"Having 10 Best Picture nominees is going to allow Academy voters to recognize and include some of the fantastic movies that often show up in the other Oscar categories, but have been squeezed out of the race for the top prize," Sid Ganis said in a press conference.
"At have 10 nominerede i "Bedste film" er med til at gøre det muligt for Akademiets stemmere at anerkende og inkludere nogle af de fantastiske film, der ofte dukker op i andre Oscar-kategorier, men er blevet skubbet ud af kampen om topprisen," siger AMPAS-direktøren Sid Ganis i en pressekonference.