Management: Collection Development: Audio and Video Lists and Award Winners
Lists
of “best videos and audios" and award winning titles are
often used as a starting point in selection. Although many sources
provide their "best" or "favorites" don't get
caught up in sales sites that name everything a "winner."
Explore the following
awards categories:
General Awards Lists
- Booklist Editor’s Choice – provide links to video, audio, and audiobook choices from this year and past years.
- Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lists
Film, Television, and Video Awards
Many film, television, and video awards are given each year. The first two links are good starting points. The rest are specific awards. Check Academy Awards & More from Edmonton Public Library for more winners.
- CinemaSpot
-information
resource center to search for movie-related resources: reviews, showtimes,
video release dates, award-winners, trivia, history, quotes, celebrity
gossip, industry resources and more.
AFI (American Film Institute) -committed to advancing, preserving and redefining the art of the moving image; exploring, celebrating and advancing the art of film, television, video and digital media. - Academy Awards
- American Libary
Association (ALA)
- 2004 Andrew Carnegie Medal from Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC)
- 2004 Notable Children’s Videos (ALSC)
- 2004 Notable Children’s Recordings (ALSC)
- 2004 Notable Computer Software for Children (ALSC)
- Past Children's Notable Lists (ALSC)
- Selected DVDs and Videos for Young Adults - Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
- Notable Videos for Adults (ALA)
- Awards and Scholarships (ALSC)
- American Film and Video Review
- Booklist Editor’s Choice
- CINE (CINE Golden Eagle Award)
- Emmy Awards from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
- Festival de Cannes – Festival International du Film
- Genie Awards from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
- Golden Globes from E! Entertainment Television, Inc.
- IFP (Independent Film Producers) - home of the Independent Spirit Awards
- Kids First from Coalition for Quality Children's Video
- Libraryvideo.com – links to several award sites
- MTV Movie Awards
- New York Film Critics Circle
- Parent’s Choice Foundation (Parent’s Choice Awards) - audio, software, television, toys, video games, video
- Screen Actors' Guild (SAG) Awards - presented to actors by their peers.
- Sundance Institute - home of the Sundance Film Festival
- Weston Woods Critic’s Choice Films - Awards lists
Music Awards
- American Music Awards
- Billboard Music Awards
- ASCAP Awards (American Society for Composers, Authors and Publishers)
- CMA Awards (Country Music Association)
- Grammy from The Recording Academy
- Independent Music Awards
- MTV - news and views, bands and music, plus on-air
- MTV’s Video Music Awards
- Native American Music Awards (NAMA)
- Soul Train Music Awards
- VH1 - news and views, bands and music, plus on-air
- World Music Award
Audio Awards
APA
Audie Award – honors excellence in audio publishing from
the Audio Publishers Association- Booklist Editor’s Choice
- Earphone Awards awarded by AudioFile
- Golden Voice Narrators from AudioFile
- Parent’s Choice Foundation – this website provides awards for videos, audio (including radio), software, TV, and other resources for children.
- Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults (YALSA) - ALA
Remember also that related events such as the annual Webby Awards honoring excellence on the Internet, feature awards in categories for online music, film, and video.