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International Awards recognize excellence across various fields globally. Honouring achievements in 2025, International Awards inspire innovation and progress.
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March 03, 2025
International Awards play an important and key role in recognizing extraordinary achievements and contributions in various fields worldwide. From science and literature to music and film, these awards act as evidence of an individual or group’s exceptional work, innovation, and impact on society.
In 2025, International Awards continue to inspire professionals and creative-minded people across the globe. Explore key International Awards, their categories, and some of the most notable winners here.
International Awards are the prestigious honours that are given to individuals, groups, or organizations across the world for their remarkable work and excelling in fields such as science, literature, art, peace efforts, and human rights. These awards promote excellence, encourage a spirit of competition among people and push them to surpass their limits. International Awards 2025 recognises brilliant minds making impactful strides in various domains.
The International Awards are broadly categorized into different domains, which are based on the area of contribution. Some of the major categories of International Awards are listed below:
| Category | Awards |
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| International Awards in Film and Entertainment |
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| International Awards in Science, Technology, and Medicine |
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| International Awards in Peace and Humanitarian |
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| International Awards in Journalism |
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Many International Awards hold worldwide recognition for their historical significance and prestige. The top 10 awards in the world include:
The Oscar Award is the pinnacle of achievement in the global film industry, which honours outstanding contributions in acting, directing, screenwriting, and technical work. First held in 1929, the Academy Awards have since grown into a global celebration of cinematic talent.
The 97th Academy Awards, Or the Oscars 2025, were presented at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted at Ovation Hollywood. Here is the list of Oscar Awards Winners in 2025:
| Oscar Awards Winners 2025 | ||
| Category | Winner(s) | Film/Work |
| Actor in a Leading Role | Adrien Brody | The Brutalist |
| Actor in a Supporting Role | Kieran Culkin | A Real Pain |
| Actress in a Leading Role | Mikey Madison | Anora |
| Actress in a Supporting Role | Zoe Saldaña | Emilia Pérez |
| Animated Feature Film | Flow | Gints Zilbalodis, Matīss Kaža, Ron Dyens, and Gregory Zalcman |
| Animated Short Film | In the Shadow of the Cypress | Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi |
| Cinematography | The Brutalist | Lol Crawley |
| Costume Design | Wicked | Paul Tazewell |
| Directing | Anora | Sean Baker |
| Documentary Feature Film | No Other Land | Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, and Yuval Abraham |
| Documentary Short Film | The Only Girl in the Orchestra | Molly O’Brien and Lisa Remington |
The Nobel Prize was established in 1895 by Alfred Bernhard Nobel and remains one of the most prestigious global honours. The Nobel Prize is awarded every year on December 10, which is often remembered as the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel, in categories such as Peace, Literature, Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, and Economics, the Nobel Prize recognizes extraordinary contributions to society.
| Nobel Prize Award Winners 2024 | ||
| Category | Recipient(s) | Contribution |
| Nobel Prize in Medicine 2024 | Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun | For discovering microRNA |
| Nobel Prize 2024 Physics | John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton | For discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning within artificial neural networks. |
| Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 | David Baker, and Demis Hassabis and John Jumper | David Baker for computational protein design, and jointly to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper for protein structure prediction |
| Nobel Prize in Literature 2024 | Han Kang | South Korean author Han Kang has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature by the Swedish Academy, Stockholm, Sweden for her “intense poetic prose” that explores historical traumas and the fragility of life. |
| Nobel Prize in Peace 2024 | Nihon Hidankyō | For its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again. |
| Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2024 | Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson | For studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity. |
The Ramon Magsaysay Award, known as the “Nobel of Asia,” is presented to recognize outstanding public service in Asia. It was established in 1957 in honour of Filipino President Ramon Magsaysay, this award is given for characteristics like selfless leadership and significant contributions to society.
