Award (disambiguation) explained

An award is a formal recognition.

Award also may refer to:

Honorable distinctions

Industrial award, a distinction in Australian labour law
Medal, an object struck to be given as an award (for example, the Medal of Honor)
Order (distinction), a distinction awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, dynastic royal house, or organization to a recipient, typically in recognition of individual merit
Prize, a reward given to a person or group to recognize and reward actions or achievements (for example, a Nobel Prize or Pulitzer Prize)

Legal

Child custody award
Civil-court award, a payout to the victor, also known as damages

See also