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See also Tim Dirks' recent Movie History Blog on AMC: Five Truths Served Up by This Year's Oscar NominationsThe Oscars: The 2009 Nominations
As always, the announcement of the nominations for Academy Awards produces lots of responses: surprise, enthusiasm, disappointment, consternation, etc. And with this year's expanded field of 10 nominees for Best Picture, the repercussions are yet to be felt. No doubt there will be a major revenue boost at the box-office for the selected ten. The performance Oscar nominees in films of 2009 are composed of newcomers and lots of familiar and predictable old-timers (both with and without previous wins). The question is: will the heavy-favorites in each category actually win when the Oscars are awarded in early March, 2010?
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