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noun prize that sb gets for doing sth well ADJ. annual | national | coveted, highest, major, prestigious, special, top | bravery, design, literary, man of the match, etc. His goalkeeping won him the man of the match award. VERB + AWARD give sb, hand out, make (sb), present (sb with) The award was made for his work in cancer research. | carry off, earn (sb), get, receive, win Stephen's quick thinking has earned him a bravery award. | accept AWARD + VERB go to sb The best director award went to Sam Mendes for ‘American Beauty’. AWARD + NOUN ceremony, scheme PREP. ~ for the award for best actor | ~ from to receive an award from the Queen money given to sb ADJ. compensatory, discretionary, mandatory | pay The union is unhappy with this year's pay award. | damages, libel VERB + AWARD get, receive | make The judge has the power to make discretionary awards., verb ADV. automatically | jointly He was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize with Alex Mueller. | mentally She mentally awarded herself top marks for staying cool under pressure. | posthumously PREP. to Honours were automatically awarded to senior officials just because they were senior.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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Phrase(s): award something (to someone) (for something) [and] award (someone) something (for something)
to give a prize or reward to someone (for something). • The committee awarded a plaque to Andy for his loyalty. • They awarded prizes for efficiency to two different people.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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verbs
win an award
• Caprio won the award for best actor. • an award-winning novel
get/receive an award
• He is the youngest person ever to receive the award.
give somebody an award
• The award is given each year to the best new artist.
present somebody with an award
(= give someone an award at a formal ceremony )
• She cried when she was presented with her award.
be nominated for an award
( also be up for an award informal ) (= to be chosen as one of the people, films etc that could receive an award )
• Four films have been nominated for the award. • The book is up for an award.
pick up/scoop up an award
(= to get an award – used especially in news reports )
• Angelina Jolie scooped up the award for best actress.
the award goes to somebody/something
(= that person, film etc is chosen to receive it )
• The poetry award went to Lisa Mueller for ‘Alive Together'.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + award
the highest award
• The Victoria Cross is Britain’s highest military award.
a top award/a major award
• The restaurant has won several top awards. • Their design won a major award at a Paris exhibition.
a special award
• He received a special award for his work as a movie director.
a prestigious award
(= very well-respected )
• The Nobel Prize is regarded as the most prestigious award in the world.
a film/music/poetry etc award
• the annual British music awards
a literary award
• The book was nominated for a major US literary award.
award + NOUN
an awards ceremony
• My parents wanted to be at the awards ceremony. • The stars are gathering for the annual awards ceremony.
an award winner
• The award winners will be announced in December.
an award scheme
British English
• The league started a new award scheme for young players.
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