I.
noun
1 prize that sb gets for doing sth well
ADJECTIVE
▪ annual
▪ national
▪ coveted , highest , major , prestigious , special , top
▪ cash
▪
The winning designers will receive cash ~s.
▪ bravery ( esp. BrE ), design , lifetime achievement , literary , merit , teaching , etc.
▪
He won a lifetime achievement ~ for his civil rights campaigning.
VERB + AWARD
▪ announce , bestow , give sb , hand out , make (sb) , present (sb with)
▪
The ~ was made for his work in cancer research.
▪
the numerous ~s bestowed on him in his lifetime
▪ carry off ( BrE ), earn (sb) , garner , get , receive , win
▪
Stephen's quick thinking has earned him a bravery ~.
▪ deserve
▪
The movie deserved all the ~s it received.
▪ accept
▪ sponsor
▪
a business ~ sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce
AWARD + VERB
▪ go to sb
▪
The best documentary ~ went to Ugyen Wangdi for ‘Price of Letter’.
AWARD + NOUN
▪ ~s banquet ( esp. AmE ), ~s ceremony , ~s dinner , ~s luncheon ( esp. AmE )
▪
The ~s ceremony was intended to celebrate the achievements of young artists.
▪ scheme ( BrE )
▪ recipient ( esp. AmE ), winner
▪ citation ( esp. AmE ), nomination
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
the ~ for best actor
▪ ~ from
▪
She received an ~ from the PPS Foundation.
2 money given to sb
ADJECTIVE
▪ compensatory ( esp. BrE ), discretionary ( BrE )
▪ pay ( esp. BrE )
▪
The union is unhappy with this year's pay ~.
▪ compensation ( esp. BrE ), damages , libel ( esp. BrE ), malpractice
VERB + AWARD
▪ get , receive
▪ grant , make
▪
The judge has the power to make damages ~s.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ automatically
▪ jointly
▪
He was jointly ~ed the Nobel Prize with Alex Mueller.
▪ posthumously
▪ annually
▪
The prize is ~ed annually for the best new building.
PREPOSITION
▪ to
▪
Promotions were automatically ~ed to senior officials.
Award is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ council , ↑ judge , ↑ jury , ↑ referee
Award is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ accolade , ↑ bonus , ↑ bursary , ↑ certificate , ↑ compensation , ↑ contract , ↑ corner , ↑ credit , ↑ custody , ↑ damage , ↑ decoration , ↑ degree , ↑ diploma , ↑ franchise , ↑ funding , ↑ grade , ↑ grant , ↑ honour , ↑ knighthood , ↑ licence , ↑ medal , ↑ patent , ↑ penalty , ↑ pension , ↑ place , ↑ point , ↑ prize , ↑ rank , ↑ scholarship , ↑ sum , ↑ title , ↑ trophy