Complete List of Emmy Nominations

30 Rock tops all nominees with 22 nods; Mad Men lead the drama field with 16 nominations

By EOL Staff Jul 16, 2009 1:20 PMTags
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30 Rock nabbed a leading 22 Emmy nominations, while Mad Men lead the drama field with a whopping 16. The 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, air Sept. 20 on CBS.

Here's the complete list of nominees:

Drama Series

  • Big Love
  • Breaking Bad
  • Damages
  • Dexter
  • House
  • Lost
  • Mad Men

Comedy Series

  • Entourage
  • Family Guy
  • Flight of the Conchords
  • How I Met Your Mother
  • The Office
  • 30 Rock
  • Weeds

Lead Actor, Comedy

  • Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
  • Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords
  • Tony Shalhoub, Monk
  • Steve Carell, The Office
  • Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
  • Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men

Lead Actor, Drama

  • Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
  • Michael C. Hall, Dexter
  • Hugh Laurie, House
  • Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
  • Jon Hamm, Mad Men
  • Simon Baker, The Mentalist

Lead Actress, Comedy

  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
  • Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
  • Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program
  • Tina Fey, 30 Rock
  • Toni Collette, United States of Tara
  • Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

Lead Actress, Drama

  • Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
  • Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
  • Glenn Close, Damages
  • Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  • Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
  • Holly Hunter, Saving Grace

Supporting Actor, Drama

  • William Shatner, Boston Legal
  • Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal
  • Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
  • William Hurt, Damages
  • Michael Emerson, Lost
  • John Slattery, Mad Men

Supporting Actress, Drama

  • Rose Byrne, Damages
  • Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy
  • Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy
  • Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
  • Hope Davis, In Treatment
  • Cherry Jones, 24

Supporting Actor, Comedy

  • Kevin Dillon, Entourage
  • Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
  • Rainn Wilson, The Office
  • Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
  • Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock
  • Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men

Supporting Actress, Comedy

  • Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
  • Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
  • Kristin Wiig, Saturday Night Live
  • Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
  • Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty
  • Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds

Actor, Miniseries or Movie

  • Kevin Kline, Cyrano de Bergerac
  • Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm
  • Ian McKellen, King Lear
  • Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance
  • Kiefer Sutherland, 24: Redemption
  • Kenneth Branagh, Wallander: One Step Behind

Actress, Miniseries or Movie

  • Chandra Wilson, Accidental Friendship
  • Shirley MacLaine, Coco Chanel
  • Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens
  • Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens
  • Sigourney Weaver, Prayers for Bobby

Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie

  • Ken Howard, Grey Gardens
  • Len Cariou, Into the Storm
  • Bob Newhart, The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice
  • Tom Courtenay, Little Dorrit
  • Andy Serkis, Little Dorrit

Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie

  • Marcia Gay Harden, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
  • Jeanne Tripplehorn, Grey Gardens
  • Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Saddam
  • Janet McTeer, Into the Storm
  • Cicely Tyson, Relative Stranger

Voice-Over Performance

  • Ron Rifkin, American Masters
  • Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy
  • Seth Green, Robot Chicken
  • Hank Azaria, The Simpsons
  • Harry Shearer, The Simpsons
  • Dan Castellaneta, The Simpsons

Miniseries

  • Generation Kill
  • Little Dorrit

Made-for-TV Movie

  • Coco Chanel
  • Grey Gardens
  • Into the Storm
  • Prayers for Bobby
  • Taking Chance

Animated Program (Less Than One Hour)

  • American Dad
  • Robot Chicken
  • The Simpsons
  • South Park

Animated Program (One Hour or More)

  • Afro Samurai: Resurrection
  • Destination Imagination

Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series

  • The Big Bang Theory
  • Hell's Kitchen
  • How I Met Your Mother
  • The New Adventures of Old Christine
  • Saturday Night Live

Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series

  • Bones
  • Heroes
  • Mad Men
  • Pushing Daisies
  • True Blood
  • The Tudors

Art Direction for Miniseries or Movie

  • Generation Kill
  • Grey Gardens
  • Into the Storm
  • Little Dorrit
  • Taking Chance

Art Direction for Variety, Music or Nonfiction Programming

  • 81st Annual Academy Awards
  • American Idol
  • A Colbert Christmas
  • 51st Annual Grammy Awards
  • 2008 MTV Video Music Awards

Casting for a Comedy

  • Californication
  • The Office
  • 30 Rock
  • United States of Tara
  • Weeds

Casting for a Drama

  • Damages
  • Friday Night Lights
  • Mad Men
  • True Blood
  • The Tudors

Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or Special

  • Generation Kill
  • Grey Gardens
  • House of Saddam
  • Into the Storm
  • Little Dorrit

Choreography

  • 81st Annual Academy Awards, "Musicals Are Back," Rob Ashford
  • Dancing With the Stars, "Jive/Great Balls of Fire," Derek Hough & Julianne Hough
  • So You Think You Can Dance, "Bleeding Love," Tabitha D'umo & Napoleon D'umo
  • So You Think You Can Dance, "Mercy," Mia Michaels
  • So You Think You Can Dance, "Adam and Eve," Tyce Diorio
  • So You Think You Can Dance, "A Los Amigos," Dmitry Chaplin

Cinematography for Half-Hour Series

  • According to Jim
  • Californication
  • Everybody Hates Chris
  • 30 Rock
  • Weeds

Cinematography for One Hour Series

  • Breaking Bad
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Life on Mars
  • Man Men
  • The Tudors

Cinematography for a Miniseries of Movie

  • Generation Kill
  • Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
  • Grey Gardens
  • Into the Storm
  • Little Dorrit

Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming

  • Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
  • Deadliest Catch
  • Expedition Africa
  • This American Life
  • Whale Wars

Cinematography for Reality Programming

  • The Amazing Race
  • Intervention
  • Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment
  • Survivor
  • Top Chef

Commercial

  • Amex/Platinum Card, "Airport Lounge"
  • Hulu, "Alec in Huluwood"
  • Nike, "Bottled Courage"
  • Anheuser-Busch Budweiser, "Circus"
  • Coca-Cola, "Heist"
  • Anheuser-Busch Bud Light, "Magazine Buyer"
  • Career Builder, "Tips"
  • Sprint Nextel, "Wedding"

Costumes for a Series

  • Mad Men
  • The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
  • Pushing Daisies
  • The Tudors
  • Ugly Betty

Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or Special

  • Grey Gardens
  • House of Saddam
  • Into the Storm
  • The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice
  • Little Dorrit

Directing, Comedy

  • Entourage
  • Flight of the Conchords
  • The Office
  • 30 Rock

Directing, Drama

  • Battlestar Galactica
  • Boston Legal
  • Damages
  • ER
  • Mad Men

Directing for Variety, Music or Comedy Series

  • American Idol
  • The Colbert Report
  • The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
  • Late Show With David Letterman
  • Real Time With Bill Maher
  • Saturday Night Live

Directing for Variety, Music or Comedy Special

  • 81st Annual Academy Awards
  • Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
  • Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl Halftime Show
  • The Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration Celebration
  • Will Ferrell: You're Welcome, America

Directing for Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special

  • Generation Kill
  • Grey Gardens
  • Into the Storm
  • Little Dorrit
  • Taking Chance
  • Wallander: One Step Behind

Directing for Nonfiction Programming

  • The Amazing Race
  • Project Runway
  • Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
  • This American Life
  • Top Chef

Single-Camera Picture Editing, Drama Series

  • Battlestar Galactica
  • Breaking Bad
  • Lost
  • Mad Men
  • 24

Picture Editing, Comedy Series

  • How I Met Your Mother
  • The Office
  • 30 Rock

Single-Camera Picture Editing, Miniseries or Movie

  • Generation Kill
  • Grey Gardens
  • Taking Chance
  • 24: Redemption

Short Form Picture Editing

  • 81st Annual Academy Awards
  • The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
  • Dancing With the Stars
  • Stand Up to Cancer

Picture Editing for a Special

  • AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Warren Beatty
  • Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger
  • A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All
  • The Kennedy Center Honors
  • Ricky Gervais: Out of England

Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming

  • Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
  • Deadliest Catch
  • 102 Minutes That Changed America
  • Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
  • This American Life

Picture Editing for Reality Programming

  • The Amazing Race
  • Celebrity Apprentice
  • Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
  • Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
  • Project Runway
  • Top Chef

Hairstyling For A Single-Camera Series

  • Desperate Housewives
  • Mad Men
  • Pushing Daisies
  • Tracey Ullman's State Of The Union
  • The Tudors

Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special

  • Dancing With The Stars
  • MADtv
  • Saturday Night Live
  • Two And A Half Men

Hairstyling For A Miniseries Or A Movie

  • Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
  • Grey Gardens
  • House Of Saddam
  • Into The Storm
  • Little Dorrit


Creative Achievement in Interactive Media, Nonfiction

  • Top Chef
  • The Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Digital Experience
  • The Saturday Night Live Digital Experience

Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media, Fiction

  • The Dharma Initiative, ABC.com
  • The Office Digital Experience, NBC.com
  • The 30 Rock Digital Experience, NBC.com

Outstanding Lighting Direction For Variety, Music Or Comedy Programming

  • 81st Annual Academy Awards
  • American Idol
  • Dancing With The Stars
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live
  • Late Show With David Letterman
  • Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Main Title Design

  • Lie To Me
  • Taking Chance
  • True Blood
  • United States Of Tara

Outstanding Makeup For A Single-Camera Series

  • Grey's Anatomy
  • Little Britain USA
  • Mad Men
  • Nip/Tuck
  • Pushing Daisies

Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)

  • Dancing With The Stars
  • MADtv
  • Saturday Night Live
  • So You Think You Can Dance

Outstanding Makeup For A Miniseries Or A Movie (Non-Prosthetic)

  • The Courageous Heart Of Irena Sendler
  • Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
  • Grey Gardens
  • Maneater

Breaking news. More nominations to come...

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