The Wire Gets No Love From the Emmys

posted July 19, 2008 09:22:50 AM CDT | 41 comments

The Wirea show many critics regarded as the best television show everwas snubbed by this years nominating committee for the Emmy Awards.

HBOs critically acclaimed show, which concluded this year, missed out on its final opportunity to be nominated in the drama category.

The show received just one nomination for writing.

On the flip side, HBOs John Adams miniseries received 23 nominations.

In other nomination news, A Raisin in the Sunwhich featured Diddypicked up two nominations. Phylicia Rashad is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie and Audra McDonald received a nod for Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.

The fifth and final season of The Wire hits store shelves in August.

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