A dance competition is an organized event in which contestants perform dances before a judge or judges for awards, and in some cases, monetary prizes.

The Legion of Merit is sixth in the order of precedence of U. S. Military awards and is worn after the Defense Superior Service Medal and before the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Heinlein's four Hugo awards were all for books written before this period.

Wilson claims his book was already complete by the time he and Shea read Pynchon's novel ( which went on to win several awards ), but they then went back and made some modifications to the text before its final publication to allude to Pynchon's work.

Smith's son, Jack, as an ABC correspondent received Peabody and Emmy awards for his coverage of technology ; he died of pancreatic cancer in Marin County, California, days before what would have been his 59th birthday.

* Revivals: Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller in 1999 became the first show ( play or musical ) to win as Best Production in four different years, Best play at the 1949 awards, Best Revival at the 1984 awards ( before the Best Revival award was split into two categories for Play and Musical in 1994 ), and Best Revival of a Play at the 1999 and 2012 awards.

The eligibility period for the Foreign Language Film category differs from that required for most other categories: the awards year defined for the Foreign Language Film category usually begins and ends before the ordinary awards year, which corresponds to an exact calendar year.

By 1980, the council began to announce the finalists for the awards a month before they were presented in order to attract more media attention, and in 2007 the cash prize was increased to $ 25, 000.

Under this heading, the Board made many lesser awards, including some awards in total £ 5, 000 made to John Harrison before he received his main prize, an award of £ 3, 000 to the widow of Tobias Mayer, whose lunar tables were the basis of the lunar data in the early decades of the Nautical Almanac, £ 300 to Leonhard Euler for his ( assumed ) contribution to the work of Mayer, £ 50 each to Richard Dunthorne and Israel Lyons for contributing methods to shorten the calculations connected with lunar distances, and awards made to the designers of improvements in chronometers.

Hannah and Her Sisters won two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, the first film to win both supporting actor awards since Julia in 1977, nearly nine years before, and the last until The Fighter over two decades later.

At sumō tournaments, " Kimigayo " is played before the awards ceremony.

** Had been won by " The King Is Coming ," Bill and Gloria Gaither before the GMA vacated all awards after the discovery of the voting irregularities.

With his bemused brood of kids never let out of his sight, Bernard Hill's powerful depiction of a man crumbling before the audience's eyes brought him numerous awards but, as he later revealed, almost " drove him to the edge of insanity ".

These awards are usually given at a dinner and ceremony held on an evening before the Academy Awards broadcast and are usually not also broadcast on television.

He received numerous state awards both before and after the Zhdanov decree: for example, four Stalin prizes ( 1941, 1943, 1946 and 1950 ), one Lenin prize ( 1959 ), a USSR State Prize ( 1971 ), and the title of Hero of Socialist Labor ( 1973 ).

Following the failure of Showgirls and being awarded two Razzie awards for her performance in the film, Berkley decided to audition for smaller roles in quality films, hoping to improve upon her acting skills before accepting another leading role.

During his career, von Ohain won many engineering and management awards, including ( among others ) the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics ( AIAA ) Goddard Astronautics Award, the United States Air Force Exceptional Civilian Service Award, Systems Command Award for Exceptional Civilian Service, the Eugene M. Zuckert Management Award, the Air Force Special Achievement Award, and just before he retired, the Citation of Honor.

The Cardinals held a special day in Hornsby's honor on September 30 before a home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and they presented Hornsby with multiple awards before the game, including a baseball autographed by President of the United States Warren G. Harding.

He studied law and worked as a civil servant before going freelance in early 1990s soon after he started publishing stories, attracting critical praise and awards nominations.

* 2008 – The International Court of Justice ( ICJ ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca ( Pulau Batu Puteh ) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.

The nominations for each year's Junos are based on an eligibility period which lasts for 13 to 14 months, ending on the mid-November prior to the awards ceremony.

Gruber had his best season in 1990, hitting. 274 with 31 HRs, 118 RBIs and 14 SBs, winning Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards and ending up fourth in MVP balloting that year.

