Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

Despite the Lampoon's spearing of some lofty cinematic sacred cows, the absolute worst of the year was the one no one in their right mind would defend - the highly disappointing film version of Man of La Mancha.

Kirk Douglas Award for Worst Actor: Robert Redford, The Candidate
Natalie Wood Award for Worst Actress: Ali MacGraw, The Getaway
The Uncrossed Heart (to the least promising young performer): Cybill Shepherd, who has now gone through two major fims without once opening her eyes
The Great Ceremonial Hotdog (to the worst scene of the movie season): to Carol Burnett, for her stunning impersonation of Charlie the Horse doing Medea in the bereavement scene of Pete 'n' Tillie
The Well-It-Sure-Is-Different Award (to the most chicly incomprehensive film): Fellini's Roma
The Black Symbolizes Death, See? Award (to the worst student film): Jean Pignozzi, Hamburger
The Victor Mature Memorial Award (to the most embarrassing line of dialogue since Richard Burton was asked at the foot of the cross in The Robe, "Is this your first crucifixion?): Nicholas and Alexandra, for a young Trotsky's angry reproach to the father of Modern Communism, "Lenin, you've been avoiding me!"
The Bosley (to that film critic whose writing consistency explores the limits of bad taste): Pauline Kael, whose hysterical encomium loosed Bertolucci's Last Tango in Paris on all-too-trusting world
The Merino Award: Marino Schneider in Last Tango in Paris