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George Pelecanos

Awards

George Pelecanos

4 wins & 8 nominations

Edgar Allan Poe Awards

  • The Wire (2002)
    2007 Winner Edgar
    • Best Television Feature/Mini-Series Teleplay
    • The Wire
    For season 4.
    Shared with: Ed Burns · Kia Corthron · Dennis Lehane · David Mills · Eric Ellis Overmyer · Richard Price · David Simon · William F. Zorzi

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Treme (2010)
    2014 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Miniseries
    • Treme
    Shared with: David Simon · Nina K. Noble · Eric Ellis Overmyer · Carolyn Strauss · Joe Incaprera
  • The Wire (2002)
    2005 Nominee Primetime Emmy
    • Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
    • The Wire
    For Middle Ground (2004)
    Shared with: David Simon

Humanitas Prize

  • The Wire (2002)
    2008 Nominee Humanitas Prize
    • 60 Minute Category
    • The Wire
    Shared with: David Simon

Writers Guild of America, USA

  • James Franco, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., and Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Deuce (2017)
    2018 Nominee WGA Award (TV)
    • New Series
    • The Deuce
    Shared with: Megan Abbott · Marc Henry Johnson · Lisa Lutz · Richard Price · Will Ralston · David Simon · Chris Yakaitis
  • Treme (2010)
    2011 Nominee WGA Award (TV)
    • New Series
    • Treme
    Shared with: Lolis Eric Elie · David Mills · Eric Ellis Overmyer · Tom Piazza · Davis Rogan · David Simon
  • The Wire (2002)
    2009 Nominee WGA Award (TV)
    • Dramatic Series
    • The Wire
    Shared with: Ed Burns · Chris Collins · David Mills · David Simon · William F. Zorzi · Richard Price · Dennis Lehane
  • The Wire (2002)
    2008 Winner WGA Award (TV)
    • Dramatic Series
    • The Wire
    Shared with: Ed Burns · Chris Collins · Dennis Lehane · David Mills · Richard Price · David Simon · William F. Zorzi

Online Film & Television Association

  • The Pacific (2010)
    2010 Winner OFTA Television Award
    • Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries
    • The Pacific
    Shared with: Laurence Andries · Michelle Ashford · Robert Leckie · Bruce C. McKenna · Robert Schenkkan · Eugene Sledge · Chuck Tatum · Graham Yost

Black Reel Awards for Television

  • Josh Charles, Jamie Hector, Jon Bernthal, and Wunmi Mosaku in We Own This City (2022)
    2022 Nominee Black Reel
    • Outstanding TV Movie/Limited Series
    • We Own This City

Rosebud Film Festival

  • The Confidential Informant (2016)
    2016 Winner Rosebud Award
    • Audience Choice Award
    • The Confidential Informant
    Shared with: Stephen Kinigopoulos

Hollywood Critics Association Television Awards

  • Josh Charles, Jamie Hector, Jon Bernthal, and Wunmi Mosaku in We Own This City (2022)
    2022 Nominee HCA Award
    • Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Movie
    • We Own This City
    S1.E1 Part One (2022)
    Shared with: David Simon

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