LOST nabs (a little) Emmy love

The nominees for the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning, and Lost scored five nominations (or six, depending on how you look at it). Most notably, Lost was nominated for best drama series, and actor Michael Emerson scored the show’s one and only acting nod, for Best Supporting Actor. The show also managed to squeak in a writing nomination for the Season 5 finale, “The Incident” — with all four other nominees going to episodes of Mad Men.

A lot of fans have been hoping and lobbying for nominations for Josh Holloway (Sawyer) and Elizabeth Mitchell (Juliet), who did their best work to-date on the show in Season 5, thanks to the storyline of their unexpected romance. No such luck.

Here are Lost‘s nominations, along with their competition:

Outstanding Drama Series
Big Love • HBO • Anima Sola Productions and Playtone in association with HBO Entertainment
Breaking Bad • AMC • High Bridge, Gran Via Productions, Sony Pictures Television
Damages • FX Networks • FX Productions and Sony Pictures Television
Dexter • Showtime • Showtime Presents in association with John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company, Clyde Phillips Productions
House • FOX • Universal Media Studios in association with Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions
Lost • ABC • Grass Skirt Productions and ABC Studios
Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
24 • 7:00AM – 8:00AM • FOX • Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox Television in association with Teakwood Lane Productions • Scott Powell, A.C.E., Edited By
Battlestar Galactica • Daybreak (Part 2) • Syfy • R&D TV in association with Universal Cable Productions • Andrew Seklir, A.C.E., Edited By; Julius Ramsay, Edited By; Michael O’Halloran, Edited By
Breaking Bad • ABQ • AMC • High Bridge, Gran Via Productions, Sony Pictures Television • Lynne Willingham, Edited By
Lost • The Incident • ABC • Grass Skirt Productions and ABC Studios • Stephen Semel, Editor; Mark Goldman, Editor; Chris Nelson, Editor
Mad Men • Maidenform • AMC • Lionsgate Television • Cindy Mollo, Edited By

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)
24 • 10:00PM – 11:00PM • FOX • Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox Television in association with Teakwood Lane Productions • William Gocke, C.A.S., Production Mixer; Michael Olman, C.A.S., Supervising Re-Recording Mixer; Kenneth Kobett, C.A.S., Supervising Re-Recording Mixer
Battlestar Galactica • Daybreak (Part 2) • Syfy • R&D TV in association with Universal Cable Productions • Rick Bal, Production Mixer; Michael Olman, C.A.S., Supervising Re-Recording Mixer; Kenneth Kobett, C.A.S., Supervising Re-Recording Mixer
Boston Legal • Last Call • ABC • A David E. Kelley Production in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television • Clark King, Production Mixer; Peter R. Kelsey, Re-Recording Mixer; David Rawlinson, Re-Recording Mixer
House • House Divided • FOX • Universal Media Studios in association with Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions • Von Varga, Production Sound Mixer; Richard Weingart, Re-Recording Mixer; Gerry Lentz, Re-Recording Mixer
Lost • The Incident • ABC • Grass Skirt Productions and ABC Studios • Robert Anderson, Production Sound Mixer; Ken King, Production Sound Mixer; Scott Weber, Re-Recording Mixer; Frank Morrone, Re-Recording Mixer

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Boston Legal • ABC • A David E. Kelley Production in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television • William Shatner, as Denny Crane
Boston Legal • ABC • A David E. Kelley Production in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television • Christian Clemenson, as Jerry Espenson
Breaking Bad • AMC • High Bridge, Gran Via Productions, Sony Pictures Television • Aaron Paul, as Jesse Pinkman
Damages • FX Networks • FX Productions and Sony Pictures Television • William Hurt, as Daniel Purcell
Lost • ABC • Grass Skirt Productions and ABC Studios • Michael Emerson, as Ben Linus
Mad Men • AMC • Lionsgate Television • John Slattery, as Roger Sterling

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Lost • The Incident • ABC • Grass Skirt Productions and ABC Studios • Carlton Cuse, Writer; Damon Lindelof, Writer
Mad Men • A Night To Remember • AMC • Lionsgate Television • Robin Veith, Writer; Matthew Weiner, Writer
Mad Men • Six Month Leave • AMC • Lionsgate Television • Andre Jacquemetton, Writer; Maria Jacquemetton, Writer; Matthew Weiner, Writer
Mad Men • The Jet Set • AMC • Lionsgate Television • Matthew Weiner, Writer
Mad Men • Meditations In An Emergency • AMC • Lionsgate Television • Kater Gordon, Writer; Matthew Weiner, Writer

There was also a category in which the Alternate Reality Game “Dharma Wants You,” aka “Dharma Special Access” was nominated:

Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Fiction
The 30 Rock Digital Experience • NBC.com
The Dharma Initiative • ABC.com
The Office Digital Experience • NBC.com

What do you think of the nominees? Spot on? Way off?

Image: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.