award vs mention

award and mention both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
award	Yes	No	Yes	No
mention	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, mention is a hyponym of award; that is, mention is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than award:

award (noun)	mention (noun)
a grant made by a law court	an official recognition of merit
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction	a remark that calls attention to something or someone
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery	a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

award (verb)	mention (verb)
give, especially as an honor or reward	make mention of
give as judged due or on the basis of merit	commend
	make reference to