The Tail Section

The Emmy nominations were finally announced this morning, and as usual it’s a completely mixed bag.  There are nominations that I cheered for and snubs that left me scratching my head and shaking my fist at the computer screen.  The good news is that Lost finally made its way back into the Outstanding Drama Series category, which is a spot we all know it deserves after an outstanding fourth season.  The bad news is that it was shut out of the writing and directing categories, which seems rather ridiculous.  You can’t win them all, I suppose.

Here are the nominations Lost racked up this morning:

Outstanding Drama Series

Lost
Producers TBD

Competing against: Boston Legal, Damages, Dexter, House, Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

Lost - Michael Emerson as Ben

Competing against:
Ted Danson, Damages
Zeljko Ivanek, Damages
William Shatner, Boston Legal
John Slattery, Mad Men

Outstanding Cinematography For A One-Hour Series

Lost - "The Constant" - John Bartley, A.S.C., C.S.C., Director of Photography

Competing against: Battlestar Galactica, Breaking Bad, Dexter, Mad Men, Rescue Me

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series

Lost - "There’s No Place Like Home (Parts 2 & 3)"
Henk Van Eeghen, Editor
Robert Florio, Editor
Mark J. Goldman, Editor
Stephen Semel, Editor

Competing against: Battlestar Galactica, Boston Legal, Breaking Bad, Heroes, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)

Lost - "The Constant" - Michael Giacchiano, Music By

Competing against: Family Guy, House, Little People Big World, Pushing Daisies, The Simpsons

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series

Lost - "The Shape Of Things To Come"
Thomas deGorter, M.P.S.E., Supervising Sound Editor
Paula Fairfield, M.P.S.E., Sound Editor
Carla Murray, M.P.S.E., Sound Editor
Maciek Malish, M.P.S.E., Sound Editor
Lloyd Jay Keiser, Sound Editor
Joseph Schultz, Sound Editor
Jim Bailey, Foley Artist
Cynthia Merril, Foley Artist
Alex Levy, Music Editor

Competing against: CSI, ER, Smallville, Supernatural

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One-Hour)

Lost - "Meet Kevin Johnson"
Robert Anderson, Production Mixer
Frank Morrone, Re-Recording Mixer
Scott Weber, Re-Recording Mixer

Competing against: Battlestar Galactica, Boston Legal, Burn Notice, Dexter

Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs

Lost: Missing Pieces
Damon Lindelof, Executive Producer
Carlton Cuse, Executive Producer
Barry Jossen, Executive Producer

Competing against:
30 Rock: Kenneth The Web Page
Battlestar Galactica - Razor Featurette #4
Friday Night Lights: Spotlight On Austin
Sarah Silverman Program Nugget