award season

Meaning

Award season (also spelled 'awards season') is the period of the year, usually from November to March, when major entertainment industry awards are handed out. This is a time of intense media coverage, red carpet events, and film campaigns.

Examples

• Movie studios always release their most serious, high-quality dramas just in time for award season.

  Movie studios always release their most serious, high-quality dramas just in time for award season.

• Fashion designers spend months preparing custom dresses for celebrities during award season.

  Fashion designers spend months preparing custom dresses for celebrities during award season.

• The drama about the historical event is already generating a lot of buzz for this year's award season.

  The drama about the historical event is already generating a lot of buzz for this year's award season.

• I always host a viewing party with my friends to watch the final ceremonies of award season.

  I always host a viewing party with my friends to watch the final ceremonies of award season.

• Many actors find the endless interviews and red carpets of award season to be exhausting.

  Many actors find the endless interviews and red carpets of award season to be exhausting.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ The film won many prizes during the awards time.

  ✓ The film won many prizes during award season.

  The standard industry term is 'award season' or 'awards season', not 'awards time'.

• ✗ We are currently in the award season of soccer tournaments.

  ✓ We are currently in the tournament season for soccer.

  'Award season' specifically refers to the entertainment industry's period of major film, TV, and music ceremonies, not sports events.

Related Expressions

Practice

• As ___ approaches, film critics begin making their predictions for the Oscars.

  💡 The period when major entertainment trophies are handed out.

  Show answer

  award season

• The studio is launching a massive campaign to promote their movie for the upcoming ___.

  💡 The winter period of entertainment award shows.

  Show answer

  award season