Originally Posted by
Calculon
The waiver is only given to the person with status on revenue tickets. On awards, officially the waiver is granted based on the mileage account used for the redemption. From a gold or higher mileage account, all travelers get the fees waived.
This is a good tip - I book awards tickets for friends when we're speculating on trips which may be cancelled, such as Rose Bowl or PAC12 championship airfare.
You don't even have to be on the same PNR, you can book their ticket completely separate. As long as you're Gold or above and you do the booking on your points with them as the traveler.