The Wire

The WIRE

the WIRE is the student-run College radio station at the University of Oklahoma, broadcasting in a freeform format. The WIRE serves the University of Oklahoma and surrounding communities, and is staffed by student DJs. The WIRE broadcasts at 1710 kHz AM in Norman, Oklahoma...

has been nominated for a variety of different awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, fifteen NAACP Image Awards, two Edgar Awards (one win), three Writers Guild of America Awards (one win), one Directors Guild of America Award, and has also won a Peabody Award

Peabody Award

The George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...

. The series has been nominated for forty three industry awards and has won eight. It has also topped several critics polls.

Primetime Emmy Award

Primetime Emmy Award

The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming...

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Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Episode	Result
2005 57th Primetime Emmy Awards The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 18, 2005, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres. The 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards show was broadcast on CBS....	Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series The Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series is awarded to one television episode each year at the Primetime Emmy Awards. Often regarded as the highest honor that can be bestowed upon an individual episode of television, the nominees and winners often reflect outstanding achievement in...	David Simon David Simon David Simon is an American author, journalist, and a writer/producer of television series. He worked for the Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years. He wrote Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets and co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood with Ed Burns...  and George Pelecanos George Pelecanos George P. Pelecanos is a Greek-American author. Many of his works are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of Washington, D.C. He is also a film and television producer and a television writer...	"Middle Ground Middle Ground (The Wire episode) "Middle Ground" is the eleventh episode of the third season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by George Pelecanos from a story by David Simon & George Pelecanos and was directed by Joe Chappelle. It originally aired on December 12, 2004... "
2008 60th Primetime Emmy Awards The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards was held on Sunday, September 21, 2008, at the newly opened Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. They were hosted by Tom Bergeron, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probst, and Ryan Seacrest and televised in the United States on ABC.The Creative Arts Awards...	Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series	David Simon and Ed Burns Ed Burns Ed Burns is a producer, screenwriter, and novelist. He has worked closely with writing partner David Simon. They have collaborated on The Corner and The Wire . Burns is a former Baltimore police detective for the Homicide and Narcotics divisions, and a public school teacher...	"-30-"

NAACP Image Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Episode(s)	Result
2009	Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series	Seith Mann Seith Mann Seith Mann is an American Film and Television Director. He directed the award-winning Five Deep Breaths and has gone on to direct for The Wire, Grey's Anatomy, and Fringe.-Biography:...	"The Dickensian Aspect The Dickensian Aspect "The Dickensian Aspect" is the sixth episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by Ed Burns from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Seith Mann... "
	Outstanding Drama Series NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Drama Series The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Drama Series:-Facts & Stats:...		Season 5 The Wire (season 5) The fifth season of the television series The Wire commenced airing in the United States on January 6, 2008, and concluded on March 9, 2008; it contained 10 episodes...
	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:*Most Wins:**Mehki Phifer, Ice-T, Ossie Davis, Gary Dourdan & Omar Epps- has 2 wins a piece.*Most Nominations:**1. James Pickens Jr.- 6 nominations...	Michael K. Williams Michael K. Williams Michael Kenneth Williams is an American actor known for his portrayal of Omar Little on the HBO drama series The Wire, and of Albert "Chalky" White on HBO's Boardwalk Empire.-Early life and career:...	Season 5
	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:*Most Wins**Loretta Devine & S. Epatha Merkerson- has three wins*Most Nominations**1. S. Epatha Merkerson- 6 nominations**2. Pam Grier- 5 nominations...	Sonja Sohn	Season 5
2007	Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series:*Most Wins:* Malik Yoba, Eriq La Salle, Hill Harper have won this category 3 times.*Most Nominations-Winners/Nominees:...	Michael K. Williams	Season 4 The Wire (season 4) The fourth season of the television series The Wire commenced airing in the United States on September 10, 2006, concluded on December 10, 2006, and contained 13 episodes...
	Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series	Seith Mann	"Home Rooms"
	Outstanding Drama Series		Season 4
	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Wendell Pierce Wendell Pierce Wendell Pierce is an American actor, best known for his work in HBO dramas, including his portrayal of Detective Bunk Moreland in The Wire and trombonist Antoine Batiste in Treme.-Life and career:...	Season 4
	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Glynn Turman Glynn Turman Glynn Russell Turman is an American stage, television, and film actor as well as a writer, director, and producer. He is perhaps best known for his roles as high school student Leroy "Preach" Jackson in the 1975 coming-of-age film Cooley High, math professor and retired Army colonel Bradford...	Season 4
2005	Outstanding Drama Series		Season 3 The Wire (season 3) The third season of the television series The Wire commenced airing in the United States on September 19, 2004, concluded on December 19, 2004, and contained 12 episodes...
	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Idris Elba Idris Elba Idrissa Akuna "Idris" Elba is a British television, theatre, and film actor. He has starred in both British and American productions. Elba grew up in Canning Town, East London. One of his first acting roles was in the soap opera Family Affairs. He has worked in a variety of TV roles including ...	Season 3
	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Sonja Sohn	Season 3
2004	Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	Wendell Pierce	Season 2 The Wire (season 2) The second season of the television series The Wire commenced airing in the United States on June 1, 2003, concluded on August 24, 2003, and contained 12 episodes...
	Outstanding Drama Series		Season 2
2003	Outstanding Drama Series		Season 1 The Wire (season 1) The first season of the television series The Wire commenced airing in the United States on June 2, 2002, concluded on September 8, 2002, and contained 13 episodes...

