Films are no doubt the most popular form of entertainment. They provide entertainment and take the viewers into a new world, away from the problems of daily life. Hollywood films are especially popular all over the world and are watching because of their powerful content, new concepts and amazing visual effects. Behind every film are the persistent efforts and hard work of the entire team. Every year the industry acknowledges this hard work by giving awards in colorful ceremonies. Hollywood film awards are equally glamorous as films. People look forward to these ceremonies to see who has won the honors and also because of the red carpet moments. Some of the popular Hollywood film awards are as follows:
Oscar Awards
Oscar Awards aka the Academy Awards are the most prestigious awards Hollywood Film awards in the global entertainment industry. The Oscars date back to 1929 and are made up of 24 categories such as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor/Actress, and Original Screenplay. Winning an Oscar is a dream of every person associated with Hollywood movies as well as global cinema as there is an entry for Foreign Film as well. Officially known as the Academy Awards, more than 3000 of these gold-plated bronze statuettes have been awarded to winners since 1929. It was named Oscar when Margaret Herrick the first-ever librarian of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science remarked that it resembled her Uncle Oscar. Oscar Awards were first televised in 1953 and from then onwards, viewers eagerly wait for them.
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Following is a list of major categories of Oscars along with the winners in the past decade.
| Year | Best Actor | Best Actress | Best Picture | Best Director | Best Screenplay Original | Best Background Music | Best Foreign Movie |
| 2011 | Collin Firth | Natalie Portman | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper | David Seidler: The King’s Speech | Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: The Social Network | In a Better World: Denmark |
| 2012 | Dean Dujardin | Meryl Streep | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius | Woody Allen: Midnight in Paris | Ludovic Bource: The Artist | A Separation: Iran |
| 2013 | Daniel Day-Lewis | Jennifer Lawrence | Argo | Ang Lee | Quentin Tarantino: Django Unchained | Mychael Danna: Life of Pi | Amour: Austria |
| 2014 | Matthew McConaughey | Cate Blanchett | 12 Years A Slave | Alfonso Cuaron | Spike Jonze: Her | Steven Price: Gravity | The Great Beauty : Italy |
| 2015 | Eddie Redmayne | Julianne Moore | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Alejandro G. Iñárritu: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Alexandre Desplat: The Grand Budapest Hotel | Ida: Poland |
| 2016 | Leonardo DiCaprio | Brie Larson | Spotlight | Alejandro Inarritu | Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy: Spotlight | Ennio Moricone: The Hateful Eight | Son of Saul: Hungary |
| 2017 | Casey Affleck | Emma Stone | Moonlight | Damien Chazelle | Kenneth Lonergan: Manchester by the Sea | Justin Hurwitz: La La Land | The Salesman: Iran |
| 2018 | Gary Oldman | Frances McDormand | Shape of Water | Guillermo del Toro | Jordan Peele: Get Out | Alexandre Desplat: The Shape of Water | A Fantastic Woman: Chile |
| 2019 | Rami Malek | Olivia Colman | Green Book | Alfonso Cuaron | Nick Vallelonga: Green Book | Ludwig Goransson: Black Panther | Roma: Mexico |
| 2020 | Joaquin Phoenix | Renee Zellweger | Parasite | Bong Joon Ho | BongJoon Ho: Parasite | Hildur Guonadottir: Joker | Parasite: South Korea |
| 2021 | Anthony Hopkins | Frances McDormand | Nomadland | Chloe Zhao | Emerald Fennell: Promising Young Woman | Trent Reznor: Soul | Another Round: Denmark |
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards are considered the second most important Hollywood film awards. The Golden Globe Awards were initiated in 1944 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize excellence in American and International films and TV dramas. The Golden Globe Award ceremony is held before the Academy Awards (Oscars) ceremony usually in January. It is believed that Golden Globe influences the Academy Awards.
The ceremony of this prestigious Hollywood Film award is rather lavish and is attended by the big names of the film and TV industry. Various categories of the Golden Globe awards include separate awards for Best Actor and Best Actress in Drama, Comedy or Musical categories, screenplay, direction, animated movies and foreign-language movies. Television awards are bestowed in the categories of drama series, musical series, comedy series, soaps and for acting performances in each of these formats. A special award the Cecil B. DeMille Award is also given for lifetime achievement. Members of the HFPA cast votes to choose nominations and winners.
