National
• Veteran poet Balkrishna Garg was honoured with the second edition of Harikrishna Devsare Baalsahitya Award 2015 for his collection of poems for children titled ‘Baal Geet’.
• The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has won the National Award on e-Governance 2015-16 for launching the Universal Account Number (UAN).
• Karnataka’s flagship mobile-one governance application has won gold medal at the fourth World Government Summit in Dubai, UAE in the m-governance awards category.
• Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has been awarded with the ‘Pride of Kerala’ Award by the World Malayalee Council and Kairali TV.
• President Pranab Mukherjee has conferred the Infosys Prizes to six winners for their outstanding contribution in the research fields in New Delhi for the year 2015.
• ‘Nagaland is changing, But…’ film has won the Golden Beaver Best Film Award in the institutional category at the 6th National Science Film Festival held in Mumbai.
• Indian fashion designer Manish Arora was awarded with the France’s highest civilian honour Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour).
• Malayalam film Ottal (The Trap) has been named as best feature-length and best short films in the children’s category at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival.
• Tamil film Kanavu Variyam has won the prestigious 2016 Remi Award in the United States.
• Chemical scientist and well-known researcher Goverdhan Mehta has been conferred with Germany’s prestigious Cross of the Order of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz) Award.
• Hyderabad-based GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO) has been awarded prestigious Global CSR Excellence & Leadership Award.
• Former DRDO Director-General (DG) Dr Avinash Chander has been awarded prestigious Aryabhata Award of Astronautical Society of India.
• Veteran wildlife filmmaker Naresh Bedi has been conferred with the V Shantaram Life Time Acheivement Award at 14th edition of 2016 Mumbai International Festival (MIFF), Mumbai.
• Indian filmmaker Kanu Behl directorial film ‘Titli’ has won the Best First Foreign Film Award conferred by the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 2016 (FSCC).
• Renowned Dogri poetess and writer Padma Sachdev has been awarded prestigious Krutitava Smagra Samman for the year 2015.
• Dr Amrita Patel was conferred prestigious 2016 Mahindra Samriddhi India Agri Lifetime Achievement Award also known as the Krishi Shiromani Samman.
• Kerala Tourism’s campaign titled ‘New Worlds’ has won the prestigiousGolden City Gate Award at the at the Internationale Tourismus-Bรถrse Berlin (ITB-Berlin) 2016.
• An Indian student Geetakshi Arora has been awarded the inaugural Noor Inayat Khan Prize for her excellent dissertation on “Goddess Myths in Graphic Novels: Reimagining Indian Feminity”.
• Union urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has been conferred with the Skoch Lifetime Achievement Award.
International
• Three persons of Indian-origin (PIO), Chennupati Jagadish, Jay Chandra and Sajeev Koshy have been awarded 2016 Medal of the Order of Australia, Australia’s highest civilian honour.
• Indian Author and foreign affairs expert has won the prestigious 2016 William E. Colby Award for his book Midnight’s Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India’s Partition.
• Morton Mower (US), Sir Michael Marmot (UK) have won the prestigious 2015 Prince Mahidol Award for their outstanding achievements in the international healthcare sector.
• Indian writer Anuradha Roy has won the on the prestigious $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for her novel ‘Sleeping on Jupiter’.
• Renowned Indologist Professor David Shulman has been selected for the prestigious Israel Prize for his breakthrough studies in fields like philosophy and religion.
• An Indian-origin art lover and playwright Ismail Mahomed from South Africa has been knighted by the French government for his lifelong devotion to the promotion of arts.
• Palestinian teacher Hanan Al Hroub from a refugee camp has been awarded prestigious one million dollar 2016 Global Teacher Prize.
• British mathematician Andrew Wiles (62) was named as the winner of the prestigious 2016 Abel Prize.
Business and Economy
• Vinita Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, and Nilesh Gupta, Managing Director, Lupin Ltd. have been chosen the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2015.
• India’s leading private lender Yes Bank has been awarded inaugural Green Bond Pioneer Award at a ceremony held in London, United Kingdom.
• Mahindra & Mahindra Chairman and Managing Director (MD) Anand Mahindra was conferred with Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) by French Government.
Sports
• India’s Test captain Virat Kohli was awarded with the Polly Umrigar Trophy for Cricketer of the Year.
• Mitali Raj was bestowed with Best Woman Cricketer Award in senior player category for the season 2014-15.
10th Asian Film Awards
Best Director : Hou Hsiao-Hsien (The Assassin) from Taiwan.
Best Actor : Lee Byung-hun (The Inside Men).
Best Actress : Shu Qi (The Assassin).
Best Newcomer : Jessie Li (Port of Call).
