The phrase "a wave of awards" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sudden increase or influx of awards received by an individual or group, often in a celebratory context.
Example: "After the film's release, the director was met with a wave of awards, recognizing their outstanding contribution to cinema."
Alternatives: "a surge of awards" or "a flurry of awards".
The final event may be six months away, yet depressingly enough, we're not far from the unofficial start of Oscar season, as the autumn festivals usher in a wave of awards-baiting hopefuls.
It could be that the glut of large-money prizes is simply a reflection of a broader wave of award-giving in the American culture.
The failure to notice and reward talent in minority artists was the latest in a wave of film and music awards to cause outrage by ignoring non-white entrants.
In an open letter to a Bangladeshi newspaper, Yunus – judging that his country was in need and still riding a wave of popularity from being awarded the Nobel Prize a year earlier – raised the possibility of forming his own political party, with a focus on routing entrenched corruption.
The Catholic Church fears a wave of costly settlements and damage awards like those that followed California's temporary lifting of the statute of limitations several years ago.
They also, naturally, fear a wave of expensive settlements and damage awards like the one that struck the Los Angeles Archdiocese when the statute of limitations was lifted under a 2003 law.
The King's Speech is riding high on a wave of success, having won seven awards at the Baftas and a slew of other prizes.
The fourth iteration of "A Star Is Born," directed by Bradley Cooper, arrived in theaters amid a wave of positive buzz and an awards campaign that's gained traction since its debut at the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 5.
Also in the first wave of awards, "Wall-E" was named best animated film, though it had been denied the best picture nomination that its backers at the Walt Disney Company and its Pixar Animation unit had sought.
And sure enough, the film's well-received press screening had barely ended before the first wave of awards handicapping erupted on Twitter — much of it focused on how the radiant Negga will singlehandedly dispel the curse of #OscarSoWhite.
It is clear that, aside from awards responding to a wave of excellent artistic output, audience dissatisfaction has prompted part of this shift.
