Award

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For other uses, see award (Australian industrial relations).

An award is something given to a person or group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field. Awards are often signified by trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins or ribbons. An award may carry a monetary prize given to the recipient, e.g., the Nobel Prize for contributions to society, or the Pulitzer Prize for literary achievements. An award may also simply be a public acknowledgment of excellence, without any tangible token or prize.

Awards can be given by any person or institution, although the prestige of an award usually depends on the status of the awarder. Usually, awards are given by an organization of some sort, or by the office of an official within an organization or government. For instance, a special presidential citation (as given by the President of the United States) is a public announcement giving an official place of honor (e.g., President Ronald Reagan gave a special presidential citation in 1984 to the Disney Channel for its excellent children's television programming.)

People who have won certain prestigious awards, such as the Nobel Prize, a championship title in a sport, or an Academy Award (Oscar), can have the award become their identity, thereafter being known primarily for winning the award, rather than for any other achievement or occupation.

Mock awards, which typically recognize failures or atypical achievements, are also popular.^[1] They are usually given by people and organizations of lower or average prestige, such as comical organizations and individual writers. Popular mock awards include the Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies), a satirical counterpart to the Academy Award which recognizes the worst movies, and the Darwin Awards, "given to people who seem to improve the human gene pool by accidentally killing or sterilizing themselves during a foolish or careless mistake."

One common type of award in the United States is the Employee of the Month award, where typically the recipients' names are listed in a prominent place in the business for that month.

Some awards are given only after a fee is paid by the recipient, such as the German Design Award.

References

1. ^ Ken Bensinger (2006-12-14). The Bogies: Radar nominates the most bogus awards in America. Radar Online. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.

An award is a ruling handed down by either the Australian Industrial Relations Commission or by a state industrial relations commission which grants all wage earners in one industry the same conditions of employment and wages.
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Excellence is the state or quality of excelling. It is superiority, or the state of being good to a high degree. Excellence is considered to be a value by many organizations, in particular by schools and other institutions of education ^[1]
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trophy is a reward for a specific accomplishment, and usually afterwards serves as proof of merit. They are most often awarded with sporting events. These range from youth sports through professional level athletics.
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An honorary title or title of honor is a title bestowed upon individuals or organizations as an award in recognition of their merits.

Sometimes the title bears the same or nearly the same name as a title of authority, but the person bestowed does not have to carry any
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certificate is an official document affirming some fact. For example, a birth certificate or death certificate testifies to basic facts regarding a person's birth or death.
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commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other vertical surface, and bearing text in memory of an important figure or event.
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A medal is a small metal object, usually engraved with insignia, that is awarded to a person for athletic, military, scientific, academic or some other kind of achievement. There also exist devotional medals, worn to indicate religious faith.
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badge is a device, patch, or accoutrement which is presented or displayed to indicate some feat of service, a special accomplishment, a symbol of authority granted by taking an oath (e.g.
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award pin is a small object, usually made from metal or plastic, with a pin on the back, presented as an award of achievement or a mark of appreciation.

Award pins usually have an image or words, or both, depicting the reason for the award.
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award ribbon is an award made from ribbon and presented to mark an achievement, such as winning a sports event. Such ribbons usually have a pin or other fastener with which the award can be attached to clothing, walls, or other surfaces.
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Pulitzer Prize

Awarded for Excellence in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition
Presented by Columbia University
Country United States
First awarded 1917
Official website
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Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975).
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Children's television series are television programs designed for and marketed to children, normally aired during the morning and afternoon hours, mainly before and after school.
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Championship is a term used to refer to various forms of sports competitions in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion; that is, the best competitor.

Championship systems

Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
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Academy Award

Awarded for Excellence in cinematic achievements
Presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Country United States
First awarded May 16, 1929 to honor achievements of 1927/1928
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Golden Raspberry Awards

Razzie Award
Awarded for Worst in film
Presented by Golden Raspberry Award Foundation
Country United States
First awarded 1981
Official website
The Golden Raspberry Awards
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A Darwin Award is a tongue-in-cheek honor named after evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin. "Awards" have been given for deceased persons who met the criteria even as early as 1863.
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For the guitarist named Gene Pool, see Greg Flesch.

In population genetics, a gene pool is the complete set of unique alleles in a species or population.
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Motto
"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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A list of famous prizes, medals and awards including cups, trophies, bowls, badges, state decorations etc.

Lists of people
By belief
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By occupation
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By prize won

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Order is a decoration, awarded by a government to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity.

Modern orders and decorations can trace its origin back to the medieval Orders of Chivalry.
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Blue Ribbon is a chain of 6 highly rated upscale restaurants in New York City that have a cult following from locals and chefs alike.

Founded by Bruce and Eric Bromberg, their original location in SoHo, Manhattan, quickly became a premier destination for national and
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