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AWARDS AND HONOURS - July 2019

Jul 2019

Dec 10, 2019

British Stars Nominated for Golden Globe Awards

British stars are well represented in this year's Golden Globe nominations, with Rocketman's Taron Egerton and Phoebe Waller-Bridge up for awards.
Waller-Bridge is up for a lead actress prize for Fleabag, while her Irish co-star Andrew Scott is also nominated.
Marriage Story, a Netflix production, is the most nominated film, having received six citations in all.
The Irishman, another Netflix film, and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, have five nominations each.
The Crown, Chernobyl and US crime thriller Unbelievable lead the way on the TV side of things, having received four nominations apiece.
Marriage Story and Martin Scorsese's The Irishman are both up for best film drama, as are Joker, The Two Popes and Sam Mendes' World War I epic 1917.
Tarantino's film is up for best musical or comedy, alongside Nazi satire Jojo Rabbit, murder mystery Knives Out, Elton John biopic Rocketman and comic biopic Dolemite Is My Name.

Diwali-Power of One Awards

Four eminent diplomats were honoured with the 'Diwali – Power of One' award in recognition and of their work, especially at United Nations (UN), for a secure and peaceful world. The winner were honoured with the 'Power of One' awards during a ceremony at UN Headquarters in New York, United States. The award annually honours those who have made exemplary contributions in upholding the values that the United Nations stands for.
The award is conferred to former High-Level UN diplomats or Permanent Representatives or those diplomats who will soon finish their tenure at world organisation for working selflessly towards helping form a more secure, peaceful and perfect world for all.
The four diplomats are:

• Kairat Abdrakhmanov (Kazakhstan)- Former Foreign Minister and Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to UN
• Nicholas Emiliou (Cyprus)– former Permanent Representative of Cyprus to UN
• Frantisek Ruzicka (Slovakia)- Former Chef de Cabinet to President of 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) and Permanent Representative of Slovakia to UN
• Volodymyr Yelchenko (Ukraine)– Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN
The awards which have now come to be known as 'Oscars of Diplomacy' were established by Diwali Foundation USA, Inc in 2017.

Dec 09, 2019

Miss Universe 2019 Winner is Zozibini Tunzi

South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi is the Miss Universe 2019. Zozibini and Miss Universe Puerto Rico Madison Anderson were the top two contestants for the Miss Universe title. Miss Universe Mexico is the second-runner up. Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray crowned Zozibini Tunzi at the event held in Atlanta.
The 2019 Miss Universe pageant was held in Atlanta, the capital of the US state of Georgia. The pageant brought 90 women together to see who will bring home the title. Contestants competed in swimsuit, evening gown and on-stage question rounds.

Roy Krishna Wins ISL Hero of the Month Award

Fijian international footballer Roy Krishna was awarded the ISL Hero of the Month for November 2019 after some scintillating performances for his team ATK. The striker saw off stiff competition from the likes of Jamshedpur FC's Sergio Castel, Odisha FC's Aridane Santana, FC Goa's Mourtada Fall and Bengaluru FC custodian Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.

Dec 08, 2019

Troy Museum Shortlisted for European Award

A museum in the ancient city of Troy -- now in present-day Turkey -- was shortlisted for the European Museum of the Year Award.
Opened in 2018 in the western Turkish province of Çanakkale, the Museum of Troy was shortlisted for the award organised by the European Museum Forum, supported by the Council of Europe.
The museum is one of the most important contemporary archaeological museums in the world.
The winner of the European Museum of the Year Award will be announced at a ceremony at the end of the annual conference of the European Museum Forum, which will be held in Cardiff, Wales, from April 29 to May 2, 2020.

Dec 06, 2019

Award for Nurse Who Died of Nipah

Lini PN, a nurse from Kerala who died while treating a patient suffering from the Nipah virus after she contracted the deadly disease during its outbreak last year, was posthumously awarded the National Florence Nightingale Award 2019, which recognises meritorious services rendered by nurses. Lini's husband, Sajeesh Puthur, received the award from President Ram Nath Kovind.
National Florence Nightingale awards were instituted in the year 1973 by the Indian government as a mark of recognition for the meritorious services rendered by nurses.

Dec 05, 2019

Turner Prize Split Four Ways

The four artists nominated for the 2019 Turner Prize will share this year's award after urging the judges not to choose any of them as a single winner.
Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock, Tai Shani and Oscar Murillo got together to write to the prestigious prize's panel.
The judges agreed and revealed the move at a ceremony in Margate, Kent.
The Turner Prize is Britain's most high-profile contemporary art award. The quartet will share the £40,000 prize money.

Dr. Sunil Mehra Awarded

Paediatrician and executive director of MAMTA Health Institute for mother and child, Dr. Sunil Mehra was recognised for his outstanding contribution in the field of healthcare (under Indo-Swedish collaboration) by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. The felicitation ceremony was organised at the Embassy of Sweden.

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