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Edgar Allan Poe Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2005 Won Special Edgar
for: "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993)
Also for "Oz" (1997), "The Jury" (2004) and many other breakthrough TV shows.
 
Emmy Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2002 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
for: America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001) (TV)
Shared with:
David Wild (head writer)
Eli Attie (writer)
Bill Clark (writer)
Chris Connelly (writer)
Terry Edmonds (writer)
Marshall Herskovitz (writer)
David Leaf (writer)
Ann F. Lewis (writer)
Peggy Noonan (writer)
Eugene Pack (writer)
Philip Rosenthal (writer)
Robert Shrum (writer)
Edward Zwick (writer)

 
2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie
for: Homicide: The Movie (2000) (TV)
Shared with:
Eric Overmyer
James Yoshimura

 
1993 Won Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Drama Series
for: "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993)
For episode "Three Men And Adena".
 
1988 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
Bruce Paltrow (teleplay)
Mark Tinker (teleplay)
John Tinker (story)
Channing Gibson (story)
For episode "The Last One".
 
1987 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
Bruce Paltrow (executive producer)
Mark Tinker (supervising producer)
John Masius (producer)
Abby Singer (coordinating producer)

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
John Tinker (writer)
John Masius (writer)
For episode "Afterlife".
 
1986 Won Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
John Tinker (writer)
John Masius (writer)
For episode "Time Heals", parts 1 and 2.
Nominated Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
Bruce Paltrow (executive producer)
Mark Tinker (supervising producer)
John Masius (producer)
Abby Singer (coordinating producer)

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
Charles H. Eglee (teleplay)
John Tinker (teleplay)
Channing Gibson (teleplay)
John Masius (story)
For episode "Haunted".
 
1985 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
Bruce Paltrow (executive producer)
Mark Tinker (supervising producer)
John Masius (producer)
Abby Singer (coordinating producer)

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
John Masius (writer)
Steve Bello (writer)
For episode "Murder, She Rote".
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
John Masius (writer)
For episode "Sweet Dreams".
 
1984 Won Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
John Ford Noonan (teleplay)
John Masius (story)
For episode "The Women".
Nominated Emmy Outstanding Drama Series
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
Bruce Paltrow (executive producer)
Mark Tinker (supervising producer)
John Masius (producer)
Abby Singer (coordinating producer)

Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
John Masius (writer)
For episode "All About Eve".
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
John Masius (writer)
Garn Stephens (writer)
Emilie R. Small (writer)
For episode "Newheart".
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
Mark Tinker (teleplay)
John Tinker (teleplay)
John Masius (story)
For episode "Qui Transulit Sustinet".
 
Humanitas Prize
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1996 Nominated Humanitas Prize 60 Minute Category
for: "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993)
Shared with:
James Yoshimura (teleplay by)
Henry Bromell (story by)
For episode "A Doll's Eyes".
 
1987 Nominated Humanitas Prize 60 Minute Category
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
Channing Gibson (teleplay by/story by)
John Masius (story by)
For episode "A Room With A View".
60 Minute Category
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
John Masius
For episode "Where There's Hope, There's Crosby".
 
1986 Nominated Humanitas Prize 60 Minute Category
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
Channing Gibson (teleplay by/story by)
John Masius (teleplay by)
For episode "Sancturary".
 
1985 Won Humanitas Prize 60 Minute Category
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
John Masius

 
1984 Nominated Humanitas Prize 60 Minute Category
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
John Masius
For episode "All About Eve".
60 Minute Category
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
John Masius
For episode "Ties That Bind".
 
1983 Nominated Humanitas Prize 60 Minute Category
for: "St. Elsewhere" (1982)
Shared with:
John Falsey (story by)
Joshua Brand (story by)
For episode "Rain".
 
Writers Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
2009 - Richard B. Jablow Award 
 
2000 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Episodic Drama
for: "Oz" (1997)
Shared with:
Bradford Winters
For episode "U.S. Male".
 
1996 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Episodic Drama
for: "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993)
Shared with:
Bonnie Mark (teleplay)
Julie Martin (story)
For episode "Fits Like A Glove".
 
1994 Won WGA Award (TV) Episodic Drama
for: "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993)
Shared with:
Frank Pugliese (teleplay/story)
For episode "The Night Of The Dead Living".
 
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