await somebody vs await something

[Daemon99]

Which of the following sentences sounds better?

1) He is awaiting a grand reception.
2) A grand reception is awaiting him.

I read somewhere that await something is correct but not await somebody. Is it true?
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[Sarah113]

Both of the sentences are correct but the second one is more used than the other
and all the uses that I found in the dictionnary is about awaiting sth