This was certainly the case on Tuesday at the Chateau Marmont, where Dolores and Carmen Chaplin threw a dinner to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Honorary Academy Award received by their grandfather, Charles Chaplin.
The award was received by Eric Falt, Assistant Director-General for External Relations and Information, representing UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova.
The Cuban author, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, won this year's award and received the prize from the King and Queen of Spain.
Among his other accolades are the JM Barrie lifetime achievement award, which he received in 2008, the Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration in 2002 and an honorary degree from the Anglia Ruskin university in Cambridge.
The honour follows the honorary Palme d'Or award the Italian received at the Cannes Film Festival in May last year.
He won a Bafta film award in 1989 for his supporting role in A Fish Called Wanda and received a special award in 2005.
Southern Company (NYSE:SO) recently received an award to build two new reactors in Georgia.
He received the award from Prince Philip at a ceremony in London on 9 May.
Lancaster University has received an award from the government for its links with China.
Mr Zaluda received his award at a ceremony at the same court on Monday.
It is telling that so many Medal of Honor recipients received the award posthumously.
After Orozco received his award, he quietly walked over and placed his medal over the boy's head.
Douglas was among the 23 individual athletes and three teams representing 18 sports who received the award.
Bond winchman Andrew Cowx and winch operator Paul Walters have received an award.
Striker Ricardo Fuller also received an award for being the club's top goalscorer.
Iran's A Separation received the award for best foreign language film, while Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris won best screenplay.
"Along with all others involved with the Pritzker Prize, I am very pleased that he has received the award, " he said.
Mindaugas Zaluda received an award from Judge Richard Foster who said his efforts had almost certainly saved the life of Gary Brown.
Actress Joanna Lumley has received an award from a county with a special association with the Gurkhas for her work with their veterans.
No one breathed a word about the vast potential cost of re-engineering the world to suit the vision for which Pachauri received his award.
But even before he received the award, he was discreetly collaborating with conservationists to stop illegal logging and studying up on carbon compensation models.
One of the world's oldest football leagues has received an award for sending secret assessors to matches in a bid to clamp down on foul language.
They chose to sell them now because it "coincides with the 60th anniversary of the historic discovery and 50 years since he received the award, " she said.
Our producer, Elizabeth Cuthrell, was astonished and awed that we received that award and went to the head of the committee and said, 'I'm thrilled about this.
Crittenden, received an award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers for a series of articles on how much money remained in the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Ben Affleck, coming off winning Golden Globe Awards for best motion picture drama and director for the real-life drama, received the award handed out at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Matsui and his former manager with the Yomiuri Giants, Shigeo Nagashima, received the award, which is bestowed on those who have made significant achievements in their careers and are beloved by the public.
"When I received my award I was disappointed that I forgot to mention the nine other nominees, who are all amazing in their sports, " said County Antrim-born McCoy, who has been champion jockey 15 times.
The German airline, Lufthansa, received its award for being the first carrier to test biofuel in normal flight operations and greening everything from its engine-cleaning routine to cabin equipment, resulting in a full 23 percent emissions reduction.
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