Snubbed Again

A year ago I wrote these two articles about one of my favorite tv shows, The Wire. I was put out over the fact that the industry award givers seemed to overlook the glaringly obvious high quality of the show in favor of lesser quality formulaic offerings. Well, it’s going to happen again and apparently the injury is self-inflicted.

This year I am on the nominating committee for the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards that will be held next year. I will vote on nominees in the television category. After those votes are tabulated, the final five in each performance category will be put forth to the full SAG membership for final voting.

This past week, I received the booklet containing all of the actors and shows put in first round nomination and no one from The Wire is even listed. The oddity is that actors and their representatives are the ones who must submit themselves, so it seems the show’s cast members did not wish to seek recognition for their work. That’s sad, because they are head and shoulders above so many of the other dramas and actors who commonly get attention, yet none will be forthcoming.

As the show is set to begin it’s fifth and final season in January, let’s hope the cast won’t be so modest next year. Toot your own horn because in this business if you don’t, no one else will either.