Awards and prizes

G-Dragon dominates 2025 Melon Music Awards with seven wins

South Korean singer-rapper G-Dragon during a concert in Hanoi, Vietnam, in November 2025.

Life Awards 2025

The Happy Retirement Award goes to piggy bank

Singapore’s piggy banks are increasingly collecting dust instead of coins, with more children embracing cashless payments.

Rory McIlroy crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year after Masters victory

Besides his Masters win, Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy played a key role in Europe’s Ryder Cup triumph, and added victories at ⁠the Irish Open and the Players Championship.

Oscars to stream exclusively on YouTube from 2029

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is ending its decades-long relationship with US broadcaster ABC and will stream the Oscars ceremony on YouTube from 2029.

Ousmane Dembele named FIFA’s best men player of 2025, Aitana Bonmati wins women’s award for third time

FIFA Player of the Year award winners Ousmane Dembele (left) and Aitana Bonmati.

Famed Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami receives US award for bilateral ties

Japanese writer Haruki Murakami lived in the United States in the early 1990s.

French indie video game Clair Obscur dominates Game Awards

At just 30 people for most of its development, the team behind Clair Obscur was far smaller than typical blockbuster studios.

Time names architects of artificial intelligence as ‘Person of the Year’

Time magazine has said tech visionaries like Nvidia founder Jensen Huang is “transforming the present and transcending the possible”.

Nnena Kalu is first artist with learning disability to win Turner Prize

Nnena Kalu beat three other nominated artists to win the Turner Prize.

Venezuela opposition chief Machado to miss Nobel Peace Prize award

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was due to receive the award in defiance of a decade-long travel ban.

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