The Academy Award for Best Director is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to artists working in the motion picture industry.

The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to artists working in the motion picture industry.

The Agatha Awards honor the "traditional mystery." That is to say, books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie as well as others.

The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction (formerly the Samuel Johnson Prize from 1999 to 2015) is an annual British book prize for the best non-fiction writing in the English language.

The Man Booker Prize aims to promote the finest in fiction by rewarding the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.

The Costa Book Awards are a series of literary awards given to books by authors based in Great Britain and Ireland.

Each Spring, Mystery Writers of America present the Edgar Awards, widely acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards in the genre.

The Hugo Awards are awards for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy. They were first awarded in 1953, and have been awarded every year since 1955. The awards are run by and voted on by fans.

The National Book Awards are given to recognize achievements in four genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature.

The Nebula Awards are a set of awards given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works published in the United States during the previous year.

The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is awarded annually by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation to the authors of the year's best works of fiction by living American citizens.

The Pulitzer Prize is awarded for distinguished fiction by an American author, typically dealing with American life.

The Pulitzer Prize is awarded for distinguished nonfiction by an American author, typically dealing with American life.

The Spur Awards are given annually for distinguished writing about the American West.

The Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards are among the most prestigious honors in the field of children's and young adult literature. Winners are selected in three categories: Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction.

The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

The Charlotte Zolotow Award is given annually to the author of the best picture book text published in the United States in the preceding year.

The Children's Choice Book Awards program was created to provide young readers with an opportunity to voice their opinions about the books being written for them and to help develop a reading list that will motivate children to read more and cultivate a love of reading.

The Iowa Goldfinch Award has been created to promote reading by children in Pre-kindergarten through third grade.

The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.

The purpose of the Iowa High School Book Award is to promote leisure reading among Iowa high school students and to provide students with a diverse, quality reading list. Each year, students in grades 9-12 nominate and vote on their favorite books published within the past three years.

The Iowa Teen Award honors books written for a young adult audience. Each year, students in grades 6-9 nominate and vote on their favorite books published within the past three years.

The William C. Morris YA Debut Award, first awarded in 2009, honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature.

This annual award is be given to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States.

The Michael L. Printz Award annually honors the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit, each year

YALSA's Award for Excellence in Nonfiction honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults (ages 12-18) during a Nov. 1 – Oct. 31 publishing year.