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List of prizes, medals, and awards

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 1.3 Aviation and Space technology 2 Arts and Letters 2.4 Art 2.5 Journalism 2.6 Literature 2.6.1 American literature 2.6.2 British literature 2.6.3 Canadian literature 2.6.4 Finnish literature 2.6.5 French literature 2.6.6 German literature 2.6.7 Indian literature 2.6.8 Italian literature 2.6.9 Japanese literature 2.6.10 Polish literature 2.6.11 Spanish literature 2.6.12 Swedish literature 2.6.13 Science fiction and Fantasy 2.6.14 Children's literature 2.7 Music 3 Architecture 4 Business and Management 5 Humanitarianism 6 Logic and Philosophy 7 General achievement 7.8 Scouting 8 National honours, military, and patriotic medals 8.9 Australia 8.10 Canada 8.11 France 8.12 Germany 8.13 Iceland 8.14 India 8.15 New Zealand 8.16 Soviet Union 8.17 Spain 8.18 United Kingdom and Commonwealth 8.19 United States 9 Entertainment 9.20 Beauty 9.21 Comic Books 9.22 Film 9.23 Humor 9.24 Internet 9.25 Music 9.26 Stage 9.27 Television 10 Sports and Games 10.28 Overall 10.29 Baseball 10.30 Boxing 10.31 Chess 10.32 Football 10.33 Ice hockey 10.34 Lacrosse 10.35 Olympic medalists 10.36 Tennis 10.37 Videogames 10.38 Other sports 10.39 Quizbowl 11 Miscellaneous 12 Mock Prizes 13 See also

Science, Mathematics, Technology

• Albert Einstein World Award of Science - true benefit and well being to mankind (World Cultural Council)
• Balzan Prize - international prize for humanities, natural sciences, and culture, as well as humanitarian endeavours for peace
• Copley Medal - Physical Sciences and the Biological Sciences (Royal Society of London)
• Fritz Pregl Prize - Austrian award in Chemistry (Austrian Academy of Sciences)
• Gibbs Brothers Medal - Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering (National Academy of Sciences)
• Ho-Am Prize - Korean awards for the development of science and culture and enhancement of the welfare of mankind
  • Science
  • Engineering
  • Medicine
  • The Arts
  • Community Service
  • Mass Communication
• Hughes Medal - Electricity and Magnetism (Royal Society of London)
• Kyoto Prize - Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, Arts and Philosophy (Inamori Foundation)
• Lomonosov Gold Medal - Natural Sciences and the Humanities (Russian Academy of Sciences)
• Longitude prize - precise determination of a ship's longitude
• Prince of Asturias Awards - Sciences, Public Affairs, Humanities (Felipe, Prince of Asturias)
• Marcel Benoist Prize - Swiss prize for Sciences and the Humanities (Swiss Confederation)
• Millennium Technology Prize - for outstanding technological achievements
• Nobel Prize - outstanding research, groundbreaking inventions, outstanding contributions to society
  • Physics (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)
  • Chemistry (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)
  • Medicine (Karolinska Institute)
  • Literature (Swedish Academy)
  • Peace (parliament of Norway)
  • Economics (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)
• Vannevar Bush Award - welfare of mankind and the nation (National Science Foundation)
• Wolf Prize - To promote Science and Art for the benefit of mankind
  • Agriculture
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics
  • Medicine
  • Physics
  • Arts
• Wollaston Medal - Geology (Geological Society of London)

Mathematics

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

Computer Science, Engineering, Technology, and Invention

• ACM Turing Award
• Charles Stark Draper Prize
• EFF Pioneer Award
• FSF Award for the Advancement of Free Software
• IEEE John von Neumann Medal
• IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
• The Japan Prize
• Lemelson-MIT Prize
• Norbert Wiener Award for Social and Professional Responsibility

Aviation and Space technology

• Centennial Challenges
• NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering - aeronautical engineering
• Orteig Prize - Aviation for trans-atlantic crossing, won by Charles Lindbergh
• X-Prize

Arts and Letters

• Beck's Futures
• 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

Art

• Archibald Prize, Australia's premier portraiture award
• Carnegie Prize, the highest award for painting in the world

Journalism

• Walkley Award- Australia

Literature

• Nobel Prize in Literature
• List of books by award or notoriety
• Booker Prize: winners and shortlisted authors
• Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

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
• O. Henry Awards (for short stories)

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 Femina
• Prix Goncourt
• Prix Médicis

German literature

• Schiller Prize

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
• Yokomitsu Prize
• Yomiuri Prize for Literature

Polish literature

• Janusz A. Zajdel Award for science fiction
• Nike Award

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 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 (USA)
• Caldecott Medal (USA)
• Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (USA)
• Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (USA)
• Carnegie Medal (UK)
• Guardian Award (UK)
• Nestle Smarties Book Prize (UK)
• Hans Christian Andersen Award (International)
• Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (International)

Music

• Polar Music Prize
• Schock Prize

Architecture

• Pritzker Prize
• Stirling Prize

Business and Management

• Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
• Henry Laurence Gantt Medal

Humanitarianism

• Nobel Peace Prize
• Karlspreis
• Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion
• 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
• Takeda Award

Logic and Philosophy

• Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy

General achievement

• MacArthur Fellowship
• Man of the Year/Person of the Year (Time Magazine)
• Ramon Magsaysay award for achievement by Asians
• Spingarn Medal for achievement by Black Americans
• Albert medal Royal Society of Arts for contribution to society
• Library of Congress Living Legend

Scouting

• Cornwell Decoration
• Eagle Scout
• List of BSA merit badges

National honours, military, and patriotic medals

Australia

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

Canada

• Canada's Walk of Fame
• Meritorious Service Medal
• Order of Canada

France

• Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honour)
• National Order of Merit

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 Suvorov
• Order of the October Revolution
• Order of the Red Banner
• Order of Victory

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

• NAACP Image Award (for African-American film, television, music and literature in the United States)
• 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

Comic Books

• Eisner Awards
• Harvey Awards
• Kirby Awards
• Russ Manning Award
• Squiddie Awards

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
  • Television

• 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
• Brit awards

Stage

• Tony Award
• Obie Award
• Laurence Olivier Awards

Television

• Peabody Award
• Edward R. Murrow Award
• Emmy Award
• Logie Award - Australia

Sports and Games

Overall

• NACDA Director's Cup

Baseball

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

Boxing

• Golden Gloves

Chess

• National Chess Champions
• World Chess Champions
• World Junior Chess Champions
• International Grandmasters

Football

• see College_football#College_Football_Awards
• Grey Cup (Canadian football)
• Super Bowl

Ice hockey

• Allan Cup
• Memorial Cup
• Stanley Cup
• Hobey Baker Award

Lacrosse

• Mann Cup
• Minto Cup

Olympic medalists

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

Tennis

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

Videogames

• Interactive Achievement Awards

Other sports

• Commonwealth Games
• Alpine Skiing World Cup
• Rugby Union World Cup
• Cricket World Cup
• Football World Cup
• Intercontinental Cup - (soccer)
• Brownlow Medal (Australian football)
• World Championships in Biathlon
• List of winners of the Boston Marathon
• Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame
• BBC Sports Personality of the Year
  • BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award,
  • BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality,
  • BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award,
  • BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award,
  • BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award,
  • BBC Sports Personality of the Year Young Personality,
  • BBC Sports Personality of the Year Unsung Hero Award

Quizbowl

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

Miscellaneous

• All-America City Award
• Order of Smile - the only medal awarded internationally by children

Mock Prizes

• Ig Nobel Prize
• Golden Raspberry Awards (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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