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Types of Awards

Academy ​Awards​
Academy ​Awards​

The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are a set of 24 awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry, ...

Albert ​Einstein World Award of Science​
Albert ​Einstein World Award of Science​

The Albert Einstein World Award for Science is an annual award given by the World Cultural Council "as a means of recognition and encouragement for scientific and technological research and development", with special consideration for researches which "have brought true benefit and well being to mankind".

Arjuna Award​
Arjuna Award​

The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in sports. Started in 1961, the award carries a cash prize of ₹ 500,000, a bronze statue of Arjuna and a scroll.

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Bharat Ratna​
Bharat Ratna​

The Bharat Ratna (Hindi pronunciation: [bʰaːrət̪ rət̪nə]; Jewel of India) is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted in 1954, the award is conferred "in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order", without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex.

Booker Prize​
Booker Prize​

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction (formerly known as the Booker–McConnell Prize and commonly known simply as the Booker Prize) is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel written in the English language and published in the UK.

Breakthrough ​Prize​
Breakthrough ​Prize​

Breakthrough Prize Opens Public Nominations For Its 2019 Prizes In Fundamental Physics, Life Sciences & Mathematics Breakthrough Initiatives Breakthrough Junior Challenge

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Dronacharya ​Award​
Dronacharya ​Award​

The Dronacharya Award, officially known as Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games, is sports coaching honour of the Republic of India. The award is named after Drona, often referred as "Dronacharya" or "Guru Drona", a character from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata of ancient India.

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Emmy Award​
Emmy Award​

An Emmy Award, or simply Emmy, is an American award that recognizes excellence in the television industry, and is the equivalent of an Academy Award (for film), the Tony Award (for theater), and the Grammy Award (for music).

ESPY Award​
ESPY Award​

An ESPY Award (short for Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award) is an accolade currently presented by the American broadcast television network ABC, and previously ESPN (as of the 2017 ESPY Awards, the latter still airs them in the form of replays), to recognize individual and team athletic achievement and other sports-related performance during the calendar year preceding a given annual ceremony.

FIFA World ​Player of the Year​
FIFA World ​Player of the Year​

Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane each won the award three times, while Ronaldo and Ronaldinho were the only players to win in successive years. From 2010 to 2015, the equivalent men's award was the FIFA Ballon d'Or, following a merging of the FIFA World Player of the Year and the France Football Ballon d'Or awards.

Filmfare ​Awards​
Filmfare ​Awards​

Filmfare Awards is the annual award show celebrated to honour the professionals in Bollywood and regional film industry such as Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.

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Golden Globe ​Award​
Golden Globe ​Award​

Golden Globes Pinterest Golden Globes Instagram golden globe(s)®, hollywood foreign press association®, cecil b. demille® and golden globes® statuette design mark are the registered trademarks and service marks and the golden globe® statuette the copyrighted property, of the hollywood foreign press association.

Grammy ​Awards​
Grammy ​Awards​

The rich history of Music's Biggest Night is at your fingertips. From Henry Mancini, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson to Kanye West, Taylor Swift and Adele, explore the winners and biggest moments from each GRAMMY Awards telecast.

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International ​Indian Film Academy Awards​
International ​Indian Film Academy Awards​

The International Indian Film Academy Awards (also known as the IIFA Awards) are a set of awards presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood, the Hindi language film industry.

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Lasker Award​
Lasker Award​

The Lasker Awards Lasker Awards recognize the contributions of researchers, clinician scientists, and public servants who have made major advances in the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, or prevention of disease.

Laureus ​World Sports Awards​
Laureus ​World Sports Awards​

Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability; The Laureus World Sports Academy is an association of 65 retired sportspeople who volunteer their time to support the work of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. They also vote each year to decide the winners of the Laureus World Sports Awards.

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Medal of ​Honor​
Medal of ​Honor​

The Medal of Honor was created as a Navy version in 1861 named the "Medal of Valor", and an Army version of the medal named the "Medal of Honor" was established in 1862 to give recognition to men who distinguished themselves "conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity" in combat with an enemy of the United States.

Military ​Awards and Decorations​
Military ​Awards and Decorations​

The United States Armed Forces awards and decorations are primarily the medals, service ribbons, and specific badges which recognize military service and personal accomplishments while a member of the U.S. Armed Forces. Such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a service member's career.

National Film ​Awards​
National Film ​Awards​

The 65th National Film Awards 2018 were held in New Delhi. But the news about President Ram Nath Kovind not giving away the awards in all the categories left the winners fuming who threatened to boycott the ceremony this year.

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Nobel Peace ​Prize​
Nobel Peace ​Prize​

The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish: Nobels fredspris) is one of the five Nobel Prizes created by the Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature.

Nobel Prize​
Nobel Prize​

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the Nobel Prize in Physics, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel; the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; the Swedish Academy grants the Nobel Prize in Literature; and the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded not by a Swedish organization but by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

Padma ​Bhushan​
Padma ​Bhushan​

The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri.Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service of a high order...without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex."

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Padma Shri​
Padma Shri​

Padma Shri (also Padma Shree) is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Awarded by the Government of India, it is announced every year on India's Republic Day. Padma Shri is highly regarded and prestigious award in India.

People's ​Choice Awards​
People's ​Choice Awards​

The official site for People's Choice Awards show clips, photos, videos, show schedule, and news from E! Online

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Presidential ​Medal of Freedom​
Presidential ​Medal of Freedom​

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is an award bestowed by the President of the United States and is—along with the comparable Congressional Gold Medal—the highest civilian award of the United States.

Pulitzer Prize​
Pulitzer Prize​

The Pulitzer Prize / ˈ p ʊ l ɪ t s ər / is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.

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Rajiv Gandhi ​Khel Ratna​
Rajiv Gandhi ​Khel Ratna​

The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, officially known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games, is the highest sporting honour of the Republic of India. The award is named after Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India who served the office from 1984 to 1989.

Tony Award​
Tony Award​

The Tony Awards are considered the highest U.S. theatre honor, the New York theatre industry's equivalent to the Academy Awards (Oscars) for film, the Emmy Awards for television, and the Grammy Awards for music.

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