Ring says that he hopes that by having been short listed for this award, "I can use this opportunity to highlight the existence of so many dedicated and committed individuals who work in the magistrates' courts both as paid staff and unpaid volunteers".
We were recently short listed for the Academy Award nomination and although we didn't get the nomination, people who might not have otherwise seen the film, have now seen the film.
After writing Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi, I said to my editor, 'I will bet you any sum of money I won't be listed for the Bad Sex awards'.
· Louis de Bernières' most recent novel, Birds Without Wings, was short listed for the Whitbread Novel Award 2004.
The film was among 15 documentaries short listed for a 2014 Academy Award, however it did not make the final list of nominees.
The film has been listed for Best British Short Film at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTAawardsrds.
Grape Creek Vineyards (10587 East U.S. Highway 290, Fredericksburg; grapecreek.com) recreates Tuscany with beautiful stucco and stone buildings capped by red-tile roofs; the list of awards for its wines isn't too shabby either; $12 for six samples.
The nominations for Britain's Bafta awards, announced this morning, saw British director Sam Mendes's debut film short-listed for awards in 14 categories, including best film, best director, best cinematography and best original film music.
By Reeves Wiedeman December 16, 2011 The PEN American Center gives out a long list of awards for literary achievement, but only last year did it begin offering one for sportswriting.
Or they check the "meat chart," which lists awards for lost body parts, based on a grisly schedule that codifies missing limbs with weeks of wages.
For a complete list of awards: jamesbeard.org.org
