A list of famous prizes, medals and awards including cups, trophies, bowls, badges, state decorations etc.
- Aberconway Medal -- Geology (Geological Society of London)
- Albert Einstein World Award of Science -- true benefit and well being to mankind (World Cultural Council)
- Alexander Agassiz Medal -- a medal and a prize of $15,000 awarded every three years for original contribution in the science of oceanography by the US National Academy of Sciences
- Balzan Prize -- international prize for humanities, natural sciences and culture, as well as humanitarian endeavours for peace
- Bruce Medal -- outstanding lifetime contributions to astronomy (Astronomical Society of the Pacific)
- Major Edward D'Ewes Fitzgerald Coke Medal -- Geology (Geological Society of London)
- Major John Sacheverell A'Deane Coke Medal -- Geology (Geological Society of London)
- Copley Medal -- Physical Sciences and the Biological Sciences (Royal Society of London)
- Dan David Prize -- annually honors scientists working on the "Future Dimension," with the topic rotating each year ($1 million prize)
- Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics -- Astrophysics prize by American Astronomical Society and American Institute of Physics
- Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics -- Mathematical Physics prize by American Physical Society and American Institute of Physics
- Dirac Prize – there are two prizes with the same name. "Dirac Medal of the ICTP" is given each year by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). "The Paul Dirac Medal and Prize" is awarded annually by the Institute of Physics for "outstanding contributions to theoretical (including mathematical and computational) physics".
- Enrico Fermi Award -- for lifetime achievement in the development, use, or production of energy.
- Sue Tyler Friedman Medal -- Geology (Geological Society of London)
- Fritz Pregl Prize -- Austrian award in Chemistry (Austrian Academy of Sciences)
- Gibbs Brothers Medal -- Naval architecture, Marine engineering (National Academy of Sciences).
- Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
- James Craig Watson Medal -- Astronomy (National Academy of Sciences)
- Henry Draper Medal -- Astrophysics (National Academy of Sciences)
- Ho-Am Prize -- Korean awards for the development of science and culture and enhancement of the welfare of mankind
- Hubbard Medal -- National Geographic Society award for distinction in exploration, discovery, and research
- Hughes Medal -- Electricity and Magnetism (Royal Society of London)
- IEEE Edison Medal
- IEEE Medal of Honor
- Kavli Prize
- Kyoto Prize -- Advanced Technology, Basic Sciences, Arts and Philosophy (Inamori Foundation)
- King Faisal Foundation Prize -- King Faisal Foundation was established in 1976 by the eight sons of the late King Faisal ibn Abd Al Aziz, a son of Saudi Arabia's founder and the Kingdom's third monarch. Prizes for Service to Islam, Islamic Studies and Arabic Literature were established in 1977 and first awarded in 1979. In 1981 the Prize Board added Medicine; Science was included in 1982.
- Lasker Award -- Basic Medical Research, Clinical Medical Research, Public Service (Lasker Foundation)
- Lenin Prize -- formerly awarded to Soviet citizens for achievements in arts and letters, cinema, mathematics, sciences and other disciplines.
- Lomonosov Gold Medal -- Natural Sciences and the Humanities (Russian Academy of Sciences)
- Longitude prize -- precise determination of a ship's longitude
- Lorentz Medal -- awarded every four years to a scientist in recognition of important contributions to theoretical physics.
- Lyell Medal -- Geology (Geological Society of London)
- Marcel Benoist Prize -- Swiss prize for Sciences and the Humanities (Swiss Confederation)
- Marconi Prize -- advancements in communications
- Millennium Technology Prize -- for outstanding technological achievements
- Murchison Medal -- Geology (Geological Society of London)
- NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement
- National Medal of Science -- given by the President of the United States on recommendation of the National Science Foundation to scientists and engineers in behavioral and social sciences, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, and physics.
- National Medal of Technology -- American award for leading innovators.
- Nicholas Appert Award -- given by the Institute of Food Technologists for lifetime contributions to food technology.
- Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest, annual, $25,000.
- Nobel Prize -- outstanding research, groundbreaking inventions, outstanding contributions to society
- Prestwich Medal -- Geology (Geological Society of London)
- Priestley Medal -- Chemistry (American Chemical Society)
- Prince of Asturias Awards -- Sciences, Public Affairs, Humanities (Felipe, Prince of Asturias)
- Rumford Medal -- (Royal Society) restricted to scientists working in Europe
- Rumford Prize -- (American Academy of Arts and Sciences)
- Shaw Prize
- William Smith Medal -- Geology (Geological Society of London)
- Thorarinsson Medal -- Volcanology
- George Van Biesbroeck Prize -- Astronomy
- Vannevar Bush Award -- welfare of mankind and the nation (National Science Foundation)
- Wolf Prize -- Agriculture, Chemistry, Mathematics, Medicine and Physics (Wolf Foundation)
- Wollaston Medal -- Geology (Geological Society of London)
Medical and biomedical sciences
Arts and letters
Central European literature
- (see also List of science fiction awards)
See also List of architecture prizes
Logic and philosophy
General achievement
See also: Merit badge (Boy Scouts of America)
- Main list: Orders_and_decorations
Commonwealth and its member states
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Other nations
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Entertainment
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Comic books
Film
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list of film awards,
film festival.
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- BAFTA Film Awards
- Cesar Award (France)
- Lola Awards (German Film Prize) by the German Film Academy
- Crystal Globe -- (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
- David di Donatello Awards
- European Film Awards
- Goya Award (Spain)
- Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival)
- Golden Leopard (Locarno International Film Festival)
- Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival)
- Gemini Awards
- Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival)
- Étalan de Yennenga (FESPACO)
- SIGNY award (adult entertainment)
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award (India)
- Golden Globe Awards
- Film
- Film, Best Actor, Drama
- Film, Best Actor, Comedy/Musical
- Film, Best Actress, Drama
- Film, Best Actress, Comedy/Musical
- Film, Best Drama
- Film, Best Comedy/Musical
- Film, Best Director
- Television
Humor
Internet and computers
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Videogames
Other sports
Miscellaneous
Mock prizes
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Sources and references
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