Oscars to expand visual effects category?

Could this be a growing trend for the Academy Awards by selecting one random category and expanding the number of nominees that can be in it? That’s the impression you could get as the category for Best Visual Effects might expand from three to five. Mind you, this is not set in stone at the moment but is something that’s heavily being considered by the Academy. Read on down below to find out why this is suddenly being considered (via Variety).:

Move would help the Oscars’ efforts to bring popular pics into the show, as the tentpoles that dominate the box office charts, like this year’s “Alice in Wonderland” and “Iron Man 2,” typically are vfx-heavy.

Those favoring the change note that even though the vfx teams on a major tentpole can outnumber the cast and crew on the set, there is only one vfx category. At the same time, there are two sound categories, two screenplay categories and four for acting, so the number of names up for vfx honors isn’t out of line with other disciplines.

With so many features dripping with visual effects, do you believe that it would be a good or a bad decision to go and put in more slots for this category?