Template:Infobox award/doc

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Infobox award may be used to summarize information about an award.

Usage

The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article. All fields are optional and unused parameter names can be left blank or omitted.

{{Infobox award
| name           = 
| current_awards = 
| image          = 
| imagesize      = 
| alt            = 
| caption        = 
| description    = 
| presenter      = 
| host           = 
| date           = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| location       = 
| country        = 
| reward         = 
| year           = 
| year2          = 
| holder         = 
| website        = 
| network        = 
| runtime        = 
| ratings        = 
| previous       = 
| main           = 
| next           = 
}}

Parameters

Parameter	Explanation
name	Insert name of the award. Use the common name (typically the name of the article) if multiple names are used. If omitted or blank it defaults to the name of the article.
current_awards	Insert the article name of the list or page describing the upcoming, current, or just completed annual awards/ceremony, etc. for this year. Omit the wikilinks "[[]]"; formatting is automatic.
image	Insert image name (abc.jpg, xyz.png, 123.gif, etc.)
imagesize	Insert image width. Be sure to include "px" after the number, i.e. 200px. If omitted or blank it defaults to 220px.
alt	Alt text for image, for visually impaired readers who cannot see it. See WP:ALT.
caption	Image caption.
description	Insert a very brief, one sentence description of what the prize is awarded for (e.g. "Excellence in film")
presenter	Insert the person, group or organisation that presents the award
host	Insert the person(s) who hosted the award ceremony.
date	Insert the date of the award ceremony. Use the {{Start date}} template.
location	Insert the venue where the award ceremony was held.
country	Insert the country of the presenter or where the award is presented
reward	What kind of reward does it get whether its prize money or medal. e.g.: Nobel Prize $1.6 million
year	Insert the year that it was first awarded
year2	Insert the year that it was last awarded
holder	Current holder of the award (if applicable)
website	Insert the award's official website. Only type in the URL. Formatting is automatic.
network	Insert the name of the television network which originally aired the award ceremony.
runtime	Insert the approximate runtime of the television airing (should not include commercials) in minutes, e.g. "44 minutes"
viewership	Insert ratings figures for the television airing.
previous	For creating a chronology. Insert a link to the article of the previous edition of the award. Pipe the link to only show the year or edition number, e.g. [[50th Grammy Awards\|50th]]
main	For creating a chronology. Insert the link to the award's main article, e.g. if this infobox was placed on 51st Grammy Awards, the main article would be Grammy Award.
next	For creating a chronology. Insert a link to the article of the next edition of the award. Pipe the link to only show the year or edition number, e.g. [[52nd Grammy Awards\|52nd]]