Boardwalk Empire

American period crime drama television series
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Boardwalk Empire

Summary

Boardwalk Empire is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,366 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boardwalk Empire is the creator of Terence Winter[3].
  • Boardwalk Empire received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series[4].
  • Boardwalk Empire received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series[5].
  • Boardwalk Empire received the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series[6].
  • Boardwalk Empire's instance of is recorded as television series[7].
  • Boardwalk Empire's director is recorded as Martin Scorsese[8].
  • Boardwalk Empire's director is recorded as Tim Van Patten[9].
  • Boardwalk Empire's genre is recorded as drama television series[10].
  • Boardwalk Empire's genre is recorded as crime television series[11].
  • Boardwalk Empire's genre is recorded as historical television series[12].
  • Boardwalk Empire's logo image is recorded as Boardwalk Empire logo 2010.jpg[13].
  • Boardwalk Empire's cast member is recorded as Steve Buscemi[14].
  • Boardwalk Empire's cast member is recorded as Michael Pitt[15].
  • Boardwalk Empire's cast member is recorded as Kelly Macdonald[16].
  • Boardwalk Empire's cast member is recorded as Michael Shannon[17].
  • Boardwalk Empire's cast member is recorded as Shea Whigham[18].
  • Boardwalk Empire's cast member is recorded as Aleksa Palladino[19].
  • Boardwalk Empire's cast member is recorded as Anatol Yusef[20].
  • Boardwalk Empire's cast member is recorded as Michael Stuhlbarg[21].
  • Boardwalk Empire's cast member is recorded as Paz de la Huerta[22].
  • Boardwalk Empire's cast member is recorded as Gretchen Mol[23].
  • Boardwalk Empire's cast member is recorded as Nick Sandow[24].
  • Boardwalk Empire's cast member is recorded as Jack Huston[25].
  • Boardwalk Empire's cast member is recorded as Jeffrey Wright[26].
  • Boardwalk Empire's cast member is recorded as Ben Rosenfield[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Boardwalk Empire's producer is recorded as Terence Winter[28]. Directors include Martin Scorsese[8] and Tim Van Patten[9]. Cast members include Steve Buscemi[14], Michael Pitt[15], Kelly Macdonald[16], Michael Shannon[17], Shea Whigham[18], and Aleksa Palladino[19]. It is the creator of Terence Winter[3].

Publication

Boardwalk Empire's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include drama television series[10], crime television series[11], and historical television series[12].

Reception

Awards received include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series[4], a class of award[30], in United States[31], founded in 1955[32]; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series[5], a class of award[33]; and Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series[6], a Writers Guild of America Award[34], in United States[35], founded in 2006[36].

Why It Matters

Boardwalk Empire ranks in the top 1% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,366 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did Boardwalk Empire receive?

Honors received include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series[4], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series[5], and Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [28] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [5] . wikidata.org.
  25. [6] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Executive producer Terence Winter, Martin Scorsese, Mark Wahlberg +2
    Soundtrack release Boardwalk Empire Volume 3: Music from the HBO Original Series, Boardwalk Empire Volume 2: Music from the HBO Original Series, Boardwalk Empire Volume 1: Music from the HBO Original Series
    Original broadcaster HBO
    Main subject politics
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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