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Dion at the Accor Arena in 2013

Canadian singer Celine Dion has made a significant impact on popular culture through her music, commercial achievements and performances. At age twelve, she pursued a music career as a Francophone artist with the release of her debut single in 1981 and first gained international recognition after winning the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest. Following the release of her English-language debut album in 1990, Dion steadily amassed fame, success and public interest throughout her career spanning four decades.

Widely considered one of the greatest vocalist in music history, Dion is credited for inspiring generations of performers with her vocal talent and has influenced numerous musical artist with her catalog. Her commercial success have impacted the increase of sales and income of record companies, and the music industry in general, throughout the 1990s. She has been a subject of drag, impersonation and parody, while her life and career has been adapted in a number of biographical films and musicals.

A polarizing figure, Dion's career has also been a subject of analysis by publications and has received considerable criticisms for her music and business ventures.

Fame and stardom

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Dion's stars on Canada's Walk of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Several publications have discussed the influence of Dion's popularity in the music industry. Chuck Taylor of Billboard, claimed "that no other current artist in the world — perhaps with the exception of Madonna — appeared to have as broad a fanbase, with the ability to seize the charts and retail racks and sell out venue after venue" like Dion.[1] Billboard writer Don Jeffrey noted that her 1996 album Falling into You was responsible for the 16 percent increase of Sony Music's worldwide revenue in the third fiscal quarter of 1996.[2] The Vindicator journalists also stated that Dion's Let's Talk about Love and Titanic Soundtrack boosted the music industry's sales in 1998 by 4 percent.[3] Music journalist Larry LeBlanc opined that her worldwide success "serves as a recipe for multinational marketing", with Michael Roth, former co-head of Sony Canada A&R, adding: "Without Celine, this company would be a different place."[4]

Dion is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She has released 27 studio albums, supported by a number of successful singles. She has been considered one of the greatest vocalists in pop music, and has been featured on various "greatest singers of all time" lists.[5][6] Polly Anthony, former president of Epic Records, described her as "the epitome of a global artist",[7] while US Weekly and Forbes have named Dion as one of music industry's most powerful artists.[8][9] MTV writer Anne Donahue described Dion as an artist "in a realm of her own".[10] Drew Mackie of People named her "one of Canada’s greatest gifts to the world"[11] while The New York Times writer Chris Azzopardi described her as one of the "most revered figures in pop music".[12] Google named Dion the second most searched music artist of 2016.[13]

Cultural presence

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Dion performing at the Taking Chances World Tour

Dion is credited for bringing Francophone music to many non-Francophone countries around the world. She was the first and only artist in UK music history to score a gold certification for a French-language album.[14] In a 2003 article, RFI Musique opined that French music "would probably never have got beyond Francophone borders without her" and that "without Celine, French record sales would be dramatically lower!"[15] Theater professor Erin Hurley dubbed Dion as "an ambiguous figure in Quebec culture" and "represents the past and present of Quebec".[16] In 2008, Dion was conferred with France's highest award, the Knight of the Legion of Honour by former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy. Sarkozy also praised Dion saying:

"France thanks you because your talent and success have contributed to the influence of the French language outside our borders."[17]

Dion has been regarded as one of the most successful live acts in history.[18][19] Forbes contributor Larry Olmsted remarked, "Dion pioneered the idea of the musical superstar residency... Dion’s success spawned multiple similar residencies at Caesars and other properties by A-List acts like Aerosmith, Elton John, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Carlos Santana and many others, changing the longstanding industry touring paradigm".[20] Paul Szydelko of Travel Weekly opined that she "is no less a transcendent figure in Las Vegas entertainment history".[21] According to Gary Bongiovanni, president and editor-in-chief of Pollstar, "Celine redefined what artists can do in Las Vegas, helping to make it arguably the busiest entertainment city in the world."[22] The Guardian writers named Dion's Las Vegas residencies as one of "50 gigs that changed music".[23] Stephen Brown, director of the Centre for Business and Economic Research in Las Vegas said that "she has an outsized impact on the economy" with Jacqui Goddard of The Telegraph calling her a "one-woman economic stimulus package".[24]

In a 2021 article, Vice contributor Vincent Desmond discussed Dion's influence in Nigerian culture and how it "transcends generations" opining that "while other divas were big in Nigeria – Whitney Houston and Shania Twain in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Beyonce and Rihanna in the 2010s – none have reached Celine’s level of popularity."[25] Another Vice writer Dale Eisinger commented on Dion's popularity in Jamaica and the Caribbean, saying: "She has become a fixture in dancehall clubs—many Jamaican artists listen to Dion’s songs, cover her music, and remix her love ballads into dancehall anthems."[26]

Commercial influence

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See also: List of Celine Dion records and achievements

Taken as a whole, according to SoundScan, Dion has sold more than twenty million albums in America in just one year's time. And that figure is a precise one reflecting the actual number of albums purchased, not the number of albums shipped out to stores... the idea that a single artist could be responsible for selling more than twenty million albums in one year was once unthinkable.

