USA Today Lists 10 Summer Films That Could Be Oscar Contenders

September 29, 2009 By Michael Hickerson Leave a Comment

Today’s USA Today has a list of ten summer movies that they believe culd be in the running for a best picture nod when the Oscars come around next year.

As you may recall, the best picture field has been expanded for next year from five nominees to ten, so it’s possible one or several of these movies could make the final cut.

They are:

Up
The Hurt Locker
Star Trek
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
The Hangover
Julie and Julia
(500) Days of Summer
District 9
Inglorious Basterds
Sunshine Cleaning

Films that are genre-related are in bold.

If you’d like to read more about the reasoning why these films are considered Oscar-buzz worthy, check out the full article at USA Today

About Michael Hickerson

Michael was a contributor to Slice of SciFi, as both a news curator and assistant editor, under the tutelage of former News Director Sam Sloan.

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