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Complete Awards & Honors List June 2018

June 2018 : Important Awards & Honors

  • Arunachal Pradesh - SKOCH Order-of Merit' Award
  • Bana Alabed (Syrian Child Activist) - Freedom Award 2018
  • Bindeshwar Pathak (Founder of Sulabh International) - Nikkei Asia Prize for Culture and Community
  • Calzy 3 - Apple Design award 2018
  • Corporation Bank - Investor Relations Award 2018
  • HDFC Bank - Champion Security Award
  • IIT Bombay (162) - Top-ranked Indian institute in QS World University Rankings
  • India - GRR Award for Most Improved Jurisdiction
  • Jane Fonda - Lumiere Award 2018
  • Jeff Bezos (Amazon founder and CEO) - Richest Man in the World
  • Kalki Koechlin - Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) Award
  • Kamila Shamsie (Home Fire) - 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction (Orange prize / Bailey’s prize)
  • Karthik Nemmani - Winner, 91st Scripps National Spelling Bee contest (14th consecutive Indian-American champion)
  • Kendrick Lamar - 1st hip-hop artist to win a Pulitzer Prize for Music
  • Lawrence Haddad & David Nabarro - World Food Prize 2018
  • Martin Scorsese - Lifetime Achievement Award at Rome Film Festival 2018
  • Mike McCormack (Solar Bones) - International Dublin literary award 2018
  • Pallavi Durua - 1st Tribal Queen Award 2018
  • Prem Chopra - Living Legend Prize (25th annual Bharat Nirman awards)
  • Pushpa Bhave - Rajarshi Shahu Puraskar 2018
  • Sanjana Ramesh - Most Valuable Player’ (MVP) Award (10th BWB Asia Camp)
  • Thomas Antony - 13th World Press Cartoon award
  • Tim Robbins - Crystal Globe Award (KVIFF)
  • Tommy Koh (former Singaporean diplomat) - Padma Shri Award
  • Vaishnavi Yadav - Girls Grit Award (10th BWB Asia Camp)
  • Vasundhara Raje (Rajasthan Chief Minister) - Chief Minister of the Year 2018 Award
  • Vladimir Putin (Russian President) - China's 1st Friendship Medal
  • Yuvraj Singh - Most inspiring icon of the year for Social Welfare’ award
  • Oriental Bank of Commerce - Best Public Sector Bank for Atal Pension Yojana for 2017-18
Femina Miss India Beauty Pageant 2018 Winners
  • Anukreethy Vas (Tamil Nadu) - Miss India World 2018 (1st Place).
  • Meenakshi Chaudhary (Haryana) - Miss India Grand International 2018 (1st runner-up).
  • Shreya Rao Kamavarapu (Andhra Pradesh) - Miss India United Continents 2018 (2nd runner-up).
National Payments Excellence Awards 2017 Winners
  • SVC Co-operative Bank has received the award for its outstanding performance in NFS ATM Network & CTS.
  • Abhudaya Co-op Bank bagged the award of special recognition for its performance in RuPay, NFS ATM Network and CTS.
  • Gujarat based UCB Kalupur Commercial Co-op Bank was recognized for its performance in RuPay, NFS ATM Network & CTS.
  • Punjab & Maharashtra Co-op Bank bagged award for its outstanding performance in RuPay, NFS ATM Network & UPI/IMPS.
  • TJSB Sahakari Bank has been awarded for its excellent performance in RuPay, NFS ATM Network & CTS.
Prime Minister's Award for outstanding contribution to promotion and development of yoga Winners
  • Vishwas Mandlik (Nashik)
  • Yoga Institute (Mumbai)
Sports Illustrated India magazine Awards 2018 Winners
  • Sportsperson of the Year - Kidambi Srikanth (Badminton)
  • Team of the Year - Women’s cricket team
  • Coach of the year - Stephen Constantine (football team coach)
  • Outstanding contribution to Sport - Leander Paes (Tennis)
  • Young Sportsperson of the Year - Paddler Manav Thakkar
  • Lifetime Achievement Award - Dhanraj Pillay (Hockey)
Surat smart city has been selected for ‘city award’ for showing great momentum in implementation of projects under ‘India Smart Cities Awards’ 2018.