Music critic Eric Boehlert, Rolling Stone[27]

Billboard considers Dion as "an industry unto herself".[28] Xtra Magazine writers described her as a "record breaker", stating that she has "joined the rare league of artists who have managed to achieve and maintain success in the music industry across four decades. That places her up there with Barbra Streisand, Cher, Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Tina Turner."[29] Billboard contributor Chuck Taylor said Dion "also conquered territories that are traditionally untapped by English-speaking vocalists", citing the success of her 1995 single To Love You More, which became the first number-one song in Japan by a western artist in 12 years and Sola Otra Vez, which reached top five in Latin America.[30] Also writing for Billboard, Melinda Newman argued that the success of Falling into You defied the convention of industry experts that "the advent of SoundScan would mean that albums would debut at their peak position", after the album finally reached number-one on Billboard 200 after being on the chart for six months.[31]

Dion's commercial success have been a strong factor with the increase of sales and income of major music companies. Billboard reported that the "strong sales" of Dion, Savage Garden, and Ricky Martin in Asia led Sony Music to claim the "front-runner position for the first two quarters of 1998."[32] John Lannert stated in a Billboard feature that Dion is one of Sony Music's best-selling artists in Latin America, adding that her commercial success helped increase the company's sales value in the region.[33] Journalist Larry LeBlanc wrote in a Billboard article regarding the "international and domestic sales failures" of Sony Music Canada, largely due to Dion's indefinite hiatus, among other factors, with a former Sony employee claiming: "Due to Celine's success, our company had been living high on the hog for years... Suddenly, with Celine's retirement... the high living was very clearly over."[34] The Columbus Dispatch writer Erica Thompson opined that "among the artists from the great diva era of the ‘90s still performing, she is, arguably, unrivaled."[35]

Domestic

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Dion has particularly "achieved superstardom and incredible chart dominance in the 1990s", as per Forbes.[36] Larry LeBlanc of Billboard remarked: "not even international superstars match the staggering success in Canada of Dion. In the past seven years, her catalog has sold a dizzying 9 million albums".[37] She is the artist with the most number-one albums (16) and most number of diamond-certified albums in Canada (6).[38] In 2017, Billboard named Dion the biggest Canadian artist of the Nielsen Music Canada era, while in 2000, the Canadian Record Industry Association named her the best-selling Canadian recording artist of the century.[39][40]

Dion has also achieved commercial success on the US Billboard charts since the release of her first English-language studio album in 1990. She is the eighth most successful female solo artist in Billboard charts history, the seventh most successful woman on Billboard 200 history and the thirty-first all time top performing female artist on the Hot 100.[41][42][43] With 53.2 million albums sold, she is the second best-selling female album artist since Nielsen began tracking sales in 1991.[44] As of 2016, she remains the first and only woman to have tallied three 8 million sellers since 1991, with Falling into You, Let's Talk About Love, and All the Way... A Decade of Song. Surpassing Whitney Houston to set a new record, she has set the record for the longest gap between number-one albums on the Billboard 200 among women, with Courage.[36] Dion has scored 11 number-one singles on the Adult Contemporary chart and has spent an all-time record of 87 cumulative weeks atop the chart.

International

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The Guinness World Records named Dion the top selling album act in Europe, having been awarded with 33 platinum awards.[45] Richard Ogden, former British record executive, stated: "People thought no one would ever sell 10 million albums in Europe again after Michael Jackson. And who was next to do so? Celine Dion."[46] She has spent the most weeks at number-one on the French singles chart (40) while D'eux, one of her six diamond-certified albums in France, is the all-time best-selling album in the country and has spent a record of 44 weeks atop the French albums chart.[47] Billboard contributor Emmanuel LeGrand noted Dion's increasing profile in France, calling it an "unprecedented domination", further adding that the "magnitude of Dion's success has overshadowed the rest of the crop."[48] Elsewhere, Dion is one of the best-selling Foreign artists in Asia and is the best-selling female artist in South Africa.[49][50]

Press and media

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Dion performing "God Bless America" aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in 2002

