Jules Verne Award

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Jules Verne Award
File:Jules Verne Award Statuette.jpg
The Jules Verne Award statuette.
Awarded for Excellence in exploration, environmental and cinematic achievements
Country France, United States
Presented by Jules Verne Adventures
First awarded 1992
Official website www.julesverne.org

Created in 1992 by Jean-Christophe Jeauffre and Frédéric Dieudonné, the two founders of the Jules Verne Festival, the Jules Verne Awards are a set of awards given annually for excellence exploration, environmental and cinematic achievements. Organized and overseen by The Jules Verne Adventures organization,[1] the awards are given each year at a formal ceremony.

The awards were first given in 1992 at the first Jules Verne Film Festival, which took place at the Institut océanographique of Paris, France. The Jules Verne Awards are given in several categories.

Categories

Legendaire

The Jules Verne Legendaire Awards celebrate legendary science fiction or adventure movies, TV series and stars. Among others, they have been given to: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Blade Runner, Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds,[2] 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Wild Bunch,[3][4] Planet of the Apes, Smallville, Heroes, Lost, Battlestar Galactica,[5] Stargate SG-1, John Wayne,[6] Steve McQueen,[7] Tony Curtis,[8] Ernest Borgnine, Mark Hamill, Sir Christopher Lee, etc. The Jules Verne Legendaire Awards celebrations invite the Stars and the public to once in a lifetime stage reunions of the original cast and crews.

Achievement

The Jules Verne Achievement Awards distinguish artists, explorers, filmmakers, movie and TV actors and celebrities who have encouraged the spirit of adventure and imagination, as well as open-mindedness through their talent, work and persistence. Dame Jane Goodall, George Lucas,[9] James Cameron, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Buzz Aldrin, Christopher Reeve, Harrison Ford, Tippi Hedren, Larry Hagman,[10] Omar Sharif and Ray Bradbury rank among the recipients of the Jules Verne 'Achievement' Award.

Best documentaries

The Jules Verne Awards for best documentaries go to the best exploration, adventure, environment and discovery documentaries of the year.

Awards ceremonies

The following is a listing of some Jules Verne Awards ceremonies and recipients.

Ceremony Year Recipient(s) Movie(s) or TV series celebrated Venue
1st Jules Verne Awards 1992 Jacques-Yves Cousteau The Silent World Institut océanographique, Paris
2nd Jules Verne Awards 1993 Alain Bombard — Institut océanographique, Paris
3rd Jules Verne Awards 1994 Paul-Émile Victor — Institut océanographique, Paris
4th Jules Verne Awards 1995 Éric Tabarly — Institut océanographique, Paris
5th Jules Verne Awards 1996 Michel Navratil, Jr — Institut océanographique, Paris
6th Jules Verne Awards 1997 Pierre Schoendoerffer Le Crabe-tambour Institut océanographique, Paris
7th Jules Verne Awards 1998 Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, Jacques Piccard — Institut océanographique, Paris
8th Jules Verne Awards 1999 Ray Harryhausen, Kirk Douglas, Bertrand Piccard — Institut océanographique, Paris
9th Jules Verne Awards 2000 Patrick Wayne, the Blackfoot Confederacy, John Scott (composer) — Institut océanographique, Paris
10th Jules Verne Awards 2001 Thor Heyerdahl, Charlotte Rampling — Institut océanographique, Paris
11th Jules Verne Awards 2002 Jean-Pierre Jeunet — Institut océanographique, Paris
12th Jules Verne Awards 2004 James Cameron, Christopher Reeve, Dame Jane Goodall Titanic, Ghosts of the Abyss, Expedition: Bismarck Le Grand Rex
13th Jules Verne Awards 2005 Tony Curtis, Omar Sharif, Allison Mack, Erica Durance, Jeph Loeb Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Aliens of the Deep, Smallville Le Grand Rex
14th Jules Verne Awards 2006 Sir Christopher Lee, Ernest Borgnine, Paul Walker, Frank Marshall, George Lucas, Harrison Ford Eight Below[11] Le Grand Rex, Shrine Auditorium
15th Jules Verne Awards 2007 Claude Lelouch, Lalo Schifrin, Sir Patrick Stewart, Tim Kring, Zachary Quinto, Ted Turner, Stan Lee, Tippi Hedren, William Shatner, Ray Bradbury, Buzz Aldrin Star Trek: The Original Series, Blade Runner, Heroes Le Grand Rex, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles Theatre
16th Jules Verne Awards 2008 Louis de Funès, Robert Hossein, Roy E. Disney, Ron Moore Planet of the Apes, 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Birds, Battlestar Galactica Le Grand Rex, The Edison
17th Jules Verne Awards 2009 Gérard Depardieu, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Sam Peckinpah, Jerry Fielding, Ernest Borgnine, Mary McDonnell, Jamie Bamber, James Callis Star Trek (film), Coraline, Battlestar Galactica, The Wild Bunch, Some Like It Hot, Lost Le Grand Rex, Million Dollar Theater
18th Jules Verne Awards 2010 Mark Hamill, George Lucas, Steve McQueen The Empire Strikes Back, Bullitt Le Grand Rex, Cinerama Dome
19th Jules Verne Awards 2011 John Wayne True Grit Cinerama Dome
20th Jules Verne Awards 2012 Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Jacques Perrin, David Newman (composer) Stargate SG-1 Le Grand Rex
Ceremony Year Recipient(s) Movie(s) or TV series celebrated Venue

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