| Year | Best Drama Motion Actor | Best Drama Motion Actress | Best Drama Motion Film | Best Director Drama Motion | Best Animated Movie | Best International Movie | Cecil B DeMille Award |
| 2011 | Collin Firth | Natalie Portman | The Social Network | David Fincher | Toy Story 3 | In a Better World | Robert De. Niro |
| 2012 | George Clooney | Meryl Streep | The Descendants | Martin Scorsese | Adventures of Tintin | A Separation | Morgan Freeman |
| 2013 | Daniel Day-Lewis | Jessica Chastain | Argo | Ben Affleck | Brave | Amour | Jodie Foster |
| 2014 | Matthew McConaughey | Cate Blanchett | 12 Years a Slave | Alfonso Cuaron | Frozen | The Great Beauty | Woody Allen |
| 2015 | Eddie Redmayne | Julianne Moore | Boyhood | Richard Linklater | How to Train your Dragon 2 | Leviathan | George Clooney |
| 2016 | Leonardo DiCaprio | Brie Larson | The Revenant | Alejandro Inarritu | Inside Out | Son of Saul | Denzel Washington |
| 2017 | Casey Affleck | Isabelle Huppert | Moonlight | Damien Chazelle | Zootopia | Elle | Meryl Streep |
| 2018 | Gary Oldman | Frances McDormand | 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing | Guillermo Del Toro | In the Fade | Coco | Oprah Winfrey |
| 2019 | Remi Malek | Glenn Close | Bohemian Rhapsody | Alfonso Cuaron | Spider Man | Roma | Jeff Bridges |
| 2020 | Joaquin Phoenix | Renee Zellweger | 1917 | Sam Mendes | Missing Link | Parasite | Tom Hanks |
| 2021 | Chadwick Boseman | Andra Day | Nomadland | Chloe Zhao | Soul | Minari | Jane Fonda |
The BAFTA Awards:
BAFTA is the acronym for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and is a renowned independent art charity. It does not come under the category of Hollywood film awards but is quite popular nonetheless. The BAFTA Awards are held to acknowledge and celebrate outstanding achievements in films and drama in the past year. The film awards were first held in 1949 with awards being given in three categories. Today BAFTA recognizes achievements in 25 categories. Although BAFTA also acknowledges international work; however, some categories are limited to British cinema only such as the Outstanding British Film, and Outstanding Debut by a British director, Writer or Producer. Similarly, only British films are considered for categories such as British Short Animation Awards and British Short Film Award. BAFTA was first televised in 1956 with Vivien Leigh the beautiful actress of Gone with the Wind as the host. The statue awarded is in the form of a theatrical mask and was designed by Mitzi Cunliffe, an American sculptor. During the ceremony, tribute is also paid to the people associated with the entertainment industry who passed away in the last twelve months. A list of BAFTA Awards given in the past decade is as follows:
| Year | Best Actor Film | Best Actress | Best Film | Best Director Film | Outstanding Debut by British | Outstanding British Film | Best Short Film |
| 2011 | Collin Firth | Natalie Portman | The King’s Speech | David Fincher | Four Lions: Chris Morris | The King’s Speech | Until the River Runs Run |
| 2012 | Dean Dujardin | Meryl Streep | The Artist | Michael Hazanavicius | Tyrannosaur: Director: Paddy C. Producer: Diarmid Scrimshaw | Tinker Tailor Solider Spy | Pitch Black Heist |
| 2013 | Daniel Day-Lewis | Emmanuelle Riva | Argo | Ben Affleck | The Imposter Director: Bart Layton Producer: Dimitri Doganis | Skyfall | Swimmer |
| 2014 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Cate Blanchett | 12 Years a Slave | Alfonso Cuarno | Kelly + Victor Kieran Evans: Writer/Director | Gravity | Room 8 |
| 2015 | Eddy Redmayne | Julianne Moore | Boyhood | Richard Linklater | Pride Writer: Stephen Beresford Producer: David Livingstone | The Theory of Everything | Boogaloo and Graham |
| 2016 | Leonardo DiCaprio | Brie Larson | The Reverent | Alejandro G. Inarritu | Theeb Writer/Direct. Naji A. Nowar Prod. Rupert Lloyd | Brooklyn | Operator |
| 2017 | Casey Affleck | Emma Stones | La La Land | Damien Chazelle | Under the Shadow Wrti/diect. Babak Anvari Prod. Emily L | I, Daniel Blake | Home |
| 2018 | Gary Oldman | Frances McDormand | 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing | Guillermo Del Toro | I am Not a Witch: Emily Morgan | 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing | Cowboy Dave |
| 2019 | Rami Malek | Olivia Colman | Roma | Alfonso Cuaron | Beast Writ/Direc. Michael Pearce | The Favorites | 73 Cows |
| 2020 | Joaquin Phoenix | Renee Zellweger | 1917 | Sam Mendes | Bait Writ/Direct.. Mark Jenkin Prod. Kate Byers | 1917 | Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone |
| 2021 | Anthony Hopkins | Frances McDormand | Nomadland | Chloe Zhao | His House Writ/Direct Remi Weekes | Promising Young Woman | The Present |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
The screen Actors Guild Award is one of the major Hollywood film awards. It began in 1995 by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists to recognize excellence in performances in films and TV. Two committees, one for film and one for TV select nominees, and the winner is selected by voting. All members (more than 165,000) participate in the voting. Awards are given in 13 categories to recognize individual performances as well as team efforts.
