Explanation

• First the Oscar Awards: 16 May 1929
• First ceremony held: Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
• The first Oscar award had 12 categories 
• Best Actress of the First Oscar Award: Janet Gaynor (American Actress)

Additional information

• Oscar Awards, also known as the Academy Awards 
• Oscar Awards: the most prestigious award in Hollywood 
• Held: annually 
• Organizer: Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences 
• Best Actor of the First Oscar Award: Emil Jannings (German Actor)
• President of the first Oscar Awards: Douglas Fairbanks (American Actor)
• Oscar Awards broadcast to the general public for the first time through radio: 1930 
• In 1953, Radio was replaced by television for the first time and the ceremony was televised.
• Objective: To honour the participating artists of the motion picture industry  
  
• The current Oscar award has 24 categories

Last updated question by NA on 07 May 2026

Explanation

About Academy Awards (Oscar awards 2026)

Held in Los Angeles on March 15, 2026

Edition: 98th

Best Picture: One Battle After Another

Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)

Best Actress: Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)

Additional Information:  

This an the most prestigious award of Hollywood, held annually  

Organizer: Academy of Motion Picture Arts &  Science

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Explanation

Kaveh Madani has been honoured with the Stockholm Water Prize 2026.

He belongs to Iran. 

Additional Information:   

The Stockholm Water Prize is widely regarded as the world's most prestigious award for water-related achievements.

Often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of Water".

Established in 1991.

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Explanation

2022 Nobel Peace Prize Recipients

• Ales Bialiatski – Belarus
• Memorial Organization – Russia
• Center for Civil Liberties – Ukraine

Last verified on 09-03-2026

Explanation

2022 Nobel Peace Prize Recipients

• Ales Bialiatski – Belarus
• Memorial Organization – Russia
• Center for Civil Liberties – Ukraine

Last verified on 09-03-2026

Explanation

Italy's highest military award is the Military Order of Italy (Ordine Militare d'Italia)

Last awarded: 26 February 2015

First awarded: 26 June 1857

Established: 29 January 1856

Status: Currently awarded

Presented by: The monarch of the United Kingdom

Explanation

On 15 January 2026, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina presented her physical Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office.

She was officially awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025.

Additional Information:

A Nobel Prize cannot be revoked, shared, or transferred to others.

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Explanation

• Winner: Abdulrazak Gurnah
  • Award: Nobel Prize in Literature 2021
  • Presented by: The Swedish Academy
  • Recognition: For “uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee.”

Last verified on 16-01-2026

Explanation

The Order of Cloud and Banner was the most prestigious military award of China.

It was instituted on June 15, 1935

It was mainly awarded during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945).

The award was discontinued after 1949

Explanation

The International Committee of the Red Cross was declared the winner of the Peace Prize both in 1917 and in 1944.