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| Award | Year (↑) | Category | Nominee / Winner | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Weekly's Best/Worst List | 2002 | The Ten Best (#4) | Winner | |
| USA Today's Best & Worst of TV | 2002 | Best of TV (#4) | Winner | |
| Time Magazine's Best/Worst List | 2002 | Top Ten Best Television Shows (#1) | Winner | |
| futoncritic's Best Eps | 2003 | 50 Best Eps of 2002 (#5) | Winner | |
| futoncritic's Best Eps | 2003 | 50 Best Eps of 2002 (#1) | Winner | |
| Television Critics Association Award | 2003 | Outstanding New Program of the Year | Nominee | |
| NAACP Image Award | 2003 | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominee | |
| TV Guide's Best/Worst of the Year | 2003 | Top Ten TV Shows of the Year (#9) | Winner | |
| Entertainment Weekly's Best/Worst List | 2003 | The Ten Best (#2) | Winner | |
| Edgar Allen Poe Award | 2003 | Best Television Episode | Nominee | David Simon, Ed Burns |
| USA Today's Best & Worst of TV | 2003 | Best of TV (#4) | Winner | |
| Artios Award | 2003 | Best Casting for a Dramatic Pilot | Winner | Alex L. Fogel, Pat Moran |
| GLAAD Media Award | 2003 | Outstanding Television Drama Series | Nominee | |
| PRISM Award | 2003 | Outstanding Multi-Episode Storyline in a Television Drama Series | Nominee | |
| American Film Institute Award | 2003 | Television Program of the Year | Winner | |
| NAMIC Vision Award | 2003 | Outstanding Drama Program | Nominee | |
| NAMIC Vision Award | 2003 | Outstanding Performance in a Drama Program | Nominee | Sonja Sohn |
| Television Critics Association Award | 2003 | Outstanding Program of the Year | Nominee | |
| Television Critics Association Award | 2003 | Outstanding Achievement in a Drama Series | Nominee | |
| futoncritic's Best Eps | 2003 | 50 Best Eps of 2002 (#12) | Winner | |
| Electronic Media's Critics Poll | 2003.01 | Best Television Series (#12) | Winner | |
| ASCAP Film & TV Music Award | 2004 | Top Television Series | Winner | Tom Waits |
| futoncritic's Best Eps | 2004 | 50 Best Eps of 2003 (#16) | Winner | |
| Peabody Award | 2004 | Winner | ||
| futoncritic's Best Eps | 2004 | 50 Best Eps of 2003 (#9) | Winner | |
| Television Critics Association Award | 2004 | Outstanding Achievement in a Drama Series | Nominee | |
| Salon's Buffy Award | 2004 | Winner | ||
| Entertainment Weekly's Best/Worst List | 2004 | The Ten Best (#1) | Winner | |
| USA Today's Best & Worst of TV | 2004 | Best of TV (#4) | Winner | |
| PRISM Award | 2004 | Outstanding Television Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline | Winner | |
| NAACP Image Award | 2004 | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominee | |
| NAACP Image Award | 2004 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Nominee | Wendell Pierce |
| TelevisionWeek's Critics Poll | 2004.01 | Best Television (#4) | Winner | |
| GLAAD Media Award | 2005 | Outstanding Television Drama Series | Nominee | |
| TeeVee Award | 2005 | Best Hour Show | Winner | |
| PASS Award | 2005 | Television & Video | Winner | |
| futoncritic's Best Eps | 2005 | 50 Best Eps of 2004 (#15) | Winner | |
| futoncritic's Best Eps | 2005 | 50 Best Eps of 2004 (#9) | Winner | |
| futoncritic's Best Eps | 2005 | 50 Best Eps of 2004 (#2) | Winner | |
| NAACP Image Award | 2005 | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominee | |
| NAACP Image Award | 2005 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominee | Idris Elba |
| NAACP Image Award | 2005 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominee | Sonja Sohn |
| NAMIC Vision Award | 2005 | Outstanding Drama Program | Nominee | |
| NAMIC Vision Award | 2005 | Outstanding Performance in a Drama Program | Nominee | Idris Elba |
| Broadcasting & Cable Critics Poll | 2005 | Best Drama (#4) | Voted | |
| Emmy Award | 2005 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Nominee | George Pelecanos; David Simon |
| TelevisionWeek's Critics Poll | 2005.01 | Best Television (#4) | Winner | |
| American Film Institute Award | 2006 | Television Program of the Year | Winner | |
| Time Magazine's Best/Worst List | 2006 | Top Ten Best Television Shows (#1) | Winner | |
| Broadcasting & Cable Critics Poll | 2006 | Best Drama (#1) | Voted |
