Listed below are ten of the most prestigious awards this world has ever come up with. Which among the following would you like to grab and use as an object of envy to your friends?
MTV Award
Established: 1984
Created as an alternative to the Grammy Awards in the video category, the annual MTV Awards has often been called the “Super Bowl for the Youth.” True musicians and critics declare this institution as a poison to the true essence of music in the sense that it doesn’t focus on musicality but on the bloated eye-candy that it can give. Nevertheless, recording artists still pay respect to the MTV Awards because it is one of the most unstoppable forces to ever occur in pop culture. Write a song and shoot a cool video for it… you could be publicized and popularized in a manner that you couldn’t grasp or fathom in your dreams or in your most vivid imaginations.
Tony Award
Established: 1947
Many movie actors are globally acclaimed for their performances which are etched on film. But such an act could be due to multiple takes or maybe due to some digital enhancements. But with Broadway Theater actors who do their thing in stage-plays, it’s entirely different. What they can do is rehearse their lines and parts well, and execute it in a one-shot manner. This only means that grabbing a Tony Award is no small achievement. Established and first conducted more than 70 years ago, the institution is still prominent today, giving awards and recognitions to talented individuals who don’t give huge reliance on visuals and fancy props.
Pulitzer Prize
Established: 1917
How people think and what they believe can be shaped and altered by the quality of writings that they absorb every day. Realizing this, Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher, established his own award institution. By provisions in his will, certain persons are awarded for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition. A Pulitzer awardee can never be undermined because such a person is proof that the pen can truly be mightier than the sword.
Webby Award
Established: 1996
Cyberspace is an entire universe in itself inhabited with digital lifeforms created by you and me. In order for such lifeforms to thrive and survive, they have to be governed by amazing technologies which took great amounts of intellectual labor to create. Such was the reason for establishing the Webby Awards –a judging body composed of over one thousand industry experts and technology innovators who recognize revolutionary web innovations. Categories include websites, advertising, online film & video, mobile apps, and social networking. Hailed as “the online dimension’s highest honor,” it is often called “The Oscars of the Internet.”
Medal of Valor
Established: 1794
These days, the goal to be famous is almost certainly associated with the questions: “Are you good-looking?” or “Are you talented?” or “Are you smart?” If your answer to these questions is “no,” then people would just tell you to give up your dreams of becoming popular. But then there is the Medal of Valor – an institution made by people who don’t need to know if you’re attractive, talented or smart. What they want from you is something that anyone can have but only the very few choose to attain: bravery. If you saved the life of someone or if you have performed acts of heroism, heroes could pin or hang the medal on you– an event that is far more significant and elating than attaining any form of vain fame or notoriety.
Hugo Award
Established: 1953
It is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, it gives honor and to the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements for each year. If a writer gets to be awarded with this, he will become an instant superstar that’s worthy to be in the level of popular actors and directors as he will be courted by such people so they may adapt his work so they can project it on the silverscreen for all the world to see.
Nobel Prize
Established: 1901
Nearly 200 years ago, there was born a guy named Alfred. When he reached adulthood, he invented an explosive thing known to us as “The Dynamite.” That object, along with his ingenuity, and other great contribution to humanity exploded… which led to the creation of an award giving body called “The Nobel Prize” – one of the most prestigious awards ever in history. There are actually 2 categories for this: something for science, and something about being a good ambassador of peace for the people.
Grammy Award
Established: 1959
Music is one of the most powerful forces this world has ever tapped into, one that’s also greatly emphasized by the Bible to also exist in heaven. Acknowledging that, the biggest names behind the US Music Scene created The Grammy Awards – an annual recognition ceremony that gives honor to the most accomplished global artists. Many similar music-related awards have been sprouting ever since, but they are nowhere near as close as the one that got established first as the “Gramophone Award.”
Fields Medal
Established: 1936
If you’re a young math wizard who hasn’t reached 40 years old yet, you could be hailed along with the awardees that it has given honor to for the past 84 years. Every 4 years, the International Congress of the International Mathematical Union will give at least 3 awardees for each ceremony. Those people would be evaluated first as to how efficient they were with their given numerical gifts, and how they’ve been using those skills for the benefit of the people. The last ceremony took place last 2018 so we should expect the next math geniuses to be announced to the world in 2022.
Youtube Creator Award
Established: 2012
While not as prestigious as the ones mentioned above just yet, it is one of the most coveted recognitions among web content creators of today. If you are a Youtube channel owner and you have reached a certain number of followers, you'll be granted with this. The awarding criteria for this are classified into 4: Silver, if you’ve reached 100,000 subscribers, Gold if you got 1 million, Diamond if you have 10 million, and the highest of all, The Custom Creator Award, if you have 50 million or more. I’m dreaming of having this award someday.
Which among these awards would you dream of having some time in your life?
