Thursday July 16, 2009 9:56 am
2009 Primetime Emmy Nominations
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Bright and early this morning, Chandra Wilson and Jim Parsons announced the nominees for the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards.
Just like last year, we saw many first-timers named and a long list of cable acknowledgements (for both pay and basic channels). Thanks to expanded categories, we also saw a number of surprises (Flight of the Conchords, Family Guy) and overdue nominations (How I Met Your Mother, Big Love).
For the second year in a row, Mad Men, with its 16 nominations, topped all drama programs. Meanwhile, 30 Rock broke comedy records with a whopping 22 noms. Overall, HBO was the most-nominated network with 99 mentions while NBC - yes, NBC - came in second.
This year’s ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris on Sept. 20 on CBS.
Outstanding Drama Series
- Big Love
- Breaking Bad
- Damages
- Dexter
- House
- Lost
- Mad Men (last year’s winner)
Outstanding Lead Actor, Drama
- Simon Baker, The Mentalist
- Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
- Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (last year’s winner)
- Michael C. Hall, Dexter
- Jon Hamm, Mad Men
- Hugh Laurie, House
Notable omission: No more nominations for Boston Legal‘s James Spader. Woo hoo!
Outstanding Lead Actress, Drama
- Glenn Close, Damages (last year’s winner)
- Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters (last year’s winner)
- Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
- Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
- Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
- Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama
- Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal
- Michael Emerson, Lost
- William Hurt, Damages
- Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
- William Shatner, Boston Legal
- John Slattery, Mad Men
Notable item: William Shatner…again?? I thought we were done with that show!
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama
- Rose Byrne, Damages
- Hope Davis, In Treatment
- Cherry Jones, 24
- Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy
- Dianne Wiest, In Treatment (last year’s winner)
- Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy
Notable omission: Katherine Heigl, Grey’s Anatomy (Guess that cancer storyline didn’t work for her after all.)
Outstanding Comedy Series
- 30 Rock (last year’s winner)
- Entourage
- Family Guy
- Flight of the Conchords
- How I Met Your Mother
- The Office
- Weeds
Notable item: Family Guy. (First animated series since 1961’s The Flintstones to be nominated in this category. I’m sure The Simpsons are pissed.)
Notable omissions: Two and a Half Men (Ratings apparently don’t mean much.)
Outstanding Lead Actor, Comedy
- Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (last year’s winner)
- Steve Carell, The Office
- Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords
- Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
- Tony Shalhoub, Monk
- Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men
Notable item: Jim Parsons. (Didn’t you know nerds were hot again?)
Oustanding Lead Actress, Comedy
- Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
- Toni Collette, United States of Tara
- Tina Fey, 30 Rock (last year’s winner)
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
- Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
- Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program
Notable omissions: America Ferrera, Ugly Betty (I doubt the show’s move to Fridays will help her next year.)
Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy
- Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
- Kevin Dillon, Entourage
- Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
- Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock
- Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
- Rainn Wilson, The Office
Notable item:McBrayer and Morgan. (I’m surprised it’s taken this long to get them on here.)
Notable omissions: Jeremy Piven (Entourage), last year’s winner. (Was his absence a result of mercury poisoning?)
Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy
- Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
- Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
- Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
- Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
KristinKristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live- Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty
Notable item: Kristin Wiig (What’s more shocking than two SNL ladies at the same time?
. The fact that the Academy spelled her first name wrong!)
Notable omission: Jean Smart, Samantha Who? (last year’s winner)
(You can find the full list of nominees here.)
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