At the ripe old age of 82, Oscar could do with a face-lift now and then. But Jane Campion, among other voters, has reservations about the latest makeover of Hollywood's most coveted prize.
The New Zealand-born filmmaker, one of only three female directors ever nominated for an Academy Award, can't comprehend why the best-picture list of nominees was expanded from five to 10 slots for the first time since 1943, when Casablanca took home the statuette.
"I've heard it's because of the major studios," says the screenplay winner for 1993's The Piano, whose hopes this year are pinned on her period romance Bright Star. "None of their movies are being chosen."
Campion isn't the only one of the 6,000 or so academy members who was taken aback when the switch was unveiled..
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