All Latest Current Affairs Month All Type Awards 361 Current Affairs were found in Month ­ All for Type ­ Awards Awards 1. Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has been selected for European Union’s prestigious Sakharov Prize for human rights for 2015. Raif Badawi is author of Free Saudi Liberals website who was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes in Saudi Arabia for insulting Muslim clerics. 2. Laureus Sports Awards 2016 ­ Sportsman of the Year ­ Novak Djokovic (Nation ­ Serbia, Sport ­ Tennis, Won ­ 2nd Time) Sportswoman of the Year ­ Serena Williams (Nation ­ USA, Sport ­ Tennis, Won ­ 4th time) Team of the Year: New Zealand Rugby team Comeback of the Year ­ Dan Carter (Rugby), New Zealand. Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability: Daniel Dias (Paralympic swimmer), Brazil. Action Sportsperson ­ Jan Frodeno (Triathelete), Germany. World Sports Lifetime Achievement Award: Niki Lauda (former Formula One racer), Austria. Spirit of Sport Award ­ Johan Cruyff (Football), Netherlands 3. Urdu litterateur Shamim Hanfi has been conferred with inaugural Jnangarima Manad Alankaran award of Bharatiya Jnanpith. 4. Violinist and composer Prabhakar won 2015 Lata Mangeshkar Award for Lifetime Achievement by Maharashtra Government. 5. 10th Asian film Awards (Macau, China) The Assassin won 8 awards in different categories. It is a 2015 martial arts film based on story of highly trained female assassin and is directed by Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao­Hsien. Best Film: The Assassin. Best Director: Hou Hsiao­Hsien (The Assassin) Best Actor: Lee Byung­hun (The Inside Men). Best Actress: Shu Qi (The Assassin). Best Supporting Actor: Tadanobu Asano (Journey to the Shore). Best Supporting Actress: Zhou Yun (The Assassin). 6. 11th edition of Navlekhan award 2015 of Bharatiya Jnanpith has been awarded to Amlendu Tiwari and Balram Kawant for their novels ‘Parityakt’, ‘Sara Morila,’. Om Nagar and Tasneem Khan were awarded for their ‘Nib Ke Chire Se’ and ‘Yeh Mere Rahnuma’ respectively. 7. 14th Tripadvisor Travelers Choice Awards ­ Umaid Bhawan Palace of Udaipur (Rajasthan) named As best hotel of 2016. Top 5 hotels are ­ Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur – Jodhpur, India Shinta Mani Resort – Siem Reap, Cambodia Bellevue Syrene – Sorrento, Italy Hanoi La Siesta Hotel & Spa – Hanoi, Vietnam Achtis Hotel – Afitos, Greece 8. 2016 Hockey India Annual Awards ­ Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award ­Shankar Laxman Dhruv Batra Player of Year ­ P.R Sreejesh (male), Deepika (female). Baljit Singh Goalkeeper of Year ­ Savita. Pargat Singh Defender ­ Kothajit Singh, Midfielder ­ Ritu Rani, Forward ­ Rani. Upcoming Player ­ Harjeet Singh (male), Preeti Dubey (female) Presidents Award for Outstanding Achievement ­ Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy. 9. 2016 IIFA awards (17th International Indian Film Academy Awards) held in Madrid (Spain). Winners List ­ Best Picture ­ Bajrangi Bhaijaan Best Direction ­ Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Bajirao Mastani Best Actor (Male) Award ­ Ranveer Singh for Bajirao Mastani Best Supporting Actor (Male) ­ Anil Kapoor for DilDhadhakne Do Best Actor (Female) ­ Deepika Padukone for Piku Best Supporting Actor (Female) ­ Priyanka Chopra for Bajirao Mastani Other Awards Best Music Direction: Ankit Tiwari, Meet Bros, Anjjan and Amaal Mallik forRoy Best Story ­ Juhi Chaturvedi for Piku Best Performance in Negative role Award: Darshan Kumaar for NH 10 Best Performance in a Comic Role Award: Deepak Dobriyal for Tanu Weds Manu Returns Best Male Playback Singer Award: Papon for 'Moh Moh Ke Dhaage', Dum Laga Ke Haisha Best Female Playback Singer Award: Monali Thakur for 'Moh Moh Ke Dhaage', Dum Laga Ke Haisha Best Lyric Writer: Varun Grover for 'Moh Moh Ke Dhaage', Dum Laga Ke Haisha Special award for Woman of the Year: Priyanka Chopra 10. 2016 Pulitzer Prize Winners ­ Books, Drama and Music Fiction ­ The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen. Drama ­ Hamilton by Lin­Manuel Miranda. History ­ Custers Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America by T.J. Stiles. Biography: Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan. Poetry: Ozone Journal by Peter Balakian. Music: In for a Penny, In for a Pound by Henry Threadgill. Journalism Public Service ­ Associated Press. Breaking News Reporting: Los Angeles Times Staff. Investigative Reporting: Leonora LaPeter Anton and Anthony Cormier of the Tampa Bay Times and Michael Braga of the Sarasota Herald­Tribune. Explanatory Reporting: Christian Miller of ProPublica and Ken Armstrong of The Marshall Project. Local Reporting: Michael LaForgia, Cara Fitzpatrick and Lisa Gartner of the Tampa Bay Times. National Reporting: The Washington Post Staff. International Reporting: Alissa J. Rubin of The New York Times. Feature Writing: Kathryn Schulz of The New Yorker. Commentary: Farah Stockman of The Boston Globe. Criticism: Emily Nussbaum of The New Yorker 11. 