# Austrian State Prize

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The '''Austrian State Prize''' is an [award](/source/award) given annually or biennially in various fields, including arts, environment, technology and innovation and economy for excellence achievements for the Austrian nation. The State Prize for artists is currently (2012) worth €8,000.

The categories are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmukk.gv.at/ministerium/preise/oaw.xml#toc3-id8 |title=outstanding artist award |language=German |publisher=Bundesministerium für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur |format=pdf |accessdate=22 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108142114/http://www.bmukk.gv.at/ministerium/preise/oaw.xml#toc3-id8 |archivedate=8 January 2014 }}</ref> 
in arts
: [Fine art](/source/Fine_art)s (first award in 1989)
: [Artistic Photography](/source/Fine-art_photography) (first award in 1981)
: Video and media art (first award in 2008)
: [Cartoon](/source/Cartoon) and [Comics](/source/Comics) (biennial award, first award in 2008)
: Experimental trends in architecture (biennial award, first award in 1988)
: Adolf Loos Prize for Design (since 2001)
: [Arts and crafts](/source/Handicraft) (1989–1996)
: Experimental Design (biennial award, first award in 1989)
: [Performing Arts](/source/Performing_arts) (first award in 2010)
: [Music](/source/Music) (first award in 1950)
: [Film](/source/Film) (first award in 1979)
: [Literature](/source/Literature) (first award in 1950)
: [Children's Literature](/source/Children's_literature) (biennial award, first award in 1996)
: Current annual themes (first award in 2003)
in other fields
: Environmental Engagement (since 1981) 

==See also==
* [List of State Prizes of the Republic of Austria (in German)](/source/%3Ade%3AListe_der_Staatspreise_der_Republik_%C3%96sterreich)

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