Useful Websites
Awards & Honors
Caldecott Medal
Awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottmedal.cfm
Emmy Awards: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Recognizes excellence within various areas of television and emerging media.
http://www.emmys.tv/
Grammy Awards
Established in 1989 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture.
http://www.grammy.com/
National Book Awards
Recognizes achievements in American literature in four genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people's literature.
http://www.nationalbook.org/
Newbery Medal
Awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal.cfm
Nobelprize.org
The official web site of the Nobel Prize. Find information for every Nobel Prize since 1901, including the Nobel Laureates' biographies, Nobel Lectures, interviews, photos, articles, video clips, press releases, educational games and more.
http://nobelprize.org/
Oscar.com
The official website of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Contains lists of the nominees, winners, a recap of the latest ceremony, pictures of what attendees were wearing, posters of the past picture winners, etc.
http://www.oscar.com
Pulitzer Prizes
Provides information on all Pulitzer Prize winners from 1917 to the present as well as a biography of Joseph Pulitzer and the administration of the prizes.
http://www.pulitzer.org/
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