Dion has been described as a polarizing figure in popular culture, receiving both favorable and unfavorable press.[51] Several critics have often dismiss her music for its "over-the-top vocal theatrics and the lush sentimentality of her adult contemporary pop sound".[52] In Carl Wilson's Let’s Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste, published in 2007, Wilson examined Dion's music appeal, the cultural context of her success and her French-Canadian heritage.[53] The Telegraph writer Helen Brown said his book "changed the way I listened to music" and made her reassess her dismissal on Dion's talent. Describing Wilson as "a white, middle-class, highly educated man", Brown stated that "Dion’s music resonated most with people who lacked all of his social advantages", and Dion's "yearning, despairing choruses also hit home with those suffering from domestic violence, prison inmates and women/ gay men living in communities in which they felt alienated."[54][55]

In 2018, Dion launched her gender-neutral clothing line for children, Célinununu, in partnership with the brand Nununu.[56] While Dion hoped this would help "encourage a dialogue of equality and possibility",[57] this venture received criticisms from religious sectors for "promoting satanism".[58] Lisa Gutierrez of The Kansas City Star wrote in a feature about the reaction of a Roman Catholic exorcist, calling the clothing line "demonic".[59] Writing for Journal de Montréal, Sophie Durocher stated that it was overpriced and criticized the design which featured white skulls.[60]

Musicianship

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Title and honors

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Creative inspiration

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Influence

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Sam Smith
Adele
V of BTS
Ariana Grande
Zac Efron
Miley Cyrus
Frank Ocean
Britney Spears
Several artists have cited Dion as an influence including those pictured above.

Since her career's inception in 1981, Dion has been cited as an influence by various music artists all over the world. GRAMMY.com contributor Jon O'Brien credited Dion for shaping a "generation of performers with her octave-spanning technique."[61] Music critic Carl Wilson also opined that her fame and influence is enhanced through singing competitions such as American Idol, "where Celine's stood solidly in its pantheon of singers for young people to emulate".[62] Various artists who have named Dion as a major influence or as one of their favourite singers include:

Malaysian musician Siti Nurhaliza (left) and American artist Martina McBride (right) are dubbed as "Asia's Celine Dion" and "Celine Dion of Country Music", respectively, due to their artistry and career trajectory resembling Dion's.

Continued interest and influence

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Tribute projects

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Comedian and impersonator Tracey Bell performing as Dion (left) and a wax figure of Dion at the Musée Grévin Montreal (right).

Dion has been the subject of various tribute projects around the world. A jukebox off-broadway musical titled Titanique premiered in 2017, which is a retelling of the events from the 1997 film Titanic from the perspective of Dion, featuring over 20 musical numbers from her catalog.[92] Marla Mindelle, who played Dion in a number of shows, stated that the musical is "all about celebrating Céline as much as possible", with People writer Dave Quinn calling it a "cult smash off-broadway".[93] Conductor Alexandre Da Costa, alongside other performers, staged a tribute concert titled Céline Symphonique, a "full-on symphonic reinterpretation of the Dion oeuvre".[94] In September 2023, a special TV show titled Pour toi Céline aired in France and Quebec as a homage to Dion's 1995 album D'eux, where a group of Canadian and French musicians come together to "recreate the songs from the album".[95]

Dion has also been the subject of numerous drag queens in their performances. Canada's Drag Race and Drag Race France featured runways and episodes for Dion in categories: "Night of a Thousand Céline Dion's" and "Céline Dion: The Rusical". Other well known drag acts such as Sasha Velour, Pythia, Priyanka, Vanity Vain and Kiara have either lipsynced or performed a number of her songs. Drag artist Crystal Slippers revealed in a documentary series that her stage performances we're heavily influenced by Dion.[96] In 2020, drag artist Tina Burner was in attendance at one of her shows in Brooklyn, dressed similarly to Dion.[97] Several unauthorized biographical films were made about Dion's life and career. In 2008, a television film titled Céline premiered, starring Christine Ghawi as Dion and directed by Jeff Woolnough.[98] A musical comedy biopic titled Aline premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, directed by Valérie Lemercier, who also played Dion in the film.[99]

Covers

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Throughout the years, a variety of artists have recorded and performed Dion's music.

