Academy Awards Tweak Best Picture Rules; Will Nominate Between 5 & 10 Films

deadline.com — Surprise! During a meeting of the Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors on Tuesday night, it was decided that the Best Picture voting system would be changed to allow for anywhere from five to ten nominees in a given year, depending on the quality of films available. The exact number of Best Picture participants won’t be announced until the nominations are revealed in January. Jun 15, 2011 View in Crawl 4