List_of_media_awards
This list of media awards is an index to articles about awards related to the media. It includes general media awards and awards for magazines, blogs, podcasting, student and educational media and women in media It excludes awards that are covered by the following lists:
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| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes |
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| United States | Adult Video News Awards | Adult Video News | Excellence in performance and production of sexually explicit video & film media. |
| United Kingdom | AIB Media Excellence Awards | Association for International Broadcasting | Excellence in the international broadcasting industry |
| United States | Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media | Freedom Forum, University of South Dakota | Award presented annually to a leading figure in the media. |
| Austria | Amadeus Austrian Music Awards | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Austria) | Excellence in the Austrian music industry |
| United States | American Video Awards | American Video Association | Awards for music videos |
| Indonesia | Anugerah Musik Indonesia | Anugerah Musik Indonesia | Outstanding achievements in the Indonesian music industry |
| United States | Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature (Drama) | Casting Society of America | Casting directors of higher-budgeted, in comparison to independently-backed, films |
| United States | Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Pilot Casting | Casting Society of America | Casting directors for their work on television pilot episodes, or a series first episode |
| United States | Billboard Live Music Awards | Billboard magazine | Top international live entertainment industry artists and professionals |
| Germany | Bravo Otto | Bravo magazine | Excellence of performers in film, television and music |
| United Kingdom | Britannia Awards | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Individuals and companies who have dedicated their careers or corporate missions to advancing the art-forms of the moving image |
| United Kingdom | British Inspiration Awards | David Yarnton (Nintendo) | Achievement in the creative industries of the United Kingdom |
| Europe | Civis Media Prize | CIVIS Media Foundation | Radio and television broadcasting projects that promote peaceful coexistence within the European immigration community |
| Argentina | Clarín Awards | Clarín newspaper | Argentine achievements in entertainment, sports, literature, and advertising |
| United Kingdom | Conch awards | UK Screen Alliance | Outstanding contributions in the field of audio post production |
| United States | Eliot-Pearson Awards | Tufts University | Outstanding contributions in the field of children’s media |
| United Kingdom | EMMA Awards | Ethnic Multicultural Media Academy | Media excellence achieved by the multicultural community |
| Germany | European Newspaper Award | Norbert Küpper | Newspapers: various categories |
| United States | Gabriel Award | Catholic Press Association | Outstanding artistic achievement ... which entertains and enriches with a true vision of humanity |
| Spain | Gat Perich Awards | Gat Perich | Veteran cartoonists and humorists who have become a benchmark for the new generations |
| Philippines | Gawad Plaridel | University of the Philippines | Outstanding media practitioners |
| United States | GLAAD Media Award | GLAAD | Media for their representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives |
| Japan | Golden Arrow Award | Japan Magazine Publishers Association | Excellence in domestic media, such as in film, television, and music |
| Singapore | Golden Mic Awards | Mediacorp | Excellence of presenters and producers in MediaCorp Radio |
| United States | Grammy Award | The Recording Academy | Achievements in the music industry |
| United States | Herblock Prize | Library of Congress | Editorial cartooning as an essential tool for preserving the rights of the American people through freedom of speech and the right of expression |
| South Korea | Ho-Am Prize in Mass Communication | Ho-Am Prize | People or groups who furthered mass media or communications in a way which was to the enhancement of the welfare of mankind |
| United States | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Original music (Song and Score) in all visual media from around the globe including film, TV, video games, trailers, commercial advertisements, documentaries and special programs |
| Germany | Innovationspreis des Beauftragten für Kultur und Medien | German government | Individuals or institutions in the film industry that demonstrated innovation |
| United States | International Editor of the Year Award | World Press Review | Journalists and press editors outside the United States |
| United Kingdom | International Media Awards | International Council for Press and Broadcasting | Excellence in Middle East journalism |
| United States | International Rock Awards | American Broadcasting Company | Top musicians in the rock music genre |
| United Kingdom | London International Awards | London International Awards | Excellence in advertising, digital media, production, design, music & sound and branded entertainment |
| India | Manthan Award | Digital Empowerment Foundation | Exceptional digital content creation |
| Brazil | Multishow Brazilian Music Award | Multishow | Best in music, pop culture and online culture |
| Belgium | Music Industry Awards | Music Centre Flanders | Outstanding achievements in Flemish music industry |
| United States | NAACP Image Awards | NAACP | Outstanding performances in film, television, music, and literature |
| New Zealand | Newspaper Publishers' Association awards | Newspaper Publishers’ Association | Excellence in the news print media |
