Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Episode in a TV Series: Difference between revisions

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|{{Sort|Web, The|''[[The Web (1950 TV series)|The Web]]''}}

|{{sortname|Franklin |Heller}}

|[[{{sortname|Jack |Webb]]}}

|[[{{sortname|Jerome |Ross]]}}

|[[{{sortname|Gore |Vidal]]}}

|{{Sort|"Long Goodbye"|"The Long Goodbye"}}

|[[{{sortname|E. Jack |Neuman]]}}, based on [[The Long Goodbye (novel)|the novel]] by [[Raymond Chandler]]

|{{Sort|Elgin Hour|''[[The Elgin Hour]]''}}

|[[{{sortname|Alvin |Sapinsley Jr.]]}}, based on the novel ''[[A Taste for Honey]]'' by [[H. F. Heard]]

|{{Sort|"[[The Fine Art of Murder Omnibus"|"The Fine Art of Murder]]"}}

|[[{{sortname|Sidney |Carroll]]}}

|"[[Mechanical Manhunt]]"

|{{Sort|Alcoa Hour|''[[The Alcoa Hour]]''}}

|[[{{sortname|Harold |Swanton]]}}

| {{Sort|"Trial of Lizzie Borden"|"The Trial of Lizzie Borden"}}

|{{Sort|"Edge of Truth"|"[[The Edge of Truth]]"}}

|[[ {{sortname|Adrian |Spies]]}}

|"[[Capital Punishment (Omnibus)|Capital Punishment]]"

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|{{Sort|"Empty Chair"|"The Empty Chair"}}

|{{Sort|Untouchables, The|''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]''}}

|{{sortname|David |Karp|nolink=1}}

|{{Sort|"Comic"|"The Comic"}}

|{{sortname|Blake |Edwards}}

|{{Sort|"Case of the Burning Court"|"[[The Case of the Burning Court]]"}}

|{{sortname|Kelley |Roos|nolink=1}} (pen name of husband and wife writing team [[Audrey Roos]] and [[William Roos (writer)|William Roos]])

|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/12/obituaries/audrey-kelley-roos-a-writer-of-mystery-novels-and-plays.html|title=Audrey Kelley Roos, a Writer Of Mystery Novels and Plays|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 12, 1982|page=52|access-date=May 7, 2024|archive-date=February 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202072136/http://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/12/obituaries/audrey-kelley-roos-a-writer-of-mystery-novels-and-plays.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

|{{Sort|"Day of the Bullet"|"The Day of the Bullet"}}

|[[{{sortname|Bill S. |Ballinger]]}}

| {{sortname|John |Lemont,}} and [[Leigh Vance]]

|{{Sort|"Legend of Jim Riva"|"The Legend of Jim Riva"}}

|{{Sort|Defenders|''[[The Defenders (1961 TV series)|The Defenders]]''}}

|{{sortname|John K. |Butler,}} and [[Boyd Correll]]

|{{Sort|"Problem of Cell 13"|"[[The Problem of Cell 13#Adaptations|The Problem of Cell 13]]"}}

|[[{{sortname|A. A. |Roberts]]}}

|{{Sort|"Apostle"|"The Apostle"}}

|{{Sort|Defenders|''[[The Defenders (1961 TV series)|The Defenders]]''}}

|[[{{sortname|Stanley R. |Greenberg]]}}

|{{Sort|United States Steel Hour|''[[The United States Steel Hour]]''}}

|[[{{sortname|Sidney |Carroll]]}}

|{{Sort|"End of the World Baby"|"The End of the World Baby"}}

|[[{{sortname|Luther |Davis]]}}

|{{Sort|Defenders|''[[The Defenders (1961 TV series)|The Defenders]]''}}

|—

|{{Sort|DuPont Show of the Week|''[[The DuPont Show of the Week]]''}}

|[[{{sortname|Berkely |Mather]]}}

|{{Sort|Fugitive, The|''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]''}}

|[[{{sortname|Alan |Armer]]}}

|{{Sort|"Unlocked Window"|"[[An Unlocked Window]]"}}

|[[{{sortname|James |Bridges]]}}

|[[David Karp (novelist){{sortname|David |Karp]]|nolink=1}}

|{{Sort|"Gray Lady"|"The Gray Lady"}}

|[[{{sortname|Richard |Levinson]],}} and [[William Link]]

|[[{{sortname|Robert L. |Joseph]]}}

|[[{{sortname|Jerome |Ross]]}}

| {{sortname|Stanford |Whitmore}}

| {{Sort|"Fatal Mistake"|"The Fatal Mistake"}}

| {{sortname|Jacques |Gillies,}} and [[Oscar Millard]]

