''Boston Legal'' is an American legal dramedy that ran on

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from October 3, 2004, to December 8, 2008. The show follows the cases and personal lives of the lawyers of law firm Crane, Pool and Schmidt. The show has been nominated for a variety of awards, including 26

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, eleven

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, six

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, four

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, two Producers Guild of America Awards and a

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. Most of these nominations are for acting, of the show's ensemble cast numerous actors have received nominations.

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has received the most award nominations, 15 in total, while winning 3. Spader is closely followed by

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, who received a total of 14 nominations, winning 3 awards as well. The crew members with most award nominations are producer and director

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, with six nominations and zero wins, and show creator David E. Kelley, with five nominations and one win. In total ''Boston Legal'' has been nominated for 62 awards, and won 14.

Emmy Awards

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are presented yearly by the

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, they are considered to be the television equivalent to the

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, and thus one of the highest honours for television shows. The awards are divided into regular Primetime Emmy Awards, which honour acting, directing and writing in television, and Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards, which honour behind-the-scenes technical work such as editing and sound mixing. ''Boston Legal'' has been nominated for a total of 26 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five in total, four of which were for acting. The show was nominated for "Outstanding Drama Series" in 2007 and 2008 yet never won in that category.

Primetime Emmy Awards

Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards

Golden Globe Awards

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''Boston Legal'' has been nominated for four Hollywood Foreign Press Association's

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during its run, it has received one in 2005.

Satellite Awards

The Satellite awards, presented annually by the

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, honour excellence in film and television. Of its total of six nominations, ''Boston Legal'' has won one, which went to James Spader in 2006.

Screen Actors Guild Awards

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are presented annually by SAG-AFTRA. ''Boston Legal'' has received eleven nominations during its run, including three for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, but has never won any. James Spader has received most Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, four individual and three along with the rest of the cast.

Other Awards

''Boston Legal'' has been nominated for various guild and society awards, including Producers Guild of America Awards, a Directors Guild of America Award,

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Eddie Awards and a People's Choice Award. Amongst the wins for the series are four

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and a GLAAD Media Award. In 2005, ''Boston Legal'' was awarded a

"for fearing neither silliness nor social commentary and for adroitly combining the two".

References

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External links

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