List of awards and nominations received by The Wire
The Wire has been nominated for a variety of different awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, fifteen NAACP Image Awards, two Edgar Awards (one win[1]), three Writers Guild of America Awards (one win), one Directors Guild of America Award, and has also won a Peabody Award.[2] The series has been nominated for forty three industry awards and has won eight. It has also topped several critics polls.
Industry awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episode | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series[3] | David Simon and Ed Burns | "-30-" | Nominated |
| 2005 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series[4] | David Simon and George Pelecanos | "Middle Ground" | Nominated |
NAACP Image Awards
| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episode(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Seith Mann | "The Dickensian Aspect" | Nominated |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Season 5 | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Michael K. Williams | Season 5 | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Sonja Sohn | Season 5 | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series[5] | Michael K. Williams | Season 4 | Nominated |
| Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series[5] | Seith Mann | "Home Rooms" | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Drama Series[5] | Season 4 | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series[5] | Wendell Pierce | Season 4 | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series[5] | Glynn Turman | Season 4 | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Outstanding Drama Series | Season 3 | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Idris Elba | Season 3 | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Sonja Sohn | Season 3 | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Wendell Pierce | Season 2 | Nominated |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Season 2 | Nominated | ||
| 2003 | Outstanding Drama Series | Season 1 | Nominated |
TCA Awards
| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episode(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Heritage Award | Season 5 | Won | |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | David Simon | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Nominated | |||
| Program of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2007 | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Season 4 | Nominated | |
| Program of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2004 | Outstanding Drama[6] | Season 2 | Nominated | |
| 2003 | New Program of the Year[7] | Season 1 | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Drama[7] | Nominated | |||
| Program of the Year[7] | Nominated |
WGA Awards
| Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Episode(s)/Season(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dramatic series[8] | Ed Burns, Chris Collins, Dennis Lehane, David Mills, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon, and William F. Zorzi | Nominated | |
| 2008 | Dramatic series[9] | Ed Burns, Kia Corthron, Dennis Lehane, David Mills, Eric Overmyer, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon, and William F. Zorzi | Won | |
| Episodic drama[9] | David Simon and Ed Burns | Nominated |
Other awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Episode(s)/Season(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Crime Thriller Awards[10] | The TV Dagger | Won | ||
| Crime Thriller Awards[10] | Best Actor | Dominic West | Won | ||
| DGA Award | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night | Daniel Attias | Won | ||
| Eddie Award | Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television | Kate Sanford | Nominated | ||
| IFTA Award | Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television | Aidan Gillen | Won | ||
| 2007 | Eddie Award | Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television | Kate Sanford | Won | |
| Edgar Award | Best Television Feature/Mini-Series Teleplay[1] | Ed Burns, Kia Corthron, Dennis Lehane, David Mills, Eric Overmyer, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon, and William F. Zorzi | Won | ||
| Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Television: Short Form - Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement | Jennifer Ralston, Igor Nikolic, and Matthew Haasch | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | Satellite Award | Best Television Series, Drama | Nominated | ||
| 2005 | GLAAD Media Award | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | ||
| 2004 | ASCAP Award | Top TV Series | Tom Waits | Won | |
| 2003 | Artios Award | Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Pilot | Alexa L. Fogle and Pat Moran | Won | |
| Edgar Award | Best Television Episode | David Simon and Ed Burns | Nominated | ||
| GLAAD Media Award | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |||
| Peabody Award | Area of Excellence | Won[11] |
Critics polls
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Episode(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Broadcasting & Cable Critics Poll | Best Drama[12] | Season 4 | Won | |
| 2006 | Broadcasting & Cable Critics Poll | Best Show[12] | Season 4 | Won | |
| 2006 | Time Magazine's Best/Worst List | Top Television Show[13] | Season 3 | Won | |
| 2002 | Time Magazine's Best/Worst List | Top Television Show[14] | Season 1 | Won |
References
- "Curtains Receives Edgar Award Nomination". Theatre Mania. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008.
- "George Foster Peabody Award Winners Book (page 73)". University of Georgia. Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2007.
- "60th Primetime Emmy Awards". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
- "57th Primetime Emmy Awards". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on June 29, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
- "2007 Image Award nominees and winners". Hollywood Reporter. 2007. Archived from the original on March 15, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
- "Television Critics Association Introduces 2004 Award Nominees". Television Critics Association.
- "Television Critics Association Introduces 2003 Award Nominees". Television Critics Association. Archived from the original on October 13, 2006.
- "2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced". WGA. 2008. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
- "2008 Writers Guild Awards Television & Radio Nominees Announced". WGA. 2007. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 13, 2007.
- Flood, Alison (October 22, 2009). "British readers vote Harlan Coben their favourite crime writer". London: guardian.co.uk (Guardian News & Media). Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- 63rd Annual Peabody Awards, May 2004.
- Michael Malone (2006). "Critics Poll". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
- James Poniewozik. "10 Best TV Shows". TIME. p. 184.
- "TIME: Best and Worst of Television in 2002". TIME. Archived from the original on April 3, 2009.
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