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David Chase

James Gandolfini - Tony Soprano

Edie Falco - Carmela Soprano

Lorraine Bracco - Dr. Jennifer Melfi

Michael Imperioli - Christopher Moltisanti

Jamie-Lynn Sigler - Meadow Soprano

Tony Sirico - Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri

Steve Van Zandt - Silvio Dante

Robert Iler - A.J. Soprano

Dominic Chianese - Junior Soprano

Aida Turturro - Janice Soprano

Drea de Matteo - Adriana La Cerva

Steve Schirripa - Bobby 'Bacala' Baccalieri

Dan Grimaldi - Patsy Parisi

Joseph R. Gannascoli - Vito Spatafore

John Ventimiglia - Artie Bucco

Sharon Angela - Rosalie Aprile

United States

David Chase & Brad Grey - Executive Producers

Allen Coulter - Producer

Martin Bruestle, Gianna Maria Smart & Todd A. Kessler - Producers/Co-Producers

Ilene S. Landress & Terence Winter - Executive Producers/Producers

Henry Bronchtein - Co- Executive Producer/ Co-Producer

Mitchell Burgess & Robin Green - Executive Producers/ Co-Executive Producers

Scott Hornbacher - Co-Producer/Associate Producer

Matthew Weiner & Frank Renzulli - Co-Executive Producers/Supervising Producers

Jason Minter, Julie Ross, April Lawrence, Mickie Reuster, Jennifer G. Fistere & Gregg Glickman - Associate Producers

Diane Frolov & Andrew Schneider - Supervising Producers

Ann Holm & James Manos Jr. - Co-Producers

Marco Valerio Pugini - Executive Producer: Italy/line Producer: Italy

Omneya 'Nini' Mazen - Post-Production Producer

Dan Kaplow - Producer: LA segment 2001

Timothy Van Patten | John Patterson | Allen Coulter | Alan Taylor | Henry Bronchtein | Jack Bender | Steve Buscemi | Daniel Attias | David Chase

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January 10, 1999 – June 10, 2007

"Woke Up This Morning" (Chosen One Mix) by
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Series Original Music by Will Edwards, Ashen Keilyn

Joe Pantoliano | Steve Buscemi | Frankie Valli | John Heard | Tim Daly | Julianna Margulies | Robert Loggia | Robert Patrick | Patti D'Arbanville | Daniel Baldwin | Paul Dano | Ben Kingsley | Dania Ramirez | Ken Leung | Lauren Bacall |

AFI Awards, USA

2002 Won AFI TV Award AFI Actor of the Year - Female - Series Edie Falco

2002 Won AFI TV Award AFI Actor of the Year - Male - Series James Gandolfini

2002 Won AFI TV Award AFI Drama Series of the Year

ALMA Awards

2002 Nominated ALMA Award Outstanding Actress in a Television Series Jamie-Lynn Sigler

2001 Nominated ALMA Award Outstanding Actress in a Television Series Jamie-Lynn Sigler

ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards

2005 Won ASCAP Award Top TV Series

2004 Won ASCAP Award Top TV Series

American Cinema Editors

2008 Won Eddie Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television Sidney Wolinsky for: episode "Made in America".

2007 Nominated Eddie Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television Sidney Wolinsky For episode "Members Only".

2005 Nominated Eddie Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television William B. Stich for: episode "Long Term Parking".

2003 Won Eddie Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television Sidney Wolinsky for: episode "Whitecaps".

2002 Won Eddie Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television Conrad M. Gonzalez for: episode "The Pine Barrens".

2001 Nominated Eddie Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television Sidney Wolinsky for: episode "Funhouse".

2000 Nominated Eddie Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television William B. Stich for: episode "I Dream of Jeannie Cusamono".

American Society of Cinematographers

2005 Nominated ASC Award Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Episodic TV Series' Alik Sakharov for: episode "Long Term Parking".

BMI Film & TV Awards

2004 Won BMI Cable Award Chester Burnett

2003 Won BMI Cable Award Chester Burnett

2002 Won BMI Cable Award Chester Burnett

Banff Television Festival

2004 Won Banff Rockie Award Best Continuing Series for: episode "Two Tonys".

2001 Won Banff Rockie Award Best Continuing Series for: episode #28.

2000 Won Banff Rockie Award Best Continuing Series for: episode "College".

Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming

2000 Won Golden FIPA TV Series and Serials: Actor James Gandolfini

2000 Won Silver FIPA TV Series and Serials David Chase

Casting Society of America

2003 Nominated Artios Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic Georgianne Walken Sheila Jaffe

2000 Won Artios Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Episodic Georgianne Walken Sheila Jaffe

Cinema Audio Society, USA

2008 Nominated C.A.S. Award Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series for: episode "The Blue Comet".

2007 Nominated C.A.S. Award Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series for: episode "Members Only",

2005 Nominated C.A.S. Award Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television - Series for: episode "Irregular Around The Margins".

