Always use the caption field, per WP:ACCESSIBLE. If the caption would duplicate a nearby section header, you can make it only used by screen-reader software via the {{Screen reader-only}} template.
Format 1
{{Awards table|caption=Award nominations for ''Work''}}
|-
! scope="row" | Year
| ''Work''
| Award
| {{won}}
{{end}}
Award nominations for Hi kgagudi!
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2018
Hi kgagudi!
Heritage Awards of Excellence
Won
Format 2
{{Awards table|2|caption={{Screen reader-only|Award nominations for ''Work''}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | Year
| ''Work''
| Category
| {{won}}
| Notes
{{end}}
Year
Nominee / work
Award
Result
2000
Work
Category
Won
Note (co-authors etc.)
Format 3
{{Awards table|3|caption={{sronly|Award nominations for ''Work''}}}}
|-
! scope="row" | Year
| Category
| Institution or publication
| {{won}}
| Notes
| Citation
{{end}}
Award nominations for Work
Year
Category
Institution or publication
Result
Notes
Ref.
2000
Category
Institution or publication
Won
Note (co-authors etc.)
[1]
Format 4
{{Awards table|4}}
|-
! scope="row" | Year
| ''Work''
| Category
| Award
| {{won}}
| Notes
| Citation
{{end}}
Year
Nominated work
Category
Award
Result
Notes
Ref.
2000
Work
Category
Award
Won
Note (co-authors etc.)
[1]
Format 5
References in the references column in this format will be centered.
{{Awards table|5}}
|-
! scope="row" | Year
| Award
| Category
| Nominees
| {{won}}
| Citation
{{end}}
If |sortable=yes, then the table is made sortable; |sortable=no disables it for format #5.
style
Further CSS styling for the table.
caption
Used as the table caption.
Note
Format 5 centers the value in the citation column (the last column), removing the need to add style="text-align:center;" to each cell. This cell should also never span rows.