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David Letterman reads Oscar-themed Top 10 list

The Oscar nominees for Best Picture are announced by Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, California on January 10, 2013. The 85th Annual Academy Awards will take place February 24. UPI/Jim Ruymen
The Oscar nominees for Best Picture are announced by Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, California on January 10, 2013. The 85th Annual Academy Awards will take place February 24. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo

NEW YORK, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- David Letterman read an Oscar-themed Top 10 list on "Late Show" in New York after Academy Award nominations were announced.

Letterman shared his "Reasons Your Film Wasn't Nominated for an Academy Award" roster on Thursday's edition of his late-night chat show.

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It went as follows --

10. Your film stars Daniel Day-Lewis, but not that Daniel Day-Lewis.

9. It's entitled "Life of Pie."

8. Three-minute "movie" demonstrates safety procedures on JetBlue.

7. It's two hours of iPhone footage inadvertently recorded in your pocket.

6. Film was released "straight-to-dumpster."

5. It's two hours of Donald Trump demanding to see Lincoln's birth certificate.

4. Film was in French; subtitles also in French.

3. Tells the story of a vomiting robot.

2. Can hear crew laughing whenever anyone says "Hitchcock."

1. Ebert gave it two middle-fingers up.

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