Man of the Year
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A Man of the Year award usually refers to a person nominated as the most influential or meritous in a business, organisation, a specific form of human endeavour, or amongst humanity at large. The name of the award may be gender-specific or gender-neutral, and may specify the field for which the person has excelled in.
Man of the Year may also refer to:
Awards
- DHL Delivery Man Of The Year AwardDHL Delivery Man of the Year AwardMajor League Baseball honors its best relief pitcher monthly with the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award and annually with the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award. The awards were initially part of a sponsorship agreement between MLB and package delivery company...
, baseball reliever pitchers - Financial Times Person of the YearFinancial Times Person of the YearThe British business newspaper Financial Times each year nominated a "Person of the Year" to the person the newspaper has considered has demonstrated considerable influence in a given year.Past Persons of the Year include:* 2010 - Steve Jobs...
- Hasty Pudding Man of the YearHasty Pudding Man of the YearThe Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award is bestowed annually by the Hasty Pudding Theatricals society at Harvard University. It has been awarded since 1967 to performers deemed by the society members to have made a "lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment."The Man of the...
, for entertainers - Le Monde Person of the YearLe Monde Person of the YearIn 2009 the French newspaper Le Monde initiated a Person of the Year designation for the man or woman of that year who had affected the world most significantly, either positively or negatively. To date only two men have been selected, who have been referred to Man of Year for their respective...
- NBA Sixth Man of the Year AwardNBA Sixth Man of the Year AwardThe National Basketball Association's Sixth Man of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the league's most valuable player for his team coming off the bench as a substitute . A panel of sportswriters and broadcasters from throughout...
, basketball - Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award, baseball reliever pitchers
- Time Magazine Person of the Year, (formerly Man of the Year), an annual issue Time Magazine featuring a person that "has done the most to influence the events of the year"
- Walter Payton Man of the Year AwardWalter Payton Man of the Year AwardThe Walter Payton Man of the Year award is given annually by the National Football League honoring a player's volunteer and charity work, as well as his excellence on the field. Prior to 1999, it was called simply the NFL Man of the Year Award...
, National Football League
Man of the Year may also refer to:
- Man of the Year (1995 film)Man of the Year (1995 film)Man of the Year is a mockumentary written, directed by, and starring Dirk Shafer. The film is a fictionalized account of Shafer's reign as Playgirl magazine's 1992 "Man of the Year" and his struggle with reconciling his public persona as a sex symbol to women with his identity as a gay man...
, a mockumentary by Dirk Shafer - Man of the Year (2002 film), a film starring John RitterJohn RitterJonathan Southworth "John" Ritter was an American actor, voice over artist and comedian perhaps best known for having played Jack Tripper and Paul Hennessy in the ABC sitcoms Three's Company and 8 Simple Rules, respectively...
- O Homem do Ano or The Men of the Year, a 2003 Brazilian film featuring Wagner MouraWagner MouraWagner Maniçoba Moura is a Brazilian film, television and stage actor. Moura graduated in journalism at Universidade Federal da Bahia but decided to become an actor....
- Man of the Year (2006 film)Man of the Year (2006 film)Man of the Year is a 2006 Comedy film directed and written by Barry Levinson and starring Robin Williams in the lead role. In addition to Williams, the film features Christopher Walken, Laura Linney, Lewis Black and Jeff Goldblum....
, starring Robin Williams - "The Man of the Year" (The O.C.), a 2006 episode of The O.C.
- "Man of the Year", a song by Len from You Can't Stop the Bum RushYou Can't Stop the Bum RushYou Can't Stop the Bum Rush is the 1999 major-label debut of alternative pop/hip-hop group Len released on Work Records. The album consists of a number of songs of different genres....
See also
- Athlete of the YearAthlete of the YearAthlete of the Year is an award given by various sports organizations for the athlete whom they have determined to be deserving of such recognition....
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