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edgar award winners in theater, tv and film

Something from a couple of months ago, but interesting nonetheless, via the Award Winners Blog: 

The Edgar Award winners have been announced. The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (the “Edgars”) are named after Mystery Writers of America’s patron saint, Edgar Allan Poe, and are awarded to authors of distinguished work in various categories of the genre. You can see a list of this year’s nominees here. Here are this year’s theater, TV and film winners:

• Best Play: Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure by Steven Dietz (Arizona Theatre Company)
• Best Television Episode Teleplay: Life on Mars - Episode 1, Teleplay by Matthew Graham (BBC America)
• Best Television Feature/Mini-Series Teleplay: The Wire, Season 4, Teleplays by Ed Burns, Kia Corthron, Dennis Lehane, David Mills, Eric Overmyer, George Pelecanos, Richard Price, David Simon & William F. Zorzi (Home Box Office)
• Best Motion Picture Screenplay: The Departed, Screenplay by William Monahan (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Visit www.theedgars.com for more info.