Damages & The Wire Gets Some Award Season Love

The F/X television show Damages was one of my favorite guilty pleasures during the summer and early fall. It has recently been renewed for two more seasons and is now starting to be named in the end-of-year award nomination lists.



At the Golden Globes, Damages leads all television series with 4 nominations. It received nods for Best Television Series--Drama, Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series--Drama (Glenn Close), Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made For Television (Rose Byrne) and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made For Television (Ted Danson).

At the Writers' Guild of America awards, Damages was recognized for Best New Series.

Interestingly, another one of Mad Professah's favorite television shows, The Wire, received two WGA nominations: Best Dramatic Series and Best Episodic Drama (for "Final Grades" the Season 4 finale). The Wire returns to HBO on January 6, 2008. This will be the 5th and final season for the Peabody Award-winning television series.