Summary
Take the case of film. There are the Baftas, the Bifas (British Independent Film Awards), the Golden Globes and the Independent Spirit Awards, as well as honours from societies of critics on every continent. For most people, however, the only night that counts is the Oscars. Furthermore, how can artistic expression ever be fairly measured in a contest? Often, utterly contrasting artists are pitched against each other, and sometimes the result is hopelessly wrong.
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And the Oscar/Turner/Whitbread Goes To...
The season of prize ceremonies is upon us. With the award of top literary honours to Alan Hollinghurst for his novel The Line of Beauty, the annual round of posh frocks, cheap champagne and embarrassing speeches began m earnest. The long-established and much-vene...
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