Matilda Special Grammy Awards?

[Belle9]

Posted: 1/27/14 at 5:00pm

I'm sorry if this has been discussed already, but I saw a post from Emma Howard stating that the original Matildas, Tim Minchin, and Van Dean received "Special Merit Awards from the Grammys." I can't find anything else that references this. Anyone know what this was about? I know the cast recording was nominated for a Grammy, but didn't win. So what were these awards for?
Emma's Facebook Post

[idinafan4]

Posted: 1/27/14 at 5:29pm

I think it was for being nominated

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 1/27/14 at 6:09pm

Yes...from wiki...

Winners are presented with the Grammy Award and those who do not win are given a medal for their nomination.

[oasisjeff]

Posted: 1/28/14 at 1:25am

That's quite a fancy way to say you didn't win a Grammy...

Updated On: 1/28/14 at 01:25 AM

[KathyNYC2]

Posted: 1/28/14 at 8:11am

But we always here that at all award shows, don't we? "It's an honor just to have been nominated.."

That IS true - there are a lot of artists in all categories that are very talented and not even nominated. Plus in this case...There are not many 11-10 year olds that were up for Grammy's so hopefully the medal will mean something special to them.

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 1/29/14 at 9:29pm

Do they really get a medal? I thought it was just a certificate. There's like 90 categories - that's a lot of metal!