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Awards and Honors in February 2019
| S.No | Awards | Winners |
| 1. | SBI’s UK head Sanjiv Chadha | ‘Freedom of the City of London’ award |
| 2. | playwright Mahesh Elkunchwar | Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) lifetime Achievement Award |
| 3. | Freance – Légion d’Honneur (Legion of Honour) | Francois Laborde |
| 4. | Allan Border medal ( Australian cricket’s highest individual honor ) | Pat Cummins (Australia) |
| 5. | Belinda Clark award | Alyssa Healy (Australia) |
| 6. | PETA Oscat Award (Best Directo0r) | Bradley Cooper for ‘A Star Is Born’ |
| 7. | Lifetime Achievement Award by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television | Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta |
| 8. | EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 | Siddhartha Lal,
MD and CEO, Eicher Motors |
| 9. | Israel’s Dan David Prize | Indian historian Sanjay Subrahmanyam (category of ”Past Time Dimension”) |
| 10. | 2019 Martin Ennals Award | Abdul Aziz Muhamat |
| 11. | Football Ratna Award | Sunil Chhetri |
Oscar Awards 2019
- 91st Academy Awards (Oscars) has been announced at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood & Highland Center, the USA.
- Rami Malek won the Best Actor for “Bohemian Rhapsody”, Olivia Colman won Best Actress for ‘The Favourite’ and Filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron won the Best Director award for ‘Roma’ at the 91st Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
| Category | Winner |
| Best Picture | Green Book |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Rami Malek for Bohemian Rhapsody |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Olivia Colman for The Favourite |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Mahershala Ali for Green Book |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk. |
| Best Animated Feature | Spiderman: Into the Spider Verse |
| Best Cinematography | Alfonso Cuarón for Roma |
| Best Costume Design | Ruth Carter for Black Panther |
| Best Directing | Alfonso Cuarón for Roma |
| Best Documentary Feature | Free solo |
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Best Documentary Short |
Rayka Zehtabchi and Melissa Berton for Period. End of Sentence |
| Best Film Editing | John Ottman for Bohemian Rhapsody |
| Best Foreign Language | Roma (Mexico) |
| Makeup & Hairstyling | Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe and Patricia Dehaney for Vice |
| Best Music Original Score | Ludwig Goransson for Black Panther |
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Best Music Original Song |
Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt for SHALLOW from A Star Is Born |
| Best Production Design | Hannah Beachler (Production Design); Jay Hart (Set Decoration) for Black Panther |
| Best Short Film Animated | Domee Shi and Becky Neiman-Cobb for Bao |
| Best Short Film Live Action | Guy Nattiv and Jaime Ray Newman for Skin |
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Best Sound Editing |
John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone for Bohemian Rhapsody |
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Best Sound Mixing |
Paul Massey, Tim Cavagin and John Casali for Bohemian Rhapsody |
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Best Visual Effects |
Paul Lambert, Ian Hunter, Tristan Myles and J.D. Schwalm for First Man |
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Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) |
Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee for Blackkklansman |
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Best Writing (Original Screenplay) |
Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly for Green Book |
President Conferred ‘Gandhi Peace Prize’
| YEAR | AWARDEES | LOCATED AT | FIELD |
|
2015 |
Vivekananda Kendra |
KANYAKUMARI, TN |
Rural Development, Education and Development of natural resources. |
| 2016 | Akshaya Patra Foundation and Sulabh International | BENGALURU, KARNATAKA | 1.For Providing mid-day meals to millions of children across India
2. Sulabh International for its contribution in improving the condition of sanitation in India and emancipation of manual scavengers |
| 2017 | Ekal Abhiyan Trust | KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL | For Providing Education for Rural and Tribal Children in remote areas pan India, Rural Empowerment, Gender and Social Equality |
| 2018 | Yohei Sasakawa (Goodwill Ambassador of the World Health Organisation for Leprosy Elimination)
|
JAPAN | His contribution in Leprosy Eradication in India and across the world. |
BAFTA Awards 2019
- 72nd edition of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards were presented
- Legendary British actress Joanna Lumley hosted the show in London’s Royal Albert Hall.
- “The Favourite” took the most awards with seven, including both actress categories for Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman and best original screenplay, though “Roma” nabbed the top prize for best film
- The leading actor prize went to Rami Malek for “Bohemian Rhapsody” while favorite Mahershala Ali was lauded for “Green Book.”
| Category | Winner |
| Best film | Roma |
| Best Outstanding British film | The Favourite |
| Best Actress | Olivia Colman (The Favourite) |
| Best Actor | Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) |
| Best Director | Alfonso Cuaron (Roma) |
| Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell (The Favourite) |
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Roma |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Black Panther |
| Best Outstanding Debut By A British Writer, Director or Producer | Beast |
| Best Cinematography | Alfonso Cuaron (Roma) |
| Best Supporting Actor | Mahershala Ali (Green Book) |
| Best Original Screenplay | The Favourite (Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara) |
| Best Original Music | A Star is Born |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | BlackKklansman (Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel, Kevin Willmott) |
| Best Rising Star | Letitia Wright |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rachel Weisz (The Favourite) |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Nadia Stacey (The Favourite) |
| Best Editing | Hank Corwin (Vice) |
| Best Sound | Bohemian Rhapsody |
| Best British Short Film | 73 Cows |
| Best Production Design | The Favourite |
| Best Animated Film | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse |
| Best British Short Animation | Roughhouse |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Black Panther |
| EE Rising Star Award | Letitia Wright |
| Best Documentary | Free Solo |
| BAFTA Fellowship | Thelma Schoonmaker |
Grammy Awards 2019
- The 61st Annual Grammy Awards ceremonywas held at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
- The show was hosted by Alicia Keys, She has won 15 Grammys in her career.
