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Near Changes		Topic	1991	Pulitzer Prize for Poetry	Near Changes is a 1990 collection of poems by Mona Van Duyn (1921-2004). It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1991.
Near Changes		Award-Winning Work	1991	Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Blizzard of One		Award-Winning Work	1999	Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
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Marty		Topic	1955	BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress	Marty is a low-budget 1955 love story directed by Delbert Mann, based on a teleplay of the same name by Paddy Chayefsky, which starred Rod Steiger in the title role, and Nancy Marchand as the female lead. The theatrical film differs from the teleplay in several respects: the part of Clara was fleshed out to a great extent; a subplot regarding Marty's mother and her sister has been added; and a subplot regarding Marty's career has been added. A sleeper hit, the film enjoyed national and...
		Film	1955	Academy Award for Best Picture
		Award-Winning Work	1955	Academy Award for Best Actor
		Award-Nominated Work	1955	Academy Award for Best Director
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Dreams from My Father		Topic	2006	Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album	Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance is a memoir by current United States Senator Barack Obama of Illinois. It was first published in 1995 after Obama was elected the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review, but before his political career began. The book was re-released in 2004 following Senator Obama's widely admired keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention (DNC); the 2004 edition includes a new introduction by Senator Obama as well as...
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Ishmael		Topic			Ishmael is a novel by Daniel Quinn. It examines mythology, its effect on ethics, and how that relates to sustainability. Ishmael was awarded the $500,000 Turner Tomorrow Fellowship Award. The book is the first of a trilogy including The Story of B and My Ishmael. The story begins with a newspaper ad: "Teacher seeks pupil, must have an earnest desire to save the world. Apply in person." A nameless character responds to the ad out of nostalgia and upon arriving at the address, finds himself in a...
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Cries and Whispers		Topic	1973	New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director	Cries and Whispers is a 1973 Swedish film about two sisters who watch over their third sister on her deathbed, torn between fearing she might die and hoping that she will. The film was written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. It stars Harriet Andersson, Kari Sylwan, Ingrid Thulin and Liv Ullmann. Unlike most of Bergman's films, Cries and Whispers uses saturated colour, in particular crimson. For his work on this film, Sven Nykvist won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and the film was...
		Film	1973	New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay
		Award-Winning Work	1973	Academy Award for Best Cinematography
		Award-Nominated Work	1973	Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Scenes from a Marriage		Topic	1974	New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director	Scenes from a Marriage (Swedish: Scener ur ett äktenskap) is a 1973 Swedish film and mini-series written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The story follows the relationship between Marianne and Johan (played by Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson) over the course of a number of years. Scenes from a Marriage was first released as a TV mini-series of 6 episodes spanning 295 minutes. It was then cut down to 168 minutes for cinematic release. When released on VHS and laserdisc, the 168 minute version...
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Fanny and Alexander		Topic	1983	New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director	Fanny and Alexander (Swedish: Fanny och Alexander) is a 1982, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning Swedish film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. It was originally conceived as a four part TV movie which spanned 312 minutes. A version lasting only 188 minutes was created later for cinematic release. Along with The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries, Fanny and Alexander is considered by many to be one of Bergman's best films. He intended the film to be his last feature, although he...
		Film	1984	César Award for Best Foreign Film
		Award-Winning Work	1984	Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
		Award-Nominated Work	1982	Academy Award for Best Cinematography
		Film subject	1982	Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Half Life		Award-Winning Work	2006	James Tiptree, Jr. Award
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The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden		Award-Winning Work	2006	James Tiptree, Jr. Award
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Cyteen		Topic	1989	Hugo Award for Best Novel	Cyteen (1988) is a Hugo award-winning science fiction novel by author C. J. Cherryh taking place in Cherryh's Alliance-Union universe. The murder of brilliant researcher Ariane Emory has staggering consequences for her Union constituency and for all of Reseune, as well as for her closest family and friends. As the news generates a shockwave across Union and Alliance space, Emory's family and colleagues implement the last stages of her final experiment -- the creation of her true successor, Ari...
		Book	1989	Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
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On the Transmigration of Souls		Topic			On the Transmigration of Souls, for orchestra, chorus, children’s choir and pre-recorded tape is a composition by composer John Adams commissioned by The New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center’s Great Performers (and an anonymous but prominent New York family) shortly after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Adams began writing the piece in late January 2002 for a requested tribute for September 11. The music was premiered by the New York Philharmonic on 19 September 2002 at Avery Fisher...
