57^th National Film Awards for the Year 2009 announced,  Ministry of Environment & Forests confers Awards on International Ozone Day, Irom Sharmila wins Rabindranath Tagore Peace Prize, Ministry of Tourism wins PATA Grand Award, MSME Ministry wins Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Award, Sanjeev Rajput wins ‘Services Best Sportsman’ award, ‘Somewhere’ wins Golden Lion for Best Film at Venice Film Festival, Hyderabad’s Chowmahalla Palace wins UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Award, Indians win top prizes in UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Photography Awards , Lady Gaga wins eight awards MTV Video Music Awards , Patna’s Super 30 among Newsweek’s 4 most innovative schools, Hanif Kureishi wins Pinter literary prize, Former British PM Tony Blair awarded Liberty Medal, Burundian president receives “Rising Star of Africa” Award in India, Julia Roberts wins lifetime achievement at San Sebastian, Dicky Rutnagur honoured by Indian Journalists Association

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Other awards and prizes

Awards and Prizes 2008-2009 – Magsaysay awards 2009, Jnanpith award, Miss Universe 2009,Miss India worldwide,Femina Miss India 2009,Man Booker Int’l, 2009, Green energy prize, Jamnalal Bajaj awards, Indira Gandhi award for national integration, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri

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81^st Annual Academy Awards (The Oscars)

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