Greetings for another week.

 

Nothing screams self indulgence than naming an award after yourself.  Well, maybe it’s naming a bunch of awards after yourself.

 

Back in 2000, I started up my own awards as a way of recognising my favourite films and performances of each year.  I tried to recognise those who didn’t always get the love they deserved from the Academy and other major critic groups.  The great news is that since I am the only voting member of the Toomey Awards (it’s has tough membership criteria) then I usually find myself happy when the results are released.

 

This year, I’m decided to remove all the minor technical categories from my list.  I like to mimic the Academy but the time has come to confess that I know nothing when it comes to sound, make up and visual effects.  I have retained best original score though given my love for that craft (and my ever growing soundtrack collection).

 

It wasn’t easy picking some of the categories given I saw 221 films over the past financial year.  Hopefully some of your own favourites are amongst the nominees.  It might inspire you to get out a few DVDs which you’ve been leaving on the shelf for a while.

 

All the winners will be revealed in four weeks time.

 

To view the list of nominees, simply click here.