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.

The National Design Awards is one of the few programs of its kind structured to continue to benefit the nation long after the Awards ceremony and gala.

Reflecting the triumphs and developments of the current radio landscape, the Awards also aim to identify future leading practitioners and celebrate lifetime contributions.

The Health and Social Care Awards are run annually in partnership between the Department of Health and the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement and are the most important opportunity within the NHS and social care to identify, recognise and reward excellence in the provision of care at the front line.

To recognize this, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific annually gives Amateur Achievement Awards for significant contributions to astronomy by amateurs.

* Fielding Bible Awards are voted on by a panel of sabermetically inclined writers to recognize the best defensive player for each fielding position.

The comics community paid tribute to Eisner by creating the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, more commonly known as " the Eisners ", to recognize achievements each year in the comics medium.

The Sidewise Awards for Alternate History were established in 1995 to recognize the best alternate history stories and novels of the year.

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry.

It is also well known for its annual tradition of handing out Vaporware Awards which recognize " products, videogames and other nerdy tidbits pitched, promised and hyped, but never delivered ".

The George Foster Peabody Awards ( Peabody Awards ) recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals.

To encourage and recognize Miamisburg citizens for maintaining the aesthetic appearance ( tidiness, landscaping ) of their property, the City Beautification Commission selects a number of " City Beautiful Awards " each July, August, and September for both residential and commercial properties.

The most prominent beneficiary being the Young Artist Awards, presented annually by the Young Artist Foundation, established in 1978 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press member, Maureen Dragone to recognize and award excellence of young Hollywood performers under the age of 18, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and / or financially challenged.

At the millennium, new award opportunities, including the Academic All-American Awards and the National Student of the Year award, were established to recognize excellence in scholarship and character.

The Big Brother Awards recognize " the government and private sector organizations ... which have done the most to threaten personal privacy ".

The 1st Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 31, 1981 at John Wilson's living room alcove to recognize the worst the film industry had to offer in 1980.

The 2nd Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 29, 1982 at an Oscar night potluck party to recognize the worst the film industry had to offer in 1981.

The 3rd Golden Raspberry Awards were held on April 11, 1983 at an Oscar night potluck party to recognize the worst the film industry had to offer in 1982.

Unfortunately, Red Hook High School fails to recognize other areas of interest where students have also received high recognition, like the IB Art Program and The Red Hook High School Theatre Department-which has consistently won awards in the Hudson Valley High School Theatre Awards given by Dutchess County Community College.

The Awards recognize written and artistic works in 30 categories, including Architecture, Comic Art, Ceramics & Glass, Digital Art, Design, Drawing, Fashion, Film & Animation, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Video Games, Art Portfolio, Photography Portfolio, Dramatic Script, Humor, Journalism, Personal Essay / Memoir, Persuasive Writing, Poetry, Novel Writing, Science Fiction / Fantasy, Short Story, Short, Short Story, General Writing Portfolio, Nonfiction Portfolio, and Creativity & Citizenship.

The Games Awards are given to recognize eminent computer and video games.

* Internet Advertising Awards Competition, created in 1999 by Web Marketing Association to recognize excellence in internet advertising.

The GLAAD Media Awards were established in 1989 to " recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.

* Service Awards recognize the achievements and contributions of outgoing chairs of expert groups, science and advisory groups, and conveners of Annual Science Conference theme sessions and ICES symposia which further the objectives of ICES.

Genie Awards were given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

Six National Book Critics Circle Awards recognize " best books " published in the United States during the preceding year in six categories: fiction, nonfiction, autobiography, biography, criticism, and poetry.

The Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu Award is an annual award incorporated into Nandi Awards to recognize people for their contributions to the Telugu film industry.