Neeson, 58, nominated for an Oscar for Schindler's List, will receive the Variety Award, previously won by JK Rowling and Helen Mirren.

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Under Whitburn, the show won awards, including the Sony Gold Award, two Television and Radio Industries Club Awards and The Royal Variety Club Personality of the Year Silver Heart.

BBC: Vanessa Whitburn

This year he was awarded the president's award for the best display in the show with a 42-variety vegetable arrangement.

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Under Whitburn, the show has won awards including the Sony Gold Award, two Television and Radio Industries Club (Tric) Awards and The Royal Variety Club Personality of the Year Silver Heart.

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The Volkswagen Passat won the 2012 Motor Trend Car of the Year award (which judges models on a variety of value and safety criteria), propelling it to sales of over 117, 000 that year alone.

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The Scroll Elite and Engage have joined the popular and award-winning Scroll tablet portfolio providing a greater variety of features and sizes from which to choose.

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For almost 25 years, the award-winning charity has worked across Northern Ireland with young people from a wide variety of backgrounds.

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