|[[{{sortname|Harold |Gast]],}} and [[Leon Tokatyan]]

|{{Sort|"Strange Case of Dr. Jekll and Mr. Hyde"|[[The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968 film)|"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekll and Mr. Hyde"]]"}}

|[[{{sortname|Ian McLellan Hunter|Ian Hunter]]}}

|{{sortname|Robert L. |Joseph}}

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|[[{{sortname|Luther |Davis]]}}

|{{Sort|Mod Squad|''[[The Mod Squad]]''}}

|[[{{sortname|Harve |Bennett]],}} and [[Rita Lakin]]

|{{Sort|"Sound of Darkness"|"The Sound of Darkness"}}

|{{sortname|Barry |Trivers}}

|''[[NBC Movie of the Week]]''

|[[{{sortname|E. Jack |Neuman]]}} &and [[Richard Alan Simmons]]

|''The Old{{Sort|Other Man, WhoThe|The CriedOther WolfMan}}''

|{{Sort|Bold Ones: The Senator|''[[The Bold Ones: The Senator]]''}}

|[[{{sortname|Joel |Oliansky]]}}

|{{Sort|"Step in Time"|"A Step in Time"}}

|[[{{sortname|Mann |Rubin]]}}

|[[{{sortname|Cliff |Gould]]}}

|[[{{sortname|Steven |Bochco]]}}

|[[{{sortname|Robert |Presnell Jr.]]}}

|{{Sort|"New Mexico Connection"|"The New Mexico Connection"}}

|[[{{sortname|Glen A. |Larson]]}}

|[[{{sortname|Sy |Salkowitz]]}}

|[[{{sortname|Robert L. |Collins]]}}

|[[{{sortname|Joe |Gores]]}}

|{{Sort|Streets of San Francisco|''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]''}}

|[[{{sortname|James Johnson |Sweeney]]}}

|{{Sort|"Thighbone Is Connected To The Knee Bone"|"The Thighbone Is Connected To The Knee Bone"}}

|[[{{sortname|Tony |Lawrence (writer)|Tonynolink=1}} Lawrence]],and [[Lou Shaw]]

|[[{{sortname|Robert |van Scoyk]]}}

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|[[{{sortname|Robin |Chapman]],}} and [[Roald Dahl]]

|[[{{sortname|Donald P. |Bellisario]]}} &and [[Glen A. Larson]]

|[[{{sortname|Steven |Bochco]],}} and [[Michael Kozoll]]

|"In the Steele Ofof Thethe Night"

|[[{{sortname|Joel |Steiger]]}}

|{{Sort|"Pencil"|"The Pencil"}}

|[[{{sortname|Jo |Eisinger]]}}

|[[{{sortname|Peter S. |Fischer]]}}

|{{Sort|"Amazing Falsworth"|"The Amazing Falsworth"}}

|[[{{sortname|Mick |Garris]]}}

|{{Sort|"Cup"|"The Cup"}}

|{{Sort|Equalizer|''[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)|The Equalizer]]''}}

|[[David Jackson (director){{sortname|David |Jackson]]|dab=director}}

|{{Sort|"The Musgrave Ritual"|"[[The Musgrave Ritual]]"}}

|{{Sort|"Devil's Foot"|"[[The Devil's Foot]]"}}

|[[{{sortname|Gary |Hopkins]]}}

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|[[{{sortname|David J. |Burke]],}} and Alfonse Ruggiero

| {{sortname|Paul |Brown|nolink=1}}

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|[[{{sortname|Michael R. |Perry]]}}

|[[{{sortname|Dawn |DeNoon]],}} and [[Lisa Marie Petersen]]

|[[{{sortname|Nicholas |Wootton]],}} and [[Bill Clark (screenwriter)|Bill Clark]]

|[[{{sortname|Hy |Conrad]]}}

|{{Sort|"Target"|"The Target"}}

|{{Sort|Wire|''[[The Wire]]''}}

|[[{{sortname|David |Simon]]}} (teleplay/story), [[Ed Burns]] (story)

|[[{{sortname|René |Balcer]]}}

|{{Sort|Practice|''[[The Practice]]''}}

|[[{{sortname|Peter |Blake (|dab=writer)|Peter}} Blake]],and [[David E. Kelley]]

|[[{{sortname|Jonathan |Greene]]}}

|[[{{sortname|Michael |Angeli]]}}

|[[{{sortname|Daniel |Dratch]]}}

|[[{{sortname|Gerry |Conway]]}} (story),and [[René Balcer]] (story)

|[[{{sortname|Elizabeth |Benjamin]]}} (teleplay/story), and [[René Balcer]] (story)

|[[{{sortname|Warren |Leight]]}} (teleplay/story), [[René Balcer]] (story)

|[[{{sortname|Gerry |Conway]]}} (teleplay/story), and [[René Balcer]] (story)

|[[{{sortname|Hy |Conrad]]}}

|{{sortname|Warren |Leight}} (teleplay/story), and [[René Balcer]] (story)

