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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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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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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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2022 Nobel Peace Prize Recipients

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

Last verified on 09-03-2026

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2022 Nobel Peace Prize Recipients

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

Last verified on 09-03-2026

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that U.S. President Donald Trump will receive the 2026 Israel Prize.

Additional Information:

‘Israel Prize’ is the highest civilian honor of Israel.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that U.S. President Donald Trump will receive the 2026 Israel Prize.

Additional Information:

‘Israel Prize’ is the highest civilian honor of Israel.

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• 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

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• The Pulitzer Prize is awarded for outstanding work in journalism, literature, and musical composition,
• There are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York City 
• They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer,
• Pulitzer Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories.

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About the Booker Prize 2025

Winner: David Szalay (British writer)

For his book Flesh

Additional Information:

The Booker Prize is a prestigious literary award for the best novel written in English and published in the UK or Ireland

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