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    Academy voters often have overlooked "big box-office successes that also were really big artistic successes" said Christine Birch, an academy member and head of marketing for DreamWorks. Full Article at Wales Online
    big box-office successes that also were really big artistic successes
    SOURCE: Wales Online 5 months ago
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  1. Academy members vote for the films they like ... This doesn’t change their taste, so the kinds of nominations we’ve seen the past are probably what we’ll see in the future. There’s just going to be more of them.
    SOURCE: Wales Online 5 months ago
  2. It’s going to give the public the possibility of being more interested in the show this year, just because it might very well include more populist movies
    Sid Ganis – Sid Ganis SOURCE: Wales Online 5 months ago
  3. were part of the conversation
    SOURCE: Wales Online 5 months ago
  4. With a voting body that large, you just can’t predict what this means
    SOURCE: Wales Online 5 months ago
  5. Those weren’t deemed quote-unquote ’Academy’ movies. This gives those movies an opportunity to not have to fall by the wayside.
    SOURCE: Wales Online 5 months ago
  6. And because it’s 10, not five, there will be a larger group of people who will be interested.
    SOURCE: Wales Online 5 months ago

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