! rowspan="5" |'''2006'''

|'''"[[Amulet (Sea of Souls)|Amulet]]"'''

|'''''[[Sea of Souls]]'''''

|'''[[{{sortname|Ed |Whitmore]]'''}}

|{{sortname|Patrick |Harbinson}}

|{{Sort|"Bullet Runs Through It, Parts 1 and 2"|"A Bullet Runs Through It, Parts 1 and 2"}}

|{{sortname|Richard |Catalani,}} and [[Carol Mendelsohn]]

|{{sortname|Carol |Mendelsohn}}, [[Naren Shankar]], [[Quentin Tarantino]], and [[Anthony Zuiker]]

|{{sortname|Guy |Burt}}

! rowspan="5" |'''2007'''

|'''"[[Series 1: Episode 1 (Life on Mars)|Episode 1]]"'''

|'''''[[Life on Mars (US TV series)|Life on Mars]]'''''

|'''[[{{sortname|Matthew |Graham]]'''}}

|{{Sort|Closer, The|''[[The Closer]]''}}

|[[{{sortname|James |Duff (|dab=writer)|James}} Duff]],and [[Mike Berchem]]

|{{sortname|Thomas L. |Moran}}

|[[Clyde Phillips (writer){{sortname|Clyde |Phillips]]|dab=writer}}

|{{sortname|Hy |Conrad}}

! rowspan="5" |'''2008'''

|'''"[[Pilot (Burn Notice)|Pilot]]"'''

|'''''[[Burn Notice]]'''''

|'''[[{{sortname|Matt |Nix]]'''}}

|[[{{sortname|Daniel |Cerone]]}}

|[[{{sortname|Bryan |Fuller]]}}

|{{sortname|Warren |Leight}}, & [[Siobhan Byrne O'Connor]], and [[Julie Martin &(writer)|Julie Siobhan Byrne O'ConnorMartin]]

|[[{{sortname|Declan |Croghan]]}}

|'''"Prayer of the Bone"'''

|'''''[[Wire in the Blood]]'''''

|'''[[{{sortname|Patrick |Harbinson]]'''}}

|[[{{sortname|Ed |Zuckerman]]}} and [[David Wilcox (screenwriter)|David Wilcox]]

|{{sortname|Judith |McCreary}}

|{{sortname|Paul |Grellong}}

|{{sortname|Barry |O'Brien}}

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|{{sortname|Patrick |Harbinson}}

|{{sortname|Neil |Cross}}

|[[{{sortname|Alex |Gansa]]}}, [[Howard Gordon]], and [[Gideon Raff]]

|<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Cogdill |first=Oline |title=2012 Edgar Award Winners |url=https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/2559-2012-edgar-award-winners |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=[[Mystery Scene Magazine]] |archive-date=2022-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712211000/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/2559-2012-edgar-award-winners |url-status=live }}</ref>

|{{sortname|Siobhan Byrne |O’Connor}}

|{{Sort|“Life Inside”|“The Life Inside” }}

|{{sortname|Benjamin |Cavell }}

|“Part"Part 1”1"

|{{sortname|Ben |Court}} and [[Caroline Ip]]

|[[{{sortname|Speed |Weed]]}}

|{{Sort|"Scandal in Belgravia"|"[[A Scandal in Belgravia]]"}}

|[[{{sortname|Steven |Moffat]]}}

|{{Sort|Fall, The|''[[The Fall (TV series)|The Fall]]''}}

|[[{{sortname|Allan |Cubitt]]}}

|[[{{sortname|Neil |Cross]]}}

|<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=The 2014 Edgar Award Nominations and Winners |url=https://heightslibrary.org/the-2014-edgar-award-nominations/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Heights Libraries |archive-date=2022-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210043916/https://heightslibrary.org/the-2014-edgar-award-nominations/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

|{{sortname|Kevin |Fox|nolink=1}} and [[Peter Blauner]]

|“Variations"Variations Under Domestication”Domestication"

