Another problem that faces all aesthetic canons...[who] selects that shortlist...?

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Another problem that faces all aesthetic canons...[who] selects that shortlist...?

We already know who selects the shortlist for literature-arts-classical music: the art museums, major universities, symphony orchestras, and opera houses. But film? Film hasn't yet gotten that kind of institutional vetting. (and I'm wondering whether everyone even considers it an art. What