2002 Nominated C.A.S. Award Outstanding Sound Mixing for Television - Series for: episode "Pine Barrens".

2001 Nominated C.A.S. Award Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Series for: episode "Commendatori".

2000 Won C.A.S. Award Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Series for: episode "I Dream of Jeannie Cusamano".

Columbus International Film & Video Festival

2000 Won Bronze Plaque Award Entertainment

Costume Designers Guild Awards

2008 Nominated CDG Award Outstanding Costume Design for Television Series - Contemporary Juliet Polcsa

2007 Nominated CDG Award Outstanding Costume Design for Television Series - Contemporary Juliet Polcsa

2005 Nominated CDG Award Excellence in Costume Design for Television - Contemporary Juliet Polcsa

2004 Nominated CDG Award Excellence in Costume Design for Television - Contemporary Juliet Polcsa

2003 Nominated CDG Award Excellence in Costume Design for Television - Contemporary Juliet Polcsa

2002 Won CDG Award Excellence in Costume Design for Television - Contemporary Juliet Polcsa

Directors Guild of America

2008 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night David Chase for: episode "Made in America".

2008 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night Timothy Van Patten for: episode "Sopranos Home Movies".

2007 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night David Nutter for: episode "Join the Club".

2007 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night Timothy Van Patten for: episode "Members Only".

2005 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night John Patterson for: episode "All Due Respect".

2005 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night Timothy Van Patten for: episode "Long Term Parking".

2003 Won DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for: episode "Whitecaps".

2003 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night Timothy Van Patten for: episode "Whoever Did This".

2002 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night Steve Buscemi for: episode "Pine Barrens".

2001 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night Henry Bronchtein for: episode "From Where To Eternity".

2001 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night Allen Coulter for: episode "The Knight In White Satin Armor".

2001 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night John Patterson for: episode "Funhouse".

2000 Won DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night for: the pilot episode.

2000 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night Daniel Attias for: episode "46 Long".

2000 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night Henry Bronchtein for: episode "Nobody Knows Anything".

2000 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night Allen Coulter for: episode "College".

Edgar Allan Poe Awards

2005 Won Special Edgar David Chase Also for: "The Rockford Files" (1974), "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" (1974) and many other breakthrough TV shows.

2002 Won Edgar Best Television Episode Terence Winter (teleplay/story) Timothy Van Patten (story) for: episode "The Pine Barrens".

Emmy Awards

2007 Won Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Alan Taylor for: episode "Kennedy And Heidi".

2007 Won Emmy Outstanding Drama Series

2007 Won Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series David Chase (writer) for: episode "Made In America".

2007 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Phil Abraham (director of photography) For episode "Soprano Home Movies".

2007 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Tim Daly

2007 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series James Gandolfini

2007 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Edie Falco

2007 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series William B. Stich (editor) for: episode "Soprano Home Movies".

2007 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Lynne Whitlock (editor) for: episode "The Second Coming".

2007 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) for: episode "Stage 5".

2007 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Michael Imperioli

2007 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Lorraine Bracco

2007 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Aida Turturro

2007 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Matthew Weiner (writer) David Chase (writer) for: episode "Kennedy And Heidi".

2007 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Terence Winter (writer) for: episode "The Second Coming".

2006 Won Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Terence Winter (written by) for: episode "Members Only".

2006 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Phil Abraham (director of photography) for: episode "The Ride".

2006 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Costumes for a Series for: episode "Mr. And Mrs. John Sacrimoni Request...".

2006 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series David Nutter (director) for: episode "Join The Club".

2006 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Timothy Van Patten (director) for: episode "Members Only".

2006 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Drama Series

2006 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Michael Imperioli

2004 Won Emmy Outstanding Drama Series

2004 Won Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Michael Imperioli

2004 Won Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Drea de Matteo

2004 Won Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Terence Winter (writer) for: episode "Long Term Parking".

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series for: episode "In Camelot/Cold Cuts/The Test Dream".

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Phil Abraham (director of photography) for: episode "Irregular Around The Margins".

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Costumes for a Series for: episode "Rat Pack".

