Awards note

Libraries are encouraged to add Awards notes in MARC field 586 when an award winner is announced if not already present in the bibliographic record. Do not cite nominees who did not win. See also Illinois children's book awards

Awards cited

These well-known awards are recommended. Others may be added at the cataloger's discretion.

Children's book awards

• Caldecott Medal
• Newbery Medal
• Monarch Award
• Rebecca Caudill Award

Book awards

• Pulitzer Prize
• National Book Award

Entertainment awards (EGOT)

• Emmy Award
• Grammy Award
• Academy Award
• Tony Award

Examples and exceptions

Caldecott Medal

Add a note for the winner for Best Picture Book and for the Honor book titles.

586    Caldecott Medal, 1979.

586    Caldecott Honor Book, 1999.

Newbery Medal

Add a note for the winner for Best Book and for the Honor book titles.

586    Newbery Medal, 1979.

586    Newbery Honor Book, 2002.

Pulitzer Prize

Only add a note for titles awarded Pulitzer Prizes in Letters for fiction, nonfiction, drama, biography, and poetry.

586    Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction, 2015.

National Book Award

Only add a note for titles given awards in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

586    National Book Award, 2016.

Academy Award

Only add a note for movies awarded Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actor and Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Foreign-Language Film, Best Animated Feature Film, Best Documentary Film (Feature), and Best Documentary Film (Short Subject) by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

586    Academy Award for Best Picture, 2016.

• Do not use the phrase "Oscar winner." Oscar is the name of the statuette and not the award
• For films winning multiple Academy Awards, only cite the major awards above. When a movie wins for two or more in those categories, combine them in one note.

586    Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director, 2016.

Emmy Award

Only add a note for television shows awarded Best Drama Series and Best Comedy Series from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

586    Emmy Award for Best Drama Series, 2012.

• Many TV shows receive awards for Best Drama series or Best Comedy series for a number of years. This also can be cited in one note:

586    Emmy Award for Best Comedy Series, 2015-2016.

Grammy Award

Only add a note for sound recordings awarded Record of the Year and Album of the Year.

586    Grammy Award for Best Album, 2015.

Tony Award

Only add a note for Broadway theatrical productions awarded Best Play and Best Musical.

586    Tony Award for Best Musical, 2016.