The award show nominations and wins have been a bit scarce the past couple of years for LOST (except for Michael Emerson and Terry O’Quinn’s Emmy noms - resulting in a win for TOQ). But it looks like Season 4 may have turned the tide back to some well-deserved recognition for the show: the first sign being the Television Critics Association nominating LOST for Program of the Year.
I hope this is the first of MANY more nominations. Season 4 kicked ass.
I know I am woefully behind on updating - I do have a good reason, which I hope to share with y’all shortly. But had to pop in and give Michael Giacchino a big CONGRATULATIONS on winning a Grammy tonight. Here is the category he won for:
Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: “Ratatouille,” Michael Giacchino, composer.
Will update y’all soon on some awesome stuff coming down the pipe. Stay tuned!
Okay, I’m sure all of the LOST fans are giving a big “Well, DUUUUHHHHH!” to The Futon Critic’s pick for the number 1 television episode to air in 2007, but still - that is quite the honor. At least it is to people like me, who blog about how awesome everything that Bad Robot touches is, and who gets peeved on a regular basis when the awards shows turn a blind eye to brilliance they can’t quite comprehend.
That link takes you to the Top 10 (the entire list is for the Top 50 of 2007), which includes some pretty amazing television in and of itself. For “Through the Looking Glass” to get the top spot is pretty damn special. Congrats.
The Directors Guild of America announced their annual nominations yesterday. LOST got two noms:
Eric Laneuville - “Lost” (”The Brig”)(ABC)
Unit Production Manager: Pat Churchill
First Assistant Director: Richard Peter Schroer
Second Assistant Director: Meta Valentic
Second Second Assistant Director: Michael J. Musteric
Additional Second Second Assistant Director: Steven E. Simon
Jack Bender - “Lost” (”Through the Looking Glass”) (ABC)
Unit Production Manager: Pat Churchill
First Assistant Director: Richard Peter Schroer
Second Assistant Director: Meta Valentic
Second Second Assistant Director: Wainani Young Tomich
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU!!! Well deserved, I might add.
Congratulations to Damon Lindelof and the Ultimate Drew Goddard, whose episode “Flashes Before Your Eyes” garnered a nomination in the Episodic TV Drama category of the 2008 Writers Guild Awards. I don’t remember much about that episode, due to my BRAIN EXPLODING after it aired 
The writers of Lost have also garnered a couple of award nominations, these from the Writers’ Guild of America. The entire writing staff are nominated for Television Dramatic Series, and Christina Kim and Liz Sarnoff are nominated for writing the Season 2 episode “Two for the Road.” The WGA award winners will be announced on February 11th.
The Producer’s Guild of America announced which shows are nominated for awards this year and the producers of Lost are up for TV Drama.
The producers for Lost, namely JJ Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Bryan Burk, Jack Bender, Jean Higgins, Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz and Elizabeth Sarnoff, have been nominated for a Producer’s Guild Award in the category of the Norman Felton Award in Episodic TV - Drama. They are up against the producers of Grey’s Anatomy, House, The Sopranos and 24. The winner will be announced January 20th, 2007.
All of you UK viewers can head over and vote for Lost (Best Drama category), Matthew Fox (Best Actor) and Evangeline Lilly (Best Actress) in the National Television Awards. These are voted on by the viewers, and you can vote until the ceremony is held on October 31st. Results will be shown on ITV1 on November 1st.