| United States | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Nickelodeon | Television, movie, and music acts as voted by viewers worldwide of Nickelodeon networks |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards | Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards | Excellence of professionals in the African/Nigerian broadcast industry |
| United States | Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Award | Oppenheim Toy Portfolio | Consumer review of children's media and toys |
| Austria | Prix Ars Electronica | Ars Electronica | Electronic and interactive art, computer animation, digital culture and music |
| United States | Reference and User Services Association awards | American Library Association | Academic reference books or media |
| United States | Rock Music Awards | Rock Music Awards | Best in rock music |
| United States | Stellar Awards | SAGMA | Achievements in the gospel music industry |
| United States | TEC Awards | TEC Foundation | Achievements of audio professionals |
| Philipplines | The EDDYS | Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors | Craftsmen, actors, writers, directors, workers, and producers in the Philippine film industry |
| United Kingdom | UK Theatre Awards | UK Theatre | Creative excellence and outstanding work in regional theatre throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland |
| United States | XBiz Awards | XBiz Media | Awards for performance excellence in sexually explicit media. Also includes awards for toys and sexual aids. |
| Netherlands | Zilveren Nipkowschijf | Zilveren Nipkowschijf | Television award |
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Magazine media awards include awards given by magazines for other media, and awards for magazines.
[[The Maggies' Magazine Cover Awards]] a.k.a. ''Maggie(s) Awards''
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| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes |
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| Brazil | BreakTudo Awards | BreakTudo / Revotec | Achievements in music, film, television, Brazilian internet and more |
| Brazil | Capricho Awards de Gato Nacional | Capricho | Film, TV, music etc. |
| Sweden | Gaygalan Awards | QX magazine | LGBT achievements |
| United States | Hugo Award for Best Fanzine | Worldcon (World Science Fiction Society) | Non professionally edited magazines, or "fanzines", related to science fiction or fantasy |
| United States | Hugo Award for Best Professional Magazine | Worldcon (World Science Fiction Society) | Professionally edited magazines related to science fiction or fantasy |
| United States | Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine | Worldcon (World Science Fiction Society) | Semi-professionally-edited magazines related to science fiction or fantasy |
| Brazil | MTV Millennial Awards Brazil | MTV pay TV channel | Music, television and internet artists |
| United Kingdom | Magazine Design and Journalism Awards | Press Gazette | Design and journalism across all magazine sectors – consumer, B2B and customer |
| United States | National Magazine Awards | American Society of Magazine Editors, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism | Excellence in the magazine industry |
| Canada | National Media Awards | National Media Awards Foundation | Excellence in the content and creation of Canadian magazines and Canadian digital publishing |
| United States | PEN/Nora Magid Award for Magazine Editing | PEN America | Magazine editor whose high literary standards and taste have, throughout his or her career, contributed significantly to the excellence of the publication he or she edits |
| Brazil | Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro | AgenciaZapping / InstitutoSou+Jovem | Young people who are featured in music, television, film, sports, environment and Brazilian internet |
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See also: List of web awards
Blog
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| Country | Award | Awarded | Venue / sponsor | Notes |
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| United States | Black Weblog Awards | 2005–2016 | Bloggers of African-American descent for their contributions in blogging, video blogging, and podcasting | |
| Germany | The BOBs (weblog award) | 2005–2016 | Deutsche Welle | Freedom of information and the press around the world |
| United States | Crunchies | 2007–2017 | TechCrunch | Silicon Valley companies and venture capitalists (2007 to 2017) |
| United States
(awarded internationally) |
Shorty Awards | 2009–present | Real Time Academy | People and organizations that produce real-time short form content across Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch and the rest of the social web |
| United Kingdom | Slugger O’Toole Political Awards | 2008–2009 | Mick Fealty | Good examples of democratic practice (Northern Ireland) |
| United States | Streamy Awards | 2009–present | Tubefilter, Dick Clark Productions | Achievement in web television production |
| United States (awarded internationally) | Webby Award | 1996–present | International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences | Websites, advertising and media, online film and video, mobile sites and apps, and social |
| United States | The Weblog Awards (Bloggies) | 2001–2015 | Nikolai Nolan | Blog awards, with winners determined through internet voting by the public |
| United States | The Weblog Awards (Wizbang) | 2003–2008 | Kevin Aylward's Wizbang LLC | Blog awards, with winners determined through internet voting by the public |
| United States | YouTube Awards | 2007–2008 | YouTube | Best user-generated videos of the year |
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Podcasting
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| Country | Award | Awarded | Venue / sponsor | Notes |
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| United States | Ambies | 2021–present | Podcast Academy | Awards for Excellence in Audio |
| United Kingdom | British Fantasy Award | 2018–present | British Fantasy Society | Audio award introduced in 2018 includes podcasts[1][2] |