2016 UNESCO Medals ­ Name Country Contribution Isamu Japan Created the blue light­ Akasaki emitting diodes, which resulted in the discovery of white light sources for illumination. Lei Jiang China Designed and fabricated the bio­inspired surfaces with specific wettability. Philippe France Worked on active Pernod nanostructured magnetic and multiferroic films, Micro­ Magneto­Electro­Mechanical Systems and their applications, and multistable nanostructures. Nicholas USA Worked on biometric self­ Kotov organization of Nano colloids, ultra­strong nanocomposites, tissue engineering with nanomaterials, and nanoscale drugs. Gennady Russia For his efforts to broaden the Krasnikov use of nanotechnologies in manufacturing industries Igor Russia For his work in the field of Ashurbeyli the development of new generation microelectronic devices, information systems and technologies. Mikhail Russia For his work in research and Dubina development of new medical technologies based on the use of nanostructures in the earlier on­line diagnostics as well as the creation of new nano biotechnological devices that could influence the bioprocesses in the human body. For her work on the application of nanotechnologies in aesthetic Natalya medicine, in the fields of Russia Mikhaylova cosmetology, polysaccharide development, cancer therapy, reconstructive and plastic surgery. 12. 20th CEAT Cricket Awards 2016 ­ Lifetime Achievement ­ Dilip Vengsarkar International Cricketer ­ Joe Root (England) International Batsman ­ Joe Root (England) International Bowler ­ Ravichandran Ashwin Test Cricketer ­ Kane Williamson (NZ) ODI Cricketer ­ Martin Guptill (NZ) T20 Player ­ Virat Kohli Indian Cricketer ­ Rohit Sharma Young Player ­ Rishabh Pant Special Award – Ajinkya Rahane 13. 21st Critics' Choice Awards (USA BY Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) ­ DRAMA BEST PICTURE ­ Spotlight BEST ACTOR ­ Leonardo DiCaprio (The Revenant) BEST ACTRESS ­ Brie Larson (Room) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR ­ Sylvester Stallone (Creed) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS ­ Alicia Vikander (The Danish Girl) BEST DIRECTOR ­ George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road) Television BEST ACTOR (COMEDY) ­ Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent – Amazon) BEST ACTOR (DRAMA) ­ Rami Malek (Mr. Robot) BEST ACTRESS (COMEDY) ­ Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex­Girlfriend) BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA) ­ Carrie Coon (The Leftovers) 14. 24th Saraswati Sammaan 2014 has been presented to M. Veerappa Moily for his Kannada work'Sri Ramayana Mahanveshanam. 15. 5 Indians ­ Shubhkaran Yadav, Manish Malik, Rakesh Kumar and Amal Deka have been chosen posthumously for United Nations Dag Hammarskjold Medal for their courage and sacrifice. They are among 124 personnel who have been posthumously awarded a prestigious UN medal. 16. 5 times world chess champion Viswanathan Anand will be honoured with Hridaynath Award, which felicitates and recognises successful individuals across country from various walks of life. 17. 58th Annual Grammy Awards by Recording Academy ­ Best album of the year ­ 1989 (Taylor Swift) Best record of the year ­ Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars) Best song of the year ­ Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge Best new artist – Meghan Trainor Children’s Album ­ Home (Tim Kubart) Best Pop solo performance ­ Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran) Best Pop Duo/Group Performance ­ Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars) Best Music Film ­ Indo­British filmmaker Asif Kapadia (Amy). 18. 6 Indian Origin Persons won Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) by USA Government. Winners are ­ Shwetak Patel, Rahul Mangharam, Sachin Patel, Milind Kulkarni, Vikram Shyam and Kiran Musunuru. 19. 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards ­ Bajirao Mastani won most awards (8). Best Actor: Ranveer Singh (Bajirao Mastani) Best Actress: Deepika Padukone (Piku) Best Film: Bajirao Mastani Best Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Bajirao Mastani). Lifetime Achievement : Moushumi Chatterjee Best Debutant (Male): Sooraj Pancholi (Hero) Best Debutant (Female): Bhumi Pednekar (Dum Laga Ke Haisha) Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Priyanka Chopra (Bajirao mastani) Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Anil kapoor (Dil Dhadakne Do) Best Singer (male): Arijit Singh (Sooraj dooba hai from ‘Roy’) Best Singer (female): Shreya Ghoshal (Deewani mastani from ‘Bajirao Mastani’) Best Choreography: Birju Maharaj (Bajirao Mastani) 20. 63rd National Film Awards for year 2015 ­ Best feature film ­ Baahubali : The Beginning (directed by S. S. Rajamouli) Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment ­ Bajrangi Bhaijaan Best Actor ­ Amitabh Bachchan (Piku). Best Actress ­ Kangana Ranaut (Tanu Weds Manu Returns). Best Direction