Maybe we should hold our own version? People can submit their favourite films and actors in the various categories and the most popular are submitted to the group for voting. The results are then collated and posted around Academy Awards time. Just an idea - it would be interesting to compare! a lovely idea . . . is it practicable? . . . if there's a way of negotiating it i think we oughta go for it, if only to see how it comes out . . . though, coming from a bunch of ostensible "experts," it might earn some public recognition, our culture being so obsessed with ratings and lists . . but i wonder about one thing: should it be our "favorite films and actors" or the ones we admire/respect/value most highly . . . i would hardly want to call BOYS DON'T CRY my "favorite" film of the year but it seems to me a remarkable achievement . . . while OTOH, i often have "favorite" films, books, music that i recognize as not especially distinguished but which speak to me for very personal reasons . . . i think we're in a position to make informed as opposed to purely intuitive judgments, and if the logistics of this can be worked out that's the path i'd like to see us take . . . but just how do we manage the logistics? . . . any thoughts from screen-L'ers or the list moderator mike frank ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html