Awards and nominations

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Awards and nominations received by Sharon Cuneta
Award[a] Year[b] Recipient(s) Category Result Ref.
Aliw Awards 1985 Sharon Solo With The Boys Most Outstanding Female Concert Hall Act Won
2006 My Mega Valentine Best Major Concert (Female) Won
2007 My Mega Valentine Nominated
2010 Mega Drama Nominated
2012 Once in a Lifetime Best Collaboration in a Concert (with Martin Nievera) Nominated
2018 Sharon at 40 Best Major Concert (Female) Nominated
2019 Iconic Best Collaboration in a Concert (with Regine Velasquez) Won
2022 Best Major Concert (with Regine Velasquez) Won
Awit Awards 1993 Ngayon at Kailanman Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist Won
2002 Sharon Cuneta Dangal Ng Musikang Pilipino Award Won [100]
Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist Nominated
2004 Paskong Nagdaan Christmas Recording Nominated
2006 Nandito Ako Performance by a Duet Nominated
2007 Isn't it Romantic? Best Selling Album Nominated
2010 Saranggola sa Ulan Best Inspirational / Religious Recording Nominated
Asian Television Awards 2006 Sharon Best Entertainment Presenter Highly commended
Box Office Entertainment Awards 1984 Sharon Cuneta Box Office Queen Won
1985 Won
1986 Won
1987 Won
1989 Box Office Queen Hall of Fame Won
1991 Maging Sino Ka Man Box Office Queen Won
1992 Pangako Sa'Yo Won
1993 Kung Kailangan Mo Ako Won
1996 Madrasta Won
2007 Isn't it Romantic? Outstanding Achievement by a Female Recording Artist Won
2009 Caregiver Film Actress of the Year Won
Mother's Day Box Office Queen Won
2018 Unexpectedly Yours All-Time Favorite Actress Won
2024 Dear Heart Concert Concert of the Year Won
Brussels International Film Festival 2004 Crying Ladies Best Actress Won
Catholic Mass Media Awards 2007 Sharon Best Entertainment Program Won
Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival 2017 Ang Pamilyang Hindi Lumuluha Best Actress Nominated
FAMAS Awards 1985 Dapat Kabang Mahalin Best Actress Won
1987 Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas Nominated
1988 Pasan Ko Ang Daigdig Nominated
1990 Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita Nominated
1991 Biktima Nominated
1992 Una Kang Naging Akin Nominated
1993 Tayong Dalawa Nominated
1994 Ikaw Nominated
1996 Minsan Pa: Kahit Konting Pagtingin 2 Nominated
1997 Madrasta Won
2003 Magkapatid Nominated
2004 Crying Ladies Nominated
2009 Caregiver Nominated
2010 Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love Nominated
Sharon Cuneta Golden Artist Award Won
2022 Revirginized Best Actress Nominated
2024 Family of Two Nominated
Gawad Urian 1993 Tayong Dalawa Best Actress Nominated
1997 Madrasta Won
1998 Nang Iniwan Mo Ako Nominated
Golden Screen Awards 2009 Caregiver Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role—Drama Nominated
2010 Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love Nominated
2011 Sharon Cuneta Movie Icons of Our Time Won
Sharon at Home Outstanding Lifestyle Program Won
Outstanding Lifestyle Program Host Won
2013 Sharon: Kasama Mo, Kapatid Outstanding Celebrity Talk Program Host Nominated
Outstanding Celebrity Talk Program Nominated
The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition Outstanding Adapted Reality / Competition Program Host Nominated
Outstanding Adapted Reality / Competition Program Nominated
2015 Sharon Cuneta Dolphy Lifetime Achievement Award Won
Luna Awards 1985 Sa Hirap at Ginhawa Best Actress Won
1987 Sanay Wala Nang Wakas Nominated
1990 Babangon Ako't Dudurugin Kita Nominated
1991 Biktima Nominated
1992 Una Kang Naging Akin Nominated
1993 Tayong Dalawa Nominated
1997 Madrasta Won
1998 Nang Iniwan Mo Ako Nominated
2009 Caregiver Nominated
Manila Film Festival 2002 Magkapatid Best Actress Won
Metro Manila Film Festival 2003 Crying Ladies Best Actress Nominated
2009 Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love Won
2023 Family of Two Nominated
Philippine Association of the Record Industry 2002 Sharon Cuneta Lifetime Achievement Award Won
Star Awards for Movies 1987 Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas Best Actress Nominated
1990 Tatlong Mukha ng Pag-ibig Nominated
1991 Bakit Ikaw Pa Rin Nominated
1993 Tayong Dalawa Nominated
1994 Ikaw Nominated
1997 Madrasta Won
1998 Nang Iniwan Mo Ako Nominated
2004 Crying Ladies Nominated
Sharon Cuneta Dekada Award Won
2009 Caregiver Movie Theme Song of the Year Nominated
Best Actress Won
2010 Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love Nominated
2018 Unexpectedly Yours Nominated
2023 Revirginized Nominated
2024 Family of Two Pending
Star Awards for Music 2012 Sharon Cuneta Natatanging Alagad ng Musika Won
2020 Sharon: My 40 Years Concert of the Year Nominated
Female Concert Performer of the Year Nominated
Hanggang Dulo Female Recording Artist of the Year Nominated
Megastar Album of the Year Nominated
Star Awards for Television 1988 The Sharon Cuneta Show Best Musical Variety Show Nominated
Best Female TV Host Nominated
1990 Won
1991 Nominated
Best Musical Variety Show Nominated
1992 Nominated
Best Female TV Host Nominated
1993 Best Musical Variety Show Won
Best Female TV Host Won
1994 Won
1995 Won
1996 Won
2003 Sharon Best Celebrity Talk Show Nominated
Best Celebrity Talk Show Host Nominated
2004 Nominated
Best Celebrity Talk Show Nominated
2006 Nominated
Best Celebrity Talk Show Host Nominated
2007 Nominated
Best Celebrity Talk Show Nominated
2008 Nominated
2009 Nominated
Best Female TV Host Nominated
2010 Nominated
Best Musical Variety Show Nominated
2011 Nominated
Best Female TV Host Nominated
Star Power Best Talent Search Program Host Nominated
Best Talent Search Program Nominated
2012 Sharon: Kasama Mo, Kapatid Best Showbiz Oriented/Celebrity Talk Show Nominated
The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition Best Reality/Game Show Host Nominated
2014 The Mega and the Songwriter Best Musical Variety Show Nominated
Best Female TV Host Nominated
The EDDYS 2018 Unexpectedly Yours Best Actress Nominated
2022 Sharon Cuneta Icon Award Won