TCA Awards

TCA Awards

The TCA Awards are awards presented by the Television Critics Association in recognition of excellence in television excellence. There are eleven categories, which are presented every summer.-Categories:...

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Episode(s)	Result
2008	Heritage Award		Season 5
	Individual Achievement in Drama TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama The TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama is an award given by the Television Critics Association.-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:-External links:*...	David Simon David Simon David Simon is an American author, journalist, and a writer/producer of television series. He worked for the Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years. He wrote Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets and co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood with Ed Burns...
	Outstanding Achievement in Drama
	Program of the Year
2007	Outstanding Achievement in Drama		Season 4
	Program of the Year
2004	Outstanding Drama		Season 2
2003	New Program of the Year TCA Award for Outstanding New Program The TCA Award for Outstanding New Program is an award given by the Television Critics Association.-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:-External links:*...		Season 1
	Outstanding Drama
	Program of the Year

WGA Awards

Writers Guild of America Award

The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949...

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Episode(s)/Season(s)	Result
2009 Writers Guild of America Awards 2008 The 61st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2008. Winners were announced on February 7, 2009.-Best Adapted Screenplay:...	Dramatic series	Ed Burns Ed Burns Ed Burns is a producer, screenwriter, and novelist. He has worked closely with writing partner David Simon. They have collaborated on The Corner and The Wire . Burns is a former Baltimore police detective for the Homicide and Narcotics divisions, and a public school teacher... , Chris Collins Chris Collins (writer) Chris Collins is an American television writer and producer. He has worked on the HBO dramas The Sopranos and The Wire. He was an executive story editor for the Starz drama series Crash. He is a producer and writer for the FX series Sons of Anarchy.-Biography:Collins joined the crew of The Wire in... , Dennis Lehane Dennis Lehane Dennis Lehane is an American author. He has written several award-winning novels, including A Drink Before the War and the New York Times bestseller Mystic River, which was later made into an Academy Award-winning film. Another novel, Gone, Baby, Gone, was also adapted into an Academy... , David Mills David Mills (writer) David Eugene Mills was an American journalist, writer and producer of television programs. He was an executive producer and writer of the HBO miniseries The Corner, for which he won two Emmy Awards, and the creator, executive producer, and writer of the NBC miniseries Kingpin.-Early life:Mills was... , George Pelecanos George Pelecanos George P. Pelecanos is a Greek-American author. Many of his works are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of Washington, D.C. He is also a film and television producer and a television writer... , Richard Price Richard Price (writer) Richard Price is an American novelist and screenwriter, known for the books The Wanderers and Clockers.-Early life:... , David Simon David Simon David Simon is an American author, journalist, and a writer/producer of television series. He worked for the Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years. He wrote Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets and co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood with Ed Burns... , and William F. Zorzi William F. Zorzi William F. Zorzi is an American journalist and screenwriter. He worked at The Baltimore Sun for almost twenty years and covered politics for the majority of his career. He has also written for the HBO television series The Wire.-Journalism:...	Season 5
