5 Award Shows You Forgot About

 

MTV's Video Music Awards (VMA's) was held last night from the UBS arena in upstate New York. I'm sure most people like myself had no idea the VMA's were coming on, let alone that it was still a thing. You know since MTV doesn't play music at all these days.

Once upon a time award shows were must see TV live in the moment. That's not the case anymore as most have lost they're luster. The VMA's got me thinking about award shows that are no longer around, created during the excess eras of the 90's and 2000's. 

For every BET Awards, Grammy's, Academy Awards, and American Music Awards still kicking. There are quite a few you simply forgot about, so here's 5.

5. VH1 Big In Awards

This one I almost guarantee no one remembers, because I sure as hell didn't remember. And it appears the internet doesn't remember it as well, as information on it is hard to find.

Essentially it was an award show held in December each year, celebrating and honoring big things that occurred in pop culture that year. A cool concept when you think about it. It's lost to time though as the earliest I can find the Awards existed was 2002, and experienced some breaks through the years having its last show in 2015 (which I don't recall at all.)

4. Scream Awards

The Scream Awards was a Spike TV (now the Paramount network) production back it was a network catered to men. Kicking off in 2006, the awards show honored everything in horror, sci-fi, comic books and fantasy. Genres that were deemed "overlooked".

The last ceremony held was in 2011 as many of those genres became accepted and more popular, with the general population. In addition to Spike TV moving in other directions with programming.

3. TV Guide Awards

At one time TV Guide was a hugeeee deal. People relied on the printed magazines to keep them in the loop with what is coming on. As technology advanced that reliance moved to the TV Guide channel, the scrolling looping schedule of programming by the hour. And then it was a big accomplishment for a celebrity to make the cover of the TV Guide magazine.

The TV Guide Awards were originally held in the fifties and sixties before being discontinued. It was revived in 1999 and lasted until February 2001. Right around the time digital cable was becoming available and people didn't see much need in the TV Guide function or brand.

2. Blockbuster Entertainment Awards

Back when Blockbuster ruled the rental world they further added to their dominace by making an Awards ceremony. The idea was to use the branding to promote stores and highlight big budget films and celebrities. The ones that probably would never be nominated for Academy Awards, Golden Globes, or SAG Awards.

It also appeared hip and cool, filling that niche of appealing to young adults and teenagers. The first Awards ceremony kicked off in 1995 and ended in 2001. Another relic of how strong the Blockbuster brand was at one time, and of a bygone era.

1. TV Land Awards

The TV Land Awards were one awards ceremony I really never watched the whole event. However, I liked the concept in that it followed the original mission of the TV Land channel. Honoring the sitcoms of yesteryear while acknowledging the present and future.

As such award categories were meant to honor the past with like "groundbreaking shows" or "groundbreaking rules", "pioneer", "innovator", "Fan Favorite" etc. There were a few categories that carried over year after year. For the most part the categories changed, and in an acknowledgment to the present there was a "future classic" category for modern shows popular at the time. 

This award show was different from the rest and kicked off in 2003 and ended in 2015. One award ceremony I'm actually sad it had to end.