Why Is This Year's Best-Actress Oscar Pool So Shallow?
"The lack of depth has led to a slew of awards-season chatter, from the expected downplaying -- all categories are cyclical -- to blanket explanations about studios making fewer awards movies in general. If the latter explanation were a factor, best actor also would be weak this year. It's not. ... So what's really going on here?" Hollywood Reporter 11/16/09

Posted November 18, 2009 06:40 AM