There has been much debate for the reasons and merits of having ten nominees in the best picture category. Having any number between five and ten makes a certain sense in the event there are no more than five suitable movies. The selection of nine when many worthy movies have been overlooked does however seem bizarre. Here are the nominated movies ranked in order of my preference (*denotes unranked as I haven’t seen the film):
The Artist
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
The Descendants
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
The Help
War Horse
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close*
Had there been ten nominations which would be the tenth selection? Here are my suggestions, many of which would be ranked above the nominated films:
Drive
The Guard
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
We Need to Talk About Kevin
The Skin I live in
Shame
Which would you chosen as the tenth nomination?
Drive definitely! I’m currently reviewing the Best Picture nominees for my own blog and it pains me that Drive isn’t on the list!
I like all your suggestions, apart from that I haven’t seen The Guard. For me it would be a toss-up between We Need to Talk about Kevin and The Skin I Live in. It’s a tough call so let’s make it 11. 🙂
Great post!
I would pick Drive. But if I had to come up with other options, I’d include Harry Potter, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, and 50/50. All of those are better than every film that was nominated.