But he is a little irked by the lack of recognition of Radio 3's contribution to Britain's cultural life.
Scott Brown's exclusion from the award ignited controversy that highlighted the lack of recognition of women architects more generally.
I therefore do not understand the lack of recognition of this contribution from the French football authorities".
Flowers went back to the Post Office: he died in 1998, embittered by an almost total lack of recognition of his achievement during his lifetime.
My question: How much is anti Americanism in the rest of the world to blame for the lack of recognition of North American writers?
There seems to be a lack of recognition of 60 years of research evidence in this area, and a number of questions remain to be addressed.
The most commonly cited problem was the lack of recognition of the role cleaners played in enabling other organisations to function.
There's been a dispiriting lack of recognition of the sheer number of games out there that aren't violent, that are thoughtful.
"The problem," she said, "is not the work force but the top-heavy management and the lack of recognition of what was needed financially.
"The lack of recognition of women's contribution to the economy and its underestimation are issues that are central to the increasing discriminatory trends," the report said.
It was an elephant some might characterise as a lack of diversity among the nominees, but which, for me, was more about the lack of recognition of the emerging music that is a huge part of British youth culture.
