Shota Rustaveli Prize
The Shota Rustaveli State Prize is the highest prize awarded by Georgia in the fields of art and literature. The first prize-winners of this prize were Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Irakli Abashidze and Lado Gudiashvili in 1965. Other recipients of the Prize: Mikola Bazhan, Sergo Kobuladze, Irakli Ochiauri, Sergo Zakariadze, Nino Ramishvili, Iliko Sukhishvili, Ramaz Chkhikvadze, Guram Pataraia, Tengiz Abuladze, Mukhran Machavariani, Tamaz Chiladze, Chabua Amirejibi, Levan Tsutskiridze, etc.
