A prize will be 'awarded' to the student who sells the most tickets.
an 'awards' ceremony [=a ceremony at which awards are given out]
The company is 'awarding' the contract to the lowest bidder.
(..) Yes. So I will call you for lunch. There's only one item on the agenda of this committee: To approve the list of nominees for our nation's highest award... ...the Medal of Honor. The two nominees are... ...Charles Dreyfus... No. ...and Sister Marie-Hugette... (..)2006 The Pink Panther