Research on Awards/Events

Examples:

http://www.brits.co.uk/
http://www.oscar.com/
http://www.walkleys.com/
http://www.nme.com/awards
http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en.html
http://www.tinthepark.com/
http://www.environmentawards.net/
http://www.artsaward.org.uk/site/?id=64
http://static.bafta.org/
http://www.theaward.org/

The look and concept of the advertising?

For example, http://www.nme.com/awards takes the style from the NME magazine using the traditional colours of red, black and white. Quite a few awards and events do this as it links well and so people feel more familier to it.

Who the audience is?

The audiences is varied between the different types of events but some more than others attract certain age and type groups. For example NME would most likely attract students more so than older people but where as something like The BAFTAs would be the opposite.

What details are given?

On the NME awards site the only major details that are given are the name of the bands that will be playing. Nothing on the actual front page of the site gives the price or where it is held.

What type of event is it?

The NME awards are a music awards that is on for one night. Its also on every year round the same time to award those in the music business.