Society Awards

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Society Awards
IndustryCustom design and manufacture
Founded2007
FounderDavid Moritz
Headquarters37–18 Northern Blvd. Suite 516, ,
U.S.
ProductsSculpture, awards, executive gifts, trophy
Websitewww.societyawards.com

Society Awards is an American company best known for its custom design and manufacturing of high-profile entertainment industry awards, including the Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and GLAAD Media Award, among others.[1]

History

Society Awards was founded in 2007 by entrepreneur David Moritz, and is headquartered in New York City.[2] Moritz is an attorney by training, and has founded two other companies which include Viceroy Creative and Ambition Beverages.[3]

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Society Awards

Clients

Society Award’s clients include televised entertainment programs, charitable organizations, Fortune 500 corporations, film festivals and luxury brands. The company has done projects for companies and brands ranging from MTV to YouTube, John Varvatos and Jeff Koons.[4]

Society Awards is responsible for the design and manufacturing of the statuettes for numerous entertainment industry awards, including the Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award[2] GLAAD Media Award,[5] Academy of Country Music Award, American Music Award, Billboard Music Award, Council of Fashion Designers of America Award, MTV Movie Award, MTV Video Music Award, Dancing with the Stars trophy, and the MARCOM AWARDS (The Annual Award for Marketing and Communication Professionals), among others.[6]

In 2013, Society Awards designed the first ever trophy for The Voice.[7] That same year, the company also manufactured a bottle stopper as part of limited edition packaging for Patrón in its collaboration with David Yurman.[8]

Location

The Society Awards offices are located in Long Island City in the old Standard Motor Products building. The company occupies an 8,000 sq. ft. space, and does much of the trophy and award customizing on-site with specialized machinery.[2] The company also has a 12,000 sq. ft. facility in the U.S. Midwest.

References

  1. ^ Kadet, Anne. "New York City: Trophy Central". www.wsj.com.
  2. ^ a b c "New Look For Golden Globe Statuette". CBS News. 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  3. ^ "Viceroy Creative".
  4. ^ "STATUE - Carpetbagger Blog - NYTimes.com". Carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com. 2009-01-11. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  5. ^ Kissell, Rick (2009-03-29). "20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2011-06-04.
  6. ^ "20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in NYC Wrap-Up". GLAAD. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  7. ^ Rivera, Zayda. "'The Voice' Season 4 Finale: Danielle Bradbery wins". www.nydailynews.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Patron Anejo Adorned with David Yurman Limited Edition Bottle Stopper". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

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