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

Entertainment Awards (Comic Books)

S.No.	Awards & Honours	Purpose/Objective	First Held in country/year	Name of Body/Institution/ Government
1	Adamson Awards (held annually)	Awarded to notable cartoonists	1965	Swedish Academy of Comic Art (SACA).
2	Alley Award	It is a series of comic book fan awards	1962	---
3	Doug Wright Award (held annually)	It helps in honouring excellence in works published in English.	2004	Jury 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.	1988	The 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.
6	Joe Shuster Awards (given annually)	Given for outstanding achievements in the creation of comic books, graphic novels and webcomics.	2005	Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association
7	Jack Kirby Award	Given 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.	1977	Publisher Kodansha
9	Lulu Awards	To promote readership of comic books by women and the participation of women in the comic book industry.	1994	Friends of Lulu, a non-profit, national charitable organization in the United States.
10	The Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame	Honours significant life-long contributions to the art of cartooning in Canada.	2005	---
11	Prix Saint-Michel	Mainly focused Franco-Belgian comics	1971	City of Brussels
12	Urhunden Prizes	It is given for Best Swedish Album of the year, Best foriegn Album of the year and 'urhunden' comics of the year.	1987	Svenska Seriefrämjandet (Swedish Comicbook Association)

Entertainment Awards (Advertisement)

S.No.	Awards & Honours	Purpose/Objective	First Held in country/year	Name of Body/Institution/ Government
1	Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival (held yearly)	To celebrate the best of creativity in brand communication, discuss industry issues and network with one another.	Venice, Itlay, 1954	International Advertising Festival, the team behind Cannes Lions, Dubai International Advertising Festival and Spikes Asia
2	Clio Awards (held annually)	to reward innovation and creative excellence in advertising, design and communication.	1960	Prometheus Global Media
3	Design and Art Direction (D & AD)	Benchmarking and rewarding great ideas that are well executed and appropriate	1963	---
4	Effie Award	To honor the most effective marketing communications ideas	1968	Effie Worldwide, Inc., a non-profit organization
5	The Advertising Club of New York Award	focuses efforts on advertising industry self-regulation, professional training and good fellowship.	1915	The Advertising Club of New York
6	Summit International Awards	This award is for the pioneers who are leaders, innovators and visionaries in this exciting new realm of advertising.	----	SIA Organization
7	OBIE Awards (annual awards)	creative excellence in the world of advertising.	1956	The Village Voice newspaper
8	Cresta Awards	To honor an absolute standard of creative excellence in the international advertising and marketing communications industry.	1993	Creative Standards International, in partnership with the International Advertising Association

Business And Management Awards

S.No.	Awards & Honours	Purpose/Objective	First Held in country/year	Name of Body/Institution/ Government
1	Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards	To enhance the awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship amongst the general public and in turn, stimulate the growth of local and regional brands and enterprises both locally and regionally.	Malayasia	Kuala Lumpur-based regional NGO, Enterprise Asia
2	Deming Prize For Quality	To reward companies for major advances in quality improvement	Japan, 1950	Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE)
3	E. H. Harriman Award (Presented annually)	To encourage safe operating practices and safety enhancements.	1913	E.H. Harriman Memorial Awards Institute
4	European Business Awards	To recognise and promote excellence, best practice and innovation in the European business community.	First awarded in 2007, launched in 2006	HSBC
5	European IST Grand Prize	For groundbreaking products that represent the best of European innovation in Information Society Technologies.	2006	Euro-CASE
6	Henry Laurence Gantt Medal	For distinguished achievement in management and service to the community.	1929	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
7	Jake Award (Presented annually)	To recognize outstanding safety achievements in the short line railroad industry, which had gone unrecognized before.	1995	Rail transport industry group American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
8	Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award	To recognize U.S. organizations in the business, health care, education, and nonprofit sectors for performance excellence.	1987	President of the United States
9	Railroader of the Year (Awarded annually)	To recognize the railroads' commitments to customer service and innovation in the industry.	1964	Trade journal Railway Age
10	Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership	To recognize companies for the exemplary quality of their relationships with employees and communities.	1997	The Conference Board, a non-profit organization
11	Train Operator of the Year	To recognize excellence among train operating companies of the United Kingdom	1997	As part of the HSBC Rail Business Awards
12	Woodrow Wilson Awards (Awarded annually)	Awarded to those who have shown an outstanding commitment to President of the United States Woodrow Wilson's dream of integrating politics, scholarship, and policy for the common good.	----	Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars