List of awards and nominations received by The Wire

Awards and nominations received by The Wire
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Totals[a]
Wins16
Nominations60
Note
  1. ^ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

The Wire is an American crime drama television series created by David Simon and broadcast by the cable network HBO. It premiered on June 2, 2002, and ended on March 9, 2008, comprising sixty episodes over five seasons.[1][2] Set in Baltimore, Maryland, The Wire follows different institutions within the city, such as the illegal drug trade, the education system, and the media, and their relationships to law enforcement.[3][4] The series features a diverse ensemble cast of both veteran and novice actors; the large number of black actors was considered groundbreaking for the time.[3][5]

The Wire has been widely hailed as one of the greatest television series of all time.[4][5][6] Despite the critical acclaim, however, the show received relatively few awards during its run. It was nominated for only two Primetime Emmy Awards – both for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series – and did not win any. Many have called its lack of recognition, especially in the Outstanding Drama Series category, one of the biggest Emmys snubs ever.[7] Some have argued the lack of recognition was due to the show's dense plots and a disconnect between the setting and Los Angeles–based voters.[8][9]

Outside of the Emmys, The Wire won a Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series in 2008, as well as a Directors Guild of America Award for the episode "Transitions" in 2009. It was thrice named one of the top television programs of the year by the American Film Institute and received a Peabody Award in 2004. The series was nominated for sixteen NAACP Image Awards but never won one. It was also nominated for ten Television Critics Association Awards, with its only win coming in 2008 for the group's Heritage Award.

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by The Wire
Award Year[a] Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
American Black Film Festival Awards 2020 Classic Television Award The Wire Won [10]
American Cinema Editors Awards 2007 Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television Kate Sanford (for "Boys of Summer") Won [11]
2009 Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television Kate Sanford (for "More With Less") Nominated [12]
American Film Institute Awards 2003 Television Programs of the Year The Wire Won[b] [13]
2006 Television Programs of the Year The Wire Won[b] [14]
2008 Television Programs of the Year The Wire Won[b] [15]
Artios Awards 2003 Outstanding Achievement in Dramatic Pilot Casting Alexa L. Fogel and Pat Moran (for "The Target") Won [16]
ASCAP Awards 2004 Top Television Series Tom Waits Won [17]
Banff Rockie Awards 2007 Best Continuing Series The Wire (for "Boys of Summer") Nominated [18]
British Academy Television Awards 2009 Best International Show The Wire[Nom 1] Nominated [19]
Crime Thriller Awards 2008 International TV Crime Drama The Wire Won [20]
Best Actor Dominic West Nominated
2009 International TV Dagger The Wire Won [21]
Best Actor Dominic West Won
Directors Guild of America Awards 2009 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series – Night Dan Attias (for "Transitions")[Nom 2] Won [22]
Edgar Awards 2003 Best Television Episode Teleplay David Simon and Ed Burns (for "The Target") Nominated [23]
2007 Best Television Feature/Mini-Series Teleplay The Wire[Nom 3] Won [24]
GLAAD Media Awards 2003 Outstanding Drama Series The Wire Nominated [25]
2005 Outstanding Drama Series The Wire Nominated [26]
Golden Reel Awards 2007 Best Sound Editing in Television: Short Form – Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement Will Ralston,[c] Igor Nikolic, and Matthew Haasch (for "Misgivings")[Nom 4] Nominated [27]
Humanitas Prizes 2008 60 Minute Category George Pelecanos and David Simon (for "Late Editions") Nominated [28]
Irish Film and Television Awards 2009 Best Actor in a Lead Role – Television Aidan Gillen Won [29]
NAACP Image Awards 2003 Outstanding Drama Series The Wire Nominated [30]
2004 Outstanding Drama Series The Wire Nominated [31]
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Wendell Pierce Nominated
2005 Outstanding Drama Series The Wire Nominated [32]
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Idris Elba Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Sonja Sohn Nominated
2007 Outstanding Drama Series The Wire Nominated [33]
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Michael K. Williams Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Wendell Pierce Nominated
Glynn Turman Nominated
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Seith Mann (for "Home Rooms") Nominated
2009 Outstanding Drama Series The Wire Nominated [34]
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Wendell Pierce Nominated
Michael K. Williams Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Sonja Sohn Nominated
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Seith Mann (for "The Dickensian Aspect") Nominated
NAMIC Vision Awards 2003 Best Drama The Wire (for "Cleaning Up") Nominated [35]
Best Dramatic Performance Sonja Sohn (for "The Cost") Nominated
2005 Best Drama The Wire (for "Time After Time") Nominated
Best Dramatic Performance Idris Elba (for "Time After Time") Nominated
2007 Best Drama The Wire (for "Boys of Summer") Nominated [36]
Peabody Awards 2004 — The Wire Won [37]
Primetime Emmy Awards 2005 Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series George Pelecanos and David Simon (for "Middle Ground") Nominated [38]
2008 Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series David Simon and Ed Burns (for "-30-") Nominated [39]
Satellite Awards 2006 Best Television Series, Drama The Wire Nominated [40]
Television Critics Association Awards 2003 Program of the Year The Wire Nominated [41]
Outstanding Achievement in Drama The Wire Nominated
Outstanding New Program of the Year The Wire Nominated
2004 Outstanding Achievement in Drama The Wire Nominated [42]
2007 Program of the Year The Wire Nominated [43]
Outstanding Achievement in Drama The Wire Nominated
2008 Program of the Year The Wire Nominated [44]
Outstanding Achievement in Drama The Wire Nominated
Individual Achievement in Drama David Simon Nominated
Heritage Award The Wire Won
Writers Guild of America Awards 2008 Television: Dramatic Series The Wire[Nom 5] Won [45]
Television: Episodic Drama David Simon and Ed Burns (for "Final Grades") Nominated
2009 Television: Dramatic Series The Wire[Nom 5] Nominated [46]

Notes

Nominees for awards

  1. ^ Nominees: David Simon, Ed Burns, Nina Kostroff Noble, and Joe Chappelle
  2. ^ Additional nominees: Nina Noble (unit production manager); Eric Henriquez (first assistant director); Xanthus Valan (second assistant director); Tim Blockburger (second second assistant director)
  3. ^ Nominees: Ed Burns, Kia Corthron, Dennis Lehane, David Mills, Eric Overmyer, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon, and William F. Zorzi
  4. ^ Additional crew: Bruce Litecky (production sound mixer); Fran Boyd (loop group supervisor); Bobby Johnson, Dave Boulton, and Robert Bragg (ADR mixers); Andrew Kris (dialogue re-recording mixer)
  5. ^ a b Nominees: Ed Burns, Chris Collins, Dennis Lehane, David Mills, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon, and William F. Zorzi

Other

  1. ^ The listed year refers to the date of the ceremony, not necessarily the year in which the corresponding season or episode aired.
  2. ^ a b c One of ten official selections
  3. ^ Credited as Jennifer Ralston

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