Awards and Trophies in the News
announcements about recognition events and award presentations
Dalai Lama recognized with award
May 16th, 2012
Dalai Lama was presented with an award to honour his extraordinary contributions to spiritual progress.
The award was presented in London in St. Pauls cathedral, where Dalai Lama modestly admitted that his
mission is yet to be completed and he has more to achieve in the filed of spiritual advancement and progress.
He is donating one and a half million of prize money to a charity that feeds malnourished chldren in India.
Mark Twain award presented to Ellen DeGgeneres
May 16th, 2012
Most prestigiouse American humor prize presented by The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts goes to actress, comedian and a talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.
The award ceremony will be brodcasted in fall 2012. Ellen issued a written statement wondering why she did not get this award sooner.
Automotive Excellence Award
May 16th, 2012
GM Chevrolet Volt Team is presented with Automotive Excellence Award for its technological advancements in use high-strength steel.
By symmerticaly utilizing advanced high-strength steel in Volt's lower and upper body parts the award winning team made the vehicle
safer and more reliable. The vehicle becomes lighter and thus more fuel effcient.
Lenovo presents Top Supplier Award
May 16th, 2012
2012 Lenovo Diamond Supplier Award is the top award anually presented to partners and suppliers by Lenovo. It was awarded to Absolute Software
for providing an embedded security platform for Lenovo computer devices. The partnership that originated in 2005 has been extremely sucessfull and Lenovo
is proud to recognize Absolute Software as one of their top suppliers.
Webby Awards
May 2nd, 2012
International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences recognizes advancements in global web community by presenting its leaders with Webby Awards.
The Webby awards were founded 16 years ago and has since been presented to most distinguished industry leaders such as Amazon and ebay.
The award ceremony will take place on May 21st. An impressive list of 2012 winners has been published.
Draw a stickman received the best use of animation on the web award for its very creative and interactive stickman games.
New Yorker received the Best writing award with The Onion getting Peoples voice nomination.
Maggie Publishing Awards
May 2nd, 2012
Three Maggie awards sponsored by Western Publishin Association were presented to American Airlines for its flagship magazine
American Way. The awards designed to promote excellence among publishing professionals, recognized American Airlines publications for pushing the bar within the Travel publishing industry.
NBA Defensive Player Trophy
May 2nd, 2012
NBA awards New York Knicks center Tyson Chandler 2012 Defensive player of the year.
Standing 7 feet tall Chandler revived Knicks defense by demonstrating strength, consistency and high double-double scores.
He is the first in the history of the Knicks franchise to win the defensive player trophy.
2012 Marconi Science Award
April 16th, 2012
Dr. Victor F. Greco was awarded the 2012 Marconi Science Award at the gala ceremony.
The award was presented to recognize a pioneer technology in cardiovascular surgery Heart-Lung Machine, enabling cardio surgeons to
save millions of lives. UNICO's Marconi Science Award recognize U.S. citizen of Italian descent contributing to physical sciences.
Olivier Awards
April 16th, 2012
Children Musical Matilda swept the most British theater's Olivier Awards in history last Sunday.
The musical written by comedian Tim Minchin took home trophies for best actress, best new musical, best-director.
The Olivier awards celebrate achievements in London dance, opera, musicals and plays.
GLAAD Vanguard Award
April 16th, 2012
Hutcherson, the star of Hunger Games, will be the youngest person to receive GLAAD Vanguard Award.
The entertainment community will present awards to recognize individuals who promote equal rights for LGBT people.
Ellen DeGeneres and Chaz Bono will also participate in 2012 award ceremony.
Academy Awards 2012
February 28th, 2012
Last Sunday Billy Crystal hosted Oscars the most coveted awards in the entertainment industry.
The evening had many surprises, not five but nine movies were nominated for best motion picture award category.
And the Oscar went to a silent film The Artist. Two motion pictures clearely dominated the awards night.
The Artist also scoring an Oscar for the best Actor, Directing and Costume Design and Hugo for Cinematography and Art Directing.
Maryl Streep added one more Oscar to her trophy case making it a party of three. She scored an award for her role as the Iron Lady.
Brits sweep Grammy awards
February 15th, 2012
The recording academy celebrated music achievements by recognizing recording artists and studios with the most prestigious awards in music last Sunday.
British singer and songwriter Adele, who produced her sensational album last year, swept most of the awards including :
The Best Song, The Best Album, The Best Record. No one came even close to the number of Grammy awards won last Sunday.
