Piolet d'Or Piolet d'Or The Piolet d'Or (, French for "Golden Ice Axe") is an annual mountaineering award given by the French magazine "Montagnes" and The "Groupe de Haute Montagne" since 1991. Nominations are selected by GHM and "Montagnes", and the award is chosen by a jury consisting of Guy Chaumereuil (the chief editor of "Montagnes" when the award was inaugurated), (until 1998) Jean-Claude Marmier (president of GHM when the award was inaugurated), the current president of GHM, the current editor of "Montagnes", the previous year's winners and three members invited by GHM, one of whom becomes the president of the jury.
Juno Award for Group of the Year by April Wine, who were nominated 8 times from 1975 to 1983. Country and folk group The Rankin Family, winners in 1994, are the only non-rock group to ever win the award. Though several French-language groups have been nominated, none has ever won the award. In 1972 and 1973, two awards were given for group of the year and outstanding performance by a group. Juno Award for Group of the Year The Juno Award for Group of the Year has been awarded annually since 1970 in recognition of the best musical group or band in Canada. It is presented by