Best Supporting Actor : Tadanobu Asano (Journey to the Shore).
Best Supporting Actress : Zhou Yun (The Assassin).
Best Screenplay : Jia Zhangke (Mountains May Depart).
Best Cinematography : Mark Lee Ping-bing (The Assassin).
Best Production Design : Hwarng Wern-ying (The Assassin).
Best Original Music : Lim Giong (The Assassin).
Best Editing : Chu Ka-yat, William Chang Suk-ping, Liao Ching-sung, Wong Hoi, Philip Yung (Port of Call).
Best Visual Effects : Prasad Sutar (Bajirao Mastani).
Best Costume Design : Lee Ji-yeon and Shim Hyun-seob (The Throne).
Best Sound : Tu Duu-chih, Chu Shih-yi and Wu Shu-yao (The Assassin).
Lifetime Achievement Award : Yuen Wo-ping and Kirin Kiki
Oscars 2016 Awards
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Leonardo Dicaprio
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Brie Larson, The Room
Best Director: The Revenant, Alejandro Gonzรกlez Iรฑรกrritu
Best Original Song: Writing’s on the Wall, Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes for Spectre
Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul, Hungary Animated Feature Film: Inside Out
Best Animated Short Film: Bear Story
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies
Best Visual Effects: Ex Machina
Best Sound Mixing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Achievement in Sound Editing: Mad Max: Fury Road
Film Editing: Margaret Sixel, Mad Max: Fury Road
Achievement in Cinematography: The Revenant, Emmanuel Lubezki
Best Production Design: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Alicia Vikander
Best Production Design :Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Costume Design: Jenny Beavan, for Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Adapted Screenplay: The Big Short, (Charles Randolph Adam McKay)
Best Original Screenplay: Spotlight, Tom Mccarthy and Josh Singer
58th Annual Grammy Awards
Song of the Year: Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge, 'Thinking out loud'
Record of the Year:Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, 'Uptown Funk
Best New Artist: Meghan Trainor
Best Rap Album: Kendrick Lamar, 'To Pimp A Butterfly'
Best Pop Duo/ Group Performance: Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
Best Dance Recording:Skrillex, Diplo and Justin Bieber, 'Where Are U Now'
Best Pop Vocal Album: Taylor Swift, '1989'
Best Pop Solo Performance: Ed Sheeran, 'Thinking Out Loud'
Best Country Album: Chris Stapleton, 'Traveller'
Best Rap Performance: Kendrick Lamar, 'Alright'
Best Metal Performance: Cirice, 'Ghost'
Best Alternative Music Album: Alabama Shakes, 'Sound & Color'
Best Rock Performance: Alabama Shakes, 'Don't Wanna Fight'
Best Rock Album: Muse, 'Drones'
Best Urban Contemporary Album: The Weeknd, 'Beauty Behind The Madness'
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: John Scofield, 'Past Present'
Best Gospel Album: Israel & Newbreed, 'Covered: Alive Is Asia'
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Tobymac, 'This Is Not A Test'
Best Musical Theater Album: 'Hamilton'
Best Latin Pop Album: Ricky Martin, 'A Quien Quiera Escuchar'
Best Americana Album: Jason Isbell for 'Something More Than Free'
Best Dance Album: Skrillex and Diplo, 'Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack U'
Best R and B Performance: The Weeknd, Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)
Best R and B Song: D'Angelo and The Vanguard, 'Really Love'
Best R and B Album: D'Angelo and the Vanguard, 'Black Messiah'
Best Traditional R and B Performance: Lalah Hathaway, 'Little Ghetto Boy'
Best Music Video: Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, Bad Blood
Best Country Song: Little Big Town, 'Girl Crush'
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: Glen Campbell, 'I'll Be Me'
Best Music Film: Amy Winehouse, 'Amy'
Best Rap/Song Collaboration: Common and John Legend, 'Glory'
Best Pop Vocal Album: Taylor Swift, '1989'
Best Country Solo Performance: Chris Stapleton, 'Traveller'
Best Country/ Duo Group Performance: Little Big Town, 'Girl Crush'
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Tobymac, 'This Is Not a Test'
Best Spoken Word Album: Jimmy Carter, 'A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety'
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: 'Birdman'
Producer of the Year, Classical: 'Judith Sherman'
Best Blues Album: Buddy Guy, 'Born to Play Guitar'
Best Bluegrass Album: The Steeldrivers, 'The Muscle Shoals Recordings'
Best Americana Album: Jason Isbell, 'Something More Than Free'
Best American Roots Song: Jason Isbell, '24 Frames'
Best Children's Album: Tim Kubart, 'Home'
