The Murex d'Or (also known as the Golden

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award) is a Lebanese award created by two Lebanese physicians, Zahi and Fadi Helou to recognize achievements in the domain of art in

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, the

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and the world. The first Murex d'Or ceremony took place on June 4, 2000. The name of the award is a tribute to

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'' sea snails, which were used to dye cloth in imperial

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Awards by year and category

*2000: The first Murex d'Or ceremony took place on June 4, 2000 under the

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of minister Suleiman Trabulsy at the Regency Palace Hotrel's Caesar's Palace theater in Adma. *2001: The 2001 Murex d'Or event took place on June 2, 2001 under the

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at the Caesar's Palace theater in Adma. *2002: The event took place on September 14, 2002 under the

of the First Lady Andree Lahoud also at the Caesar's Palace theater in Adma. *2003: The fourth installment of the awards was held on November 29, 2003 at the

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's Salle des Ambassadeurs. *2004: This ceremony took place on January 29, 2005 under the

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at the Caesar's Palace theater in Adma. *2005: This installment was held on January 28, 2006 at the

's Salle des Ambassadeurs. *2006: The seventh Murex d'Or ceremony took place in the Salle des Ambassadeurs on May 5, 2007. *2007: The event was held also at the Salle des Ambassadeurs on June 20, 2008. *2008: The event was held at the same place on June 19, 2009. *2009: The event was held at the
Eddé Sands Resort
in

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on June 10, 2010 and screened live on

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. **

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received a Golden Murex for his entire career. *2010: The Golden Murex were organized at the Edde Sands Resort in Byblos on 10 June 2010 and broadcast live on MTV Lebanon. *2011: The Golden Murex took place on June 23, 2011. **Best Arabic Actress:

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**Best Arabic actor:

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*2012: The ceremony took place on June 11, 2012 and was broadcast on MTV Lebanon. **Best Lebanese artist:

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. **Best Arabic Actress:

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**Best Arabic actor:

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**The best Lebanese song: "Ya Leil Ana Bhebbal" (Sarah El Hani), "Ya Lalali" (Nadine Saab), "Akher Hammak" (

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), "Ya Kell El Deni" (

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), "W Taamar Lebnan" (Hicham El Hajj) **Best lyrics and music: Joseph and Michel Geha **Best play: "Che Guevara" by Farid and Maher Al Sabbagh **Best Arabic song: "Eed Habaybak" (

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), "Maarafch Leih" (

), "Men Ouyouni" (

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), "Al Ghira" ( Naya), "Byehssedouni" (

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) **Best Arabic Artist:

**Best star:

**Best screenplay: Claudia Marchelian **Best artist: Ziad Bourji **Best Lebanese film:

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**Best film music: Khaled Mouzannar **Best Lebanese actress:

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**Best Arabic Actress:

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**Best Lebanese series: "Al Chahroura" **Best Actress:

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**Best Arabic Singer:

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**Best Arabic Singer:

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**Best Model: Mona Ghoss **Best actress in a secondary role: Joelle Dagher **Best actor in a secondary role: Majdi Machmouchi **Best Song: "Majnoun" by

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**Best music: Mike Massy **Best album: "Kol D'i'a Chakhssiye" by

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**Best young actress:

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**Best young talent:

**Best young talent: Anwar Nour **Best Lebanese director: Samir Habchi **Best young singer: Naji El Osta **Best young actress:

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**Best Video: Angie Jamal **Best Lebanese actor: Youssef El Khal **Best young talent of the Gulf: Mansour Zayed *2013: The ceremony took place on June 24, 2013 and was broadcast on MTV Lebanon. **Singer Khaled received a Golden Murex. *2014: The Golden Murex of 2014 took place at the Casino of Lebanon on Thursday, September 3, 2014. *2015: The Golden Murex took place at the Casino du Liban in

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, Lebanon. **Singer

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won a golden Murex for his hit song "Enty". **

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: Best Singer and Actress Award for her role in the play (Bent Al Jabal) *2016: Les Murex d'or took place on May 28, 2016 and was broadcast on

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and

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. **Singer Hatim Idar received the Murex d'or award in the best Arab artist category. **Singer Sheila received an Achievement Award for her Achievement Award. *2017: The Golden Murex took place on May 12, 2017 and was broadcast on MTV. **Singer received the Best Song for his song Ad el Sama bhebek and the Prize of the general public. **Singer

received the Best Song Award for his song Ghaltana and the Prize of the general public. *2023: The ceremony was held on 17th of September at the Casino du Liban.

received an award as "the first Lebanese and Arab star to reach the international stage", and

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received an award as the "Outstanding Turkish Actress".{{cite web, url = https://www.albawaba.com/entertainment/murex-dor-2023-highlights-myriam-fares-mohamed-ramadan-and-more-1534679 , title = Murex D'or 2023 highlights: Myriam Fares, Mohamed Ramadan and more, date = 18 September 2023, website = albawaba Entertainment, publisher = Al Bawaba, access-date =2024-11-06

References

Lebanese awards Awards established in 2000 2000 establishments in Lebanon