Reception
Critical as well as viewer opinion has been positive for Matthew Fox's Jack Shephard. BuddyTV praised Matthew Fox's lead role performance in "Through the Looking Glass" as "Emmy worthy" The San Diego Union-Tribune's Karla Peterson praised Fox's work in "Something Nice Back Home", The Palm Beach Post's Kevin Thompson "thought Matthew did a nice job conveying a wide range of emotions—scared, haunted, frustration, jealousy, just to name a few" in the same episode.
Matthew Fox won a Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Television Series for his role as Jack in 2004. He was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2006 for Best Actor in a television series - Drama and a Television Critics Association award in 2005 for Individual Achievement in Drama. He has also won two Saturn awards, including Best Actor on Television in 2005 and Best Actor in a Television Program in 2007. In 2010, Fox received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
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