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List of prizes, medals, and awards

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A list of famous prizes, medals, and awards including cups, trophies, bowls, badges, state decorations etc.

Lists of people

By name

By belief

By nationality

By occupation

By office held

By prize won

Table of contents

1 Science, Mathematics, Technology 1.1 Mathematics 1.2 Computer Science, Engineering, Technology, and Invention 2 Arts and Letters 2.1 American literature 2.2 British literature 2.3 Canadian literature 2.4 Finnish literature 2.5 French literature 2.6 Indian literature 2.7 Italian literature 2.8 Japanese literature 2.9 Spanish literature 2.10 Swedish literature 2.11 Science fiction and Fantasy 2.12 Children's literature 3 Architecture 4 Business and Management 5 Humanitarianism 6 Logic and Philosophy 7 General achievement 8 National honours, military, and patriotic medals 8.1 Australia 8.2 Canada 8.3 France 8.4 Germany 8.5 Iceland 8.6 India 8.7 New Zealand 8.8 Soviet Union 8.9 Spain 8.10 United Kingdom and Commonwealth 8.11 United States 9 Entertainment 9.1 Beauty 9.2 Film 9.3 Humor 9.4 Internet 9.5 Music 9.6 Stage 9.7 Television 10 Sports and Games 10.1 Olympic medalists 10.2 Baseball 10.3 Boxing 10.4 Tennis 10.5 Other sports 10.6 Quizbowl 11 Miscellaneous 12 Mock Prizes 13 See also

Science, Mathematics, Technology

• Nobel Prize: Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Economics
• Vannevar Bush Award
• Lomonosov Gold Medal
• Longitude prize
• Fritz Pregl Prize - Austrian Science
• Marcel Benoist Prize - Swiss Science
• Kyoto Prize: Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, Arts and Philosophy.
• Prince of Asturias Awards - Achievement in the sciences, public affairs, humanities
• Wolf Prize
• National Academy of Sciences awards
  • Gibbs Brothers Medal - naval architecture, marine engineering
  • NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering - aeronautical engineering
• Copley Medal awarded by Royal Society
• Albert Einstein World Award of Science
• Ho-Am Prize: Science, Engineering, Medicine

Mathematics

• Abel Prize
• Fields Medal
• Clay Mathematics Institute's Millennium Prize Problems
• John von Neumann Theory Prize
• Nevanlinna Prize
• Schock Prize in Mathematics

Computer Science, Engineering, Technology, and Invention

• Lemelson-MIT Prize
• IEEE John von Neumann Medal
• ACM Turing Award
• Charles Stark Draper Prize

Arts and Letters

• Nobel Prize in Literature
• List of books by award or notoriety
• Archibald Prize, Australia's premier portraiture award
• Beck's Futures
• Booker Prize: winners and shortlisted authors
• Carnegie Prize, the highest award for painting in the world
• Kiriyama Award
• Schock Prizes in Visual Arts and Musical Arts
• Turner Prize
• USA's Kennedy Center Honors: list of recipients
• Ho-Am Prize: the Arts

American literature

• Pulitzer Prize for
  • the Novel
  • History
  • Fiction
  • Poetry
  • General Non-Fiction
  • Criticism
  • Telegraphic Reporting - International
  • Breaking News Photography
  • Breaking News Reporting
• Bancroft Prize
• Hopwood Award
• National Book Award
• PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
• Whiting Writers Award

British literature

• Booker Prize
• Commonwealth Writers Prize
• Duff Cooper Prize
• Hessell-Tiltman Prize
• International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
• John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
• Whitbread Awards
• Newdigate prize
• Orange Prize for Fiction
• Samuel Johnson Prize

Canadian literature

• Booker Prize
• Canadian Poets Award
• Commonwealth Writers Prize
• Geoffrey Bilson Award
• Gerald Lampert Award
• Giller Prize
• Griffin Poetry Prize
• Governor General's Award
• Marian Engel Award
• Milton Acorn People's Poetry Award
• Norma Fleck Award
• Pat Lowther Award
• Stephen Leacock Award
• Trillium Award

Finnish literature

• Finlandia Prize for Literature

French literature

• Prix Décembre
• Prix des Deux-Magots
• Prix Fémina
• Prix Goncourt
• Prix Médicis

Indian literature

• Jnanpeeth award
• Kalidas samman

Italian literature

• Bagutta Prize
• Viareggio Prize

Japanese literature

• Akutagawa Prize
• Naoki Prize
• Noma Prize for Literature
• Subaru Prize for Literature
• Tanizaki Prize
• Yomiuri Prize for Literature

Spanish literature

• Premio Cervantes

Swedish literature

• Augustpriset
• Lilla Augustpriset

Science fiction and Fantasy

(see also List of science fiction awards)

• Hugo Award
• Nebula Award
• Sidewise Award for Alternate History
• Tiptree award
• BSFA award
• Prix Apollo
• Arthur C. Clarke Award
• Writers of the Future - contest for new authors
• Illustrators of the Future - contest for new illustrators
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction
• Philip K. Dick Memorial Award
• Prometheus Award - best Libertarian SF
• Janusz A. Zajdel Award - award given by Polish fandom
• World Fantasy Award

Children's literature

• Newbery Medal
• Caldecott Medal
• Carnegie Medal

Architecture

• Pritzker Prize
• Stirling Prize

Business and Management

• Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
• Henry Laurence Gantt Medal

Humanitarianism

• Nobel Peace Prize
• Karlspreis
• Templeton Prize
• Right Livelihood Award
• Big Brother Award - anti-privacy
• Brandeis Award - pro-privacy
• Freedom Award
• Lenin Peace Prize
• Ho-Am Prize: Community Service
• Gandhi peace prize

