61.   On the way to his trial on fraud charges this week, King has amassed a string of special awards from national civil rights groups.

62.   Six gold medals, three silver, two bronze and two special awards for overall excellence were the result of sheer determination and perseverance.

63.   Special awards included a regional theater prize to Victory Gardens Theater of Chicago and a lifetime achievement award to Paul Gemignani, veteran director of several Stephen Sondheim musicals.

64.   Ten artists from Malaysia, Britain, Switzerland, the United States, Portugal, Holland, Hong Kong and Taiwan were given special awards.

65.   Spacek and Wilkinson received a special acting award from Sundance jurors.

66.   The British director Peter Brook, now based in Paris, won a special award for his services to international theater.

67.   Thanat Khoman, one of the founding fathers of Asean, will receive a special Asean award in a ceremony that will be attended by UN secretary-general Kofi Annan.

68.   The CFDA membership and board of directors selected recipients of the lifetime achievement award and other special awards.

69.   The Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut, will be given a special award for regional theater.

70.   The jury also awarded special awards and scholarships to some finalists who did not win medals.