honorary award
Merit without competition
An honorary award is recognition given to honor achievement, contribution, or status rather than to mark victory in a competition.
Unlike competitive awards with defined criteria and judging, honorary awards are bestowed at the discretion of an organization: She received an honorary award for lifetime achievement.
Honorary degrees, lifetime achievement awards, and medals of honor fall into this category.
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- tributeOffering of respect
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- lifetime achievementAward for career-long excellence
- body of workCollected creative output
medal · distinguished service · ceremony · distinction · living legend · commemoration · plaque · laurel · prestige · merit · gold watch · dedication · legacy · applause · acceptance speech · podium · recipient · bestow
- Acting AwardsOscar, Emmy, Tony, Golden Globe, BAFTA
- awardswinner, winners, prize, prizes, trophy
- Awards Seasonred carpet, acceptance speech, nomination, trophy, winner
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- film festivalsfilm festival, film festivals, premieres, screenings, film screenings
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Prize honoring accomplishment
contest prize · merit award · prize · first place · tournament trophy
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