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Jack Bender Biography

Birth Name:Jack Bender

Birth Place:United States

Profession Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, Composer, Art department

Fast Facts

At the 2006 Hawaii International Film Festival, he and Jean Higgins won the Mahalo Nui Loa Award for "Lost․"
Won a Banff Rockie Award at the 2009 Banff Television Festival for "Lost" in the Best Continuing Series category
In 2009, he won a Film in Hawaii Award for "Lost" at the Hawaii International Film Festival
In the 1970s, he worked as a character actor, but soon transitioned to directing and producing
Known for executive producing and directing many key episodes of the television series "Lost․"
Finished filming the series finale of "Lost" at 5:30 in the morning after making the actors do the last scene to be filmed three times because he was putting off the moment when he would have to say "that's a wrap" for the last time
Provided audio commentary on the DVD releases of several episodes of "Lost․"

Awards

1985ACE-Directing a Dramatic Series: nominated
1985ACE-Directing a Dramatic Series: nominated
1992Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Drama Series: nominated
2002OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Drama Series: nominated
2005Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Year: nominated
2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
2006Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Year: nominated
2006Film in Hawaii Award-: winner
2006PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: winner
2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
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 Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
2007Rondo Statuette-Best TV Presentation: nominated
2008DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in 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
2009Banff Rockie Award-Best Continuing Series: winner
2009DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series: nominated
2009Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Year: winner
2009Mahalo Nui Loa Award-: winner
2009Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form: nominated
2009INOCA TV-Best Episode of a Drama Series: nominated
2009PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
2010DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series: nominated
2010Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Year: winner
2010Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Decade: nominated
2010Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Decade: nominated
2010INOCA TV-Best Episode of a Drama Series: winner
2010PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
2011DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series: nominated
2011Golden Nymph-Best International Producer: nominated
2011PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
2017Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form: nominated
2024Astra TV Award-Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series: nominated