Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce the nominations for the Edgar Allan Poe Awards 2004, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television and film published or produced in 2003. The Edgar(r) Awards will be presented at our 58th Gala Banquet, April 29, 2004 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.
"Black Heart & Cabin Girl" -
(Berkley Prime Crime)
"Totaled" -
(Level Best Books)
"The Maids" -
(Berkley Prime Crime)
"Cowboy Grace" -
(Golden Gryphon Press)
BEST YOUNG ADULT MYSTERY BOOK 2004
Nominees
(Dutton Children's Group)
(McElderry - Simon & Schuster)
(Wendy Lamb Books/Random House Childrens)
(Knopf Books for Young Readers)
(Bancroft Press)
BEST JUVENILE MYSTERY BOOK 2004
Nominees
(Harcourt Children's Books)
(Simon & Schuster/Atheneum)
(HarperCollins Children's Books)
(Wendy Lamb Books/Random House Childrens)
(Knopf Books for Young Readers/Random House Childrens)
BEST MYSTERY TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY 2004
Nominees
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - "Probability", Teleplay by Gerry Conway. Story by Rene Balcer & Gerry Conway
Law & Order: SVU - "Coerced", Teleplay by Jonathan Greene
Monk - "Mr. Monk and the 12th Man", Teleplay by Michael Angeli
Monk - "Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man", Teleplay by Daniel Dratch
The Practice - "Goodbye", Teleplay by Peter Blake & David E. Kelley
BEST MYSTERY MOTION PICTURE MOVIE SCREENPLAY 2004
Nominees
, Screenplay by Wayne Kramer & Frank Hannah (Lions Gate Films)
, Screenplay by Steve Knight (BBC, Celador Productions, Jonescompany)
Monster, Screenplay by Patty Jenkins (MDP Worldwide)
, Screenplay by Brian Helgeland, based on the Novel by Dennis Lehane (Malpaso Productions)
, Screenplay by Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Rick Cleveland, Matthew Chapman, based on the Novel by John Grisham
THE SIMON & SCHUSTER - MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD 2004
Nominees
(Five Star Publishing)
(HarperCollins)
(HarperCollins)
(Morrow)
(Intrigue Press)
ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD 2004
Sandy Balzo - The Grass is Always Greener (EQMM - March 2003)
GRAND MASTER 2004
Joseph Wambaugh
RAVEN AWARD 2004
Ray and Pat Browne Library for Popular Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University, in recognition of its long-standing work in collecting and preserving detective fiction
Vanity Fair Magazine, Graydon Carter, editor, in recognition of their coverage of True Crime
SPECIAL EDGAR(r) AWARD 2004
Home Box Office, in recognition of the creation and production of their ground-breaking crime series such as The Sopranos, Oz and The Wire.