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Allen Coulter (director) for: episode "Irregular Around The Margins".

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Timothy Van Patten (director) for: episode "Long Term Parking".

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series James Gandolfini

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Edie Falco

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Conrad M. Gonzalez (editor) for: episode "Irregular Around The Margins".

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series William B. Stich (editor) for: episode "Long Term Parking".

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series Sidney Wolinsky (editor) for: episode "All Happy Families".

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series for: episode "Irregular Around The Margins".

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Steve Buscemi

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Michael Caleo (writer) for: episode "Where's Johnny?".

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Robin Green (writer) Mitchell Burgess (writer) for: episode "Irregular Around The Margins".

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Matthew Weiner (writer) Terence Winter (writer) for: episode "Unidentified Black Males".

2003 Won Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series James Gandolfini

2003 Won Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Edie Falco

2003 Won Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Joe Pantoliano

2003 Won Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for: episode "Whitecaps".

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series John Patterson (director) for: episode "Whitecaps".

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Timothy Van Patten (director) for: episode "Whoever Did This".

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Drama Series

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series William B. Stich (editor) for: episode "Whoever Did This".

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Single Camera Sound Mixing for a Series for: episode "Whoever Did This".

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Michael Imperioli

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Robin Green (writer) Mitchell Burgess (writer) for: episode "Whoever Did This".

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Terence Winter (writer) for: episode "Eloise".

2001 Won Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series James Gandolfini

2001 Won Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Edie Falco

2001 Won Emmy Outstanding Makeup for a Series for: episode "Employee Of The Month". Tied with "The X-Files" (1993), episode "Deadalive".

2001 Won Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Robin Green (writer) Mitchell Burgess (writer) for: episode "Employee Of The Month".

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Art Direction for a Single Camera Series for: episode "Amour Fou".

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Costumes for a Series for: episode "Proshai, Livushka".

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Steve Buscemi (director) for: episode "Pine Barrens".

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Allen Coulter (director) for: episode "University".

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Timothy Van Patten (director) for: episode "Amour Fou".

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Drama Series

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Annabella Sciorra for: playing "Gloria Trillo".

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Lorraine Bracco

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Series Conrad M. Gonzalez (editor) for: episode "Pine Barrens".

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Series Sidney Wolinsky (editor) for: episode "Employee Of The Month".

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Single Camera Sound Mixing for a Series for: episode "Another Toothpick".

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Dominic Chianese

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Michael Imperioli

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Aida Turturro

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Lawrence Konner (writer) for: episode "Second Opinion".

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series,Frank Renzulli (teleplay) David Chase (story) for: episode "Amour Fou".

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Terence Winter (teleplay/story) Timothy Van Patten (story) for: episode "Pine Barrens".

2000 Won Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series James Gandolfini

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Art Direction for a Single Camera Series for: episode "House Arrest".

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series Phil Abraham for: episode "D-Girl".

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Costumes for a Series for: episode "Commendatori".

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Allen Coulter for: episode "The Knight In White Satin Armor".

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series John Patterson for: episode "Funhouse".

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Drama Series

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series for: episode "Full Leather Jacket".

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Lorraine Bracco

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Edie Falco

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Series William B. Stich for: episode "The Knight In White Satin Armor".

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Series Sidney Wolinsky For episode "Funhouse".

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series for: episode "D-Girl".

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Dominic Chianese

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nancy Marchand

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series David Chase Todd A. Kessler for: episode "Funhouse".

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Robin Green Mitchell Burgess for: episode "The Knight In White Satin Armor".

1999 Won Emmy Outstanding Casting for a Series

1999 Won Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Edie Falco

1999 Won Emmy Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Series Joanna Cappuccilli for: the pilot.

1999 Won Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series James Manos Jr. David Chase for: episode "College".

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Art Direction for a Series For the pilot.

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series David Chase For the pilot.

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Drama Series

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series John Heard for: playing "Detective Vin Makazian" for: episode "Nobody Knows Anything".

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series James Gandolfini

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Lorraine Bracco

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series for: episode "I Dream Of Jeannie Cusamano".

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series for: episode "A Hit Is A Hit".

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nancy Marchand

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series David Chase for: the pilot.

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Robin Green Mitchell Burgess for: episode "Isabella".

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Frank Renzulli for: episode "Nobody Knows Anything".

