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01Apr2009

'Lost,' 'Entourage,' 'SNL' Among Peabody Winners

DateWednesday, April 1, 2009 at 9:36PM
The Peabody Awards were announced tonight, and Lost was among the big winners. This isn't the Emmys or the People's Choice Awards; the Peabodys are the oldest, most prestigious honor in electronic media, recognizing "distinguished achievement and meritorious public service by TV and radio stations, networks, producing organizations, individuals and the World Wide Web."

Among the winners this year is Lost, which the Peabody praises as having rewritten the rules of television fiction by "breezily mixing metaphysics, quantum physics, romance and cliffhanger action." The first two seasons of Lost are pretty remarkable television, and the best example of what the Peabodys are talking about. After a lull in the third season, Lost began to slowly find its groove again in the middle of last season and is firing on most cylinders so far this year.

Other entertainment-based winners included Saturday Night Live for its political satire, Breaking Bad, Entourage, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and John Adams.

Of particular note for international film buffs is a Peabody for Turner Classic Movies for general contributions and the acknowledgment of Chinese director Zhang Yimou and his unprecedented work for the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics on NBC.

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