‘Lost in Oz: Extended Adventure’ Snags Five Daytime Emmy Nominations

Tokyo-based Polygon Pictures announced that its animated feature Lost in Oz: Extended Adventure has received five nominations for the 44th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, including outstanding children’s animated program, outstanding casting for an animated series or special, outstanding writing in an animated program, outstanding sound mixing – animation and outstanding sound editing – animation.

Lost in Oz: Extended Adventure is a special feature from the Lost In Oz original animated series by Amazon Prime Video and the Bureau of Magic, which was released on Dec. 2, 2016, on Amazon Prime Video.

This is the fifth title with animation by Polygon Pictures that has been nominated for an Emmy, after Ronja, The Robber's Daughter (4th International Emmy Award winner), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (40th and 41st annual Daytime Emmy Award winner), Transformers Prime (39th annual Daytime Emmy Award winner), and Transformers: Robots in Disguise.

Lost in Oz is an original animated series from Amazon Prime and production company Bureau of Magic. Developed and produced by Bureau of Magic’s Mark Warshaw, Darin Mark, Jared Mark and Abram Makowka, this contemporary re-imagining of L. Frank Baum’s extraordinary universe is designed by Flaunt Productions (Under Siege, Project Spark), with music by Adam Berry (The Penguins of Madagascar) and theme music by Mark Mothersbaugh (The Lego Movie).

The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony will be held over two days on April 28 and April 30.

Source: Polygon Pictures