While Special Awards and Citations continue to be an important option, the Pulitzer Board believes that the Music Prize, in its own annual competition, should encompass the nation's array of distinguished music and hopes that the refinements in the Prize's definition, guidelines and jury membership will serve that end .”

The British Government has also tasked the Open University to continue the work of the Council for National Academic Awards ( CNAA ) when it was dissolved.

GLAAD / NY and GLAAD / LA would eventually vote to merge in 1994, with other city chapters joining soon afterward ; however, the chapters continue to exist, with the ceremonies of the GLAAD Media Awards being divided each year into three ceremonies held in New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Arroyo has agreed to continue with her contributions and is a judge for the ninth annual Independent Music Awards.

Entertainment events such as sports television and The Academy Awards continue to be generally broadcast live.

He also initiated the Young Performers Awards, which continue to showcase emerging international talent.

Explorer Scouts continue the Scouting programme of Progressive Awards.

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.

However, the Standard did not have any bearing on agreements that were certified prior to the commencement of Work Choices: Notional Agreements Preserving State Awards ( NAPSAs ) If their conditions were more generous than what is provided for under the Standard, those conditions will continue to apply.

Increased interest in modern a cappella ( particularly collegiate a cappella ) can be seen in the growth of awards such as the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards ( overseen by the Contemporary A Cappella Society ) and competitions such as the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella for college groups and the Harmony Sweepstakes for all groups.

Day was supposed to be at the Academy Awards in 1994 ; however, she tripped on a sprinkler injuring herself, and had to withdraw from appearing.

The origin of the Darwin Awards can be traced back to posts on Usenet group discussions as early as 1985.

To avoid debates about the possibility of in-vitro fertilization, artificial insemination, or cloning, the original Darwin Awards book applied the following " deserted island " test to potential winners: If the person were unable to reproduce when stranded on a deserted island with a fertile member of the opposite sex, he or she would be considered sterile.

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.

Awards may be made to persons other than members of the Armed Forces of the United States for wartime services only, and then only under exceptional circumstances, with the express approval of the President in each case.

Awards may be made to persons other than members of the Armed Forces of the United States for wartime services only, and only then under exceptional circumstances with the express approval of the President in each case.

According to Moodysson, the problem with the original title started when the film was Sweden's candidate for the Academy Awards, though it was eventually not chosen as a nominee: the Hollywood industry magazine Variety refused to run an advertisement for a film with that title, and thus American distributor Strand Releasing asked for a new title to be chosen.

He will be a member of the Jury of the Global Holcim Awards in 2012.

Critical acclaim continued to mount for Rush in 2010 when, on September 28, Classic Rock Magazine announced Rush would be that year's Living Legends awarded at the Marshall Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards in the UK.

In February 2009, Wright and Penn attended the 81st Academy Awards together, at which Penn won Best Actor, but the couple announced separation again in April 2009, only to be withdrawn, and then again in May 2009.

In Roger Ebert's review of the 2004 movie Secret Window, he stated, " A lot of people were outraged that was honored at the National Book Awards, as if a popular writer could not be taken seriously.

The film earned critical acclaim and went on to be nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Film Editing, Best Actor in a Leading Role ( for Rea ), Best Actor in a Supporting Role ( Davidson ) and Best Director.

The film will win seven other Academy Awards, including Best Picture, but Audrey Hepburn will not be nominated.

** The AFTRA strike is settled just in time for the 39th Academy Awards ceremony to be held, hosted by Bob Hope.

According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide, the award is given to the songwriter ( s ) of a song that " must contain melody and lyrics and must be either a new song or a song first achieving prominence during the eligibility year.

The film was the first to win all five major Academy Awards ( Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay ), a feat that would not be matched until One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ( 1975 ) and later by The Silence of the Lambs ( 1991 ).

The film grossed approximately $ 269 million worldwide and won various awards, including three Academy Awards, five Golden Globes and one Grammy and is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time.

While the theatre-going public may consider the Tony Awards to be the Oscars of live theatre, critics have suggested that the Tony Awards are primarily a promotional vehicle for a small number of large production companies and theatre owners in New York City.

In February 2009, Gabriel announced that he would not be performing on the 2008 Academy Awards telecast because producers of the show were limiting his performance of " Down to Earth " from WALL-E to 65 seconds.

In late 2009 he was invited to be guest speaker at the Pride of Craegmoor Awards, where he gave a speech about his time with his mother and finding a care home.

Unlike other Academy Awards, the Foreign Language Film Award does not require films to be released in the United States in order to be eligible for competition.

Since the 2006 ( 79th ) Academy Awards, submitted films no longer have to be in an official language of the submitting country.

The largest Blender contest gives out an award called the Suzanne Awards.

The Leatherhead Drama Festival began in 2004 and is the UK's largest drama festival of its type, in which schools and drama groups from around Surrey and beyond compete each year for the Sir Michael Caine Drama Awards, the Richard Houghton Awards and New Writing Awards.

Kamal Haasan has won several Indian film awards, including four National Film Awards and numerous Filmfare Awards, and is known for having starred in the largest number of films submitted by India in contest for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

The largest of such shows is the annual Pop Music Awards held at the Tsunami nightclub in Chaguaramas and the Samaan Tree Rock Festival in Aranguez.

Local artist, Troy Cassar-Daley received four Golden Guitar awards in the 2006 Tamworth Country Music Awards – the largest and most prestigious country music awards in Australia.

Overall, the show grabbed an impressive 11. 4 million viewers — the largest audience for an MTV Video Music Awards since 2002, and until 2011's new record.

The theatre is home to 2-3 Emerson Stage productions each year, various speaking events, Family Weekend, Open House, and The EVVY Awards, Emerson's own award show and the largest student-run live television production in the country.

* 76th Academy Awards: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King wins Best Picture and Director awards and nine others for a total of 11 Academy Awards, a tie for the most ever won by a single film, and the largest sweep ever for a single film, having received 11 nominations.

The site AnimeMusicVideos. org has the largest known annual AMV contest, the AnimeMusicVideos. org Viewers Choice Awards.

Canada's largest non-profit recognition program, the Donner Canadian Foundation Awards for Excellence in the Delivery of Social Services < ref name = donner >< Donner Canadian Foundation Awards recognize non-profit social service agencies that, despite budget limitations, excel in terms of management and service delivery.

PetroSA, a South African company which, in a joint venture, won project innovation of the year award at the Petroleum Economist Awards in 2008, has the world's largest Gas to Liquids complexes at Mossel Bay in South Africa.

The removal of both stations occurred on the weekend of the 82nd Academy Awards, which was scheduled to be one of ABC's largest yearly specials, and was projected to cause a devastating blow to advertisers for the Oscars and to Cablevision itself.

The Institution runs Formula Student, the world's largest student motorsport event, and the Manufacturing Excellence ( MX ) Awards.

The Livingston Awards for excellence by professionals under the age of 35 are the largest all-media, general reporting prizes in American journalism.

One of the largest, the Holly Street Estate, is undergoing regeneration, and the new development by United House won Apartment Building of the Year at the Daily Mail British Homes Awards in 2009.

Part of the Independent Feature Project ( IFP ), " the largest membership organization in the United States dedicated to independent film " ( founded in 1979 ), the Gotham Awards was inaugurated in 1991 as a means of showcasing and honoring films made primarily in the Northeastern region of the United States.

* Swedish Game Awards, Sweden's largest video game development competition

Swedish Game Awards is Sweden's largest video game development competition.