The document provides information about four major awards: the Nobel Prize, the Academy Awards (Oscars), the Grammy Awards, and some general questions about them. It discusses the history and founders of the Nobel Prize and Academy Awards. It outlines the nomination, selection, and award ceremony processes for all four awards. It lists the various prize categories for the Oscars and Grammys. It also provides the answers to 5 brief questions about details of the different awards.

1. AWARDSBY
BY
Joseph Jebakumar
Neethu Manuel

2. Nobel prize

3. HISTORY……….
Alfred Nobel was born on 21 October 1833
in Sweden into a family of engineers
He was a chemist, engineer, and inventor
Nobel wrote several wills during his lifetime.
Nobel's last will specified that his fortune be
used to create a series of prizes for those
who confer the "greatest benefit on
mankind"
in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicin
e , literature, and peace.

4. Alfred Nobel's will stated that 94% of his
total assets should be used to establish the
Nobel Prizes.

5. AWARD PROCESS
Nominations
Nomination forms are sent by the Nobel
Committee to about 3,000 individuals,
usually in September the year before the
prizes are awarded.
The nominees are not publicly named, nor
are they told that they are being considered
for the prize.
All nomination records for a prize are
sealed for 50 years from the awarding of the
prize

6. SELECTION
The Nobel Committee then prepares a report
reflecting the advice of experts in the relevant
fields.
The institutions meet to choose the laureate or
laureates in each field by a majority vote.
A maximum of three laureates and two different
works may be selected per award.

7. AWARD CEREMONY
The Nobel Prizes are
presented in Stockholm,
Sweden, at the annual Prize
Award Ceremony on 10
December, the anniversary of
Nobel's death.
The Nobel Peace Prize
ceremony has been held at
the Norwegian Nobel
Institute at the auditorium of
the University of Oslo and
at Oslo City Hall

8. PRIZES
Medals.
The Nobel Prize medals are registered trademarks of the
Nobel Foundation . Each medal features an image of
Alfred Nobel in left profile on the obverse .
The weight of each medal varies with the value of gold,
but averages about 175 grams for each medal.

9. DIPLOMAS
Nobel laureates receive a diploma directly from
the hands of the King of Sweden.
The diploma contains a picture and text in Swedish
which states the name of the laureate and
normally a citation of why they received the
prize

10. AWARD MONEY
The laureates are given a sum of money when they
receive their prizes, in the form of a document
confirming the amount awarded. The amount of prize
money depends upon how much money the Nobel
Foundation can award each year

13. The Academy Awards, or
"Oscars", is an annual
American awards ceremony
hosted by the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences(AMPAS) to recognize
excellence in cinematic
achievements in the United
States film industry

14. HISTORY…….
The first Academy Awards presentation was held on
May 16, 1929, at a private dinner function at
the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel with an audience of
about 270 people.
Fifteen statuettes were awarded, honoring artists,
directors and other participants in the film-making
industry of the time, for their works during the 1927–
28 period. The ceremony ran for 15 minutes.

16. NOMINATION
Voters
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences (AMPAS), a professional
honorary organization, maintains a
voting membership of 5,783 .
Academy membership is divided into
different branches, with each
representing a different discipline in
film production. Actors constitute the
largest voting bloc, numbering 1,311
members (22 percent) of the
Academy's composition
online system for Oscar voting is also
implemented .

17. Rules
According to official Academy Awards Rules, a film must
open in the previous calendar year, from midnight at the
start of January 1 to midnight at the end of December 31,
in Los Angeles County, California and play for seven
consecutive days, to qualify .
Film must be feature-length, defined as a minimum of
40 minutes, except for short subject awards, and it must
exist either on a 35 mm or 70 mm film print or in 24 frame/s
or 48 frame/s progressive scan digital cinema format with a
minimum projector resolution of 2048 by 1080 pixels

18. AWARD CEREMONIES
Telecast
The major awards are presented at a live televised
ceremony, most commonly in late February or early March
following the relevant calendar year
The invited guests walkup the red carpet in the
creations of the most prominent fashion designers of the
day. Black tie dress is the most common outfit for men.
The Oscars were first televised in 1953 by NBC

20. THE CATEGORIES OF AWARD
Best Picture: since 1928
Best Director: since 1928
Best Actor in a Leading Role: since 1928
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: since
1936
Best Actress in a Leading Role: since
1928
Best Actress in a Supporting Role since
1936
Best Animated Feature: since 2001
Best Animated Short Film: since 1931
Best Cinematography: since 1928
Best Costume Design: since 1948
Best Documentary Feature: since 1943
Best Documentary Short Subject: since
1941
Best Film Editing: since 1934
Best Foreign Language Film: since 1947
Best Live Action Short Film: since 1931
Best Makeup and Hairstyling since 1981
Best Original Score since 1934
Best Original Song: since 1934
Best Production Design: since 1928
Best Sound Editing: since 1963
Best Sound Mixing: since 1930
Best Visual Effects: since 1939
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) since
1928
Best Writing (Original Screenplay) since
1940

21. GRAMM
Y

22. A Grammy Award (originally
called Gramophone Award),
or Grammy, is an honor awarded
by The Recording Academy to
recognize outstanding achievement
in music mainly in the English-

23. HISTORY
The award was named after the invention of Emile Berliner
,the Gramophone for the awards which were first given for
the 1958.
The first award ceremony was held simultaneously in two
locations on May 4, 1959 - Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly
Hills California, and Park Sheraton Hotel in New York City ,
and 28 Grammys were awarded.

24. GRAMOPHONE TROPHY
The gold-plated trophies, each
depicting a glided gramophone, are
made and assembled by hand by
Billings Artworks in Ridgway,
Colorado
The trophies with the recipient's name
engraved on them are not available
until after the award announcements,

25. CATEGORIES
Album of the Year is awarded to the
performer and the production team of a
full album.
Record of the Year is awarded to the
performer and the production team of a
single song.
Song of the Year is awarded to the
writer(s)/composer(s) of a single song.
Best New Artist is awarded to a
promising breakthrough performer who
releases, during the Eligibility Year, the
first recording that establishes the public
identity of that artist
Other awards are given for
performance and production in specific
genres, as well as for other contributions

26. SELECTION PROCESS
1. Screening
More than 350 experts in various fields are held to ensure that
entered recordings meet specific qualifications and have been placed in
appropriate fields
2 Nominating
First round ballots are sent to voting members .the members are
directed to vote only in their areas of expertise plus the four categories
of general field.
3 Special nominating committee
In craft and other special categories final nominations are
determined by National Nomination Review Committee .
4 Final voting
Final round ballots are sent to the voting members .the finalist
determined by the special nominating committee are also included in
this ballot.
5 Results
results of the members voting are not known until the Grammy Award
Presentation Ceremony

27. VENUE
In the beginning The Grammy
Award ceremonies were held in
different locations on the same
day. New York City and Los
Angeles were the host
cities. Chicago joined being a
host city in 1962, and
then Nashville became the
fourth location in 1965.
In 2004, the Staples Center
became the permanent home of
the award ceremonies

29. QUESTIONS
1. Who is the founder of noble award?
2. Noble laureate receive their diploma
from whom?
3. What are the five categories that
represent the five spokes in the statue
of the Oscar award?
4. The Oscar award was first broadcasted
by which television channel?
5. Name the two cities that first hosted the
Grammy award?

30. ANSWERS
1. ALFRED NOBLE
2. KING OF SWEDEN
3. DIRECTORS ,PRODUCERS,ACTORS,WRITERS AND
TECNICIANS
4. NBC IN 1953
5. NEW YORK CITY AND LOS ANGELES