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award ceremony
A formal event at which prizes, awards, or honors are presented to people or groups for special achievements.
Die Schauspielerin nahm den Oscar während der Preisverleihung persönlich entgegen.
The actress accepted the Oscar in person during the award ceremony.
The word is made up of 'Preis' (prize/award) and 'Verleihung' (presentation/awarding). 'Verleihung' comes from the verb 'verleihen' (to award/present), which means to formally hand something over to someone.
Die Verleihung des Filmpreises war ein großes Ereignis.
The presentation of the film award was a major event.
To describe the location of the action, you use 'bei der Preisverleihung' (at the award ceremony). To describe movement to an event, you say 'zur Preisverleihung gehen' (to go to the award ceremony).
Viele Stars waren bei der Preisverleihung anwesend.
Many stars were present at the award ceremony.
Common verbs are 'an einer Preisverleihung teilnehmen' (to take part in an award ceremony), 'eine Preisverleihung besuchen' (to attend an award ceremony), or 'eine Preisverleihung im Fernsehen übertragen' (to broadcast an award ceremony on television).
Der Fernsehsender wird die Preisverleihung live übertragen.
The TV station will broadcast the award ceremony live.
award ceremony
A Preisverleihung and a Siegerehrung are both formal events at which people are publicly honored. Siegerehrung specifically refers to the winners of a competition, whereas a Preisverleihung can also recognize achievements outside a competition. After a contest, Siegerehrung is therefore usually the better choice.
Bei der Preisverleihung erhielt die Autorin eine Auszeichnung für ihren Roman.
At the award ceremony, the author received an award for her novel.
Nach dem Lauf begann die Siegerehrung der drei schnellsten Teilnehmer.
After the race, the award ceremony for the three fastest participants began.