| Year | Best Actor | Best Actress | Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress | Outstanding Performance by a Cast | Outstanding Performance by Stunt Ensemble | ||
| 2011 | Collin Firth | Natalie Portman | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | The King’s Speech | Inception | ||
| 2012 | Jean Dujardin | Viola Davis | Christopher Plummer | Octavia Spencer | The Help | Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows 2 | ||
| 2013 | Daniel Day-Lewis | Jennifer Lawrence | Tommy Lee Jones | Ann Hathaway | Argo | Skyfall | ||
| 2014 | Matthew McConaughey | Cate Blanchett | Jared Leto | Lupita Nyongo | American Hustle | Lone Survivor | ||
| 2015 | Eddie Redmayne | Julianne Moore | J.K Simmons | Patricia Arquette | Birdman | Unbroken | ||
| 2016 | Leonardo DiCaprio | Brie Larson | Idris Elba | Alicia Vikandar | Spotlight | Mad Max: Fury Road | ||
| 2017 | Denzel Washington | Emma Stone | Mahershala Ali | Viola Davis | Hidden Figures | Hacksaw Ridge | ||
| 2018 | Gary Oldman | Frances McDormand | Sam Rockwell | Alison Janney | 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing | Wonder Woman | ||
| 2019 | Remi Malek | Glenn Close | Mahershala Ali | Emily Blunt | Black Panther | Black Panther | ||
| 2020 | Joaquin Phoenix | Renee Zellweger | Brad Pitt | Laura Dern | Parasite | Avengers | ||
| 2021 | Chadwick Boseman | Viola Davis | Daniel Kaluuya | Youn Yuh-jung | Trial of Chicago 7 | Wonder Woman 1984 | ||
Emmy Awards
Emmy Awards are presented to acknowledge excellent contributions in a year in the field of American TV. The awards were first held in 1949 and are as distinct and honorable as the Oscars, the Hollywood Films awards. Emmy Awards are given to people for their outstanding achievements in various aspects of TV. The awards are given for daytime and primetime performers, news, sports coverage, regional programming, and technical accomplishments. Emmy Awards are presented by the collaboration of three organizations. Emmy for Primetime is presented by The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and Emmy for Daytime is presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The achievements of Foreign content (non-American television programs) are applauded by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
| Year | Outstanding Miniseries or Movies | Outstanding Actor | Outstanding Actress | Outstanding Writing | Outstanding Direction |
| 2011 | Downtown Abbey | Berry Pepper | Kate Winslet | Julian Fellowes | Brian Percival |
| 2012 | Game Changer | Kevin Costner | Julianne Moore | Danny Strong | Jay Roach |
| 2013 | Behind the Candelabra | Michael Douglas | Laura Linney | Abi Morgan | Steven Soderberg |
| 2014 | The Normal Heart | Benedict Cumberbatch | Jessica Lange | Steven Moffat | Colin Bucksey |
| 2015 | Olive Kitteridge | Richard Jenkins | Frances McDormand | Jane Anderson | Lisa Cholodenko |
| 2016 | Sherlock: The Abominable Bride | Courtney B Vance | Sarah Paulson | D.V. DeVinc | Susanne Bier |
| 2017 | Black Mirror | Riz Ahmed | Nicole Kidman | Charlie Brooker | Jean-Marc Valle |
| 2018 | The Assassination of Gianni Versace | Darren Criss | Regina King | Charlie Booker and William Bridges | Ryan Murphy |
| 2019 | Chernobyl | Jharrel Jerome | Michelle Williams | Craig Mazin | Johan Renck |
| 2020 | Watchman | Mark Ruffalo | Regina King | Damon Lindelof & Cord Jefferson | Maria Schrader |
| 2021 | The Crown | Ewan McGregor | Kate Winslet | Michaela Coel | Scott Frank |
