Post by cynthiagreen on Feb 10, 2020 8:46:26 GMT
Because it was eligible in both categories. No controversy chez Cynthia. The only way to avoid this would be to introduce rule that it could only get nominated in 1 category and make a call at ballot counting stage which category that was - one it got most votes in/one it was highest placed in ranking/ maybe even give nominee the choice - and backfill from the number 6 choice in the category the double nominee film did not end up in. Either that or ban foreign language films from being eligible for best picture - which of course is ridiculous as well as being xenophobic.