the season was nominated for nine emmy awards, but did not win any. nominations included carlton cuse and damon lindelof for outstanding writing for a drama series for "the 23rd psalm"; jack bender for outstanding directing for a drama series for "live together, die alone"; henry ian cusick for outstanding guest actor in a drama series; michael bonvillain for outstanding cinematography for a single-camera series for "man of science, man of faith"; two nominations for outstanding single-camera picture editing for a drama series; outstanding casting for a drama series; outstanding single-camera sound mixing for a series; and outstanding special visual effects for a series.