 | The following is a draft working towards a proposal for adoption as a Wikipedia policy, guideline, or process. The proposal must not be taken to represent consensus, but is still in development and under discussion, and has not yet reached the process of gathering consensus for adoption. Thus references or links to this page should not describe it as policy, guideline, nor yet even as a proposal. |
 | This page in a nutshell: Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information. Articles should include only notable awards and accolades supported by reliable independent sources. |
This page describes the guidance for including awards and accolades on Wikipedia, either within other articles or as standalone lists along the lines of List of awards and accolades received by X
Awards and accolades establish the critical reception of an article subject, but many awards are designed to promote something rather than recognise it - this is particularly true of trade awards. Some editors also treat listicles as awards or accolades. Some list articles in press are notable, but most are not.
- Awards in articles must be supportable by reliable independent secondary sources to establish their significance.
- Awards with their own article (e.g. Academy Award for Best Actor) are presumptively appropriate for inclusion, both for winners and often for nominees.
- Awards where the award series has its own article (e.g. 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards) are presumptively appropriate, for winners and, if there is consensus on Talk or through a WikiProject, for nominees.
- Award series which have articles but the individual award or annual ceremony does not, may be suitable for inclusion if mentioned in reliable independent secondary sources.
- Listicles are not awards.
- Listicles based on subjective attributes (e.g. attractiveness) are unencyclopaedic.
The guiding policy here is: Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information.