This list of media awards is an index to articles about awards related to the media. It includes general media awards and awards for magazines, blogs, podcasting, student and educational media and women in mediaIt excludes awards that are covered by the following lists:
| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Excellence in performance and production of sexually explicit video & film media. | |||
| United Kingdom | Excellence in the international broadcasting industry | |||
| United States | Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media | Freedom Forum, University of South Dakota | Award presented annually to a leading figure in the media. | |
| Austria | International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Austria) | Excellence in the Austrian music industry | ||
| United States | American Video Association | Awards for music videos | ||
| Indonesia | Anugerah Musik Indonesia | Outstanding achievements in the Indonesian music industry | ||
| United States | Casting directors of higher-budgeted, in comparison to independently-backed, films | |||
| United States | Casting directors for their work on television pilot episodes, or a series first episode | |||
| United States | Billboard magazine | Top international live entertainment industry artists and professionals | ||
| Germany | Bravo magazine | Excellence of performers in film, television and music | ||
| United Kingdom | Individuals and companies who have dedicated their careers or corporate missions to advancing the art-forms of the moving image | |||
| United Kingdom | David Yarnton (Nintendo) | Achievement in the creative industries of the United Kingdom | ||
| Europe | CIVIS Media Foundation | Radio and television broadcasting projects that promote peaceful coexistence within the European immigration community | ||
| Argentina | Clarín newspaper | Argentine achievements in entertainment, sports, literature, and advertising | ||
| United Kingdom | Outstanding contributions in the field of audio post production | |||
| United States | Eliot-Pearson Awards | Outstanding contributions in the field of children’s media | ||
| United Kingdom | EMMA Awards | Media excellence achieved by the multicultural community | ||
| Germany | Norbert Küpper | Newspapers: various categories | ||
| United States | Outstanding artistic achievement ... which entertains and enriches with a true vision of humanity | |||
| Spain | Gat Perich Awards | Veteran cartoonists and humorists who have become a benchmark for the new generations | ||
| Philippines | Outstanding media practitioners | |||
| United States | Media for their representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives | |||
| Japan | Japan Magazine Publishers Association | Excellence in domestic media, such as in film, television, and music | ||
| Singapore | Excellence of presenters and producers in MediaCorp Radio | |||
| United States | Achievements in the music industry | |||
| United States | Editorial cartooning as an essential tool for preserving the rights of the American people through freedom of speech and the right of expression | |||
| South Korea | People or groups who furthered mass media or communications in a way which was to the enhancement of the welfare of mankind | |||
| United States | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Original music (Song and Score) in all visual media from around the globe including film, TV, video games, trailers, commercial advertisements, documentaries and special programs | ||
| Germany | German government | Individuals or institutions in the film industry that demonstrated innovation | ||
| United States | World Press Review | Journalists and press editors outside the United States | ||
| United Kingdom | Excellence in Middle East journalism | |||
| United States | Top musicians in the rock music genre | |||
| United Kingdom | London International Awards | London International Awards | Excellence in advertising, digital media, production, design, music & sound and branded entertainment | |
| India | Digital Empowerment Foundation | Exceptional digital content creation | ||
| Brazil | Best in music, pop culture and online culture | |||
| Belgium | Music Centre Flanders | Outstanding achievements in Flemish music industry | ||
| United States | Outstanding performances in film, television, music, and literature | |||
| New Zealand | Newspaper Publishers’ Association | Excellence in the news print media | ||
| United States | Television, movie, and music acts as voted by viewers worldwide of Nickelodeon networks | |||
| Nigeria | Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards | Excellence of professionals in the African/Nigerian broadcast industry | ||
| United States | Oppenheim Toy Portfolio | Consumer review of children's media and toys | ||
| Austria | Electronic and interactive art, computer animation, digital culture and music | |||
| United States | Academic reference books or media | |||
| United States | Rock Music Awards | Best in rock music | ||
| United States | SAGMA | Achievements in the gospel music industry | ||
| United States | TEC Foundation | Achievements of audio professionals | ||
| Philipplines | Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors | Craftsmen, actors, writers, directors, workers, and producers in the Philippine film industry | ||
| United Kingdom | Creative excellence and outstanding work in regional theatre throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland | |||
| United States | Awards for performance excellence in sexually explicit media. Also includes awards for toys and sexual aids. | |||
| Netherlands | Zilveren Nipkowschijf | Television award |
Magazine media awards include awards given by magazines for other media, and awards for magazines.
[[The Maggies' Magazine Cover Awards]] a.k.a. ''Maggie(s) Awards''
| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | BreakTudo Awards | BreakTudo / Revotec | Achievements in music, film, television, Brazilian internet and more | |
| Brazil | Capricho | Film, TV, music etc. | ||
| Sweden | QX magazine | LGBT achievements | ||
| United States | Worldcon (World Science Fiction Society) | Non professionally edited magazines, or "fanzines", related to science fiction or fantasy | ||
| United States | Worldcon (World Science Fiction Society) | Professionally edited magazines related to science fiction or fantasy | ||
| United States | Worldcon (World Science Fiction Society) | Semi-professionally-edited magazines related to science fiction or fantasy | ||
| Brazil | MTV pay TV channel | Music, television and internet artists | ||
| United Kingdom | Press Gazette | Design and journalism across all magazine sectors – consumer, B2B and customer | ||
| United States | Excellence in the magazine industry | |||
| Canada | National Media Awards | Excellence in the content and creation of Canadian magazines and Canadian digital publishing | ||
| United States | Magazine editor whose high literary standards and taste have, throughout his or her career, contributed significantly to the excellence of the publication he or she edits | |||
| Brazil | AgenciaZapping / InstitutoSou+Jovem | Young people who are featured in music, television, film, sports, environment and Brazilian internet |
See also: List of web awards.
| Country | Award | Awarded | Venue / sponsor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2005–2016 | Bloggers of African-American descent for their contributions in blogging, video blogging, and podcasting | |||
| Germany | 2005–2016 | Freedom of information and the press around the world | |||
| United States | 2007–2017 | Silicon Valley companies and venture capitalists (2007 to 2017) | |||
| United States (awarded internationally) | 2009–present | Real Time Academy | People and organizations that produce real-time short form content across Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch and the rest of the social web | ||
| United Kingdom | 2008–2009 | Good examples of democratic practice (Northern Ireland) | |||
| United States | 2009–present | Achievement in web television production | |||
| United States (awarded internationally) | 1996–present | Websites, advertising and media, online film and video, mobile sites and apps, and social | |||
| United States | 2001–2015 | Nikolai Nolan | Blog awards, with winners determined through internet voting by the public | ||
| United States | 2003–2008 | Kevin Aylward's Wizbang LLC | Blog awards, with winners determined through internet voting by the public | ||
| United States | 2007–2008 | Best user-generated videos of the year |
| Country | Award | Awarded | Venue / sponsor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Ambies | 2021–present | Podcast Academy | Awards for Excellence in Audio | |
| United Kingdom | 2018–present | Audio award introduced in 2018 includes podcasts[1] [2] | |||
| United Kingdom | 2017–present | Independent judges from the audio and media industry | |||
| United States | 2012–present | Best non-professional science fiction or fantasy video or audio series | |||
| United States | 2006–2018 | Excellence in science fiction podcasts and podcast novels. | |||
| United States | 2014–present | Honoring the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and online media. First awarded to podcast-exclusive shows in 2014,[3] though previously awarded to some radio shows also made available as podcasts | |||
| United States | 2005–present | New Media Expo | Best podcasts as voted by the general public | ||
| United States | 2020–present | Recognizes distinguished reporting on a radio program or podcast | |||
| United States | 2014–present | Real Time Academy | People and organizations that produce real-time short form content across Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch and the rest of the social web First awarded to podcasts at 6th Shorty Awards[4] [5] | ||
| United States | 2017–present | Websites, advertising and media, online film and video, mobile sites and apps, and social. A podcast-specific category opened in 2017,[6] while some podcast-related awards in website[7] or video[8] categories were first awarded in 2006.[9] |
Student and educational awards are for media made by or for students.
| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Bett Awards | Information technology in education | ||
| United States | Use of film and video in all forms of education and communication | |||
| United Kingdom | The Guardian | Student journalism | ||
| Japan | Excellence in educational television | |||
| India | ||||
| Ireland | Oxygen.ie newspaper | Student journalism | ||
| United States | College and university filmmakers | |||
| India | ||||
| United States | Powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and online media |
See also: List of media awards honoring women.
| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes | |
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| United States | ||||
| United States | ||||
| United States | Billboard magazine | Women in the music industry who have made significant contributions to the business ... | ||
| United States | Positive portrayals of female athletes in visual media | |||
| United Kingdom | Funny Women Awards | Female comedians | ||
| United States | Programming created for women, by women, and about women | |||
| Pakistan | Female model who has achieved outstanding recognition within the fashion industry | |||
| Chile | National Association of Women Journalists of Chile | Career achievement in women's journalism | ||
| United States | Exceptional women in the fields of arts, advertising, entertainment, film, television, theater, books, broadcasting, magazines, newspapers, public relations and new media | |||
| United States | Women in Film and Television International (Washington DC) | |||
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