As of 1954 the organizing committee of the prestigious Belgian Film Critics Association (Union de la Critique de Cinéma, UCC) controls the honouring of the “film that contributed the most to the enrichment and influence of cinema”. In December of each year, the organization meets to vote for films released in the previous calendar year. To determine the nominations, ballots are sent in by the members (select knowledgeable film enthusiasts, academics, filmmakers, and journalists) and subsequently tabulated in order to decide the winner.