Current Affairs - December 2019 to May 2020 Month May 2020 Type Awards 114 Current Affairs were found in Last Six Months for Type - Awards Awards 1. International Changemaker Olympiad, an annual international competition program founded by Rahul Adhikari from IIT Roorkee, has won Wharton-QS Stars Reimagine Education Award 2019, popularly known as the “Oscars” of education under “Sustainability” category at 2019 Reimagine Education Conference & Awards in London. 2. American actor Joaquin Rafael Phoenix, best known for his Act in ‘Joker’ Movie, has been bestowed with the PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) ‘Person of the Year’ Award 2019. 3. 13th ESPN Cricinfo Awards - Category Winner Country Test batting performance Kusal Perera Sri Lanka Test bowling performance Kemar Roach West Indies ODI batting performance Ben Stokes England ODI bowling performance Matt Henry New Zealand T20I batting performance Gleen Maxwell Australia T20I bowling performance Lasith Malinga Sri Lanka Captain Eoin Morgan England Women’s batting performance Meg Lanning Australia Women’s bowling performance Ellyse Perry Australia 4. 17 journalists from 14 countries named for Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award 2020 for showing “outstanding commitment to human rights and freedom of expression in the media”. Indian journalist Siddharth Varadarajan is among the 17 recipients. Awards were announced on World Press Freedom Day on May 03, 2020. 5. 17th edition of Crossword Book Awards Winners - Category Winners Fiction Twinkle Khanna for ‘Pyjamas Are Forgiving’. Non Fiction Gaur Gopal Das for ‘Life’s Amazing Secrets’. Health & Fitness Dr Jaishree Sharad for ‘Skin Rules’. Children’s books Sudha Murty for ‘The Upside Down King’. Biography Krishna Trilok for ‘Notes of a Dream: The Authorized Biography of A.R. Rahman’. Business & Management Anju Sharma for ‘Corporate Monk’. 6. 2019 ICC Women's Cricket Awards - Women's Cricketer of the Year - Ellyse Perry (Aus). She is also named for Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year AND Rachael Heyhoe- Flint Award. Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year - Alyssa Healy (Aus) Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year - Chanida Sutthiruang (Thailand) 7. 20th Laureus World Sports Awards 2020 (Berlin, Germany) Winners - Award Winner Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Lewis Hamilton (UK Racer) and Lionel Messi (Argentina Footballer) Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Simone Biles (American artistic gymnast) Laureus World Team of the Year South Africa Men’s Rugby Team Laureus Best Sporting Moment Carried on the shoulders of a nation’ – Sachin Tendulkar Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Egan Bernal (Colombian cyclist) Laureus World Comeback of the Year Sophia Flörsch (German racing driver) Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award Dirk Nowitzki (German basketball player) Laureus Academy Exceptional Achievement Award Spanish Basketball Federation Laureus Sport for Good Award South Bronx United 8. 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (US) Winners - Category Award Winner Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Sam Rockwell, (Fosse/Verdon) Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Michelle Williams, (Fosse/Verdon) Male Actor in a Drama Series Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) Female Actor in a Drama Series Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show) Male Actor in a Comedy Series Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel) Female Actor in a Comedy Series Phoebe Waller-Bridg (Fleabag) Male Actor in a Leading Role Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) Female Actor in a Leading Role Renee Zellweger (Judy) Male Actor in a Supporting Role Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood) Female Actor in a Supporting Role Laura Dern (Marriage Story) 9. 4 Indian-Americans have been awarded with Guggenheim fellowships 2020 for their exceptional creative ability in arts - Pradeep Sharma (University of Houston) Kavita Ramanan (Brown University) Dilip Da Cunha (Harvard University and Columbia University) Mukul Sharma (Dartmouth College) About 175 such fellowships are awarded each year, established in 1925. 10. 4 diplomats have been honoured with The Diwali – Power of One award at UN Headquarter in New York (US). Awardees - Kairat Abdrakhmanov (Representative of Kazakhstan to UN) Nicholas Emiliou (Representative of Cyprus to UN) Frantisek Ruzicka (Representative of Slovakia to UN) Volodymyr Yelchenko (Representative of Ukraine to UN) ‘Diwali – Power of One Award’ was established by Diwali Foundation in 2017, given to diplomats for selfless work in creating a peaceful and secure world for all. 11. 62nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony - Grammy Awards (originally called Gramophone Award) are presented by US Based The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in music industry. Notable Winners in 2020 Edition - Category Winner Album of the Year When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Record of the Year Bad Guy – Billie Eilish Song of The Year Bad Guy – Billie Eilish Best New Artist Billie Eilish Albums R&B Ventura – Anderson Paak Rap Igor – Tyler, the Creator Country While I'm Livin' – Tanya Tucker Rock Social Cues – Cage the Elephant Dance/Electronic No Geography – The Chemical Brothers Folk Patty Griffin Pop When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish New age Wings – Peter Kater Jazz 12 Little Spells – Esperanza Spalding World music Celia – Angélique Kidjo Children's Ageless: Songs for the Child Archetype – Jon Samson Historical Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection Others Producer of the Year Finneas (Non-Classical), Blanton Alspaugh (Classical) Best Music Video "Old Town Road" (Official Movie) – Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyru Best Music Film Homecoming – Beyoncé 12. 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 (hosted in Assam) - Best Film- ‘Gully Boy’ Best Director - Zoya Akhtar for ‘Gully Boy’ Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male)- Ranveer Singh for ‘Gully Boy’ Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female)- Alia Bhatt for ‘Gully Boy’ Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female)- Amruta Subhash for ‘Gully Boy’ Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male)- Siddhant Chaturvedi for ‘Gully Boy’ Best Music Album- ‘Gully Boy’: Zoya Akhtar-Ankur Tewari and ‘Kabir Singh’: Mithoon, Amaal Mallik, Vishal Mishra, Sachet– Parampara and Akhil Sachdeva Best Lyrics- Divine and Ankur Tewari for “Apna Time Aayega” (Gully Boy) Best Playback Singer (Male)- Arijit Singh for “Kalank Nahi Ishq Hai Kajal Piya” (Kalank) Best Playback Singer (Female)- Shilpa Rao for Ke Ghungroo Toot Gaye (War) Best Debut Director- Aditya Dhar for ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ Best Debut Actor- Abhimanyu Dassani for ‘Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota’ Best Debut Actress- Ananya Pandey for ‘Student Of The Year 2’ and ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’ Lifetime Achievement Award- Ramesh Sippy Excellence In Cinema- Govinda RD Burman Award For Upcoming Music Talent- Sashwat Sachdev for URI 13. 73rd British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) Winners - Best Film - 1917 Best Director - Sam Mendes (1917) Best Actor - Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) Best Actress - Renée Zellweger (Judy) Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Laura Dern (Marriage Story) Outstanding British Film - 1917 Best Original Score - Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker) Best Sound - 1917 Best Film Not (Other than English) - Parasite (South Korean) Best Documentary - For Sama Best Animated Film - Klaus EE Rising Star - Micheal Ward Facts - Joker received most nominations (11 categories). A new award category was introduced - Best Casting. 1917 won most awards (7), including Best Film, Best British Film and Best Director. English actor Andy Serkis received BAFTA award for outstanding British contribution to cinema. 14. 77th Golden Globe Awards (Hosted in California (US)) - Best Motion Picture - 1917 (Drama), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Musical or Comedy) Best Performance in a Motion Picture (Drama) - Actor - Joaquin Phoenix for Joker Actress - Renée Zellweger for Judy Best Performance in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) - Actor - Taron Egerton for Rocketman Actress - Awkwafina for The Farewell Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture - Supporting Actor - Brad Pitt for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Supporting Actress - Laura Dern for Marriage Story Best Director - Sam Mendes for 1917 Best Foreign Language Film - Parasite (South Korea) Best Animated Feature Film - Missing Link Best Television Series - Drama - Succession Musical or Comedy - Fleabag 15. 92nd Academy Awards (Oscars) - Awardees - Category Winner Best Picture Parasite – Kwak Sin-ae and Bong Joon-hodouble Best Actress in a Leading Role Renée Zellweger for Judy Best Actor in a Leading Role Joaquin Phoenix for Joker Best Direction Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) Best Supporting Actor Brad Pitt for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Best Supporting Actress Laura Dern for Marriage Story Best Original Score Joker Best Original Song "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" from Rocketman Best Animated Feature Film Toy Story 4 Best Intrnational Feature Film / Foreign Language Film Parasite (South Korea) Best Animated Short Film Hair Love Best Documentary Feature American Factory Best Documentary Short Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You're a Girl) Best Cinematography 1917 Best Film editing Ford v Ferrari Facts - Oscars are most prestigious honour in Film Industry globally. Hosted in Los Angles (California), US. Most awards - Parasite (4) Most nominations - Joker (11) Governors Awards - Honorary Academy Awards - David Lynch, Wes Studi, Lian Wertmüller Jean Hersholt Humanitarian - Geena Davis 16. HealthSetGo Founder Priya Prakash won Global citizen prize - Cisco Youth Leadership award