NEW : Nominating more films `` a reaction to declining ratings , '' says expert . Pond to nominate five best picture possibilities more than six decades . Nominations for the 82nd Academy Awards will be announced on February 2 , 2010 . Academy has been nominating just 10 films for next year . `` The Academy is returning to some of its earlier roots , '' says its president .
NEW : Nominating more films `` a reaction to declining ratings , '' says expert . Pond to nominate five best picture possibilities more than six decades . Academy has been nominating just 10 films for next year . `` The Academy is returning to some of its earlier roots , '' says its president .