In fact, this ethos is built into the nomination process: the organization's 895 voters – mainly "average moviegoers who pay an annual fee", Wilson says, but also some critics, film-makers and members of the industry – are presented a list of candidates and asked to decide the most worthy among them.
I was there long enough, however, to hear from the coach how many sit-ups and push-ups the worthy among us should have been able to do.
More than 500 Brazilian scholars, artists and other worthies, among them Caetano Veloso, a pop music idol, are calling on Congress to reject quotas.
Three or four years ago, several worthies, among them the then employment minister, Chris Grayling, and the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, asked why they were so rarely served by anyone local at a Pret a Manger, especially when unemployment among local young people remained so stubbornly high.
A bit of background: In 1700 a group of English nobles, intending to promote native-born opera, offered a prize to the best setting of a William Congreve libretto based on the mythic tale of the shepherd Paris, called on to judge the worthiest among the goddesses Athena, Juno and Venus.
It would usually be the worthiest among the students to win, so if you want to win you have to find a way that is better than everyone else's way of studying.
A worthy winner among an impressive short and long list, Hamilton's biography is related with affection and insight.
One worthy competitor among the entrees is roasted chicken, marinated in olive oil, garlic and smoked paprika.
Another worthy starter among many noodle bowls for one are "dial oil noodles" ($5), cousins to Sichuan dan-dan noodles with less spice, more vinegar.
It is also considered a worthy avocation among the environmentally conscious, because bees pollinate flowers and crops as well as produce honey.
The Academy's track record regarding the actual best movie of the year has been abysmal, but there are many worthy greats among the runners-up.
