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Awards & Records
The awards and records that define entertainment achievement
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- 01Film, television and stage9 cards · ~2 min
- 02Music, books and journalism1 cards · ~1 min
- 03Sport, records and wider recognition10 cards · ~2 min
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01These annual film honours are commonly called the Oscars.RECALL
The Academy AwardsThe Academy Awards, known worldwide as the Oscars, are film's leading annual honor.
Share this card ↗Source: Academy Awards ↗02The Recording Academy presents these annual music honours.RECALL
The Grammy AwardsThe Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy, honor achievement in music each year.
Share this card ↗Source: Grammy Awards ↗03These television honours are often described as TV's counterpart to the Oscars.RECALL
The Emmy AwardsThe Emmy Awards are considered television's equivalent of the film industry's Academy Awards.
Share this card ↗Source: Emmy Award ↗04These Broadway theatre honours are named after Antoinette Perry.RECALL
The Tony AwardsThe Tony Awards honor theatre achievement each year, named for actress and producer Antoinette Perry.
Share this card ↗Source: Tony Award ↗05These film and television awards use a golden sphere as their trophy.IDENTIFY
The Golden Globe AwardsThe Golden Globes honor film and television and are traditionally seen as an early Oscars indicator.
Share this card ↗Source: Golden Globe Awards ↗06This French film festival presents the Palme d'Or as its top prize.RECALL
The Cannes Film FestivalThe Cannes Film Festival, one of cinema's most prestigious events, awards its top honor as the Palme d'Or.
Share this card ↗Source: Cannes Film Festival ↗07This four-letter distinction means winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.RECALL
EGOTEGOT status, winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony, has been achieved by only a small handful of performers.
Share this card ↗Source: EGOT ↗08This award, meaning golden palm, is the top honor awarded at the Cannes Film Festival.RECALL
The Palme d'OrThe Palme d'Or, meaning golden palm, is the top honor awarded at the Cannes Film Festival.
Share this card ↗Source: Palme d'Or ↗09Britain's film and television academy presents these awards, commonly named by the academy's initials.RECALL
The BAFTA AwardsThe BAFTA Awards, Britain's leading film and television honors, are presented by its national film academy.
Share this card ↗Source: British Academy Film Awards ↗10These prizes honour US journalism, books, drama, and music and were established through a newspaper publisher's bequest.RECALL
The Pulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize, honoring journalism and letters, is named after publisher Joseph Pulitzer.
Share this card ↗Source: Pulitzer Prize ↗11This record-book series was originally developed to settle pub arguments.IDENTIFY
The Guinness World RecordsGuinness World Records was originally created to help settle disputes and arguments in pubs.
Share this card ↗Source: Guinness World Records ↗12These annual music awards celebrate the British recording industry.RECALL
The Brit AwardsThe Brit Awards, the UK's leading music honors, have been held annually in London since the early 1980s.
Share this card ↗Source: Brit Awards ↗13MTV presents these music-video honours with an astronaut-shaped trophy.RECALL
The MTV Video Music AwardsThe MTV Video Music Awards honor music videos with their distinctive Moonman trophy.
Share this card ↗Source: MTV Video Music Awards ↗14This US singles chart combines sales, radio airplay, and streaming data.RECALL
The Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 combines sales, airplay, and streaming data as the standard US song popularity chart.
Share this card ↗Source: Billboard Hot 100 ↗15Public voting selects the entertainment favourites receiving these awards.RECALL
The People's Choice AwardsThe People's Choice Awards honor entertainment favorites chosen entirely through public voting.
Share this card ↗Source: People's Choice Awards ↗16These Washington, D.C., honours recognize lifetime contributions to American performing arts.RECALL
The Kennedy Center HonorsThe Kennedy Center Honors recognize a lifetime of contribution to American culture each year in Washington, D.C.
Share this card ↗Source: Kennedy Center Honors ↗17This Cleveland institution inducts influential figures from rock music history.RECALL
The Rock and Roll Hall of FameThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, located in Cleveland, Ohio, honors influential figures in rock history.
Share this card ↗Source: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ↗18Fellow performers vote for these acting honours traditionally named after their actors' union.RECALL
The Screen Actors Guild AwardsThe Screen Actors Guild Awards honor acting achievement and are voted on exclusively by fellow actors.
Share this card ↗Source: Screen Actors Guild Awards ↗19Members of the Critics Choice Association vote for these film and television honours.RECALL
The Critics' Choice AwardsThe Critics' Choice Awards honor film and television, voted on by the Critics Choice Association's members.
Share this card ↗Source: Critics' Choice Awards ↗20This award, honoring achievement across several fields, was established through Alfred Nobel's will.RECALL
The Nobel PrizeThe Nobel Prize, honoring achievement across several fields, was established through Alfred Nobel's will.
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