Which 10 pictures will get Oscar nods?
You could say the price of an Oscar nod got cut in half this year. Chagrined that box-office and critical favorite “The Dark Knight” wasn’t nominated last year, the academy honchos decided to double the number of nominees for best picture. That means 10 films, not five, will be up for the big kahuna come March. We decided to take a stab at picking 10 worthies in advance of next week’s official nominations, keeping in mind the academy’s goal of recognizing the popular without snubbing the good and-or good for you. This isn’t a top 10 list for 2009, or a prediction of results. It’s just a suggestion as to how the five extra choices might be used. The real nominations will be announced Tuesday.
In 2011, the 10 nominated films are:
- “Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
- “The Fighter” David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
- “Inception” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
- “The Kids Are All Right” Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
- “The King’s Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
- “127 Hours” Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
- “The Social Network” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
- “Toy Story 3” Darla K. Anderson, Producer
- “True Grit” Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
- “Winter’s Bone" Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
