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The list was promoted by Scorpion0422 22:10, 14 March 2009 [1].

List of awards and nominations received by Dexter[edit]

Nominator(s): --Music26/11
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I am nominating this for featured list because I think it meets the FL criteria. It is my first FLC, so I'm a bit on shaky ground. The list is very much based on the List of Lost awards and nominations FL, which is were a lot of the layout ideas come from.

Thanks very much. --Music26/11 13:21, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from Truco
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  • Michael C. Hall, who portrays the title character, is the most nominated cast member with a total of fourteen nominations, second is Lauren Vélez, with four nominations. -- Comma before with a total of fourteen
  • Besides the show's cast members, the writers and producers of the show have also been nominated for various awards, writer, producer and showrunner Clyde Phillips has gained six nominations for his work on the show. -- Add a semi-colon after various awards (so replace the comma)
  • The lead needs more expansion in terms of summarizing the list more. So add some text about more significant awards.
  • In the lead is information about almost every award the show has been nominated for, the awards that are not mentioned have either a lesser significance or are less known to the public.--Music26/11 15:51, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Some entries have the purpose of the award written, like the Satelite awards, others, however, do not. The other awards need the purpose written and sourced.--₮RUCӨ 14:58, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Done, except for the "other awards" section, where this isn't possible.--Music26/11 15:51, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • The Emmy Awards are awarded annualy since 1949 by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, to honour excellence in television, they are considered to be the television equivalent to the Academy Awards. -- (1)Replace are with "have been" (2)Typo on the word annually (3)Replace the comma before they are with a semi-colon
  • Dexter has been nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards,[3] which are awarded to honour acting and writing in primetime television,[4] as well as Creative Arts Emmys,[5] which are presented in recognition of technical and other similar achievements in American television programming. -- (1)I feel the word "excellence" could be added before acting and writing (2)The of technical and other similar achievements makes no sense, do you mean "of technical and other related areas"?
  • The Satellite Awards, formerly known as the Golden Satellite Awards, are presented yearly, by the International Press Academy, both for cinema and television. -- Remove the comma before by the International
  • In 2007, the show received four nominations, in the categories Best Actor - TV Drama Series (Hall), Best TV Series - Drama, Outstanding DVD Release of a Television Show (season one), Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series (David Zayas) and won all, making Dexter the most winning show of that year's ceremony. -- (1)Add "of" after categories (2)Add a full stop after the last category and start a new sentence with "The show won all of its nominations, making ..."
  • The Saturn Awards are presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films and honor science fiction and fantasy films and television shows. -- Comma before and honor science fiction
  • There needs to be consistency with what type of English is being used, since I see the word honor also spelled as honour
  • Dexter has been nominated for four, Michael C. Hall has received nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in 2007, 2008 and 2009, but has not won any. -- The comma before Michael's name should be a semi-colon or a full stop
  • The notes in the Writers Guild of America Awards section need a colon after the bolded link.--₮RUCӨ 16:05, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Remove the image of Julie Benz, it passes over its section limits.
  • Done, also removed the Jimmy Smits image, because otherwise, you got a lot of empty space left, and that looks awful.--Music26/11 17:48, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Decrease the image size of the James Remar pic. In addition, why is his name linked in the caption, but the others dont have the names linked? (consistency is needed).--₮RUCӨ 19:54, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Unlinked name, decreasing the image is no longer neccessary, because, aside from the infobox image, there are no other images.--Music26/11 17:48, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support -- Previous issues resolved to meet WP:WIAFL standards.--₮RUCӨ 21:13, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support, all issues resolved. Dabomb87 (talk) 05:04, 8 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved issues, Dabomb87 (talk)
Comments from Dabomb87 (talk · contribs) Lots of glitches; this article would have benefitted from a proofread by an independent editor. I feel like opposing on principle.
