Tony Angellotti, who consults for Universal and Disney Animation, thinks the move could well dilute the award's impact and quality. "I would imagine
the studios are grieving over this. They'll have to spend more money and not likely see a return -- just what they don't need in a recession." Another executive worried it would clog up distribution
to release lot's of films during awards consideration time.
The big question in 2010: Will we see more movies in contention like "The Reader," which few saw, or more documentaries, like "An Inconvenient Truth," which is serious fare. Or will the new, more expansive Academy relax its criteria and put a comedy like "Borat" into the mix?
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