Entertainment Awards (Film)

S.No.	Awards & Honours	Purpose/Objective	First Held in country/year	Name of Body/Institution/ Government
1	Academy Award (Oscar)	To recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers.	1929	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
2	Amanda Award	To promote and improve Norwegian film.	1985	Norwegian International Film Festival
3	Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award	To recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors, actors and writers.	1958	Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
4	British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Awarded for Excellence in Film, Television and Computer Gaming	1947	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
5	Czech Lion	Awarded for Excellence in cinematic (and, at least historically, televisual) achievements	1994	Czech Film and Television Academy (ČFTA)
6	David di Donatello	To honour the best of each year’s Italian and foreign motion picture productions	1955	Presented by La Accademia del Cinema Italiano (The Academy of Italian Cinema)
7	European Film Awards	Awarded for Excellence in European cinematic achievements	1988	Presented by European Film Academy
8	Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards	Awarded for Excellence in cinematic achievements	1953	Presented by Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences
9	Filmfare Awards (presented annually)	To honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film industry of India.	1954	The Times Group
10	Genie Award	To recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television	1980	Presented by Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television
11	GLAAD Media Award	Awarded for Outstanding representations of the LGBT community in media	1990	Presented by Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
12	Golden Bear Award	Awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival	1951	Presented by Berlin International Film Festival
13	Golden Globe Award	Awarded for Excellence in film and television	1944	Presented by Hollywood Foreign Press Association
14	Golden Lion Award	This is an honorary award for people who have made an important contribution to cinema.	1949	Presented by Venice Film Festival
15	Goya Awards (awarded annually)	Awarded to best films produced during the previous year.	1987	Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences
16	Guldbagge Award (awarded annually)	The award is given out to the best film-related efforts	1964	Swedish Film Institute
17	Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards	Awarded for Best in Chinese Language movies and films	1962	Presented by Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee
18	Humanitas Prize	for film and television writing intended to promote human dignity, meaning, and freedom.	1975	Awarded for Film and television writing promoting human dignity, meaning and freedom.
19	Independent Spirit Awards	Awarded to independent film and independent filmmakers	1984	Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers
20	International Indian Film Academy Awards	Awarded for Excellence in cinematic achievements for Bollywood	2000	Presented by International Indian Film Academy
21	National Film Awards	To honor films made across India, on a national scale, to encourage the furthering of Indian art and culture.	1954	Awarded by Directorate of Film Festivals, India
22	Screen Actors Guild Award	Awarded for Excellence in film and television by members of the Screen	1995	Presented by Screen Actors Guild
23	Young Artist Award	Awarded for Excellence of young performers in motion pictures, television, theatre, and music.	1979	Presented by Young Artist Foundation.

Entertainment Awards (Miscellaneous)

S.No.	Awards & Honours	Purpose/Objective	First Held in country/year	Name of Body/Institution/ Government
1	Sony Radio Academy Awards	To award the main genres from contemporary music, news and speech through to radio drama, comedy and sport, and not discriminating against station size, or niche categories.	1983	ZAFER Associates in association with the Radio Academy (Britain)
2	NAB Marconi Radio Awards	Awarded top radio stations and on-air personalities in the United States.	--	National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
3	Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award	Awarded for Contributions to ballet and dance	1953	Presented by Royal Academy of Dance
4	National Dance Awards	Awarded for Excellence in dance	2000-01	Presented by The Critics' Circle (UK)
5	Carl Alan Awards	Awarded for Outstanding contributions to dance	1953	Presented by International Dance Teachers Association
6	Webby Award	Awarded for "Excellence on the Internet including Websites, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video and Mobile content."	1956	Presented by International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
7	Shorty Awards	Awarded for "The best producers of short content – under 140 characters on Twitter"	2009	Presented by Sawhorse Media
8	Clio Awards	Awarded for creative excellence in advertising and design	1960	Presented by Prometheus Global Media

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.	1914	American 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.	1980	Peabody 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.	1985	The 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.	2001	Presented by Music Resource Group
13	Ivor Novello Awards	Awarded for Honouring Excellence in Music Writing	1955	Presented by BASCA, the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors
14	Juno Award	Awarded for Outstanding achievements in the record industry	1970	Presented by Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
15	Léonie Sonning Music Prize (awarded annually)	is given annually to an international composer or musician	1959	The Léonie Sonning Music Foundation, Denmark
16	Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica (Video Music Awards)	Awarded for Best in music	2002	Presented by MTV
17	MTV Africa Music Awards	Awarded for Best in music	2008	Presented by MTV
18	MTV Asia Awards	It gives recognition and awards to Asian and international icons in achievement, cinema, fashion, humanitarian, and music.	2002	Presented by MTV Asia
19	MTV Australia Awards	Awarded for Best in music	2005	Presented by MTV Australia
20	MTV Europe Music Awards	Awarded for Best in American Music	1994	Presented by MTV Europe
21	MTV Video Music Award	Awarded for Best in Music videos and pop culture	1984	Presented by MTV
22	Polar Music Prize	Awarded for Exceptional achievements in music	1992	Presented by Stig Anderson Music Award Foundation
23	Praemium Imperiale	Awarded for "Outstanding contributions to the development, promotion and progress of the arts.	1989	Presented by Japan Art Association
24	German Record Critics Award	To recognize the "most rigorous standards for supreme achievement" in the field of recording.	1963	Independent 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	1965	Presented 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
9	GOLDENE KAMERA Award (held annually)	Awarded for German film and television.	1965	Presented by Television magazine HÖRZU in Germany
10	Humanitas Prize	Awarded for Film and television writing promoting human dignity, meaning and freedom.	1975	---
11	Logie Awards	Awarded for Excellence in Australian television	1959	Presented by TV Week
12	National Television Awards	"Most Popular" among the Television are awarded	1995	Presented 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.	1940	Presented by Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia
14	Telly Award	Awarded for Excellence in local, regional, cable, TV commercials, Non-Broadcast Video, TV Program	1980	Presented 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.	1979	Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization