Traffic (miniseries)


Traffic is a three-part miniseries that aired on the United States cable channel USA Network in 2004, featuring an ensemble cast portraying the complex world of drugs, their distribution, the associated violence, and the wide variety of people whose lives are touched by it all.

Production

The miniseries was inspired by the 1989 Channel 4 television miniseries Traffik and the 2000 motion picture Traffic directed by Steven Soderbergh.

Reception

The American version was nominated for three Emmy Awards.
YearAwardCategoryNomineeResult
2004Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding MiniseriesRon Hutchinson
Colin Cotter
Graham King
Stephen Hopkins
Jay Benson 		rowspan="3" Nomitated
2004Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a SpecialMary Jo Slater
Steve Brooksbank
Stuart Aikins 		-
2004Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a MovieKevin Patrick Burns
Marc Fishman
Tony Lamberti
Eric Batut 		-
2004Casting Society of AmericaBest Casting for TV MiniseriesMary Jo Slater
Steve Brooksbank
Stuart Aikins 		Won
2004Gold Derby AwardsTV Miniseriesrowspan="10" Nomitated
2004OFTA Television AwardBest Miniseries-
2004OFTA Television AwardBest Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries-
2004OFTA Television AwardBest Direction of a Motion Picture or MiniseriesEric Bross
Stephen Hopkins		-
2004OFTA Television AwardBest Writing of a Motion Picture or MiniseriesRon Hutchinson-
2004OFTA Television AwardBest Editing in a Motion Picture or Miniseries-
2004OFTA Television AwardBest Sound in a Motion Picture or Miniseries-
2005Prism AwardTV Movie or Miniseries-
2005Prism AwardPerformance in a TV Movie or MiniseriesMary McCormack-
2005Golden Satellite AwardBest Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionBalthazar Getty-