		Award-Winning Work	2003	Pulitzer Prize for Music
		Composition	2003	Pulitzer Prize for Music
The Company We Keep		Musical Album	2006	Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album
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This Side		Musical Album	2003	Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album	This Side is the Grammy-winning second album by the band Nickel Creek, released in the summer of 2002. It gained some notoriety in indie rock circles due to the group's recording of a Pavement song, Spit on a Stranger. Alison Krauss acted as a producer for the album.
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Clarinet Threads		Award-Winning Work	1988	Prix Ars Electronica - Digital Musics
Clarinet Threads		Topic	1988	Prix Ars Electronica - Digital Musics
Banlieue du Vide		Award-Winning Work	2004	Prix Ars Electronica - Digital Musics
Banlieue du Vide		Topic	2004	Prix Ars Electronica - Digital Musics
TEO! a sonic sculpture		Award-Winning Work	2005	Prix Ars Electronica - Digital Musics
TEO! a sonic sculpture		Topic	2005	Prix Ars Electronica - Digital Musics
L'île re-sonante		Award-Winning Work	2006	Prix Ars Electronica - Digital Musics
L'île re-sonante		Topic	2006	Prix Ars Electronica - Digital Musics
Reverse Simulation Music		Award-Winning Work	2007	Prix Ars Electronica - Digital Musics
Reverse Simulation Music		Topic	2007	Prix Ars Electronica - Digital Musics
International Atomic Energy Agency		Topic	2005	Nobel Peace Prize	The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for military purposes. Though established independently of the United Nations under its own international treaty (the IAEA Statute), the IAEA reports to both the General Assembly and the Security Council. The IAEA has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Two "Regional Safeguards Offices" are located in Toronto, Canada; and Tokyo, Japan....
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The Death of Doctor Island		Award-Winning Work	1973	Nebula Award for Best Novella
		Topic	1974	Locus Award for Best Novella
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Soldier of Sidon		Book	2007	World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
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Stand on Zanzibar		Topic	1969	Hugo Award for Best Novel	Stand on Zanzibar is a dystopic New Wave science fiction novel written by John Brunner and first published in 1968 (ISBN 0-09-919110-5). The book won a Hugo Award for Best Novel at the 27th World Science Fiction Convention in 1969. A lengthy book, it was innovative within its genre for mixing narrative with entire chapters dedicated to providing background information and world building, creating a sprawling narrative that presents a complex and multi-faceted view of the story's future world....
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Stranger in a Strange Land		Topic	1962	Hugo Award for Best Novel	Stranger in a Strange Land is a best-selling 1961 Hugo Award-winning science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein. It tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human raised by Martian on the planet Mars, upon his return to Earth in early adulthood. The novel explores his interaction with — and eventual transformation of — Earth culture. The novel's title refers to the Biblical Book of Exodus. According to Heinlein in Grumbles from the Grave, the novel's working title was The Heretic. Several...
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Harvey		Topic	1945	Pulitzer Prize for Drama	Harvey is a play by Mary Chase. It won the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It is the story of a likeable man and his imaginary friend "Harvey", a 6-foot three-and-a-half-inch-tall rabbit. The play starred Frank Fay and Josephine Hull. The play also had a production in 1949 at London's Prince of Wales Theatre. It was later made into a film by the same name starring Hull and James Stewart who also played the role of Elwood P. Dowd on stage in London for six months in 1975. There were also a...
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?		Topic	2001	Grammy Award for Album of the Year	O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the soundtrack of music from the 2000 American comedy film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, written, directed and produced by the Coen Brothers and starring George Clooney. Set in Mississippi during the Great Depression, three friends escape from a prison chain gang and search for fortune and love. The film is an adventure tale, loosely based on Homer's Odyssey, which Joel and Ethan Coen confessed to never having read. With the film set in the 1930s Southern United...
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Masters research		Award-Winning Work
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Modeling habitat context for the endangered copperbelly water snake		Award-Winning Work	2000	US-IALE Best Student Presentation
		Topic	2000	US-IALE Best Student Presentation
Camelot (Original Broadway Production)		Theater Production	1961	Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
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La Vie En Rose		Topic	2007	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama	La Vie en Rose (literally "The Life in Pink", the English equivalent is"Life through rose colored glasses") is the English release title of La Môme, a2007 French film directed by Olivier Dahan about quintessential French singer Édith Piaf, starring Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard. The English release title is the name of Piaf's best-known song. The film's original title means "the kid", because Piaf was known as "La Môme Piaf" or "The Kid Sparrow." The film won two Oscars, four BAFTAs,...
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