Under proposals, discussed by the Cabinet, ministers would be able to circumvent civil service vetting procedures and recommend candidates for awards directly to the independent Honours Committee.
In addition to being included in the best-of lists in several publications, the film was a candidate for numerous awards, ultimately winning nine accolades including an Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
"For years, I've been telling people that TV is where it's at," said presenter Mariska Hargitay of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," now in its 17th season and in no sense a candidate for these awards.
Of course Dirk was much more accomplished in 2007 than George is now, since Dirk actually won the MVP award in '07 while George was merely an early season third-place candidate for the award at best.
Israel's Aharon Appelfeld, one candidate for the award (to be unveiled on 22 May), won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize last year for Blooms of Darkness.
Asked what might happen should Jones become a prominent candidate for the award, Stoops quickly mentioned Sam Bradford's successful campaign in 2008.
The Arizona Cardinals hired Arians as their head coach after firing Ken Whisenhunt, and Arians is again a viable candidate for the award.
Through the end of June, Dickey was 12-1 with a 2.15 earned run average and easily the leading candidate for the award.
Giambi, last year's American League most valuable player and a candidate for the award again this year, was a second-round selection in 1992.
And José Luis Mendilíbar led Eibar to safety with weeks to spare: it was almost too 'easy' for people to appreciate the size of the achievement, but he is certainly a candidate for this award.
Without Mike Comrie, a second-team Western all-American and a candidate for Hobie Baker Award as a sophomore last season, the Wolverines remain a contender in the tough Central Collegiate Hockey Association and also in the national rankings.