GLAAD Media Awards

2007 Nominated GLAAD Media Award Outstanding Drama Series

Golden Globes

2008 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama Edie Falco

2007 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama Edie Falco

2005 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Michael Imperioli

2005 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Drea de Matteo

2005 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama Edie Falco

2005 Nominated Golden Globe Best Television Series - Drama

2003 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama Edie Falco

2003 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Michael Imperioli

2003 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama James Gandolfini

2003 Nominated Golden Globe Best Television Series - Drama

2002 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama James Gandolfini

2002 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama Lorraine Bracco

2002 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama Edie Falco

2002 Nominated Golden Globe Best Television Series - Drama

2001 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama James Gandolfini

2001 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama Lorraine Bracco

2001 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama Edie Falco

2001 Nominated Golden Globe Best TV-Series - Drama

2000 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama James Gandolfini

2000 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV Nancy Marchand

2000 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama Edie Falco

2000 Won Golden Globe Best TV-Series - Drama

2000 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama Lorraine Bracco

Gracie Allen Awards

2005 Won Gracie Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Drea de Matteo

Grammy Awards

2002 Nominated Grammy Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for: "Peppers & Eggs".

2001 Nominated Grammy Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Media

Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards

2003 Nominated Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award Best Character Hair Styling - Television Series

Image Awards

2002 Nominated Image Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Charles S. Dutton

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA

2005 Nominated Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic - Music Kathryn Dayak (music editor) For episode "Marco Polo".

2002 Nominated Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing in Television - Music, Episodic Live Action Kathryn Dayak (music editor) for: episode "Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood".

2001 Nominated Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Television Episodic - Effects & Foley For episode "Knight In White Satin Armor".

2001 Nominated Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Television Episodic - Music Kathryn Dayak (music editor) for: episode "Commendatori".

2000 Won Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Television Episodic - Dialogue & ADR For episode "A Hit Is A Hit".

2000 Won Golden Reel Award Best Sound Editing - Television Episodic - Music for: episode "A Hit Is A Hit".

PEN Center USA West Literary Awards

2008 Won Literary Award Teleplay Terence Winter for: episode "The Second Coming".

PGA Awards

2008 Won Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama

2007 Nominated Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama

2005 Won Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama

2003 Nominated Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama

2002 Nominated Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama

2000 Won Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic David Chase & Brad Grey (executives)

Peabody Awards

2001 Won Peabody Award

2000 Won Peabody Award

People's Choice Awards

2005 Nominated People's Choice Award Favorite Television Drama

Prism Awards

2003 Nominated Prism Award Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline Michael Imperioli

Satellite Awards

2002 Won Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Drama Edie Falco

2002 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama James Gandolfini

2002 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Television Series, Drama

2001 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama James Gandolfini

2001 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Drama Edie Falco

2001 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Television Series, Drama

2000 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama James Gandolfini

2000 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Drama Lorraine Bracco

2000 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Drama Edie Falco

2000 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Television Series, Drama

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2008 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Edie Falco

2008 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series James Gandolfini

2008 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

2007 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Edie Falco

2007 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series James Gandolfini

2007 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

2005 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Drea de Matteo

2005 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Edie Falco

2005 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series James Gandolfini

2005 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

2003 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Edie Falco

2003 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series James Gandolfini

2003 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Lorraine Bracco

2003 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

2002 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Lorraine Bracco

2002 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Edie Falco

2002 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series James Gandolfini

2002 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

2001 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Edie Falco

2001 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series James Gandolfini

2001 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

2000 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Edie Falco

2000 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series James Gandolfini

2000 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

2000 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Lorraine Bracco

2000 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Nancy Marchand

TV Land Awards

2008 Nominated TV Land Award Character You REALLY Don't Want to Make Angry Michael Imperioli

2008 Nominated TV Land Award Siblings That Make You Grateful for Your Own Crazy Family Jamie-Lynn Sigler Robert Iler

Television Critics Association Awards

2007 Won Heritage Award

2007 Won TCA Award Outstanding Achievement in Drama

2006 Nominated TCA Award Outstanding Achievement in Drama

2006 Nominated TCA Award Outstanding Individual Achievement in Drama James Gandolfini

2006 Nominated TCA Award Program of the Year

2004 Won TCA Award Outstanding Drama

2004 Nominated TCA Award Individual Achievement in Drama Edie Falco

2004 Nominated TCA Award Individual Achievement in Drama James Gandolfini

2004 Nominated TCA Award Program of the Year

2003 Won TCA Award Individual Achievement in Drama Edie Falco

2003 Nominated TCA Award Individual Achievement in Drama James Gandolfini

2003 Nominated TCA Award Outstanding Achievement in Drama

2001 Won TCA Award Individual Achievement in Drama James Gandolfini

2001 Won TCA Award Outstanding Achievement in Drama Tied with "The West Wing" (1999). Program of the Year

2001 Nominated TCA Award Individual Achievement in Drama Edie Falco

2000 Won TCA Award Individual Achievement in Drama James Gandolfini

2000 Nominated TCA Award Outstanding Achievement in Drama

2000 Nominated TCA Award Program of the Year

1999 Won TCA Award Individual Achievement in Drama James Gandolfini. Tied with David E. Kelley for: "Ally McBeal" (1997).

1999 Won TCA Award New Program of the Year

1999 Won TCA Award Outstanding Achievement in Drama

1999 Won TCA Award Program of the Year

1999 Nominated TCA Award Individual Achievement in Drama David Chase

Viewers for Quality Television Awards

2000 Nominated Q Award Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series James Gandolfini

2000 Nominated Q Award Best Actress in a Quality Drama Series Edie Falco

2000 Nominated Q Award Best Quality Drama Series

Writers Guild of America

2008 Won WGA Award (TV) Episodic Drama Terence Winter for: episode "The Second Coming".

2008 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Dramatic Series

2007 Won WGA Award (TV) Dramatic Series

2005 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Episodic Drama Terence Winter for: episode "Long Term Parking".

2003 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Episodic Drama Robin Green Mitchell Burgess for: episode "Whoever Did This".

2002 Won WGA Award (TV) Episodic Drama Terence Winter (also story) Timothy Van Patten (story) for: episode "Pine Barrens".

2002 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Episodic Drama David Chase for: episode "Proshai, Livushka".

2002 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Episodic Drama Robin Green Mitchell Burgess for: episode "Employee of the Month".

2001 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Episodic Drama Robin Green Mitchell Burgess for: episode "The Knight In White Satin Armor".

2001 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Episodic Drama Terence Winter For episode "Big Girls Don't Cry".

2000 Won WGA Award (TV) Episodic Drama Jason Cahill for: episode "Meadowlands".

Young Artist Awards

2002 Nominated Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Leading Young Actor Robert Iler

2001 Nominated Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Supporting Young Actor Robert Iler

2001 Nominated Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Supporting Young Actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler

2000 Nominated Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Supporting Young Actor Robert Iler

2000 Nominated Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Supporting Young Actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler

2000 Nominated Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Young Actor Age Ten and Under Bobby Boriello

YoungStar Awards

2000 Won YoungStar Award Best Young Actor/Performance in a Drama TV Series Robert Iler

2000 Won YoungStar Award Best Young Actress/Performance in a Drama TV Series Jamie-Lynn Sigler

1999 Won YoungStar Award Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama TV Series Robert Iler

1999 Won YoungStar Award Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama TV Series Jamie-Lynn Sigler

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One of the most popular and influential dramas of the late 1990s and early 2000s appeared on a premium cable channel, seen in only about one-third of U.S. television homes. Despite its limited distribution, ‘The Sopranos’ sometimes drew larger audiences than programs running opposite it on the broadcast networks and it won far more awards (including several Emmys). Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) was the cunning but conflicted boss of the northern New Jersey Mafia. A big, grinning bear of a man, he was by turns genial, a worried father and a murderous thug. The drama came from the conflict between Tony’s two dysfunctional ‘Families’, one personal and the other professional and the show’s unusual mixture of introspection and psychological tension, interspersed by occasional flashes of intense violence.

At Tony’s opulent suburban home was his loyal but ambivalent wife, Carmela (Edie Falco); his resentful teenage daughter, Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler), a straight-A student embarrassed by the family business; and his adoring but uncommunicative son, Anthony “A. J.” Soprano Jr. (Robert Iller). His crime empire was run out of the Bada Bing Club, a local strip joint that he owned. Among his most loyal soldiers were old-school enforcer Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri (Tony Sirico); somewhat dense Silvio Dante (Steven Van Zandt); hefty, friendly Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero (Vincent Pastore); and green young nephew Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli). When the series began, Tony was still a capo, but the old boss, Jackie Aprile, was on his deathbed. Tony and the other capos decided that Tony (whose father, Johnny Boy Soprano, had once been boss) should take over. This did not sit well with his father’s older brother, Corrado “Uncle Junior” Soprano (Dominic Chianese), however and a power struggle ensued. In the course of the 1999 season, Uncle Junior plotted with Tony’s bitter, ill mother Livia (Nancy Marchand) to order a hit on Tony; and henchman Jimmy Altieri (Joe Baldalucco Jr.) was discovered wearing an FBI wire and was killed. Tony’s problems with his scheming family, as well as home problems with a resentful wife and rebellious kids, drove him to see a shrink, the beautiful and understanding Dr. Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco). Melfi soon learned Tony’s real occupation, but due to her fascination with him could not let go.