  • That's indeed stupid of me. You did a great job by fixing various minor errors, thanks.--Music26/11 14:29, 7 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • "It has been nominated for a variety of different awards including eight"-->It has been nominated for a variety of awards, including eight
  • "years top ten best television programs." "years"-->year's
  • "with a total of fourteen nominations, second is Lauren Vélez, with four nominations."-->with fourteen nominations; Lauren Vélez is second, with four nominations.
  • "The Emmy Awards have been awarded annually since 1949 by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, to honour excellence in television" Comma not necessary.
  • "There are various types of emmys" This is understood, delete the phrase.
  • "shows opening titles"-->show's opening titles
  • "losing the award for Outstanding Drama Series to Mad Men, and the award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Drama Series to Bryan Cranston for Breaking Bad.[8]" Comma not necessary.
  • "which are awarded annualy by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, to honour film and television." Misspelled word and the comma is not necessary.
  • "are presented yearly"-->are presented annually
  • "The won all of it's"—"it's"-->its
  • "most winning show"-->winningest
  • "including Best TV Series – Drama, in 2007 and 2008." Comma not needed.
  • "The Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG awards) are presented annually by the Screen Actors Guild, to honour acting in film and television." Comma not needed.
  • "The Writers Guild of America Awards are presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, and are awarded to film and television writers."-->The Writers Guild of America Awards are presented annually to film and television writers by the Writers Guild of America.
  • "Timothy Schlattmann and Scott Reynolds have both gained individual nominations."-->Timothy Schlattmann and Scott Reynolds have received nominations.
  • "Dexter has had success at various Guild and society awards, having been nominated for awards at various ceremonies and winning six awards." Redundancies abound here, please trim the sentence.
  • "When the show was in the official AFI Award selection as one of 2007's top ten television programs." Not a complete sentence. Dabomb87 (talk) 01:12, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Fixed all of your concerns but one; changing "Timothy Schlattmann and Scott Reynolds have both gained individual nominations" to "Timothy Schlattmann and Scott Reynolds have received nominations" makes no sense. The only reason their names are in the wikitable introduction is because they have gained induvidual nominations.--Music26/11 14:10, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • I see, I must have misread that. Good catch. Dabomb87 (talk) 22:28, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sources look good. Dabomb87 (talk) 05:04, 8 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Only publications should be linked in italics; websites (such as BBC News) and associations (such as Academy of Television Arts & Sciences) should not be. Dabomb87 (talk) 01:12, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Done.--Music26/11 14:10, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • I am extremely stupid, I meant that "italics", not linked'. Dabomb87 (talk) 22:34, 6 March 2009 (UTC)'[reply]
        • No problem, I've relinked the unlinked links (what a sentence), and the publishers are not in italics anymore.--Music26/11 14:29, 7 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comments I really think this page needs moving to List of awards and nominations received by Dexter. I've heard of the Grammy Awards, the BAFTA Awards, the Saturn Awards, the Brit Awards, but never the Dexter Awards. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 18:15, 8 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Well, I had never thought about it, but now you say it, it does make the wrong impression. The page has been moved.--Music26/11 19:33, 8 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comments The opening paragraph differentiates between Primetime and Creative Emmys, but the Did You Know specifically says "Dexter has won two Primetime Emmy Awards." Since there are only two listings under Primetime and both are nominations, I thought the List was out of date at first. Maybe that's a Did You Know problem rather than the list article itself.

Yep, that's my fault entirily. You see, the creative arts emmys are awarded to excellence primetime television, but differ in categories from the primetime emmys. That's why there are seperate tables. The DYK hook is not wrong, but it's not complete, and I'm terribly sorry for that.--Music26/11 18:41, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also, James Remar's page doesn't mention his SAG Award nomination at all -- was he only nominated as part of the Ensemble? That seems strange to highlight in the article. The Cut of Your Jib (talk) 05:00, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well it's not really to highlight the fact that he was co-nominated, it's more to image the article. I could have placed an image of Michael C. Hall there, but since his name was already in the infobox I wanted some variety. As I stated in the lead, the article is based on the Lost award list, which passed with similiar images.--Music26/11 18:41, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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