Today trophies and awards are presented to people for a variety of different reasons. As well as those that are received for sporting achievements like gold, silver and bronze Olympic medals. There are various non sporting ones that can be presented as well. Below we take a look at what we consider to be the top 10 non sporting trophies and awards given today.

1. Academy Awards - Also more commonly referred to as the Oscars people involved in the world of movies would like to be presented with one of these human stylized awards. Normally the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will give these out in March each year and is one of the longest running award ceremonies in the world today.

2. Hugo Awards - This award is named after the founder of the science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, Hugo Gernsbeck. It is presented annually and has been given out since 1955 to those who from the previous year have produced the best science fiction or fantasy work and is why we list it as part of the top 10 non sporting trophies and awards given in this list.

3. Victoria Cross - There are many medals that military personnel in the UK and the Commonwealth Countries can be presented with but the highest decoration that has been awarded is the Victoria Cross. This is the one that will be presented to such members of the armed forces who have shown extreme bravery when faced with their enemy. The medal was introduced in 1856 and since then awarded to 1,353 individuals. However, after the Second World War only a further 13 of these medals have been awarded to members of the British and Australian army.

4. Military Cross - This medal will be presented to military personnel in British or Commonwealth armed forces when they have carried out an act or acts of exemplary gallantry when against an enemy. There have been several times since 1979 when this actual medal has been awarded to military personnel posthumously.

5. George Cross - This particular non sporting trophy is presented to civilians as well as to members of the UK and Commonwealths armed forces. This is one that is presented to those who perform an act of bravery whilst not in conflict and is the counterpart of the Victoria Cross.

6. Queens Gallantry Medal - This medal has only been instituted since 1974 and has replaced the Order of the British Empire for Gallantry, the Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry and the British Empire Medal for Gallantry. Just like all the medals we discuss in this article this one is awarded for exemplary acts of bravery both by civilian and military personnel.

7. BAFTA’s - This is an award presented in the UK each year just as with the Oscars. But covers not just films but also television. The award is shaped like a theatrical mask rather than a human and was designed in 1955 by Mitzi Cunliffe an American sculptor.

8. BRIT Awards - Most often called the BRITS these are presented each year by the British Phonographic Industry to those involved in the world of music. This is a show that is watched by millions each year not only to see their favorite singers perform but to see how badly the show is presented.

9. Nobel Peace Prize -Along with the Oscars this is one of the most well recognized of the top 10 non sporting trophies and awards that can be given today. Every year the Nobel committee sits down and creates a short list of potential recipients of this prize. The prize bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel has been given to some truly great people including Nelson Mandela.

10. The Man Booker Prize - This top 10 non sporting trophies and awards is given every year to an author who has produced an exception novel written in the English language. Those who receive this award must be a citizen either of the UK, Ireland, Commonwealth or Zimbabwe. Yet although one person can receive this prize there are many authors who are more than happy that they have been nominated for it.

These medals and awards are some of the most famous in the world at the moment. There are some trophies and awards which are a little more wacky, for example those a trophy is often given to victors of crazy golf competitions which can be a lot of fun - but be warned some people take their crazy golf competitions seriously!

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