Oscar noms: Wide open best picture race

January 24, 2007 By not nominating "Dreamgirls" for best picture (although they did give it eight other nods), Oscar voters have ensured that this year will depart significantly from 16 of the past 20 years when the most nominated movie wound up winning best picture. Tuesday's nominations showed that Academy members aren't overly influenced by what other awards givers have done, although it's evident that the earlier competitions do define the field of top contenders. Perhaps the most important message that Oscar voters delivered is that times have changed and it's no longer a good thing to be the front-runner in the Oscar race.

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