Smith also appeared in a number of films, often as himself ; The Candidate ( 1972 ),, The President's Plane Is Missing ( 1973, a made-for-television production of the Robert J. Serling novel of the same name ), Nashville ( 1975 ), Close Encounters of the Third Kind ( 1977 ), The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ( 1982 ), the " The Odd Candidate " ( 1974 ) episode of the television series The Odd Couple ( playing himself ), the " Kill Oscar " episode ( 1977 ) of The Bionic Woman ( playing himself anchoring an ABC newscast ), and both V ( 1983 ) and the subsequent 1984 television series.

Lily Tomlin and Goldie Hawn later became noted film stars ( Hawn won an Academy Award while still a member of the cast ; Tomlin was later nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1975 for Nashville ).

Tomlin made her dramatic debut in Robert Altman's Nashville, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, she played Linnea Reese, a straitlaced, gospel-singing, mother of two deaf children who has an affair with a womanizing country singer ( played by Keith Carradine ).

A 1993 EMI label compilation, Best of the Nashville Teens, contained a re-recording of their " Tobacco Road " hit which is the only version available on iTunes.

" The Nashville Scene called Wilkes the Best Frontman in Nashville in a 2002 vote.

Larson's appearance in a touring production of the C & W musical Pump Boys and Dinettes garnered enough positive reaction for MCA Nashville to sign her in 1983: the Nashville music community was so enthused about Larson's C & W cross-over that the Academy of Country Music named her the Best New Female Vocalist in 1984 before she'd had any MCA Nashville releases.

In 1975 she starred as a BBC reporter in Robert Altman's Nashville, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

The Cathedral Choir at Christ Church has been recognized by the Nashville Scene for several years running as the " Best Church Music " in Nashville.

* 2004 The Best of the Mavericks: The DVD Collection ( DVD-MCA Nashville )

When her single " Let Me Be There " became a big pop-country crossover hit in 1974, it became quite controversial, especially after Newton-John won a Grammy award for " Best Female Country Vocal Performance " for the song, and also won the CMA's most coveted award for females, " Female Vocalist of the Year " ( beating out established Nashville artists Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Tanya Tucker, as well as Canadian transplant Anne Murray ).

Nashville Pussy received a Best Metal Performance Grammy nomination for their song " Fried Chicken And Coffee " from their debut release, Let Them Eat Pussy ( 1998, The Enclave ) 1999 Grammy.

* 2005: Dirty Best of Nashville Pussy

Its 2005 – 2006 edition placed first in the 2006 JEA / NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Chicago, Illinois and the 2006 – 2007 edition won first place Best in Show at the 2007 JEA / NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.

In 1992, Wariner received his first Grammy Award, for Best Country Vocal Collaboration, as a guest vocalist and guitarist alongside Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs and fiddler Mark O ' Connor on the single " Restless ", a No. 25-peaking single from O ' Connor's album The New Nashville Cats.

Valentine has received numerous AIR Awards ( Achievement in Radio ) in Philadelphia and Nashville and the Gold World Medal for Best Talk Show Host from the New York Festivals International Radio Awards.

* 2000 Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album, The Great Gospel Hit Parade: From Memphis To Nashville To Texas, James Blackwood, The Jordanaires and The Light Crust Doughboys

The alternative weekly Nashville Scene named him Best Country Deejay, and he has also been listed in Nashville Life magazine's 100 Coolest People.

In addition, the band has won three Country Music Association awards, an Academy of Country Music award and a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, won in 1990 for Pickin ' on Nashville.

Pickin ' on Nashville also earned the band a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Best New Vocal Group award from the Academy of Country Music ( ACM ), and Album of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year awards from the Country Music Association ( CMA ).

It was also honored with a spot on American Library Association's " 100 Best Books for Teens.

In 1989, Beverly Hills Teens was nominated for the Young Artist award for Best Animated Series.

