Academy Quote by Annie Proulx

I barely pay attention to awards and nominations, and whether they are fair or unfair.

— Saba Qamar

I judge people based on merit, on personality.

— Lauren Southern

Contest doesn't just judge solely on beauty, if you have a dream you must pursue it. Go for it is my advice. Personality is…

— Gisel Rifmily

I personally am not very interested in awards or the awards circuit.

— Makoto Shinkai

Awards for arts, where you make comparisons, don't make much sense.

— Viggo Mortensen

“I don't consider those competitions fair where judges get to decide the winner, because selected judges quite often are not worthy or qualified enough…

— Amit Kalantri

One thing you think about when you do get nominated is that there is a coalition of people that think you performed okay in…

— Hosea Chanchez

The world more often rewards the appearance of merit than merit itself.

— Francois La Rochefoucauld

I want to be judged on my own merits.

— Park Geun-hye

It should be the thing never to mention unfairness of judging when defeated in a contest.

— Baden Powell de Aquino

I think the judging process is full of integrity, compared to some other prizes around the world. The fact that they change the panel…

— Kazuo Ishiguro

The world more often rewards the appearances of merit than merit itself.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld