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| Award (↑) | Year | Category | Nominee / Winner | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Film Institute Award | 2006 | Television Program of the Year | Winner | |
| American Film Institute Award | 2003 | Television Program of the Year | Winner | |
| Artios Award | 2003 | Best Casting for a Dramatic Pilot | Winner | Alex L. Fogel, Pat Moran |
| ASCAP Film & TV Music Award | 2004 | Top Television Series | Winner | Tom Waits |
| Asian Excellence Award | 2008 | Outstanding Supporting Television Actress | Winner | Sonja Sohn |
| Banff World Television Award | 2007 | Best Continuing Series | Nominee | |
| Broadcasting & Cable Critics Poll | 2006 | Best Drama (#1) | Voted | |
| Broadcasting & Cable Critics Poll | 2006 | Best Overall Program (#1) | Voted | |
| Broadcasting & Cable Critics Poll | 2005 | Best Drama (#4) | Voted | |
| Calvin Award | 2007 | Best TV Show (#8) | Winner | |
| Edgar Allen Poe Award | 2007 | Best Television Feature or Miniseries | Winner | Ed Burns, Kia Corthron, Dennis Lehane, David Mills, Eric Overmyer, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon & William F. Zorzi |
| Edgar Allen Poe Award | 2003 | Best Television Episode | Nominee | David Simon, Ed Burns |
| Electronic Media's Critics Poll | 2003.01 | Best Television Series (#12) | Winner | |
| Emmy Award | 2008 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Nominee | David Simon; Ed Burns |
| Emmy Award | 2005 | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Nominee | George Pelecanos; David Simon |
| Empire | 2008 | 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time (#8) | Winner | |
| Entertainment Weekly's Best/Worst List | 2006 | The Ten Best (#1) | Winner | |
| Entertainment Weekly's Best/Worst List | 2004 | The Ten Best (#1) | Winner | |
| Entertainment Weekly's Best/Worst List | 2003 | The Ten Best (#2) | Winner | |
| Entertainment Weekly's Best/Worst List | 2002 | The Ten Best (#4) | Winner | |
| EW's All Time Greatest/Worst Lists | 2008 | 100 New TV Classics (#11) | Winner | |
| futoncritic's Best Eps | 2007 | 50 Best Eps of 2006 (#2) | 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 | |
| futoncritic's Best Eps | 2004 | 50 Best Eps of 2003 (#16) | Winner | |
| futoncritic's Best Eps | 2004 | 50 Best Eps of 2003 (#9) | 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 | |
| futoncritic's Best Eps | 2003 | 50 Best Eps of 2002 (#12) | Winner | |
| GLAAD Media Award | 2005 | Outstanding Television Drama Series | Nominee | |
| GLAAD Media Award | 2003 | Outstanding Television Drama Series | Nominee | |
| Golden Eddie Award | 2007 | Best Edited One Hour Television Series for Non-Commercial Television | Winner | Kate Sanford |
| Golden Reel Award (MPSE) | 2007 | Outstanding Sound Editing in Short Form Television - Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement | Nominee | |
| Golden Satellite Award | 2006 | Best Television Drama Series | Nominee | |
| Mark Award | 2008 | Digital Media Promotion/Campaign | Finalist | HBO On Demand: The Wire Re-Up |
| Mark Award | 2008 | Digital Media Promotion/TV Spot/Promo | Finalist | The Wire Prequel: Young Omar |
| NAACP Image Award | 2007 | Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series | Nominee | Seith Mann |
| NAACP Image Award | 2007 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Nominee | Michael K. Williams |
| NAACP Image Award | 2007 | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominee | |
| NAACP Image Award | 2007 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominee | Glynn Turman |
| NAACP Image Award | 2007 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Nominee | Wendell Pierce |
| 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 |
| NAACP Image Award | 2004 | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominee | |
| NAACP Image Award | 2004 | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Nominee | Wendell Pierce |
| NAACP Image Award | 2003 | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominee | |
| NAMIC Vision Award | 2007 | Outstanding Drama Program | Nominee | |
| NAMIC Vision Award | 2005 | Outstanding Drama Program | Nominee |