|{{sortname|Will |Pascoe}}

|{{Sort|Following|''[[The Following]]'' }}

|[[Kevin Williamson (screenwriter){{sortname|Kevin |Williamson]]|dab=screenwriter}}

|[[{{sortname|Sally |Wainwright]]}}

|<ref name=":31">{{cite web |title=2015 Nominees and Winners |url=http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108155610/http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html |archive-date=2015-11-08 |work=Edgar Awards}}</ref><ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=May 1, 2015 |title=Awards: Edgar Winners; Ridenhour Book |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2498 |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]] |archive-date=2022-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921232035/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2498 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2015 Edgar Award Winners |url=https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/4874-2015-edgar-award-winners |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Mystery Scene Magazine |archive-date=2024-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506001032/https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/blog-article/4874-2015-edgar-award-winners |url-status=live }}</ref>

|{{Sort|“Empty Hearse”|“The Empty Hearse” }}

|[[{{sortname|Mark |Gatiss]]}}

|{{sortname|Siobhan Byrne |O’Connor}}

|“Dream"Dream Baby Dream”Dream"

|{{Sort|Killing|''[[The Killing (American TV series)|The Killing]]''}}

|[[{{sortname|Sean |Whitesell]] }}

|{{Sort|Game|''The Game''}}

|[[{{sortname|Toby |Whithouse]]}}

|[[{{sortname|Peter |Flannery]]}}

|<ref name=":32">{{cite web |title=2016 Nominees and Winners |url=http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105001852/http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html |archive-date=2016-11-05 |work=Edgar Awards}}</ref><ref name=":48">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=May 2, 2016 |title=Awards: Edgar Winners |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2744 |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]] |archive-date=2022-09-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915213833/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=2744 |url-status=live }}</ref>

|{{Sort|"Blade of Grass"|"A Blade of Grass"}}

|[[John Logan (writer){{sortname|John |Logan]]|dab=writer}}

|[[{{sortname|Noah |Hawley]]}}

|{{Sort|"One That Holds Everything"|"The One That Holds Everything"}}

|{{Sort|Romanoffs|''[[The Romanoffs]]''}}

|[[{{sortname|Matthew |Weiner]],}} and Donald Joh

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|[[{{sortname|Jed |Mercurio]]}}

|<ref name=":36">{{Cite web |title=Edgar Award Nominees |url=http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html |access-date=2020-05-05 |website=www.theedgars.com |archive-date=2012-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103021135/http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":37">{{Cite web |date=2020-05-05 |title=Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2020 winners announced |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/05/05/149977/edgar-allan-poe-awards-2020-winners-announced/ |access-date=2020-05-05 |website=Books+Publishing |language=en-AU |archive-date=2020-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506234347/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/05/05/149977/edgar-allan-poe-awards-2020-winners-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

|{{sortname|John |Morton|nolink=1}}

|<ref name=":38">{{Cite web |title=2021 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners |url=https://mysterywriters.org/2021-edgar-allan-poe-award-winners/ |website=Mystery Writers of America |access-date=2024-05-07 |archive-date=2021-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429182947/https://mysterywriters.org/2021-edgar-allan-poe-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

|“Episode"Episode 1, The Stranger”Stranger"

|{{Sort|Stranger, The|''[[The Stranger (British TV series)|The Stranger]]''}}

|[[{{sortname|Danny |Brocklehurst]] }}

|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2021-04-29 |title=Congratulations to the Winners of the 2021 Edgar Awards |url=https://crimereads.com/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-2021-edgar-awards/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=CrimeReads |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621044205/https://crimereads.com/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-2021-edgar-awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

|“Episode"Episode 1, Open Water”Water"

|{{Sort|Sounds, The|''[[The Sounds (TV series)|The Sounds]]''}}

|{{sortname|Sarah-Kate |Lynch}}

|{{sortname|Luke |Neal}}

|“What"What I Know”Know"

|{{Sort|Boys, The|''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]''}}

|{{sortname|Rebecca |Sonnenshine}}

|<ref name=":39">{{Cite web |title=2022 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners |url=https://mysterywriters.org/2022-edgar-allan-poe-award-winners/ |website=Mystery Writers of America |access-date=2024-05-07 |archive-date=2024-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506175516/https://mysterywriters.org/2022-edgar-allan-poe-award-winners-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

|<ref>{{Cite web |title=MWA Announces 2023 Edgar Award Winners |url=https://mysterywriters.org/mwa-announces-2023-edgar-award-winners/ |website=Mystery Writers of America |access-date=2024-05-07 |archive-date=2023-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501202421/https://mysterywriters.org/mwa-announces-2023-edgar-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See alsoReferences ==