Oscars: Why Nine Best Picture Nominees is Stupid

It's stupid because there's only five Best Director nominees. It's highly unlikely that a movie not nominated for Best Director would win Best Picture. It only happened once in my lifetime, and that was in 1989 (Driving Miss Daisy).

And with Nine nominees, it's even less likely!

And if you look at the Best Screenplay nominees, you can get an even better idea of who will win Best Picture. But don't strain yer brain. The Artist is a lock.