| Category | Winner |
| Album of the Year | Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves |
| Record of the Year | Childish Gambino, “This Is America” |
| Song of the Year | Childish Gambino, “This Is America” |
| Best New Artist | Dua Lipa |
| Best Music Film | “Quincy” |
| Music Video/Film | Childish Gambino, “This Is America” |
| Producer of the Year, Non-Classical | Pharrell Williams |
| Best Pop Solo Performance | Lady Gaga, “Joanne” |
| Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, “Shallow” |
| Best Country Album | Kacey Musgraves, “Golden Hour” |
| Best Pop Vocal Album | Ariana Grande, “Sweetener” |
| Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album | Willie Nelson, “My Way” |
| Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | Childish Gambino, “This Is America” |
| Best Rap Song | Drake, “God’s Plan” |
| Best Rap Album | Cardi B, Invasion of Privacy |
| Best Rock Performance | Chris Cornell, “When Bad Does Good” |
| Best Rock Song | St. Vincent, “Masseduction” |
| Best Rock Album | Greta Van Fleet, “From the Fires” |
| Best Recording Package | St. Vincent, “Masseduction” |
| Best Song Written for Visual Media | Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “Shallow” |
| Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Ludwig Göransson, “Black Panther” |
| Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media |
“The Greatest Showman” |
| Best Comedy Album | Dave Chappelle, “Equanimity & the Bird Revelation” |
| Best Dance/Electronic Album | Justice, “Woman Worldwide” |
| Best Dance Recording | Silk City & Dua Lipa, “Electricity” |
De Goede and Van Doren won 2018 FIH world’s best players award
- Netherlands’ Eva de Goede and Arthur Van Doren of Belgium were named as the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) Players of the Year for 2018.
- De Goede, 29, was named the Female Player of the Year, world champions Belgium’s Van Doren, 24, was picked up as the Male Player of the Year for a second consecutive time.
Other Awards
| Person | Category |
| Vincent Vanash (Belgium) | Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year |
| Maddie Hinch (England) | Female Goalkeeper of the Year |
| Arthur de Sloover (Belgium) | Male Rising Star of the Year |
| Shane McLeod (Belgium) | Male Coach of the Year |
| Alyson Annan (Netherland) | Female Coach of the Year |
| Michelle Meister (Germany) | Female Umpire of the Year |
| Marcin Grochal (Poland) | Male Umpire of the Year |
| Luciana Von Der (Argentine) | Emerging women player |
Laureus World Sports Awards 2019 Monaco
- The Laureus World Sports Awardsis an annual award ceremony honouring individuals and teams from the world of sports along with sporting achievements throughout the year.
| Category | Winner | Country | Sports |
| Sportsman of the year | Novak Djokovic | Serbia | Tennis |
| Sportswoman of the year | Simone Biles | USA | Gymnastics |
| Comeback of the year | Tiger Woods | USA | Golf |
| Breakthrough of the year | Naomi Osaka | Japan | Tennis |
| Action sportsperson of the year | Chloe Kim | USA | Snowboarding |
| Team of the year | France World Cup Team | France | Football |
| Academy exceptional achievement award | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | Running |
| Lifetime achievement award | Arsene Wenger | France | Football (Manager) |
| Spirit for sport award | Lindsey Vonn | USA | Skiing |
| Sportsperson of the year with a disability | Henrieta Farkkasova | Slovakia | Skiing |
Jharkhand-based NGO Yuwa wins Laureus Sport for Good honour
- Jharkhand based NGO Yuwa won the Laureus Sport for Good award. Yuwa works for girl empowerment and became the third Indian entry to receive this honour. The NGO, was founded in rural Jharkhand in 2009 by Americans Franz Gastler and Rose Thomson Gastler, runs a football program in rural Jharkhand covering 450 girls.
- Laureus Awards for the first time in 2004 when the Indian cricket team and its Pakistani counterpart shared the Sport for Good honour for resuming bilateral ties despite tensions between the two countries.
- Magic Bus from India won the Laureus Sport for Good award in 2014.
Yes Bank wins 9th edition of Aegis Graham Bell Award 2018
- Aegis Graham Bell Award 2018 announced YES BANK as winner in “Innovation in Data Science” category for their industry-first project “Yes EEE (Engage Enrich Excel)”. 9th edition of Aegis Graham Bell Award 2018 hosted by Government of Goa at Entertainment Society of Goa, Panaji.
- Aegis Graham Bell Awards (AGBA) has been promoting innovations and entrepreneurship in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) domain. Yes-EEE is a customer engagement program for the Bank’s Relationship Mangers to give them the most relevant communication point for interaction with the customer
Lifetime Achievement Award for G.R. Karthikeyan
- R. Karthikeyan, father of India’s first Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan,was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award and Raghul Rangasamy was named the Upcoming Motorsports Person of the Year and received the Raymond Gautam Singhania Trophy at the FMSCI Annual Awards in Mumbai
- FIA president Jean Todt was the chief guest and handed over the awards.
NFDC to be felicitated by MSME ministry for promotion of SC/ST entrepreneurs
- The National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) has been named a winner under the ‘miniratna’ category by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. This has been done as part of endeavour by Ministry of MSME to felicitate select CPSEs to recognize their exemplary work towards promotion of SC/ST entrepreneurs.
- National Film Development Corporation Ltd. (NFDC), incorporated in the year 1975, was formed by the Government of India with the primary objective of planning and promoting an organized, efficient, and integrated development of the Indian film industry
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