• Brian Lowry on how The Ten is an Oscarcast producer’s nightmare. [Variety]
• With Hugh Jackman out, Jeff Wells thinks the Oscars need to skew younger with their host. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• The producers of “London River” launch a deserved Oscar campaign for Brenda Blethyn, despite still lacking US distribution. [Notes on a Season]
• Anne Thompson on Kristin Scott Thomas’s impressive double-feature at the London Film Festival. [Thompson on Hollywood]
• Manohla Dargis on how “This Is It” re-humanizes Michael Jackson. [New York Times]
• Another rundown of which genres stand to benefit from the ten-wide Best Picture field. [USA Today]
• “An Education” scripter Nick Hornby on why he’s happier adapting other people’s work. [The Guardian]
• Nathaniel Rogers picks his personal favorite supporting actress contenders so far. [The Film Experience]
• Oscar contenders “Mary and Max” and “Samson and Delilah” pick up major nods at Australia’s AFI Awards … but where’s “Disgrace?” [Stale Popcorn]
• Why international audiences are increasingly looking beyond Hollywood and embracing local fare. [Screen Daily]