| United Kingdom | British Podcast Awards | 2017–present | Independent judges from the audio and media industry | |
| United States | Hugo Award for Best Fancast | 2012–present | Hugo Award | Best non-professional science fiction or fantasy video or audio series |
| United States | Parsec Awards | 2006–2018 | Dragon Con | Excellence in science fiction podcasts and podcast novels. |
| United States | Peabody Award | 2014–present | University of Georgia | Honoring the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and online media. First awarded to podcast-exclusive shows in 2014,[3] though previously awarded to some radio shows also made available as podcasts |
| United States | Podcast Awards | 2005–present | New Media Expo | Best podcasts as voted by the general public |
| United States | Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting | 2020–present | Columbia University | Recognizes distinguished reporting on a radio program or podcast |
| United States | Shorty Awards | 2014–present | Real Time Academy | People and organizations that produce real-time short form content across Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch and the rest of the social web First awarded to podcasts at 6th Shorty Awards[4][5] |
| United States | Webby Award | 2017–present | International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences | Websites, advertising and media, online film and video, mobile sites and apps, and social. A podcast-specific category opened in 2017,[6] while some podcast-related awards in website[7] or video[8] categories were first awarded in 2006.[9] |
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Student and educational awards are for media made by or for students.
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| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes |
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| United Kingdom | Bett Awards | BETT | Information technology in education |
| United States | Chris Awards | Columbus International Film & Video Festival | Use of film and video in all forms of education and communication |
| United Kingdom | Guardian Student Media Award | The Guardian | Student journalism |
| Japan | Japan Prize (NHK) | NHK | Excellence in educational television |
| India | Nandi Award for Best Educational Film | Nandi Awards | |
| Ireland | National Student Media Awards | Oxygen.ie newspaper | Student journalism |
| United States | Student Academy Awards | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | College and university filmmakers |
| India | National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film | National Film Awards | |
| United States | Peabody Award | National Association of Broadcasters | Powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and online media |
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See also: List of media awards honoring women
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| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes |
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| United States | Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Woman Director | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | |
| United States | Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Woman Screenwriter | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | |
| United States | Billboard Women in Music | Billboard magazine | Women in the music industry who have made significant contributions to the business ... |
| United States | Billie Awards | Women's Sports Foundation | Positive portrayals of female athletes in visual media |
| United Kingdom | Funny Women Awards | Funny Women | Female comedians |
| United States | Gracie Awards | Alliance for Women in Media Foundation | Programming created for women, by women, and about women |
| Pakistan | Hum Award for Best Model Female | Hum Awards | Female model who has achieved outstanding recognition within the fashion industry |
| Chile | Lenka Franulic Award | National Association of Women Journalists of Chile | Career achievement in women's journalism |
| United States | The Matrix Awards | Association for Women in Communications | Exceptional women in the fields of arts, advertising, entertainment, film, television, theater, books, broadcasting, magazines, newspapers, public relations and new media |
| United States | Women in Film & Video-DC Women of Vision Awards | Women in Film and Television International (Washington DC) | |
| United States | Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards | Women in Film and Television International | |
| United States | Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award | Women's Caucus for Art |
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- Kenner, Marguerite (2019-07-23). "EA Makes The British Fantasy Award Finals". Escape Artists. Archived from the original on 2020-11-27. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- "The 2018 British Fantasy Awards Shortlist has been Announced". Tor.com. 2018-07-06. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- Gorelick, Richard (April 21, 2015). "'Serial' is first-ever podcast to win Peabody award; creator Sarah Koenig makes Time's 100 most influential people list [Updated]". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- "The Shorty Awards - Honoring the best of social media". shortyawards.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- "This American Life - The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- "Webby Awards: Podcasts". Webby Awards. Archived from the original on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- "Yahoo! Podcasts". Webby Awards. Archived from the original on 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- "TERRA: The Nature of Our World *Video Podcast*". Webby Awards. Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
- "Webby Awards: General Websites: Podcasts". Webby Awards. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2020-10-23.