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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.
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'die Auszeichnung' and 'die Preisverleihung' both belong to the topic of prizes and honors. 'Auszeichnung' means the award or honor itself, that is, what someone receives. 'Preisverleihung' means the event at which these prizes are presented. The words can be confused because awards are often given out at an award ceremony. A practical way to remember it is: the 'Auszeichnung' is eventually in someone’s hand or appears on the certificate; the 'Preisverleihung' is the evening or celebration around it.
Bei der Preisverleihung saßen die Gäste in einem großen Saal.
At the award ceremony, the guests sat in a large hall.
Für ihren Film erhielt die Regisseurin eine wichtige Auszeichnung.
The director received an important award for her film.