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What are the world-famous awards?

Abstract: Reward is a symbol of privilege and a proof of one's achievements. These prizes and awards are awarded to the best people in sports, science, politics, writing, journalism and film, which is recognition of outstanding work done by individuals. Here are some of the highest honors from all walks of life, each of which has a high gold content. Cannes International Film Festival Cannes International Film Festival: founded in 1939, from May 10 to May 2 1 every year, the highest prize is the Palme d 'Or.

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The king of kings in film festivals, one of the largest and most important film festivals in the world, can be said to be the best mainstream film festival. Held in May every year for about two weeks, almost all award-winning films will become classics in the future. 1939, France decided to set up its own international film festival in order to fight against the Venice International Film Festival controlled by the Italian fascist regime at that time. 1946 On September 20th, the first film festival was held in Cannes, a tourist resort in southern France. 1956 The highest prize was "Golden Duck Award", which was changed from 1957 to "Golden Palm Award", and was awarded to the best feature film, documentary film, science and education film and art film respectively. In addition, over the years, awards have been awarded for romantic psychological films, adventure detective films, musicals, biographies, entertainment films, debut films, directors, actors and actresses, screenwriters, photographers and editors. Cannes International Film Festival aims to show and improve the quality of film works that play an important role in the process of making movies into art. Cannes International Film Festival ensures that the selected works can be introduced to the world audience immediately through strong media publicity, and also provides opportunities for film creators to contact and communicate with buyers. The content of the film festival was determined by the film festival committee with the help of three committees: foreign films, French films and short films, and the films were judged by a jury composed of 10 artists.

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At present, the most influential and oldest film awards in the world are awarded by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the United States.

Origin of Award: 1927 In May, at a banquet held in Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, it was suggested that the winners should be rewarded in order to promote the development of film art. Participants agreed that Cedric Gibbons, an artist from MGM who attended the meeting at that time, would draw a sketch on the tablecloth, and then George Stanley, a young artist who just graduated from art school, would make it into a bronze statue. This bronze statue is a male figure standing on the film with a long sword in his hand. High 10.25 inch, gold-plated surface, so it is called the gold medal. At that time, it was called Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences's annual prize, referred to as "Oscar Award".

The origin of the name: 193 1 one day, Mamet Hurley, the new librarian of the college, found that the golden statue in the office looked like her uncle Oscar. A reporter reported her words the next day. Since then, the name "Oscar" has gradually been used by people, but the Academy Awards are rarely mentioned. The Oscars were originally awarded in the form of banquets, and later changed to awards conferences. Later, the prize-winning conference added entertainment programs. Since the first session, it has been held once a year except 1930 and 1933.

Historical records: 1929 10, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences selected and recorded the film creation from the second half of 1927 to the first half of 1928. /kloc-in may of 0/6, the first award ceremony was held at the Roosevelt hotel in Hollywood, and fifteen golden statues were awarded. Wing, produced by 1928, is the first film to win the best film award. The first winner of the best actress award was Jenny Geithner; The first winner of the Best Actor Award was Amy Jennings, who died in Germany on 1950.

Main items: Best Film Award, Best Actor and Actress Award, Best Director Award. Other awards include best photography, art design, costume design, original script, adaptation of script, adaptation of soundtrack, editing, visual effects, composition and sound effects. In addition, some special honors are awarded. Every election is divided into two stages: nomination and voting. The voting was conducted by more than 3,000 members of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. They choose the best film from the collective voting, and then choose the best actor, director, screenwriter, photographer and so on. According to their specialty. After the voting results were announced, an award ceremony was held. Famous actors act as emcees, and awards are presented by former Oscar winners.

The Computer Turing Award was established by ACM (Computer Science Association) in 1966, which is dedicated to rewarding outstanding scientists who have made outstanding contributions to computer science research and computer technology development. The original intention of its establishment is because of the rapid development of computer technology, especially in the 1960s, it has become an independent and influential discipline, and the information industry has gradually taken shape. However, there has never been an award like Nobel or Pulitzer in this industry to promote the further development of this discipline. In order to make up for this defect, the Turing Prize came into being and was recognized as the Nobel Prize in computer science.

Sports Lawrence means laurel in Latin and is a symbol of world sports victory. The annual Lawrence World Sports Award is the only global sports award ceremony, which aims to reward the world's most outstanding male and female athletes for their sports achievements in various fields. The winner of each award will receive a statue of Lawrence carefully crafted by Cartier. People from five continents get together to carry forward the true meaning of sports, which is engraved on the pedestal of the statue. The statue is 30 centimeters high and weighs 2.5 kilograms. Each statue contains 670 grams of pure silver and 650 grams of gold.

The Grammy Music Awards is an annual large-scale music awards event organized by the National Recording and Science Society of the United States. Grammy awards are called "the Oscar of music". Grammy is the homonym of phonograph. The music award named after it has a history of more than 60 years, and its trophy is shaped like an old phonograph.

The Nightingale Nurse Award is the highest honor award in the field of international medical care, which was established at the 9th International Red Cross Conference held in 19 12. Once every two years, a maximum of 50 medals will be awarded to those who have made outstanding contributions in nursing and nursing work, including nurses who died in the line of duty, in recognition of their dedication to serving the injured and disabled in wartime or peacetime.

Pulitzer prize for journalism. 19 17 was established according to the last wish of Joseph Pulitzer, an American newspaper giant. In 1970s and 1980s, it has developed into the highest honor award in American journalism. Now, due to the continuous improvement of the selection system, the Pulitzer Prize has been regarded as a global award. Pulitzer Prize is awarded by 14 members of the Pulitzer Prize Selection Committee of Columbia University every spring, and is officially awarded by the President of Columbia University in May.

