Saturday, February 14, 2015

Entertainment Awards (Music)

 S.No.Awards & Honours Purpose/Objective First Held in country/year Name of Body/Institution/ Government
 1
  American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP Awards) awarded annually
It honors its top members in a series of annual awards shows in seven different music categories: pop, rhythm and soul, film and television, Latin, country, Christian and concert music. 1914American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (Performance Rights Organization) 
 2 Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) awarded annually Awarded for Excellence and innovation in all genres of Australian music. 1987 Presented by Australian Recording Industry Association
 3 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards Awarded for Excellence in Film, Television and Computer Gaming 1947 Presented by British Academy of Film and Television Arts
 4 
BET Awards
 Awarded for Best in African American and other minorities music, acting, sports, and others 2001 Presented by Black Entertainment Television
 5 
Brit Awards
 Awarded for Excellence in music 1977 Presented by British Phonographic Industry
 6 
Country Music Awards of Australia
 Awarded for Outstanding achievements in the Australian country music industry 1973 Presented by Country Music Association of Australia
 7 
Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
It honors a composer, performer, or musicologist who has made a distinguished contribution to the world of music. --- Presented by Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
 8 
George Peabody Medal
It honours individuals who have made exceptional contributions to music in America.  1980Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, America
 9 
Golden Melody Awards
 Awarded for Best in music production 2011 Presented by Government Information Office
 10 Grammy Award Awarded for Outstanding achievements in the music industry 1959 Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
 11 
Grawemeyer Award
Awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement by a living composer in a large musical genre: choral, orchestral, chamber, electronic, song-cycle, dance, opera, musical theater, extended solo work and more. 1985The University of Louisville
 12
Independent Music Awards
It honors top-ranked independent (indie) artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories. 2001Presented by Music Resource Group
 13Ivor Novello AwardsAwarded for Honouring Excellence in Music Writing1955Presented by BASCA, the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors
 14
Juno Award
Awarded for Outstanding achievements in the record industry1970Presented by Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
 15
Léonie Sonning Music Prize (awarded annually)
is given annually to an international composer or musician1959The Léonie Sonning Music Foundation, Denmark
 16
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica (Video Music Awards)
Awarded for Best in music2002Presented by MTV
 17
MTV Africa Music Awards
Awarded for Best in music2008Presented by MTV
 18
MTV Asia Awards
It gives recognition and awards to Asian and international icons in achievement, cinema, fashion, humanitarian, and music.2002Presented by MTV Asia
 19
MTV Australia Awards
Awarded for Best in music2005Presented by MTV Australia
 20
MTV Europe Music Awards
Awarded for Best in American Music1994Presented by MTV Europe
 21
MTV Video Music Award
Awarded for Best in Music videos and pop culture1984Presented by MTV
 22
Polar Music Prize
Awarded for Exceptional achievements in music1992Presented by Stig Anderson Music Award Foundation
 23
Praemium Imperiale
Awarded for "Outstanding contributions to the development, promotion and progress of the arts.1989Presented by Japan Art Association
 24German Record Critics AwardTo recognize the "most rigorous standards for supreme achievement" in the field of recording.1963Independent charitable organization, Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik e.V.

Entertainment Awards (Television)

 S.No.Awards & Honours Purpose/Objective First Held in country/year Name of Body/Institution/ Government
 1 
British Academy Television Awards
 Awarded for the best in television 1954 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
 2 Deutscher Fernsehpreis (German Television Award) German award for television programming 1999 German television channels Das Erste, ZDF, RTL and Sat.1
 3 Edward Murrow Award For best TV interpretation or documentary on international affairs. 1978  Overseas Press Club of America
 4 
Emmy Award
 Awarded for Excellence in Television 1949 Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
 5 Gemini Awards Awarded for Best television productions in Canada 1986 Presented by Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
 6 
GLAAD Media Award
 Awarded for Outstanding representations of the LGBT community in media 1990 Presented by Gay & Lesbian Alliance
Against Defamation
 7 
Golden Bell Awards
  Awarded for best in television production 1965Presented by Government Information Office, Republic of China
 8 Golden Globe Award Awarded for Excellence in film and television 1944 Presented by Hollywood Foreign Press Association
 9GOLDENE KAMERA Award (held annually)Awarded for German film and television. 1965Presented by Television magazine HÖRZU in Germany
 10Humanitas PrizeAwarded for Film and television writing promoting human dignity, meaning and freedom.1975---
 11Logie AwardsAwarded for Excellence in Australian television1959Presented by TV Week
 12
National Television Awards
"Most Popular" among the Television are awarded1995Presented by Eamonn Holmes (1995)
Trevor McDonald (1996-2008)
Dermot O'Leary (2010-present)
 13
Peabody Award
Awarded for Recognizes distinguished achievement and meritorious public service by television and radio stations, networks, producing organizations, individuals and the World Wide Web.1940Presented by Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia
 14Telly AwardAwarded for Excellence in local, regional, cable, TV commercials, Non-Broadcast Video, TV Program1980Presented by "The namesake", New York City-based organization
 15
Young Artist Award
Awarded for Excellence of young performers in motion pictures, television, theatre, and music.1979Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization

Entertainment Awards (Comic Books)

 S.No.Awards & Honours Purpose/Objective First Held in country/year Name of Body/Institution/ Government
1Adamson Awards (held annually)Awarded to notable cartoonists1965Swedish Academy of Comic Art (SACA).
2
Alley Award
It is a series of comic book fan awards1962---
3
Doug Wright Award (held annually)
It helps in honouring excellence in works published in English.2004Jury of five Canadians who have made significant contributions to national culture, based on shortlisted selections provided by a nominating committee of five experts in the comics field.
4
Eagle Award
Awards for comic book titles and creators.1977---
5
Eisner Award
It is given for creative achievement in American comic books.
1988The nominations in each category are generated by a five-member panel, then voted on by comic-book professionals, and presented at the annual Comic-Con International convention held in San Diego, California, usually in July or August. Jackie Estrada has been the award administrator since 1990.
6Joe Shuster Awards (given annually)Given for outstanding achievements in the creation of comic books, graphic novels and webcomics.2005Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association
7Jack Kirby AwardGiven for achievement in comic books.1985 (last given in 1987)Amazing Heroes magazine
8
Kodansha Manga Award (awarded annually)
Awarded for best cartoon serials in four categories.1977Publisher Kodansha
9Lulu AwardsTo promote readership of comic books by women and the participation of women in the comic book industry.1994Friends of Lulu, a non-profit, national charitable organization in the United States.
10The Canadian Cartoonist Hall of FameHonours significant life-long contributions to the art of cartooning in Canada.2005---
11Prix Saint-MichelMainly focused Franco-Belgian comics1971City of Brussels
12Urhunden PrizesIt is given for Best Swedish Album of the year, Best foriegn Album of the year and 'urhunden' comics of the year.1987Svenska Seriefrämjandet (Swedish Comicbook Association)