Tony Soprano Sopranos was part of a wave of American TV dramas that finally persuaded cineastes and critics who had been snobbish and dismissive about television as a medium to accept the smaller screen as an artistic equivalent of the larger one. Although many of those who watched and wrote about TV had got this message much earlier, the remarkable and sustained range of Gandolfini's portrayal of Tony Soprano played a major part in ending any remaining inferiority complex about the medium.” Tony Soprano Anthony John Soprano (born 1959) is a fictional character and the protagonist in the HBO television drama series
The Sopranos (season 5) that made it an acknowledged television classic." 56th Primetime Emmy Awards 11th Screen Actors Guild Awards 62nd Golden Globe Awards Writers Guild of America Awards Directors Guild of America Awards 20th TCA Awards The Sopranos (season 5) The fifth season of "The Sopranos" aired on HBO from March 7 to June 6, 2004. The fifth season was released on DVD in region 1 on June 7, 2005. The story of season five focuses on the return of two prominent members of the DiMeo family, Tony Blundetto and Feech La Manna, who are released from lengthy stays in prison and struggle