The phrase "accepted an award" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing a situation where someone has received recognition or a prize for their achievements.
Example: "During the ceremony, she accepted an award for her outstanding contributions to the community."
Alternatives: "received an award" or "was honored with an award."
This manifested itself when she accepted an award at the Hollywood Film Awards on Friday night, for her role this year as a cancer-stricken teenager in "The Fault in Our Stars," a film that also starred Ansel Elgort. .
No word on whether West will take the stage for the honor, but anticipation will be high considering it was the VMA stage where he infamously crashed an acceptance speech from Swift as she accepted an award he believed should have gone to Beyoncé, forever skewing public opinion of the rapper.
"The spirit of innovation is still alive and well in the young folks of this country," Mr. Cameron said on Monday night as he accepted an award from Popular Mechanics magazine as part of its annual Breakthrough Awards presentation.
BARACK OBAMA accepted an award honouring his administration's commitment to transparency on March 28th 2011.
He accepted an award from the leaders of the World Convention of Churches of Christ.
DONNA MURPHY, the star of "Wonderful Town," accepted an award for musical theater.
But, intriguingly, a number of those listed later changed their minds and accepted an award.
She has accepted an award from one group funding the campaign to delist the MEK.
And in Beijing the next month, he accepted an award in a ceremony broadcast on state TV.
Last December, Mr. Ettlinger accepted an award on behalf of all the Monuments Men from the American Jewish Historical Society in New York.
The chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Peter S. Kalikow, accepted an award yesterday from WestStart-Calstart, a nonprofit group that promotes vehicles that run on cleaner fuel.
