As soon as Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 was published in 2005, it was recognised as a masterpiece, acclaimed by scholars and a bestseller in several languages.
Jamie Peacock's outstanding performances in a struggling Great Britain team during the Tri-Nations series were recognised here yesterday when he was acclaimed as the best forward in the world.
Despite the limited release and low earnings at the box office compared to its budget, Children of Men received wide critical acclaim and was recognised for its achievements in screenwriting, cinematography, art direction, and innovative single-shot action sequences.
Her first book of poetry, Memo for Spring, was published in 1972, to widespread acclaim; and from that moment, she was recognised as a major voice in new Glasgow poetry, working alongside – and sometimes performing with – major figures including Tom Leonard, Alasdair Gray and James Kelman, among others.
Cardiff, Brighton and Hove, Plymouth and the London borough of Lambeth are the first cities to be recognised as leaders of the UK's Sustainable Food Cities network – with Cardiff having been acclaimed for signing a sustainable fish cities pledge that impacts on the whole of Wales.
Tessa Ross, controller of film and drama at Channel 4, who were early backers of 12 Years a Slave said: "This is a very exciting day – Steve is already acclaimed as one of the worlds' leading contemporary visual artists and is now being recognised as a truly visionary feature film-maker on the international stage".
A few of these artists, such as Sir Elton John, have achieved such a level of artistic creativity and originality, critical acclaim, global recognition and popular success that they deserve to be recognised as true icons of our cultural life.
The BPI and Brit Awards chief executive Geoff Taylor added that Sir Elton had "achieved such a level of artistic creativity and originality, critical acclaim, global recognition and popular success" that he deserved to be recognised as a "true icon of our cultural life".
Pinter, a Nobel laureate who died in 2008, was recognised as one of the most important playwrights of his era, but had also won acclaim by writing for the cinema.
Although one cracker of a book review on its own seldom breaks a book out to wider acclaim, it's nice to see in hindsight that at least one literary reviewer recognised the merits of Rawson's novel on publication.