Career

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1996-1999: Early work and breakthrough

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2000s: Stardom and critical acclaim

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Apat Dapat, Dapat Apat grossed ₱60 million on its first week.[101]

Mahal Kita, Final Answer! opened with ₱5 million at the Philippine box-office.[102]

Comedy princess[103]

Status: Single reportedly earned ₱25 million in Metro Manila within its first five days at the theaters.[104]

Awards and nominations

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Awards and nominations received by Aiko Melendez
Award[c] Year[d] Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Dangal ng Lahi 2023 Outstanding Public Servant of the Year Herself wons [105]
FAMAS Awards 1983 Best Child Actress Santa Claus Is Coming to Town! Nominated
1993 Best Supporting Actress Sinungaling Mong Puso Nominated
1995 Best Actress Maalaala Mo Kaya: The Movie Nominated
2015 Asintado Nominated
2017 Best Supporting Actress Barcelona: A Love Untold Nominated
International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema 2015 Best Actress Asintado Won [106]
International Film Festival Manhattan 2015 Best Actress Asintado Won [107]
Luna Awards 1994 Best Actress May Minamahal noms [108]
1995 Maalaala Mo Kaya: The Movie Nominated [109]
2019 Best Supporting Actress Rainbow's Sunset Won
Metro Manila Film Festival 1994 Best Actress Maalaala Mo Kaya: The Movie Won [110]
2018 Best Supporting Actress Rainbow's Sunset Won
Saludo Excellence Awards 2023 National Outstanding Humanitarian and Leadership Service Herself wons [111]
Star Awards for Movies 2015 Movie Actress of the Year Asintado Nominated
2018 Movie Supporting Actress of the Year Pwera Usog Nominated
2019 Rainbow's Sunset Nominated
Subic Bay International Film Festival 2019 Best Actress Tell Me Your Dreams wons [112]
Star Awards for Television 2011 Best Single Performance by an Actress Maalaala Mo Kaya ("TV") Nominated
2015 Best Drama Actress Give Love on Christmas Day Nominated
2016 Best Single Performance by an Actress Maalaala Mo Kaya ("Lubid") Nominated
2017 Best Drama Supporting Actress Wildflower Won [113]
2021 Prima Donnas Won [114]
The EDDYS 2017 Best Supporting Actress Barcelona: A Love Untold Nominated
2019 Rainbow's Sunset Nominated

1965-1979: Continued film appearances

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In 1965, Romero appeared in five productions. She portrayed the former First Lady of the Philippines Imelda Marcos in the biographical film Iginuhit ng Tadhana.[115] The film was a success at the box-office and received a special recognition from the Asian Film Festival.[116] Romero revealed in an interview that they were only allowed to shoot at the Malacañang Palace "after office hours at 6 p.m. and wind up at 6 a.m. the next day."[117] For her performance, she received a nomination for Best Actress at the 14th FAMAS Awards.

Notes

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  1. ^ Awards, festivals, honors and other miscellaneous organizations are listed in alphabetical order.
  2. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
  3. ^ Awards, festivals, honors and other miscellaneous organizations are listed in alphabetical order.
  4. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

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