| 2024 Awardee | Country | Contribution |
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| Hayao Miyazaki | Japan | Lifelong commitment to animation, inspiring imagination through Studio Ghibli. |
| Karma Phuntsho | Bhutan | Bridging Bhutan’s heritage with modern challenges, inspiring pride and confidence in youth. |
| Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong | Vietnam | Research on Agent Orange/Dioxin impact and supporting its victims. |
| Farwiza Farhan | Indonesia | Leadership in protecting endangered resources and advocating for environmental justice. |
| Rural Doctors’ Movement | Thailand | Improving public health and empowering rural citizens in Thailand. |
The Man Booker Prize is a prestigious literary award that was established in 1969, this award is given for the best original novel written in English. The prize seeks to spotlight literary talent worldwide.
The Booker Prize 2024 was awarded to British author Samantha Harvey for her novel Orbital, a captivating story set on the International Space Station, reflecting humanity’s connection with Earth. Established in 1969, the Booker Prize honors the best English-language fiction published in the UK or Ireland, with a prize of £50,000. Orbital impressed the jury with its lyrical prose and deep exploration of the human condition.
| Latest Man Booker Prize Winners | |||
| Year | Recipient | Book | Country |
| 2023 | Paul Murray | The Bee Sting | Ireland |
| 2024 | Samantha Harvey | Orbital | British |
This award focuses on the best-translated works of fiction, promoting literature from around the world and bridging cultural divides. Recognizing authors and translators, the Booker International Prize is held biennially.
| Latest International Booker Prize Winners | |||
| Year | Recipient | Book | Translator |
| 2024 | Kairos | Jenny Erpenbeck | Michael Hofmann |
The Grammy Awards started in 1959, these are one of the leading awards for excellence in the music industry. With multiple categories, including Best Album, Best Song, and Best Artist, the Grammys recognize talent across genres from pop to classical.
| Latest Grammy Awards Winners | |||
| Year | Recipient | Album | Country |
| 2023 | Harry Styles | Harry’s House | UK |
It was first established in 1917, and the Pulitzer Prize honours excellence in journalism, literature, and music composition. It is regarded as one of the most prestigious International Awards in these fields.
| Latest Pulitzer Prize Winners | ||
| Year | Recipient(s) | Work |
| 2023 | Hernan Diaz, Barbara Kingsolver | Trust, Demon Copperhead |
This award is presented every five years, the UN Human Rights Award recognizes individuals and organizations for their commitment to promoting human rights. This award was established in 1966 and generally focuses on promoting social justice, equality, and human dignity.
| Latest UN Human Rights Award Winners | |||
| Year | Recipient | Country | Contribution |
| 2023 | Narges Mohammadi | Iran | Women’s rights activism |
The Fields Medal is awarded every four years and is considered one of the highest honours in mathematics. This award is presented to mathematicians under 40 and celebrates innovation in solving complex problems in mathematics.
| Latest Fields Medal Winners | |||
| Year | Recipient(s) | Country | Contribution |
| 2022 | Hugo Duminil-Copin’ | France | Probabilistic theory and percolation theory |
| 2022 | June Huh | USA | Combinatorics, geometric combinatorics, and Hodge theory |
| 2022 | James Maynard | UK | Contributions to analytic number theory |
| 2022 | Maryna Viazovska | Ukraine | Sphere packing problem in 8 and 24 dimensions |
The BAFTA Awards are the major British awards that acknowledge the achievements in film, television, and video games. The BAFTAs honour the best international and British cinema, with a long-standing history of promoting artistic excellence.
| Latest BAFTA Award Winners | ||
| Year | Recipient (Film) | Country |
| 2023 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Germany/USA |
International Awards represent the highest honours given to individuals and groups for their exceptional contributions in literature, arts, science, and humanitarian work. These awards, including the Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, Grammy Award, and Oscar Award, inspire excellence and push boundaries in their respective fields.
The International Awards 2025, we will continue to witness global recognition of outstanding achievements, further shaping the world’s cultural, intellectual, and scientific progress.
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