As of March 2014, Celeste Buckingham has accumulated thirty-two awards and/or nominations in recognition of her early success in the music genre. On November 17, 2012 she was nominated for the MTV Europe Music Awards as the Best Czech & Slovak Act.[1][2][3] However, on November 11, 2012[4][5] lost in favor of her fellow Majk Spirit,[6] singer was then only female nominee[1][4][5] out of five presented artists for the regional category,[4] having placed the second.[7] On January 16, 2013 the Slávik Awards nominations were announced in her home country. For this occasion, she overall earned four nominations,[8] including the category New Artist of the Year that she won[9][10] on February 3, 2013.[2] Simultaneously with that, Buckingham also became the runner-up for the major female category at the ceremony, for which she earned a silver trophy at least.[9][11]
One day preceding the annual event, on February 2, the later victor of the gold prize, Tina, would compliment her youngest rival via a social networking website.[12][13] Her Facebook statement cited the Czech BRAVO magazine, too.[12] "I don't want it to sound silly or thankless, but I think that for the year 2012 the award should be deserved by Celeste Buckingham. I watch her from distance already since the SuperStar, where I'd met her, and [I] have to say [that] no other female vocalist in Slovakia has done in the past period of time such a deal of work than she has. Undoubtedly she had the most played songs, most concerts, a good sale, fans found their way to her and they did well. She is a phenomenon and [she] deserves to get the credit [...]."[12][13] Buckingham eventually missed the main prize by 83 votes.[9][11]
Some of her additional nominations for poll-oriented awards included one for the SK TV-basedOTOs, her winning,[14][15] two nominations at the Žebřík Music Awards by CZ magazineREPORT,[16][17] winning one category,[16][18] two winning nominations for the recently established Evropa 2 Awards named after the CZ radio station,[19][20] and a nomination for the CZÓčko Awards held by a local music TV.[21][22][23] In terms of the year-end charts, her signature song "Run Run Run" was ranked as the most played SK composition of 2012,[2][24][25] while second in the CZ territory,[2][24] and she was also voted the Most Desired Female Singer within an online poll organized by Feminity.sk.[26] Based on the Google's annual report Zeitgeist, Buckingham was listed among the most sought-after celebrities on the internet for the year of 2012, being rated as the fourth within the SK entertainment industry and ninth in the CZ show business, respectively.[27][28]
The Evropa 2 in Czech Republic, or rather Europa 2 Music Awards in Slovakia were originally established by CZ contemporary hit radioEvropa 2 in March 2013. The following year a SK sister station transcribed as Europa 2, joined the project in addition. The awards are given overall in eleven categories, divided per domestic and international artists with exception of the New Artist of the Year category, which is collective. While the winners are voted by radio listeners online, the annual ceremony is permitted live by both involved radios. Buckingham has been nominated five times.[19][29][30]
Osobnosť televíznej obrazovky (OTO), thus Television Screen Personality in English, is an annual poll recognizing the people and the work of popular culture in Slovakia. As such, the winners are voted on by the general public the most favorite television personalities and/or programs. Established in 2000 by Art Production Agency (APA), it is aired by the national network Slovenská televízia. Buckingham was nominated three times, winning each respective year.[14][35]
The Óčko Music Awards (Hudební ceny Óčko in Czech) are presented by the first televisionmusic channel focusing predominantly on playing music videos in the Czech Republic, Óčko (previously known as Stanice O). Launched in 2002, the annual event included a number of different awards originally divided into local and international categories. Until 2011[37] the gala show was broadcast live featuring performances by the nominated artists.[38][39] Since 2012, only local categories are effective, such as Male Singer of the Year, Female Singer of the Year, Band of the Year, Music Video of the Year and New Artist of the Year. While the nominees/winners are voted by the TV viewers online,[40] the awards are also given by the voters themselves.[37] So far Buckingham was nominated three times,[21][22][23][41] winning once.[42]
C^ The winner Voxel,[21] (aka Václav Lebeda),[22] a pop male singer[22] from the Czech Republic,[23] was followed by the second[21]indie rock group A-Banquet[22][23] from CZ,[23] and Peter Bič Project from Slovakia who placed the third.[21] Buckingham herself scored at number four.[21]
In Slovakia, the Slávik Awards were set up in 1998[44] as an equivalent to the federal music poll Zlatý slavík (until 1991 effective in former Czechoslovakia).[45] The people's choice awards were given in three major categories, such as Male Singer of the Year, Female Singer of the Year, and Band of the Year. Additional nominations featured the New Artist of the Year, Radio Artist, Song of the Year, and others. Broadcast live on TV JOJ since 2011, the event was held in collaboration with the agency OKLAMČÁK Production.[46] Buckingham was nominated four times at the final volume of the show, winning one category eventually.
F^ The online survey established in collaboration with www.pokec.sk, won the official website by Zuzana Smatanová and Martin Harich, respectively. Buckingham that placed the third in the row was followed by the group Desmod (the fourth) and Majk Spirit (the fifth).[49]
G^ The winner became A Banquet,[16][18] followed by the second Calm Season and herself, being voted as the third.[16] The additional nominees included Barbora Poláková, and Nebe.[17]
^ abcdefg"Výsledky". Žebřík Music Awards 2012 (in Czech). iREPORT. 2013-03-16. ireport.cz. Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
^ abc"Nominace". Žebřík Music Awards 2013 (in Czech). iREPORT. 2013-01-02. ireport.cz. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
^"Top pesničky 2012". VšetkoVmeste.sk (in Slovak). Michalius. 2013-02-21. vsetkovmeste.sk. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
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