* Best Publication for Teens

* Best Publication for Teens / Tweens

* Id tad-Deheb ( Golden Hand )-nominated for Best Book for Teens.

* 2009: Best Publication for Teens / Tweens Eisner Award for Coraline: The Graphic Novel ( Winner )

" A Piece of Flesh " was chosen as one of ten short stories included in Year's Best SF and Fantasy for Teens.

She has won various awards for her work: a special award from the Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association for AIDS reporting in 2008 ; an Enterprise reporting award from the National Association of Black Journalists for a piece on Skid Row in 2007 ; a North Star Award for covering communities of color in 2006 ; a distinguished honoree award from the Black Entertainment and Telecommunications Association in 2004 ; a MOBE IT Innovator Award and an Alternet New Media Hero award for PopandPolitics. com in 2001 ; New York Public Library ’ s Best Books for Teens for The Color of Our Future in 2000 ; a WIN Young Women of Achievement Award in 1996 ; a GLAAD Award from Spin Magazine in 1995 ; and a National Education Reporting Award and an EdPress award for education reporting done for " Newsweek " in 1994.

* 2002 XRCO Award – Best Threeway Sex Scene-Trained Teens ( with Aurora Snow and Gauge )

In 2010, Far Arden was nominated for an Eisner Award in the category " Best Publication for Teens.

His comic novel How I Paid for College won the Oregon Book Awards ' 2005 Ken Kesey Award for Best Novel, was voted a 2005 " Teens Top Ten for favorite young adult book " of the American Library Association.

A Fire Upon the Deep shared the 1993 Hugo Award for Best Novel with Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis.

The book was nominated for the 1992 Nebula Award for Best Novel, the 1993 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, and the 1993 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.

The film also won the Critics ' Award at Fantasporto, and was nominated for the International Fantasy Film Award in the category of Best Film in 1993.

* 1993: Harvey Award, Best Syndicated Comic Strip, for Calvin and Hobbes

* 1993, Leeds Wargame Club, Best Role Playing Game

* 1993 Best Country Instrumental Performance – Sneakin ' Around

* Best Short Story ( 1993 ): " This Year's Class Picture "

* Best Horror / Dark Fantasy Novel ( 1993 ): Children of the Night

* Best Short story ( 1993 ): " This Year's Class Picture "

* Grammy Awards of 1993, Best New Age Album for Shepherd Moons

At the 1993 British Academy Awards ( BAFTA ) the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film was introduced.

* 1993 Best Grossing Films Award-Golden Award and Money-Making Star Award AND MOTHRA: THE BATTLE FOR EARTH

* 1993 – " Best Rock Bass Player " Bass Player readers ' poll

Her films My Best Friend's Wedding ( 1997 ), Mystic Pizza ( 1988 ), Notting Hill ( 1999 ), Runaway Bride ( 1999 ), Valentine's Day ( 2010 ), The Pelican Brief ( 1993 ), Ocean's Eleven ( 2001 ), and Ocean's Twelve ( 2004 ) have collectively brought box office receipts of over $ 2. 4 billion, making her one of the most successful actresses in terms of box office receipts.

As reported in several studies, the media have depicted cults as problematic, controversial, and threatening from the beginning, tending to favor sensationalistic stories over balanced public debates ( Beckford, 1985 ; Richardson, Best, & Bromley, 1991 ; Victor, 1993 ).

In the 1990s Limbaugh's books The Way Things Ought to Be ( 1992 ) and See, I Told You So ( 1993 ) made The New York Times Best Seller list.

In 1994, Traveller: The New Era won the Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Rules of 1993.

In 1993, Curry played Alan Swann in the Broadway musical version of My Favourite Year, earning him his second Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical.

Vangelis's score was nominated as " Best Original Score – Motion Picture " at the 1993 Golden Globe awards, but was not nominated for an Academy Award.

In 1993 he won the Bavarian Film Awards for Best Director for Faraway, So Close !.