The phrase "awkward talent" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a skill or ability that is impressive but not executed in a smooth or graceful manner.
Example: "Her awkward talent for juggling made everyone laugh, but we were all impressed by her determination to keep trying."
Alternatives: "clumsy skill" or "ungraceful ability".
He is very awkward with almost no talent.
The film gives De Niro the opportunity to showcase the full gamut of his talents, from awkward outsider to psychotic vigilante.
Though "Carnivore" boasts some dazzling set pieces that showcase Ms. Murray's skill at animating historical incidents, its story as a whole represents an awkward mismatch between her talents and her subject matter.
His observations regularly defied conventional assumptions about media and technological change.Mr Carr had a talent for being awkward but not self-conscious.
Executive and star pay at the BBC is a subject loved by news producers, sadistically pitting the hated boss class and the vain talent against each other in an awkward series of explanations.
Eve is the talent but James plays the mentor; an awkward young man with strongly held views that seem to shake him to his roots.
But her neglect also raises an awkward question: Was Ms. Bursztyn overlooked for a lack of talent or was it because she was out on her own making original work that defied reigning art world fashions?
He has none of Mr Clinton's consummate political talent or his ability, on occasion, to stare down awkward friends.
That came on the heels of Miley Cyrus's awkward kiss of a female backup dancer on a family-oriented British talent show.
While he may have resembled an awkward, gangly puppy on the basketball court, Del Piero found he had a talent on the tuba.
"This Brazilian team has been in some awkward situations in this cup, but they have players with so much talent that they can resolve problems all by themselves," said the French midfielder and captain Didier Deschamps.
