award to

To bestow something upon someone. A noun can be used between "award" and "to." Our boss awarded the promotion to Joel. The All-Star Game has been awarded to the city of Columbus.

award something to someone or something

[for a judge or other legal entity] to decide in favor of a person or group. The judge awarded the judgment to the plaintiff. The jury awarded a large sum to the smaller company.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anastasie	a-na-sta-ZEE	French
NjÁLl	-	Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Manas	-	Bengali, Indian, Assamese, Hindi
Benaiah	bi-NIE-ə (English), bi-NAY-ə (English)	Biblical
Maximilianus	-	Ancient Roman
Powell	['pəuəl]