Emmy Awards
The Defenders won 13 Emmy Awards (including three in a row for Outstanding Drama Series) and received an additional seven nominations.
Year | Result | Category | Who | Episode |
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1962 | Awarded | Outstanding Continued Performance by a Lead Actor in a Series | E. G. Marshall | |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama | Franklin J. Schaffner | |||
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama | ||||
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama | Reginald Rose | |||
1963 | Awarded | Outstanding Continued Performance by a Lead Actor in a Series | E. G. Marshall | |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama | Stuart Rosenberg | "The Madman" | ||
Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama | ||||
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama | Robert Thom Reginald Rose |
"The Madman" | ||
Nominated | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Don Gordon (for playing "Joey Tassili") |
"The Madman" | |
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Sylvia Sidney (for playing "Adela") |
"The Madman" | ||
Program of the Year | "The Madman" | |||
1964 | Awarded | Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama | ||
Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Jack Klugman (for playing "Joe Larch") |
"Blacklist" | ||
Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama - Original | Ernest Kinoy | "Blacklist" | ||
Nominated | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama | Paul Bogart | "Moment of Truth" | |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama | Stuart Rosenberg | "Blacklist" | ||
The Program of the Year | "Blacklist" | |||
1965 | Awarded | Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Directors | Paul Bogart | "The 700 Year Old Gang" |
Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Writers | David Karp | "The 700 Year Old Gang" | ||
Nominated | Outstanding Program Achievements in Entertainment | Bob Markell |
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