Everything Old is New Again

Back in the early days of Oscar, the field for Best Picture was crowded. At the dawn of the Academy Awards in 1932, there were eight, ten, even a dozen contenders for the top award -- until Oscar decided to be more selective. Staring in 1944, only five movies were nominated for the top prize.

Now, the Los Angeles Times reports that Oscar will go back to the future, and nominate ten films for the top slot each year.

Since the last movie to win against more than four competitors was the immortal Casablanca, I'd say next year's competitors will have big shoes to fill.

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