-office (and DVD sales) boost for pictures, with smaller films getting more exposure
2. a probable groth in TV ratings for the Oscar ceremony (held 2 weeks later than previous year), plus
3. enhanced concern in a varied and broader range of kinds of movies that were more mainstream or populist in nature, blended in with independent specialty and fare pictures.
The Hurt Locker as the Best Picture winner is a low-budget movie from Summit Entertainment having a $15 million production budget. It turned out to become the lowest-grossing Oscar winner of all-time, indeed at $14.7 million when it won. Besides, it was the 5th consecutive R-rated winner in the Best Picture categoty. That year, two pictures shared the most Awards nominations (9) and contested in a dead heat before the ceremony: the science-fiction and fantasy visual effects film Avatar plus the very tense, cliff-hanging Iraq war-related dramatic film The Hurt Locker from Kathryn Bigelow, a female director. Bigelow's film received six wins: Best Picture, Best Sound Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Sound Mixing, Best Director, and Best Film Editing.
