91.   Jackson was the top award winner, winning six of the eight categories in which he was nominated.

92.   Major critics circles this month begin picking their award winners.

93.   Nagano, a Grammy award winner who also is the principal conductor of the Los Angeles Opera, took up his post in Berlin last fall.

94.   Music industry insiders and journalists vote on the award winners.

95.   Other award winners announced Friday night included Stewart Cink as PGA Tour Rookie of the Year and Bill Glasson as Comeback Player of the Year.

96.   Other award winners came from Latin America and Africa.

97.   Previous award winners include Barbra Streisand, Jack Nicholson, Shirley MacLaine, Dustin Hoffman, Sean Connery, Sophia Loren, and Robert Redford.

98.   Previous award winners include U.S. Vice President Al Gore and former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain.

99.   Previous award winners have included artist Cy Twombly, actor Sir John Gielgud, composer Leonard Bernstein, architect I.M. Pei and film director Ingmar Bergman.

100.   Protesters promised to trail the award winners throughout the weekend.