Template:Awards

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{{{award}}} – {{{name}}}
{{{year}}} {{{title}}} – {{{role}}}

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The Awards template may be used to format information about award(s) won, typically within an infobox awards section.

Usage[edit]

The Awards template 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.

Simplest form without parameters spelled out[edit]

{{Awards|||||}}

Short form with parameters spelled out[edit]

{{Awards|award= |year= |title= |role= |name= }}

Long form with parameters spelled out[edit]

{{Awards
| award   = 
| year    = 
| title   = 
| role    = 
| name    = 
}}

Additional years win same award[edit]

You may specify up to 19 additional wins (total of 20 wins) for the same award but won in different years and for different works (title). With optional role for each.

| year2   = 
| title2  = 
| role2   = 
| year3   = 
| title3  = 
| role3   = 
| year4   = 
| title4  = 
| role4   = 
| year5   = 
| title5  = 
| role5   = 
...
| year19  = 
| title19 = 
| role19  =

Parameters[edit]

Parameter	Explanation
award	Insert the name of the award ceremony won. This could be an internal link such as: [[Academy Award for Best Director\|Best Director]] Best Director [[Palme d'Or\|Golden Palm]] Golden Palm
year	Insert the year the award was won.
title	Insert the title of what this award was won for. This could be the title of a book, title of a play, title of a film, etc. The output will placed on the second line following the year. The output will be displayed as italicized text. Such as: 1980 All That Jazz
role	Insert optional name of the role played.
name	Insert optional award name. If this parameter is used it will be placed on the first line after the award parameter followed by a "space – space". Such as: Golden Palm – Cannes Film Festival

See also[edit]

Place this template to add award information to a biography article; this template is most frequently used within the various {{tl|Infobox}} templates (e.g., {{tl|Infobox artist}}). It may be placed by anyone.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Award	`Award`	The award won; if notable, place within double brackets Example [[Academy Award for Best Director\|Best Director]]	String	suggested
Year	`Year`	Year in which the award was received Example 2007	Date	suggested
Name	`Name`	Optional award name; if notable, place within double brackets Example [[Palm d'Or\|Golden Palm]]	String	optional
Title	`Title`	Title of the work which received the award; if the work is notable, place it within double brackets Example [[All That Jazz]]	String	suggested
Role	`Role`	If award was for a performance in a play, movie, or television program, indicate the role played by the award recipient; do not Wikilink Example Alice	String	optional

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