2008 Writers Guild of America Awards 2007 The 60th Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2007. Winners were announced on February 9, 2008.-Best Adapted Screenplay:...	Dramatic series	Ed Burns, Kia Corthron Kia Corthron Kia Corthron is an American playwright, activist, and television writer. She wrote an episode of The Wire entitled, "Know Your Place", as well as an episode of The Jury called, "Lamentation on the Reservation".-Biography:... , Dennis Lehane, David Mills, Eric Overmyer Eric Overmyer Eric Overmyer is a writer and producer. He has written and/or produced numerous TV shows, including St. Elsewhere, Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, The Wire, New Amsterdam, and Treme.-Biography:... , George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon, and William F. Zorzi	Season 4
	Episodic drama	David Simon and Ed Burns	"Final Grades"

Other awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Episode(s)/Season(s)	Result
2009	Crime Thriller Awards	The TV Dagger		Season 5
	Crime Thriller Awards	Best Actor	Dominic West Dominic West Dominic Gerard Fe West is an English actor best known for his role as Detective Jimmy McNulty in the HBO drama series The Wire.-Film and TV:...	Season 5
	DGA Award Directors Guild of America Directors Guild of America is an entertainment labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry...	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night	Daniel Attias	"Transitions"
	Eddie Award	Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television	Kate Sanford	"More With Less More with Less "More with Less" is the first episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by David Simon from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Joe Chappelle... "
	IFTA Award Irish Film and Television Awards The Irish Film and Television Awards were first awarded in 2003. Its sole aim is to celebrate Ireland's notably talented film and television community...	Best Actor in a Lead Role in Television	Aidan Gillen	Season 5
2007	Eddie Award	Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television	Kate Sanford	"Boys of Summer"
	Edgar Award Edgar Award The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...	Best Television Feature/Mini-Series Teleplay	Ed Burns, Kia Corthron, Dennis Lehane, David Mills, Eric Overmyer, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon, and William F. Zorzi	Season 4
	Golden Reel Award	Best Sound Editing in Television: Short Form - Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement	Jennifer Ralston, Igor Nikolic, and Matthew Haasch	"Misgivings Misgivings "Misgivings" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series The Wire. Written by Ed Burns from a story by Ed Burns & Eric Overmyer, and directed by Ernest Dickerson, it originally aired on November 19, 2006.-Title reference:... "
2006	Satellite Award	Best Television Series, Drama		Season 4
2005	GLAAD Media Award	Outstanding Drama Series		Season 3
2004	ASCAP Award	Top TV Series	Tom Waits Tom Waits Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...	Season 2
	Peabody Award			Season 2
2003	Artios Award	Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Pilot	Alexa L. Fogle and Pat Moran	"The Target"
	Edgar Award	Best Television Episode	David Simon and Ed Burns	"The Target"
	GLAAD Media Award	Outstanding Drama Series		Season 2

Critics polls

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Episode(s)	Result
2006	Broadcasting & Cable Critics Poll	Best Drama		Season 4
2006	Broadcasting & Cable Critics Poll	Best Show		Season 4
2006	Time Magazine's Best/Worst List	Top Television Show		Season 3
2002	Time Magazine's Best/Worst List	Top Television Show		Season 1