Wikipedia:BLP awards

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Many award programs or rankings are operated by organizations that are normally secondary sources, such as the press, but are primary sources when reporting on awards or rankings that they themselves organize. According to WP:PRIMARY, primary sources are "close to an event, and are often accounts written by people who are directly involved," which is the case with using the organizer of an award program itself as a source.

Primary sources may verify the fact that the award was given, but do not validate that an award or ranking is significant enough to warrant inclusion in the article. The significance of an award or ranking can be justified if the award is notable enough for its own Wikipedia page or if secondary sources (independent from both the organization and the award-organizers) cover that the person was honored with it, with more than a brief mention or directory listing.

Inclusion of an award or ranking is less likely to be justified if the person was merely nominated, a finalist, or one of hundreds/thousands to be included in the ranking or award. While primary sources from the media do not justify inclusion of an award, they can often be used as a secondary source for other information not related to the award itself.

Dedicated "Awards" sections should be avoided in most cases. Awards that do warrant inclusion can be included in a section that corresponds to the subject of the award.

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