Have you even seen "Persepolis," Eirc? Because I don't think that that movie was only nominated "for charity's sake."So, since it "doesn't matter anyway", the "spare" nomination usually goes to an undiscovered "Support your local arthouse" favorite for charity's sake, like "Persepolis" or "Waltz With Bashir".
That's why "Monsters Vs. Aliens" was nominated last year, right? Oh, wait a second, it wasn't.Even with three nominations, the committee knows that it's going to be Pixar vs. Dreamworks, or with five nominees, Pixar vs. Disney vs. DW, and that the fourth and fifth nominees barely need to show up...
Now, granted, this year it's going to be "Dragon" vs. "Toy Story 3," but that doesn't mean that the other nomination--whatever it may be--isn't going to matter.