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list of awards
This is an alphabetically ordered list of awards organized by country from which the award is presented and by field: art; architecture; civilian; film; literature; mathematics; media; military; music; religion; science; sports; television; and theatre.
Canada
literature
- Griffin Poetry Prize
- Scotiabank Giller Prize
sports
- Canadian-American Challenge Cup (auto racing)
China
literature
- Mao Dun Literature Prize
France
civilian
literature
- Prix Femina
military
Germany
literature
military
India
literature
Ireland
literature
- IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
Italy
literature
- Bagutta Prize
- Strega Prize
Netherlands
literature
- P.C. Hooft Prize
Norway
mathematics
other
Japan
literature
- Naoki Prize
- Tanizaki Prize
Russia
civilian
- Order of Lenin (Soviet)
literature
- Big Book Prize
Spain
literature
- Planeta Prize
Sweden
economics
literature
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
science
- Nobel Prize (chemisty, physiology or medicine, and physics)
United Kingdom
art
civilian
- Order of Merit (O.M.)
literature
- Caine Prize
- Frank O’Connor Short Story Award
military
- Order of Merit (O.M.)
science
- Order of Merit (O.M.)
sports
- Curtis Cup (women’s golf)
- Davis Cup (lawn tennis)
- Ryder Cup (golf)
United States
art and architecture
film, television, and theatre
literature
- Neustadt Prize
religion
science
- Draper Prize (engineering)
sports
- America’s Cup (yachting)
- Canadian-American Challenge Cup (auto racing)
- Curtis Cup (women’s golf)
- Davis Cup (lawn tennis)
- Gold Cup (motorboating)
- Golden Gloves (boxing)
- Heisman Trophy (gridiron football)
- Ryder Cup (golf)
- Stanley Cup (hockey)
international
literature
- Nordic Council Literature Prize
mathematics
science
- Turing Award (computer science)
sports
- Women’s World Cup (soccer)
- World Cup (golf)
- World Cup (skiing)
- World Cup (soccer)
This article was most recently revised and updated by Naomi Blumberg.
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