During the broadcast of the April 5, 2009 awards show, Sugarland was presented with the Vocal Duo of the Year award, ending Brooks & Dunn's nine-year run.

In some variations, capturing all coins awards the " napolone " trick, ending the gams with victory for the team ( or player ) who captured all coins.

The NEA last announced awards in 1997 and last had an All-Pro team in 1992, ending a 34-year tradition of the " Player's All-Pro Team ".

The controversy stems from the fact that the awards is usually given to a player who plays well during the season ending NCAA tournament and from a team which is the winner or runner up in the NCAA Tournament ..

The Brewers went to the 1982 World Series and won seven organization of the year awards during his tenure.

Additional awards were presented to the British fleet: Nelson was awarded £ 2, 000 (£ as of ) a year for life by the Parliament of Great Britain and £ 1, 000 per annum by the Parliament of Ireland, although the latter was inadvertently discontinued after the Act of Union dissolved the Irish Parliament.

In its 150 year history, Bacardí rum has won upwards of 400 awards for quality and product profile making it the world ’ s most awarded rum.

He also won the 2001 Most Popular Driver award at the end of the year in the awards ' ceremony banquet.

* In November 2010, the new HP CEO, Leo Apotheker, announced that HP was giving back the pay cuts that former CEO Mark Hurd put in place the previous year, returning the 401 -( k ) to a fixed match, and was increasing funding for employee awards and raises.

The Science Fiction Achievement awards, given to various works each year by vote of the members of the World Science Fiction Society, are named the " Hugos.

Two awards are presented each year, one to a Houston Astro and one to a St. Louis Cardinal, each of whom exemplifies Kile's virtues of being " a good teammate, a great friend, a fine father and a humble man.

The first awards were made in 1931, and today the Hopwood Program offers approximately $ 120, 000 in prizes every year to aspiring writers at the University of Michigan.

The awards ceremony is traditionally closed with the words: " If you didn't win a prize — and especially if you did — better luck next year!

9 March 1945: Goebbels awards a 16 year old Hitler Youth, Willi Hübner, the Iron Cross for his actions in the ongoing Battle for Berlin

In the 2010 – 2011 academic year, 1, 161 bachelor of science ( abbreviated SB ) degrees were granted, the only type of undergraduate degree MIT now awards.

" That year he won the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year and Best Newspaper Comic Strip of 1997, the most prestigious awards in the field.

That same year saw Robertson win three awards for his eponymous debut solo album.

Upper Iowa University awards more than $ 100, 000 each year in merit-based scholarships to its current students.

During his lifetime he received four honorary Academy Awards and won 22 Academy Awards from a total of 59 nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual in history.

At 16, in his single year at the major junior level, Gretzky surpassed the OMJHL single-season scoring record, winning the OMJHL Rookie of the Year and Most Sportsmanlike awards.

The group won four NME Readers poll awards that year ; Band of the Year, Best New Band, Single of the Year ( for " Fools Gold ") and Album of the Year ( for their debut album ).

The awards are given annually by the editors of R & D Magazine to the most innovative ideas of the year.

Also known as the “ Oscars of invention ”, the awards are given each year for the development of cutting-edge scientific and engineering technologies with commercial potential.

The Sudler Trophy and Sudler Shields are awards bestowed each year by the John Philip Sousa Foundation on one university marching band and one high school marching band.

Each year, two awards are presented, usually at Worldcon.

Each year, the APA recognizes top psychologists with the " Distinguished Contributions " Awards ; these awards are the highest honors given by the APA, and among the highest honors that a psychologist or psychology researcher can receive.

In addition to his two Most Valuable Player awards ( 1961 and 1966 ) and his World Series Most Valuable Player award ( 1966 ), Robinson was honored in 1966 with the Hickok Belt as the top professional athlete of the year in any sport.

They finally settled on using the name of the invention of Emile Berliner, the gramophone, for the awards, which were first given for the year 1958.

Zhou did well in his studies at Nankai ; he excelled in Chinese, won several awards in the school speech club, and became editor of the school newspaper in his final year.