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This template adds an automatically generated short descriptionwhen the infobox is in the lead. If the automatic short description is not optimal, replace it by adding {{Short description}} at the top of article.
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 =
| subheader = <!-- or | current_awards = -->
| image =
| image_size = <!-- or | image_upright = -->
| alt =
| caption =
| awarded_for =
| sponsor =
| date = <!-- {{start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| location = <!-- or | venue = or | site = -->
| country =
| presenter =
| host = <!-- or | hosts = -->
| former name =
| preshow_host =
| acts =
| campaign =
| motto =
| clasps =
| reward =
| year =
| year2 =
| holder_label =
| holder = <!-- or | winner = or | winners = -->
| most_awards = <!-- or | most_wins = -->
| most_nominations =
| award1_type =
| award1_winner =
| award2_type =
| award2_winner =
| award3_type =
| award3_winner =
| award4_type =
| award4_winner =
| award5_type =
| award5_winner =
| website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| coverage =
| network = <!-- or | network_list = -->
| runtime =
| viewership = <!-- or | ratings = -->
| producer =
| director =
| image2 =
| image2_size = <!-- or | image_upright2 -->
| alt2 =
| caption2 =
| precedence_label =
| individual =
| higher =
| same =
| lower =
| related =
| previous =
| main =
| next =
}}
Parameters
name
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.
subheader or current_awards
if subheader is used, this field is bypassed, if it is not used, 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, and an image icon is included
image
image name (abc.jpg, xyz.png, 123.gif, etc.)
image_size or image_upright
image size or upright scaling factor; see MW:IMAGESIZE.
alt
alt text for image, for visually impaired readers who cannot see it. See MW:ALT.
caption
text for caption; rendered below image.
awarded_for
a very brief, one sentence description of what the prize is awarded for (e.g. "Excellence in film")
sponsor
the person, group or organisation that monetarily sponsors the award
date
the date of the award ceremony. Use the {{Start date}} template.
location or venue or site
the venue where the award ceremony was held.
country
the country of the presenter or where the award is presented
presenter
the person, group or organisation that presents the award
host or hosts
the person(s) who hosted the award ceremony.
former name
???
preshow_host
name of the preshow_host.
acts
wikified names of acts scheduled to perform.
reward
what kind of reward does it get whether its prize money or medal. eg: nobel Prize $1.6 million
year
the year that it was first awarded
year2
the year that it was last awarded
holder_label
optional, changes label for next field
holder or winner or winners
current holder of the award (if applicable)
most_awards or most_wins
nominee or series who/which has won the most awards
most_nominations
nominee or series who/which has had the most nominations
to specify the type of coverage; defaults to "Radio/television"
network or network_list
the name of the television network which originally aired the award ceremony
viewership or ratings
ratings figures for the television airing
runtime
the approximate runtime of the television airing (should not include commercials) in minutes, eg. "44 minutes"
producer
show's producer
director
show's director
image2
image name for bottom image if used, i.e. (abc.jpg, xyz.png, 123.gif, etc.)
image2_size or image_upright2
image size or upright scaling factor.
alt2
alt text for image2, for visually impaired readers who cannot see it. See MW:ALT.
caption2
text for caption2; rendered below image2.
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, eg. [[50th Grammy Awards|50th]]
main
for creating a chronology. Insert the link to the award's main article, eg. 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, eg. [[52nd Grammy Awards|52nd]]