The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures.

The formal ceremony at which the Awards of Merit are presented is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the world, and is televised live in more than 100 countries annually.

It is also the oldest award ceremony in the media ; its equivalents, the Grammy Awards ( for music ), Emmy Awards ( for television ), and Tony Awards ( for theatre ) are modeled after the Academy.

* 1947 – The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.

" Other prestigious architectural awards are the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, the Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture, the Alvar Aalto Medal ( Finland ), the Carlsberg Architecture Prize ( Denmark ), and the Governor General's Awards ( Canada ).

There are also the Pub Design Awards, which are held in association with English Heritage and The Victorian Society.

Since 1968, the Joseph Jefferson Awards are given annually to acknowledge excellence in theater in the Chicago area.

Awards are usually of the smallest amount, usually 1 cent or similar.

The Darwin Awards are a tongue-in-cheek honor, originating in Usenet newsgroup discussions circa 1985.

The Darwin Awards site does try to verify all submitted stories, but many similar sites, and the vast number of circulating " Darwin awards " emails, are largely fictional.

Most such stories on Northcutt's Darwin Awards site are filed in the Personal Accounts section.

While the Darwin Awards are named after Charles Darwin, due to his theory of natural selection, there is no evidence that the stories depicted actually represent the removal of " judgement impairment genes " from the gene pool.

While there is no scientific basis in Darwinism for the Darwin Awards, the stories are nevertheless entertaining, and can be thought of as an example of schadenfreude – deriving entertainment value out of the misfortune of others.

The annual British Academy Film Awards hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts are the British equivalent of the Oscars.

The annual British Academy Film Awards, hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, are the British equivalent of the Oscars.

In his honour, Spain's main national film awards are called the Goya Awards.

Specific Hugo Awards are given for fanzines, fan writing and fanart.

The Hopwood Awards are a major scholarship program at the University of Michigan, founded by Avery Hopwood.

Awards are offered in the following genres: drama / screenplay, essay, the novel, short fiction, Nonfiction, and poetry.

Awards are given in the categories of Drama or Screenplay, Nonfiction, Short Fiction, and Poetry.

Awards are given in the categories of Nonfiction, Fiction, and Poetry.

A September 2009 article in The National, titled " A noble side to Ig Nobels ," says that although the Ig Nobel Awards are veiled criticism of trivial research, history shows that trivial research sometimes leads to important breakthroughs.

Anderson often returned to libertarianism ( which accounts for his Prometheus Awards ) and to the business leader as hero, most notably his character Nicholas van Rijn.

This has often included the national SF awards of the host country, including the Japanese Seiun Awards as part of Nippon 2007, and the Prix Aurora Awards as part of Anticipation 2009.

As a result, such shows are often considered reality television, and the American Primetime Emmy Awards have nominated both American Idol and Dancing with the Stars for the Outstanding Reality-Competition Program Emmy.

Most of these artists performed in the same makeup and costumes that they wore in the shows, often providing the only visual recordings of these legendary performances by the original cast members, since there were no network telecasts of the Tony Awards until 1967.

Her late uncle, Gilbert Cates, produced numerous TV specials, often in partnership with Cates Kline's father, and several annual Academy Awards shows.

More recently, Waipara in the South Island and Martinborough, Gisborne and Hawkes Bay in the North Island have been attracting attention for their Sauvignon Blanc releases, which often exhibit subtle differences to those from Marlborough ( Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2000-2006 ).

The series was given a pair of consecutive Peabody Awards: in 1991 – 92 for the show's " depict in a comedic and often poetic way, the cultural clash between a transplanted New York City doctor and the townspeople of fictional Cicely, Alaska " and its stories of " people of different backgrounds and experiences " clashing but who ultimately " strive to accept their differences and co-exist.

Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards ( in the video category ), the annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony has often been called the " Oscars for youth ", an acknowledgment of the VMA ceremony's ability to draw millions of youth from teens to 20-somethings each year.

The, often called the Japan Academy Awards or the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Nippon Academy-shō Association for excellence in Japanese film.

Because of the small number of judges for the World Fantasy Awards, and because they usually try to read very comprehensively in the field, selections for the awards are often eclectic.

For example, low-selling but high-quality works from small press publications, which may be overlooked by other awards, often receive a critical spotlight in the World Fantasy Awards.

The Brit Awards ( stylised as the BRIT Awards ; often simply called the Brits ) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards and the British equivalent of the American Grammy Awards.

Although Canadian films have often received critical praise, and the National Film Board has won more Academy Awards than almost any other institution ( for both their animation and documentary work ), in many Canadian cities moviegoers do not even have the option of seeing such films, as they have poor distribution and are not shown at any theatres.

The Drama Desk Awards ceremony is held annually, often at LaGuardia Concert Hall of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in Lincoln Center.

Scottish National Qualifications and Scottish Progression Awards are often important in a Modern Apprenticeship scheme along with SVQs.

" The Filmfare Awards have been often referred to as the Hindi film industry's equivalent to Oscars.

Awards are often signified by trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins, or ribbons.

The Gramophone Awards are one of the most significant honours bestowed on recordings in the classical record industry, often referred to as the Oscars for classical music.

ANZ has often been a finalist for the Roger Awards, which recognise " The Worst Transnational Corporation operating in New Zealand " and are run by CAFCA and GATT Watchdog.