honorable mention vs award

honorable mention and award both are nouns.

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

As nouns, award is a hypernym of honorable mention; that is, award is a word with a broader meaning than honorable mention:

Other hypernyms of honorable mention include accolade, honor, honour, laurels.

honorable mention (noun)	award (noun)
an official recognition of merit	a grant made by a law court
	a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
	something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

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