Logic and Philosophy

• Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy

General achievement

• MacArthur Fellowship
• List of BSA merit badges
• Man of the Year/Person of the Year (Time Magazine)
• Ramon Magsaysay award for achievement by Asians
• Spingarn Medal for achievement by Black Americans

National honours, military, and patriotic medals

Australia

• List of Australian Awards
• Australian of the Year
• Order of Australia

Canada

• Canada's Walk of Fame
• Order of Canada

France

• Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honour)

Germany

• Pour le Mérite (The "Blue Max")
• Bundesverdienstkreuz
• Iron Cross

Iceland

• Order of the Falcon

India

• Gandhi peace prize
• Bharat Ratna
• Padma Vibhushan
• Padma Bhushan
• Padma Sree
• Dadasaheb Phalke Award, for lifetime contribution to Indian film

New Zealand

• New Zealand Honours System

Soviet Union

• Order of Lenin
• Order of the Red Banner

Spain

• Order of the Golden Fleece

United Kingdom and Commonwealth

• British honours system
• List of people who have declined a British honour
• British and Commonwealth orders and decorations
  • Victoria Cross (VC)
  • Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG)
  • Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
• 100 Greatest Britons (result BBC poll in 2002)
• 100 Worst Britons (result Channel 4 poll in 2003)

United States

• Congressional Medal of Honor
• Presidential Medal of Freedom
• Congressional Gold Medal
• Navy Cross
• Defense Distinguished Service Medal
• Distinguished Service Medal
• Silver Star
• Defense Superior Service Medal
• Legion of Merit Medal
• Distinguished Flying Cross
• Navy/Marine Corps Medal
• Bronze Star Medal
• Purple Heart
• Honorary Citizen of the United States
• See also: List of military ribbons and medals

Entertainment

• People's Choice Award (for television, film, and music in the United States)

Beauty

• Miss America
• Miss Canada International
  • Miss Teen Canada International
• Miss Universe
• Miss World
• Mr. Universe
• Miss India

Film

see also: List of film awards see also: film festival

• BAFTA Awards
• Cesar Award (France)
• Crystal Globe (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
• Goya Award (Spain)
• Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival)
• Golden Leopard (Locarno International Film Festival)
• Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival)
• Gemini Awards
• Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival)
• Étalan de Yennenga (FESPACO)
• SIGNY award (adult entertainment)
• Dadasaheb Phalke Award (India)

• Golden Globe Awards
  • Film
    • Best Actor, Drama
    • Best Actor, Comedy/Musical
    • Best Actress, Drama
    • Best Actress, Comedy/Musical
    • Best Drama
    • Best Comedy/Musical
    • Best Director
  • Television
    • Best Series, Drama
    • Best Series, Musical/Comedy

• Oscar (Academy Award)

Best Picture - 1928 to present Best Actor - 1928 to present Best Actress - 1928 to present Best Supporting Actor - 1936 to present Best Supporting Actress - 1936 to present Best Animated Feature - new category for 2001 Best Art Direction Best Assistant Director - 1933 to 1937) Best Cinematography - 1928 to present Comedy Direction - 1928 only Costume Design Best Dance Direction (1935-1937) Directing - 1928 to present Documentary Feature Documentary Short Subject Engineering Effects - 1928 only Film Editing - 1935 to present Best Foreign Language Film - 1947 to present Interior and Set Decoration - 1928 to present Makeup Original Music Score Best Song Animated Short Film - 1931 to present

Live Action Short Film Best Short Film - Color (1936-1937) Best Short Film-Live Action-2 Reels (1936-1956) Short Film - Novelty (1932-1935) Sound Best Story (1928-1956) Best Title Writing - 1928 only Unique and Artistic Production - 1928 only Visual Effects Writing Adapted Screenplay - 1928 to present Writing Original Screenplay - 1940 to present Scientific or Technical - 1931 to present Scientific or Technical Merit - a statuette Scientific and Engineering Achievement - a plaque Technical Achievement - a citaton Special Awards: Juvenile - 1934 to 1960 Honorary Special Achievement Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Gordon E. Sawyer

Humor

• Commie Awards
• Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
• Perrier Comedy Award

Internet

• Webby Award

Music

• Eurovision Song Contest, e.g. 2002, 2003
• Grammy Award. Currently in 101 categories, e.g. 2002, 2003
• Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients A-D, E-I, J-P, Q-Z
• Juno Award
• San Remo Music Festival
• MTV Video Music Awards

Stage

• Tony Award
• Obie Award
• Laurence Olivier Awards

Television

• Peabody Award
• Emmy Award

Sports and Games

Olympic medalists

• Athletics (men)
• Athletics (women)
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Biathlon
• Gymnastics

Baseball

• Cy Young Award
• Rookie of the Year Award
• Most Valuable Player Award
• Gold Glove
• Olympic medalists
• World Series

Boxing

• Golden Gloves

Tennis

• List of Wimbledon champions
• List of Australian Open champions
• List of French Open champions
• List of US Open champions
• Davis Cup

Other sports

• Commonwealth Games
• Super Bowl
• Alpine Skiing World Cup
• Rugby Union World Cup
• Cricket World Cup
• Football World Cup
• Brownlow Medal (Australian football)
• World Championships in Biathlon
• Grey Cup (Canadian football)
• Stanley Cup (ice hockey)
• List of winners of the Boston Marathon
• Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame

Quizbowl

• The College Bowl
• The Meredith Cup
• The Carper Award

Miscellaneous

• All-America City Awards

Mock Prizes

• Ig Nobel Prize
• Golden Raspberries (Razzie)
• Golden Turkey Award
• Darwin Awards
• Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
• Foot in Mouth Prize
• Bad Sex in Fiction Award

See also

• International Prize Court
• List of reference tables
• List of honorary societies

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