Organizations of every and all kinds confer awards -- from real estate to farm beautification and far beyond -- but they have the good judgement to keep it to themselves, in the family. I'm not sure why the Oscars is so offensive (and that's about it) to the viewing public, but they are even worse than they need to be. I did like "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," "The Chicago Seven," and "The Father." And I'd very much like to see "The Octopus," so I guess it is mission accomplished by the film industry. I stand corrected on my surmise that jesse votes in the Oscar competition; he votes in the Emmy's, but what a good wild guess. If I had a horse track to go to, I'd go this week.