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Global Talent: arts and culture prizes
Updated 29 August 2023
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| Qualifying Prize | Name of Awarding Body |
|---|---|
| Bessie – Outstanding Performer | The New York Dance and Performance Awards (The Bessie Awards) |
| Booker Prize | The Booker Prizes |
| Brit Awards – International Artist of the Year | British Phonographic Industry |
| Brit Awards – International Female | British Phonographic Industry |
| Brit Awards – International Male | British Phonographic Industry |
| Critics Circle Award – Best Male | Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards |
| Critics Circle Award – Best Female | Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards |
| Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize | JP Morgan Chase |
| Grammy Award – Lifetime Achievement Award | The Recording Academy |
| Hugo Boss Prize | Guggenheim Foundation |
| ICMA – Artist of the year | International Classical Music Awards |
| ICMA – Lifetime Achievement Award | International Classical Music Awards |
| International Booker Prize | The Booker Prizes |
| International Chopin Piano Competition – First place | Fryderyk Chopin Institute of Warsaw |
| International Dublin Literary Award | International Dublin Literary Award |
| MOBO – Best International Act | MOBO Organisation |
| Olivier Award – Best Actor | Society of London Theatre |
| Olivier Award – Best Actress | Society of London Theatre |
| Olivier Award – Best Director | Society of London Theatre |
| Olivier Award – Best Original Score or New Orchestrations | Society of London Theatre |
| Olivier Award – Best Theatre Choreographer | Society of London Theatre |
| Olivier Award – Outstanding Achievement in Dance | Society of London Theatre |
| Olivier Award – Outstanding Achievement in Music | Society of London Theatre |
| Olivier Award – Outstanding Achievement in Opera | Society of London Theatre |
| Queen Elisabeth Competition – Cello - First Prize | Queen Elisabeth Competition |
| Queen Elisabeth Competition – Piano - First Prize | Queen Elisabeth Competition |
| Queen Elisabeth Competition – Violin - First Prize | Queen Elisabeth Competition |
| Queen Elisabeth Competition – Voice - First Prize | Queen Elisabeth Competition |
| Tchaikovsky Prize – Grand Prix | International Tchaikovsky Competition |
| Tony Award – Best Play Author | The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League |
| Tony Award – Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play | The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League |
| Tony Award – Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League |
| Tony Award – Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League |
| Tony Award – Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League |
| Tony Award – Best Direction of a Play | The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League |
| Tony Award– Best Direction of a Musical | The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League |
| Tony Award – Best Choreography | The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League |
| Tony Award – Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre | The American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League |
| Van Cliburn International Piano Competition – Gold Medallist | Van Cliburn Foundation |
| Wihuri Sibelius Prize | Wihuri Foundation |
| WOMEX – Artist Award | World Music Expo Award (WOMEX) |