The last of the pickings were evenly distributed among American nominees.
The show was concluded with a fantastic performance by Paul McCartney, where he jammed with the best of the best guitar players.
Prose Annual Awards
February 10th, 2012
The Professional and Scholarly Publishing annual award goes to Philip Conkling in the Earth Science category for "The Fate of Greenland: Lessons from Abrupt Climate Change."
The book includes scientific accounts of top ecology experts as well as photographs documenting Greenland's climate change.
2012 MVP Award
February 6th, 2012
Is he seeing double or did Eli Maning just win his second MVP award in four years?
With the most impressive forth quarter comeback the NY Giants quarterback led his team to victory during the 2012 Super Bowl against their long time rival the New England Patriots.
Elis older brother won the MVP award four times, so Eli needs only two more awards to catch up. We wish him best of luck.
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2012 The Vince Lombardi Trophy goes to...
February 6th, 2012
Time and time again they proof that you do not mess with Giants.
Did the Patriots experience a de-ja-vu moment last Sunday, loosing again to the NY team.
Winning yet another Super Bowl trophy the Giants came out triumphant and undefeated.
Vince Lombardy trophy is made entirely of sterling silver and weighs 7 pounds, handcrafted exclusivity by Tiffany and Co.
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Why did Tom Brady not get a Superbowl Trophy?
February 6th, 2012
According to his outspoken supermodel wife, who was so disappointed with the New England Patriots
loss at the Super Bowl last Sunday, the team lost not because of Tom Brady's performance,
but because his team mates failed him and kept dropping the ball.
Gisele cursed at the reporters and complained that her husband can not throw and catch the ball at the same time.
According to her the lack of team sportsmanship cost them this years Super Bowl trophy.
SAG Awards
January 31st, 2012
Screen Actors Guild 18th annual awards ceremony was held last Sunday at LA Shrine center.
The awards are coveted by film and television industry leaders as the most prestigious tokens of industry recognition.
The entire "The Help" cast as well as their leading actress Viola Davis helped themselves to a impressive number of trophies scoring in
"Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture" and in "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role" categories.
Another big winner of the night was HBO blockbuster show Boardwalk Empire.
The crew and the leading actor Steve Buscemi got away with a huge score of SAG trophies.
Golden Globe Awards
January 17th, 2012
Millions of Americans flocked to their TV screens past Sunday to watch Golden Globe awards.
Second year in the row the awards were hosted by the British comedian, equal opportunity offender Ricky Gervais.
He did not disappoint, taking stabs at Hollywood celebs and big shots, with his witty and unfiltered humor.
Big winners of the night included The Descendants scoring the Best Motion Picture in Drama and Best Actor awards.
Meryl Streep added one more to her impressive trophy showcase for her role in Iron Lady.
Surprisingly The Artist won the best comedy award, considering that the movie had no dialog, the joke is on the viewers.
Best Gadget Award
January 13th, 2012
LG Electronics sweeped the Best Gadget award at the Consumer Electronics Show.
The South Korean electronics company impressed consumers with its razor thin - only 4mm thin, organic light-emitting diode TV.
With a hefty price tag of several thousand dollars the 55 inch television will hit the market in 2012.
Top Auto Show Award
January 13th, 2012
The 2013 model of Ford Fusion wins a presige Detroit auto show award, beating an impressive competition of glitzy racing cars shuch as Lamborghini, Ferrari and Rolls Royce.
The car impressed judjets with its sleek design and performance. The car will be on the deadler lots in 2012.
Legion of Honor award
January 13th, 2012
Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi will receive France’s highest award — the Legion of Honor.
Sarkozy praised Suu Kyi’s “political courage” and current goverment for releasing hundreds of political detainees on Friday.
2012 Producers Guild Awards
January 3rd, 2012
PGA announced today the nominations for 2012 award ceremony that will be held in Beverly Hills Hilton hotel on January 21st.
The awards recognize leaders and luminaries in motion picture and television production. The very impressive list of nominees includes
Hollywood veterans such as Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Peter Jackson.
Rose Parade Trophy
January 3rd, 2012
This is the second year Dole company float wins the trophy at the Rose Parade.
The float celebrated natural beauty and diversity of Thailand, where the food giant grows tropical fruits.
The float was convening a message of environmental preservation.
Heisman Trophy Winner
January 1st, 2012
Baylor University junior quarterback Robert Griffin III wins the Heisman trophy.
The award given annually to college football’s best player. Griffin completed 72 percent of his passes in leading Baylor to a 10-3 record.
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