Other Winners of India Smart Cities Awards 2018 :
  • Governance category - PMC Care from Pune.
  • Built Environment category - Smart Place Making from Pune.
  • Social Aspects category - Smart Class rooms from NDMC and Jabalpur, Smart Campus from Visakhapatnam, Lighthouse from Pune.
  • Culture and Economy category - B Nest Incubation Centre from Bhopal and Conservation of Rajasthan School of Arts from Jaipur.
  • Urban environment category - Public Bike Sharing from Pune, Bhopal, Coimbatore and Waste to Energy Plant in Jabalpur.
  • Transport and Mobility category - Integrated Transit Management System (TMS) from Ahmedabad and Surat.
  • Water and Sanitation category - Smart Water Management through SCADA from Ahmedabad.
Indian International Film Awards (IIFA) 2018 :
  • Best Film - Tumhari Sulu
  • Best Actor in a leading role (Female) - Sridevi (MOM)
  • Best Actor in a leading role (Male) - Irrfan Khan (Hindi Medium)
  • Best Actor In Supporting Role (Female) - Meher Vij (Secret Superstar)
  • Best Actor In Supporting Role (Male) - Nawazzuddin Siddiqui (MOM)
  • Best Director - Saket Chaudhary (Hindi Medium)
  • Best Debut Director - Konkona Sensharma (A Death in the Gunj)
  • Outstanding Achievement by an Actor in Indian Cinema - Anupam Kher
  • Best Story - Amit V Masurkar (Newton)
  • Best Music Direction - Amaal Mallik, Tanishk Bagchi, Akhil Sachdeva (Badrinath Ki Dulhania)
  • Best Playback Singer Female - Meghna Mishra (Main Kaun Hoon - Secret Superstar)
  • Best Playback Singer Male - Arijit Singh (Hawayein - Jab Harry Met Sejal)
65th Jio Filmfare Awards 2018 (south) Winners
  • Telugu
    • Best Film (Popular): Baahubali 2:The Conclusion
    • Best Actor In A Leading Role - Male (Popular): Vijay Deverakonda (Arjun Reddy)
    • Best Actor In A Leading Role - Female (Popular): Sai Pallavi (Fidaa)
    • Critics’ Award for Best Actor (Female): Ritika Singh (Guru)
    • Critics’ Award for Best Actor (Male): Venkatesh (Guru)
    • Best Director : SS Rajamouli (Baahubali 2: The Conclusion)
    • Best Music Album: MM Keeravani (Baahubali 2: The Conclusion)
    • Lifetime Achievement Award: Kaikala Satyanarayana
  • Tamil
    • Best Film: 'Aramm'
    • Best Director: Pushkar Gayathri for 'Vikram Vedha'
    • Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Vijay Sethupathi for 'Vikram Vedha'
    • Critics’ Award for Best Actor: Karthi for 'Theeran Adigaram Ondru' and R Madhavan for 'Vikram Vedha'
    • Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Nayanthara for 'Aramm'
    • Critics’ Award for Best Actress: Aditi Balan for 'Aruvi'
    • Best Music Album: AR Rahman for 'Mersal'
  • Malayalam
    • Best Film (Popular): Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
    • Best Actor In A Leading Role - Female (Popular): Parvathy (Take Off)
    • Best Actor In A Leading Role - Male (Popular): Fahadh Faasil (Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum)
    • Critics’ Award for Best Actor (Female): Manju Warrier (Udhaharanam Sujatha)
    • Critics’ Award for Best Actor (Male): Tovino Thomas (Mayaanadhi)
    • Best Director: Dileesh Pothen (Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum)
    • Best Composer: Rex Vijayan (Mayaanadhi)
  • Kannada
    • Best Film: Ondu Motteya Kathe
    • Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Sruthi Hariharan (Beautiful Manasugalu)
    • Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Puneeth Rajkumar (Raajakumara)
    • Critics’ Award for Best Actor (Male): Dhananjaya (Allama)
    • Critics’ Award for Best Actor (Female): Shraddha Srinath (Operation Alamelamma)
    • Best Director: Tharun Sudhir (Chowka)
    • Best Music Director: Bharath BJ (Beautiful Manasugalu)
Complete Winners of IIFA Awards 2018 :
  • Best Picture – Tumhari Sulu
  • Best Direction – Saket Chaudhary (Hindi Medium)
  • Best Actor in a Leading Role – Female – Sridevi (Mom)
  • Best Actor in a Leading Role – Male – Irrfan Khan (Hindi Medium)
  • Best Supporting Actor – Female – Meher Vij (Secret Superstar)
  • Best Supporting Actor – Male – Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Mom)
  • Best Story – Amit V Masurkar (Newton)
  • Best Debut Director – Konkona Sen Sharma (A death in the Gunj)
  • Best Music Direction – Amaal Mallik, Tanishk Bagchi & Akhil Sachdeva (Badrinath Ki Dulhania)
  • Best Playback Singer Female – Meghna Mishra (Main Kaun Hoon – Secret Superstar)
  • Best Playback Singer Male – Arijit Singh (Hawayein – Jab Harry Met Sejal)
  • Best Lyrics – Manoj Muntashir (Mere Rashke Qamar – Baadshaho)
  • Style Icon Award – Kriti Sanon
  • Next IIFA give away winner – Arjun Kapoor

BCCI Awards 2018 :
  • Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award – Pankaj Roy
  • BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award For Women – Diana Edulji (she declined the award as she is part of the Committee of Administrators which is currently overseeing the work of the board)
  • BCCI Special Award – Abbas Ali Baig and Naren Tamhane
  • Polly Umrigar Award – Virat Kohli (4th Polly Umrigar Title for Kohli, stands for International cricketer of the year)
  • Best International Cricketer - Women – Harmanpreet Kaur
  • Best Performance In BCCI Domestic Tournaments – Cricket Association of Bengal
  • Other Awards
  • Lala Amarnath Award For The Best All-rounder In Ranji Trophy – Parvez Rasool
  • Lala Amarnath Award For The Best All-rounder In Domestic Limited-overs Competitions – Krunal Pandya
  • Madhavrao Scindia Award – Highest Scorer In The Ranji Trophy – Priyank K Panchal
  • Madhavrao Scindia Award – Highest Wicket-taker In The Ranji Trophy – Shahbaz Nadeem
  • Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy – Best Woman Cricketer (Sr Domestic) – Punam Raut
  • Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy – Best Woman Cricketer (Jr Domestic) – Jemimah Rodrigues
  • Best Umpire In Domestic Cricket – Anil Dandekar

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