Damon Lindelof
Birth Name:
Damon Laurence Lindelof
Birth Place:
Teaneck, New Jersey, United States
Profession
Writer, Producer, Actor
Fast Facts
- Received a Vision in Film Award in 2009 at the Hawaii International Film Festival
- Won a Banff Rockie Award in 2009 for his work on "Lost․"
- Studied at the Tisch School of Arts at New York University
- Married Heidi Mary Gudeman in 2005, and has one child with her
- His career began as a writer on two 1999 episodes of the series "Wasteland․"
- Best known for co-creating the series "Lost," and for his involvement in the both "Crossing Jordan" and "Nash Bridges․"
- Cites "Pulp Fiction," "Touch of Evil," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "The Shining," "Bambi" and "The Godfather Part II" as his favorite movies
Awards
- 2005Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Winner
- 2005Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Nominated
- 2005Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form:Nominated
- 2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Winner
- 2006Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Nominated
- 2006PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Winner
- 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2006WGA Award (TV) - Dramatic Series:Winner
- 2007BAFTA TV Award - Best International:Nominated
- 2007Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Winner
- 2007PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
- 2007Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2007Rondo Statuette - Best TV Presentation:Nominated
- 2007WGA Award (TV) - Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 2008Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Winner
- 2008INOCA TV - Best Episode of a Drama Series:Winner
- 2008PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2008WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Nominated
- 2009ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2009Banff Rockie Award - Best Continuing Series:Winner
- 2009Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Winner
- 2009Vision in Film AwardWinner
- 2009Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form:Nominated
- 2009INOCA TV - Best Episode of a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2009Jules Verne Achievement AwardWinner
- 2009PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2009WGA Award (TV) - Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Decade:Nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Decade:Nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Decade:Nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Winner
- 2010INOCA TV - Best Episode of a Drama Series:Winner
- 2010PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2010PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2010WGA Award (TV) - Drama Series:Nominated
- 2011Golden Nymph - Best International Producer:Nominated
- 2011PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
- 2011WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Nominated
- 2012IDA Award - Best Short:Nominated
- 2015INOCA TV - Best Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2015WGA Award (TV) - Adapted Long Form:Nominated
- 2016Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Winner
- 2016INOCA TV - Best Writing for a Drama Series:Winner
- 2016USC Scripter Award - Television:Nominated
- 2017Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Winner
- 2017INOCA TV - Best Writing for a Drama Series:Winner
- 2018WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Nominated
- 2019Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Decade:Nominated
- 2019Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Decade:Nominated
- 2020Black Reel - Outstanding TV Movie/Limited Series:Winner
- 2020Black Reel - Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series:Winner
- 2020Black Reel - Outstanding Writing, TV Movie/Limited Series:Nominated
- 2020Dragon Award - Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series:Nominated
- 2020Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form:Nominated
- 2020Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form:Nominated
- 2020Image Award - Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2020PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
- 2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special:Winner
- 2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited Series:Winner
- 2020Bradbury Award - Outstanding Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
- 2020USC Scripter Award - Television:Nominated
- 2020WGA Award (TV) - Drama Series:Nominated
- 2020WGA Award (TV) - New Series:Winner
- 2021Jury Prize - Commendable Imported Film:Winner
- 2021Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Series - Longform:Winner