10th Annual TASTE AWARDS announce Special Achievement Award Honorees
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The 10th Annual TASTE AWARDS are proud to announce
The SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS (HONOREES) for this awards season.
Honorees are selected primarily from work and content broadcast between October 2017 and October 2018, including public and media screenings.
The TASTE AWARDS in Hollywood are the premier awards celebrating the year’s best in Food, Fashion, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, in Streaming & Online Video, in Apps, and in Podcasts and on Radio.
The Awards have included appearances by stars, celebrities, producers and executives from networks and platforms such as the Food Network, the Style Network, Bravo, the Cooking Channel, TLC, Discovery, Lifetime, E! Entertainment Television, PBS, Create TV, APT, NBC, ABC, the CW, HGTV, the Travel Channel, HD Net, Hulu, YouTube, Dreamworks, Esquire Network, FYI Network, The History Channel, Bio, iHeart Radio, Sony Pictures, APT, Myx TV, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and more.
| LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | PIONEER AWARD |
| Anthony Bourdain | Andre Leon Talley / The Gospel According to Andre (film) |
| BREAKOUT FOODIES OF THE YEAR | BREAKOUT FASHIONISTAS OF THE YEAR |
| Instachef (Thrillist); Nailed It (Netflix); Final Table (Netflix); Julia M Usher’s Recipes for a Sweet Life | Edna “E” Mode (The Incredibles 2 with Brad Bird) |
| BREAKOUT STORYTELLERS OF THE YEAR | OUTSTANDING VISION |
| The Cakemaker (film) | Salt Fat Acid Heat (Netflix) |
| OUTSTANDING PASSION | OUTSTANDING INSPIRATION |
| Chef Claudia Sandoval with MasterChef Latino | McQueen (film); Somm 3 (film) |
| STYLEMAKER AWARD | OUTSTANDING ANIMATED FILM |
| Tidying Up With Marie Kondo (Netflix); Crazy Rich Asians (film) | BAO (Pixar short film); Mogu and Perol |
| SPOTLIGHT AWARD | GUILTY ADDICTION OF THE YEAR |
| No Passport Required (DC / Ethiopia episode); Growing a Greener World: New York’s High Line; Uncrushable by Tyler Florence (film) | Terrace House (Netflix); Droppin Cash (Netflix); A Very Nutty Christmas (with Melissa Joan Hart/Lifetime); Beverly Hills Ghost (film) |
| OUTSTANDING CULINARY & TRAVEL EXPERIENCE | PERSON OF THE YEAR |
| Villa Premiere Boutique Hotel (PV); Hacienda Las Tres Carmelitas (PV); Eataly Flatiron (NYC); Chicago Riverwalk (Chg) | Dominique Crenn |
| BEST AUDIOBOOK |
SONG OF THE YEAR |
| Twain’s Feast | Tequila (Dan + Shay) |
| OUTSTANDING FOOD & SPORTS PROGRAM |
FOOD TV CHAMPION AWARD |
| Eat. Win. Race. (Amazon Prime) | Roger Mooking |
| OUTSTANDING TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION |
BEST SERIES PILOT |
| TBA | Fresh Market Dinners |
| BEST OF LATIN/SOUTH AMERICA |
BEST OF JAPAN |
| Cocina para mis amigos (El Gourmet); Amigo Skate, Cuba (film) | Nourishment for the Japanese Soul (film) |
| BEST OF CANADA | BEST OF THE UK |
| The Superfood Chain (film) | TBA |
| GREAT TASTE PRIZE:
Culinary Tastemakers |
GREAT TASTE PRIZE:
Hollywood Tastemakers |
| TBA |
TBA |
