1. Oscar Awards 2011: Best Picture: The King’s Speech, Best Actor: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech, Best Actress: Natalie Portman, Black Swan.

2. Grammy Awards 2011: Record of the year – Lady Antebellum, Need You Now, Album of the year: Arcade Fire, The Suburbs, Song of the year: Need You Now (Lady Antebellum)

3. Golden Globe Awards 2011: Best Motion Picture : The Social Network, Best Actress in a Motion Picture: Natalie Portman, Black Swan, Best Actor in a Motion Picture: Colin Firth, The King’s Speech.

4. National Film Awards: Best Feature film: Adaminte Makan Abu (Malayalam),Best Director: Vetrimaran, Aadukalam (Tamil), Best Actor: Dhanush, Aadukalam and Salim Kumar, Adaminte Makan Abu, Best Actress: Mitalee Jagtaap, Baboo Band Baaja and Saranya Ponvannan, Thenmerku Paruvakaatru.

Best Hindi Film: Do Dooni Chaar.

5. Rajive Gandhi Khel ratna Award 2011:: Gagan Narang

6. Dada Saheb Phalke award 2010: K Balachander:Ace Filmmaker

7. Time’s Person of the Year 2010: Mark Zuckerburg

8.Noble Prizes 2010: Medicine: Robert Edwards, Physics:Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselo, Chemistry: Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki, Literature: Mario Vargas Llosa, Peace: Liu Xiaobo, Economics: Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides.

9. Fifa World Cup Awards: Golden Ball: Diego Forlan(Uruguay), Silver Ball: Wesley Sneijder(Holland), Bronz ball: David Villa(Spain), Golden Boot: Thomas MUller(Germany), Silver Boot: David Villa, Bronze Boot: Wesley Sneijder, Golden Glove: Iker Casillas (Spain), Best Young Player: Thomas MUller

10. Philip Roth: Man Booker prize 2011 for Writing in English Fiction.