'The Wire,’ ‘Parks and Rec’ and More Emmy Legacy Award Candidates
The Hollywood Reporter••entertainment
Key Points:
- The Wire, despite critical acclaim, received only two Emmy nominations over its five seasons and never won, highlighting the Television Academy's historical neglect of the series.
- In response, the Emmy Awards have introduced the Legacy Award, designed to honor series that have had a profound and lasting cultural impact and remain relevant to the industry.
- The Legacy Award requires eligible series to have at least five seasons and 60 episodes, excluding many recent streaming shows and encouraging consideration of older television history.
- Academy president Maury McIntyre acknowledged that while the award was not created solely to address past oversights like The Wire, it provides an opportunity to rectify such omissions.
- The Hollywood Reporter identified 11 potential candidates for the Legacy Award, focusing
