Infobox award is WikiPartner's standard infobox for awards, prizes, honors, recurring award programs, and other notable recognition programs.
Use it for film awards, music awards, literary prizes, scientific prizes, sports awards, business awards, cultural honors, and similar recognition programs.
All parameters are optional. Add only information supported by reliable sources. Empty fields are automatically hidden.
Adding this template to an article also generates WikiPartner structured data automatically. Recurring award programs are represented using Schema.org EventSeries. Editors do not need to create schema markup manually.
Short usage
Use this version for most award articles.
{{Infobox award
| name =
| image =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| award_type =
| awarded_for =
| established =
| presented_by =
| country =
| first_awarded =
| frequency =
| website =
}}
Full usage
Use this version when more information about the award is available. Remove parameters that are not needed.
{{Infobox award
| name =
| other_name =
| image =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| award_type =
| awarded_for =
| established =
| established_by =
| first_awarded =
| first_awarded_iso =
| last_awarded =
| last_awarded_iso =
| frequency =
| presented_by =
| sponsor =
| country =
| location =
| eligibility =
| criteria =
| categories =
| reward =
| latest_recipient =
| status =
| website =
}}
Examples
The examples below show both the wikitext entered by an editor and the finished WikiPartner infobox.
Film — Academy Awards
Wikitext
{{Infobox award
| name = Academy Awards
| other_name = Oscars
| award_type = Film awards
| awarded_for = Excellence in cinematic achievements
| established = 1929
| first_awarded = 16 May 1929
| first_awarded_iso = 1929-05-16
| presented_by = Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| country = United States
| frequency = Annual
| reward = Academy Award of Merit statuette
| status = Active
| website = https://www.oscars.org/
}}
Rendered infobox
Music — GRAMMY Awards
Wikitext
{{Infobox award
| name = GRAMMY Awards
| award_type = Music awards
| awarded_for = Achievement in the recording arts
| first_awarded = 4 May 1959
| first_awarded_iso = 1959-05-04
| presented_by = Recording Academy
| country = United States
| frequency = Annual
| categories = Recording, songwriting, performance, production and other music categories
| reward = GRAMMY trophy
| status = Active
| website = https://www.grammy.com/
}}
Rendered infobox
International achievement — Nobel Prize
Wikitext
{{Infobox award
| name = Nobel Prize
| award_type = International prizes
| awarded_for = Contributions considered to have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind
| established_by = Alfred Nobel
| first_awarded = 10 December 1901
| first_awarded_iso = 1901-12-10
| country = Sweden; Norway
| frequency = Annual
| categories = Physics; Chemistry; Physiology or Medicine; Literature; Peace; Economic Sciences
| reward = Medal; diploma; cash award
| status = Active
| website = https://www.nobelprize.org/
}}
Rendered infobox
Usage notes
- Use
namefor the commonly recognized name of the award. - Use
other_namefor a widely recognized alternative or informal name. - Use
imagefor the award logo, medal, trophy, or another suitable identifying image filename only. Do not includeFile:.... - Use
image_altfor short alternative text describing the image. - Use
captiononly when the image needs a useful caption. - Use
award_typefor a short classification such as film award, music award, literary prize, science prize, sports award, or business award. - Use
awarded_forfor a short explanation of what achievement the award recognizes. - Use
establishedfor the year or date the award was created. - Use
established_byfor the person or organization that established the award when clearly documented. - Use
first_awardedfor the date or year the award was first presented. - Use
first_awarded_isoonly when the exact first presentation date is known. Use theYYYY-MM-DDformat. - Use
last_awardedonly when the award has ended or when a final presentation date is relevant. - Use
last_awarded_isoonly when the exact final presentation date is known. - Use
frequencyfor values such as Annual, Biennial, or Irregular. - Use
presented_byfor the organization responsible for presenting or administering the award. - Use
sponsoronly when a clearly identified sponsor is relevant to the award. - Use
countryfor the country or countries most directly associated with the award. - Use
locationwhen the award has a meaningful recurring presentation location. - Use
eligibilityto state who or what may qualify for the award. - Use
criteriafor the main judging or selection criteria when these can be stated accurately and briefly. - Use
categorieswhen the award program contains several distinct award categories. - Use
rewardfor a medal, trophy, certificate, monetary prize, or other principal reward. - Use
latest_recipientonly when a clearly defined latest recipient can be kept current. - Use
statusfor a simple state such asActiveorDiscontinued. - Use
websiteonly for the award's official website. - Leave unused parameters out.
- Do not guess recipients, monetary values, eligibility rules, founding dates, criteria, sponsors, or other award information.
- Important claims should be supported by reliable sources.
TemplateData
WikiPartner's standard infobox for awards, prizes, honors, recurring award programs, and other notable recognition programs.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | name | Commonly recognized name of the award. | String | optional |
| Other name | other_name | Widely recognized alternative, informal, or former name of the award. | String | optional |
| Image | image | Award logo, medal, trophy, or other identifying image filename. | File | optional |
| Image alternative text | image_alt alt | Short alternative text describing the image. | String | optional |
| Image caption | caption | Short caption displayed below the image. | String | optional |
| Award type | award_type | Short classification such as film award, music award, literary prize, science prize, or sports award. | String | optional |
| Awarded for | awarded_for | Achievement, contribution, or distinction recognized by the award. | String | optional |
| Established | established | Date or year the award was established. | String | optional |
| Established by | established_by | Person or organization that established the award. | String | optional |
| First awarded | first_awarded | Date or year the award was first presented. | String | optional |
| First awarded ISO | first_awarded_iso | Exact machine-readable first presentation date in YYYY-MM-DD format. | Date | optional |
| Last awarded | last_awarded | Final presentation date or year when applicable. | String | optional |
| Last awarded ISO | last_awarded_iso | Exact machine-readable final presentation date in YYYY-MM-DD format. | Date | optional |
| Frequency | frequency | How often the award is presented, such as Annual, Biennial, or Irregular. | String | optional |
| Presented by | presented_by | Organization responsible for presenting or administering the award. | String | optional |
| Sponsor | sponsor | Principal sponsor when relevant and reliably documented. | String | optional |
| Country | country | Country or countries associated with the award. | String | optional |
| Location | location | Recurring or notable presentation location when relevant. | String | optional |
| Eligibility | eligibility | Who or what is eligible to receive the award. | String | optional |
| Criteria | criteria | Main criteria used to judge or select recipients. | String | optional |
| Categories | categories | Major categories included in the award program. | String | optional |
| Reward | reward | Trophy, medal, certificate, monetary award, or other principal reward. | String | optional |
| Latest recipient | latest_recipient | Most recent recipient when one clearly defined recipient can be listed. | String | optional |
| Status | status | Current state of the award, such as Active or Discontinued. | String | optional |
| Website | website | Official website of the award. | URL | optional |