Turn The Oscars Into “Idol”?
The Internet has been abuzz the last 24 hours with video maestro Jamie Stuart’s idea to energize the Oscar telecast. He wrote: “They need to treat the [Best Picture] nominees as a top 10 list and not ‘nominees.’ And then structure the broadcast around the top 10 like ‘American Idol’ and gradually count down the vote tabs from #10 to #1 throughout the program to create suspense.” There’s no question that this concept would boost ratings. It would also make the 2010 Best Picture winner something like “Transformers” or “New Moon” or “Up.”
