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From: anish@pearl.ctt.bellcore.com (Anish Bhimani)
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Subject: Oscars: Let's do it right (was Re: 1992?  It was a bad year....)
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OK, for the last week or so, we've had to pore through everyone's postings about
their favorite films of 1992. Well, I say, if you're going to do something, so it right.

You may recall that last year, I conducted a ballot for the readers of r.a.m. to vote on their picks for the 1992 Oscars. However, this survey was conducted only _after_ the nominations came out. Taking the process one step further, I now present to you a call for . . .

THE 1992 R.A.M. OSCAR NOMINATIONS!!!

Between now and Monday, Feb. 15th, 1993 (I believe the Academy's nominations come out on Wednesday, 2/17/93) send your picks for up to 5 nominees in each category listed below. I will tabulate the results and post them to r.a.m. the day before the AMPAS nominations are announced. 

Categories include:

Best Picture
Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role
Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role
Best Director
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Screenplay written directly for the screen
Best Screenplay based on material adapted from another medium
Best Cinematography
Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Effects Editing
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Effects
Outstanding Achievement in Sound
Best Original Song
Best Original Score

and, for the diehards:

Best Feature Documentary
Best Short Subject Documentary
Best Animated Short Film
Best Live Action Short Film


Please remember all of the films that came out earlier this year. When I called for some possible nominations in June, the only responses came in favor of:

	Tim Robbins, Best Actor, The Player
	Jeremy Irons, Best Actor, Kafka

	Danny DeVito, Supporting Actor, Batman Returns

	Robert Altman, Best Director, The Player

	Batman Returns, Best Art Direction
	
	The Player, Best Picture

A quick reminder of movies that came out earlier this year: _The Player_, _Howard's End_, _Unforgiven_, _Patriot Games_, among others.

NOTE: The above list should not be construed as an endorsement of any kind of any of those films. I just hate to see poorer-quality films released in December get more attention than possibly better films which came out in the spring. 


Send all nominations to: anish@ctt.bellcore.com no later than midnight, 2/15/93. I'll repost this message every few weeks between now and then.

BTW, in case you're interested, I'll also post the results of last year's balloting as well.

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