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Do You Recognize Greatness?

9 famous trophies designed by Society Awards: Clio, VGA, Ellie, GLAAD Media, Society Star, Golden Globe, Emmy, The Voice, Do Something!

Updated 8/15/2025

We recognize greatness for companies, organizations and brands of all types and sizes. Whether an iconic MTV Moon Person for a prestigious artist, or a custom Society Awards Angel for the star in your heart, our designs are all objects of art and beauty. 

How many of our designs do you know?

The Clio Award

Although the Clio Award is largely an industry awards program, it has become well-known in popular culture and globally recognized as one of the most prestigious trophies. It certainly looks the part in this group of trophies. The Clio recognizes the very best in advertising – which increasingly blurs the line between marketing and entertainment. The trophy combines perfected proportions and a modern aesthetic that have given it incredible longevity (the design has changed very minimally over the years).

Read about the Super Clio, a new larger version of The Clio, here.

Internationally prestigious advertising and creative excellence award - the Clios. Intricately detailed and finished in gleaming metal plating

Custom complex cast sculpture monkey with crown curly tail and video controller - mirror shiny blue chrome pain on solid wood base - Spike TV VGA Video Game Award

Spike TV's Video Game Award

The Spike TV's Video Game Awards was an annual show recognizing the best computer and video games of the year. Running from 2003 to 2013,  the show featured preview trailers for upcoming games, live music performances, and appearances by celebrities in music, movies, and television. Society Awards had the honor of making various itterations of this custom complex cast sculpture monkey, such as the mirror shiny blue chrome pain finish on a solid wood base.

The ELLIE

The American Association of Magazine Editors (ASME) annual Ellie Awards recognize excellence in journalism and publishing. The award is a licensed reproduction of an Alexander Calder sculpture entitled Elephant. Each trophy is made up of machined aluminum pieces, which are finished in one of a number of anodized colors before being secured together by hand. The completed form is a museum-quality objet d’art and an incredibly unique award.

ELLIE Award custom trophy licensed reproduction of the Elephant Alexander Calder sculpture

Uplifting wings trophy for GLAAD Media Awards - cast metal sculpture on wood base - custom designed and manufactured by Society Awards

The GLAAD Media Awards

The GLAAD Media Award recognize media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives. We created a modern, mid-century inspired metal sculpture with uplifting wings to mirror the uplifting progress of the LGBTQ community. The statuette is finished in a gleaming matte silver surface. The striking and artful form is presented atop a black painted wood base. It is an immense honor to design and craft this award.

Related Reading: Custom Trophy Spotlight GLAAD Media Awards

Society Awards Exclusive Society Star Zinc

From the Society Awards Exclusive Collection, we have the Society Star Zinc. Versatile and impressive, we’re offering this pleasing shape in a variety of materials, because we love it so much. The center concaves in gently on the front and back, the edges are beveled on both sides, and the base is a tall oval shape done in the same material as the top casting for continuity, beauty and inherent value. Other finishes include the Society Star Bronze Patina, Chromatic IP, Zinc Gold, Red Crystal, and more! As a part of the our Exclusive Collection, the Society Star asserts unmatched quality and thoughtful originality, and is akin to our famous custom awards as a result of our exceptional team of designers and craftspeople.

Exclusive Society Star Zinc Award Rhodium-Nickel Alloy Plated Metal Star On Base

Golden Globe custom metal form is plated in several stages before receiving its final 24k gold plating and a hand-polishing mounted atop a marble base.

The Golden Globe Awards

Each year the Golden Globes kick off what is known as ‘awards season’ (although we know awards season to go year round). Winners of film and television are chosen by a group called the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, who put on the program each year. Members of the HFPA are experts and leaders in the industry. The trophy is a highly-detailed globe with a film strip running around it. That custom metal form is plated in several stages before receiving its final 24k gold plating and a hand-polishing. This sculptural form is then mounted atop a special, imported marble base.

Read about our time at the 75th Golden Globes here.

The Emmy Award

The Emmy recognizes accomplishment in the television industry. The program stands as one of the most prestigious and iconic trophies in the world. The golden figure is internationally known. Her proud stance, modern style and timeless design have required little change over the years. Society Awards currently produces the daytime Emmy statuette as well as a number of other personalized crystal awards and plaques.

The EMMY Award beautiful trophy sculpture casting the Prestigious National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences NATAS Emmy Award Statuette updated and manufactured by Society Awards

The Voice Trophy specially crafted trophy in the shape of a "rock on" hand gesture. Finished in satin silver and mounted on a black base.

The Voice Award

Designing and making The Voice Trophy was truly a labor of love for us.  We can see how hard the artists and the coaches work and we wanted to give them an heirloom icon that was worthy of their efforts and enthusiasm. We’re there cheering along with them each season – Society Awards is a big fan of The Voice. We didn’t have to look far to find a concept – the show logo is perfect. We wanted to represent the logo sculpturally in 3D, and to ensure that it had just the right touch in finishing so that it would look fun and wonderful. From the logo, we crafted a nice big hand giving the Peace sign and gripping a microphone.

Related Reading: Custom Award Spotlight: The Voice Trophy

The Do Something Awards

DoSomething is an internation nonprofit that aims to inspire and engage young people to create positive change in the world, both online and offline. The inaugueral awards show started in 1996 as the BR!CK awards, later relaunched in 2007 as the Do Something awards, honored young people and individuals in the entertinament industry, the pivotal “do-ers”, who have made a significant impact in their field, cause, or issue.

Do Something DoSomething award Chrome sneaker with wings awesome custom trophy

Modern Bespoke Art and Entertainment Awards 

How many did you get right? From the Clio Awards to the Do Something Awards, and more, we helped bring distinguished custom luxury awards to the most prestigious events awards. Society Awards is the world’s best designer and manufacturer of awards. To get started on your own esteemed award, please contact our concierge here or at (212) 845-9980.