During 2000 Uncle Junior was jailed on a RICO charge; unstable long-lost sister Janice (Aida Turturro) flew in from Seattle to cause trouble, plotting with Jackie Aprile’s brother Richie (David Proval) to overthrow Tony (Janice later killed Richie); trusted soldier Pussy ratted to the FBI and was whacked; and there was a failed hit on Christopher.

In 2001 the FBI made a major effort to get Tony, bugging his home, but failed. There were more problems at home with Meadow and A.J. and Tony’s psychiatrist, Melfi, was brutally raped. (She tried to hide it from Tony, knowing what he would do). Drunken, out-of-control Ralph Cifaretto (Joe Pantoliano) took over Richie’s businesses, causing more grief and a confrontation with Tony. Livia finally died, full of hatred and bile for her family.

The following year saw Uncle Junior tried and acquitted (they fixed the jury) and Tony finally took care of the Ralph problem by brutally killing him. Carmela was increasingly despondent over her empty marriage to Tony. First she lusted for his handsome driver, Furio Giunta (Gederico Castelluccio) who was promptly shipped back to Sicily; then, having had enough of his mistresses including Adriana Le Cerva (Drea de Matteo), she threw him out of the house and demanded a divorce.

After a long separation Tony eventually reconciles with Carmela, setting her up in the construction business to keep her busy. The fifth season (2004) also saw a war for control of the New York mob after the death of its boss, with Tony becoming involved when his fresh-out-of-prison cousin Tony Blundetto (Steve Buscemi) killed one of its soldiers. Rather than turn Blundetto over to Johnny Sacramoni’s (Vincent Curatola) New Yorkers to be tortured and killed, Tony had him killed. He also had to deal with treachery within his own organization when Christopher’s girlfriend, Adriana turned FBI informant; Tony had her killed in the woods by one of his soldiers.

After a gap of two years, the sixth season began dramatically in early 2006 with an increasingly senile Uncle Junior shooting Tony in the abdomen; Tony went into a long coma where he dreamed of a different life. Christopher married new girlfriend Kelli, who was pregnant, but relapsed into drug use. Johnny Sack was imprisoned by the feds, putting the New York mob under the control of Phil Leotardo (Frank Vincent), who immediately got into a spat with Tony over Vito Spatafore (Joseph R. Gannascoli), a former New Jersey cap who was revealed to be gay. When Tony delayed having Vito killed Phil sent hit men to New Jersey to do the job, setting up a possible confrontation between the two crime families. Tensions simmered through the last season, during which Tony killed an increasingly unstable Christopher at the scene of an accident. In the last two episodes war broke out with the New York mob; brother-in-law Bobby was killed; Silvio was shot and in a coma; Phil was killed in retaliation; and Tony, who was about to be indicted by the feds, appeared about to be targeted for a hit while at a diner with his family when the screen went dark.

The "Bada Bing" strip club is actually a go-go bar in Lodi, NJ, called Satin Dolls. It used to be a nightclub called Tara's. Before that it was a diner called Hearth 17.

In January 2000 the Coalition of Italian-American Associations issued a joint statement condemning the show for perpetuating negative Italian-American stereotypes.

The Sopranos live at 633 Stag Trail Road, North Caldwell, New Jersey. The house used in exterior shots is actually located at 14 Aspen Drive in North Caldwell.

Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.: A wrong decision is better than indecision.

Silvio Dante: You're only as good as your last envelope.

Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.: If you can quote the rules, then you can obey them.

Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr.: Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Christopher: Fear knocked on the door. Faith answered. There was no one there.

The best series on television are those in which two opposite things are true at the same time, and "The Sopranos" is a perfect example: it has exhausted the material and remains amazingly fresh. It's very funny, except that it is also dead serious. Reviewed by Alessandra Stanley of the New York Times.

Unlike most other "mob-themed" TV or movie viewing, this series actually represents characters who struggle and are often at odds with with a range of urban/suburban issues, as well as with their own cultural mores. The viewer gets a window into the internal life of the characters, and sees more clearly the motivations of their sometimes contradictory behavior.

Reviewed by: Julie Conason of Television Heaven UK
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