This is the 5132nd most frequent Spanish word.
galardonados
"Galardonados" means "award winners" or "honorees" in English.
Here, 'galardonados' functions as an adjective describing 'autores,' meaning 'award-winning'.
Los autores galardonados asistirán a la ceremonia de premiación.
The award-winning authors will attend the award ceremony.
In this sentence, 'galardonados' serves as the past participle in a passive structure, indicating the action of being awarded.
Fueron galardonados con un reconocimiento especial por su labor excepcional.
They were awarded a special recognition for their exceptional work.
Here, 'galardonados' is used as a noun referring to those who received awards.