Fields medal in mathematics. The Fields Prize was established at the 9th International Congress of Mathematicians in 1932, and was first awarded in 1936. It is considered as the Nobel Prize in international mathematics and the highest honor for mathematicians. Named after Canadian mathematician john fields, this prize is awarded to mathematicians under 40 who have made outstanding achievements. The prize is awarded every four years, and each time there are no more than four winners, each of whom can get a medal made of pure gold and a bonus. The medal is engraved with the head of the Greek mathematician Archimedes, and the motto of "beyond the limits of mankind, be the master of the universe" is engraved in Latin.

The industrial design iFDesignAward, referred to as "iF" for short, was founded in 1954 and has been internationally recognized as the "Gold Award" in the field of contemporary industrial design! The award is held regularly every year by IfindustryForum, the oldest industrial design institution in Germany. If certification means that a product has excellent design, then the product can be certified. If rewards have become the guarantee of global marketing. About 25 gold medals and 50 silver medals are selected from iF certified products every year. IF has a permanent exhibition hall located in Hanover International Exhibition Hall, Germany (that is, —CEBIT, the world's largest computer exhibition), and the winners will enjoy a seven-month exhibition opportunity at this exhibition hall.

Synthesis: Nobel Prize Nobel Prize was established by Swedish scientist Nobel. Nobel studied explosives all his life and never got married. In his lifetime, he obtained 355 invention patents. Nobel developed civilian explosives, but they were later used in wars, killing thousands of people. Nobel was very sad. In his later years, he decided to take out most of his huge property and set up a fund, with the annual interest as a bonus to reward those who have made outstanding contributions in science, literature and equality. The Nobel Fund Committee was formally established on 190 1. The Committee consists of five groups: physics, chemistry, physiology and medicine, literature and equality, and selects people who have made outstanding achievements in the above fields from all over the world. The Swedish Academy of Royal Sciences is responsible for evaluating the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry and Economics that were added later. Caroline medical college in Stockholm is responsible for judging physiology and medicine prizes; The literature prize is judged by the Swedish Academy; The Nobel Peace Prize is judged by the Swedish Parliament, which is also the origin of the Nobel Prize. From the first prize of 190 1 year to 1997, a total of 448 people won the Nobel Prize in Science.

The laurel of MissUniverse is known as "Miss Universe" contest, which is a symbol of modern global fashion culture. It is a world-famous event today, and it is called three world-class beauty contests together with MissWorld and MissInternational.

PritzkerArchitecturePrize has the reputation of "Nobel Prize in Architecture". Because of its strict jury system, strong media publicity and social education of architecture close to the public, it has become the most striking global architectural award. These winners are all world-class architects. They not only dominate the professional field, but also have many followers. Moreover, their masterpieces left around the world have become a must-see destination for architects and tourists all over the world. Written by architectural professionals, this book introduces the life and representative works of seventeen Pritzker Prize winners in the field of architecture in a simple way, including many famous architects. Such as I.M. Pei, Tadao Ando, Frank Greer, Huo Langming, Fan, renzo piano and others.

Chopin International Piano Competition Chopin International Piano Competition can be called the Olympic Games in the music industry. It is one of the most famous, rigorous and highest-level piano competitions in the world. It is held every five years in Warsaw, Poland, and has a history of more than 70 years. It not only recorded the youth and elegance of modern pianists, but also witnessed the immortal legend of piano playing history in the 20th century. After the First World War, Chopin's music was misinterpreted as decadent by the secular atmosphere, and even professional conservatories were unwilling to use Chopin's works as teaching tracks. In this case, Polish pianists and music educators decided to hold the Chopin International Piano Competition to promote Chopin's musical spirit and discover outstanding Chopin music interpreters.

The Golden Thimble Award is a French advanced handicraft fashion innovation award, the most famous fashion award in the world, and the highest honor award in Paris fashion industry. French journalist Pierre Yves Quilen founded the prize. The first "Golden Thimble" Award is to select the best designer from 23 high-end handmade fashion innovations. French avant-garde fashion designer Dacorabanne won the first prize.

The resume of the "Golden Thimble" Award has played an immeasurable role in promoting the innovation of high-end handmade fashion in France. At the same time, it also expanded the influence of French fashion and made sewing workers and designers better understand the importance of fashion design.

Since the second session, it has been rated as gradually expanding to internationalization. Now the judges are not only French journalists, but also journalists registered with the Haute Couture Federation from all over the world. June and July of 65438 are evaluated twice a year.

The "Golden Thimble" award is a gold-plated trophy, originally sponsored by jeweler Cartier. After July 1990, it was sponsored by Chaumet, a high-grade jewelry store, and the design of the trophy was also changed. The new trophy is slightly smaller than the original trophy, with several gold needles inserted on it. The adapted trophy is worth 30 million francs.

The "Golden Thimble" award has a great influence in the international fashion world. Pierre Cardin said: "There is no doubt that the Golden Thimble Award has been widely praised by the international fashion world, which not only influenced the innovation of French handmade high fashion, but also caused a sensation in the world."

Cooking First of all, there are three major cuisines in the world, namely French cuisine, Chinese cuisine and Turkish cuisine.

Founded in 1977, the International Chefs Association is the most unique and outstanding food organization in the world. To join this association, members must not only have a skill in cooking, but also be heads of state, royal families, senior leaders of a country, or royal chefs of the national protocol department, or have served these leaders or departments.