Awards are issued for many reasons and many different types of people. From winning children wearing school sports day celebrities take home an Oscar, the awards and titles have been issued for hundreds of years. Today they continue to hold a significant part in our lives. What they are issued for, titles all have one main purpose, to award excellence within their field.
Academy Award
Also known as the Oscars, Academy Awards are held in the first half to recognize films that premiered the previous year. The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is responsible for granting the Oscars and within this big evening several Oscars are given out for different categories such as best picture, best director, best actor and best actress. The award was first held in 1929 and now considered one of the most prominent award ceremonies in the world, to be broadcast live in over two hundred countries. The recent Academy Awards 2011 movie "The King & # 39; s Speech" won the Oscar for best picture, best director and best actor, with this accolade going to British actor Colin Firth.
Nobel Prize
A Nobel Prize is an international award given by Scandinavian committees recognize the cultural and scientific progress. The Nobel Prize was first published in 1895, named after the Swedish chemist named Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite. There are prizes in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace and these are considered the highest award to get in these sectors. The award is a gold medal, a diploma and a sum of money, which varies according to the Nobel Foundation & # 39; s earnings within the year.
The Medal of Honour
The Medal of Honor is the highest military award given by the United States and is administered by the President. More than half of these medals awarded since World War II have been dead because of the nature of the Prize recognized, which is for outstanding acts of courage done by a person while putting his life in danger. There are three versions of the award, for the Navy, Air Force and Army.
The Victoria Cross
Another military honor, the Victoria Cross is given to conduct battle and granted the members of the Commonwealth forces. It was first introduced in 1856 by Queen Victoria to honor acts of courage in the Crimean War. Since then it has been awarded one thousand three hundred and fifty six times. Within the UK it is provided by the King or Queen, and in other Commonwealth countries heads of state.
The FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup is awarded to the winner of the World Cup soccer final, a soccer tournament held four years for a competitive nation & # 39; s senior people & # 39; s teams. The first tournament was held in 1930, and except for a break in the Second World War, it has continued to be held then. It includes thirty-two teams and is watched on TV by people from all over the world.