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The 61st Annual Emmy Awards | The 61st Annual Emmy Award Nominations Announced – The 2009 Emmy Award Nomination Announcements were made by Grey’s Anatomy’s Chandra Wilson and The Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons and aired Thursday, July 16, 2009. The awards show will air on CBS on Sunday, September 20, 2009 with Neil Patrick Harris as the scheduled host the program.

This year there are up to six nominees per category if needed and surprises included NBC’s 30 Rock earning 22 nominations, which set a record for nominations for a comedy series. Seth McFarland’s Family Guy was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series. This is the first time for an animated series to be nominated in this category since The Flintstones in 1961. Currently, cable is expected to dominate in many categories for their outstanding original series. Chandra Wilson, Jim Parsons, and Neil Patrick Harris are all nominated for an Emmy Award in their categories. Chandra Wilson is nominated twice. Jackbook.com has more information on this and all the hot awards shows.

**A Partial List of 2009 Emmy Nominees:

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory • CBS • Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
Flight Of The Conchords • HBO • Jemaine Clement as Jemaine
Monk • USA • Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk
The Office • NBC • Steve Carell as Michael Scott
30 Rock • NBC • Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy
Two And A Half Men • CBS • Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Breaking Bad • AMC • Bryan Cranston as Walter White
Dexter • Showtime • Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
House • FOX • Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House
In Treatment • HBO • Gabriel Byrne as Paul
Mad Men • AMC • Jon Hamm as Don Draper
The Mentalist • CBS • Simon Baker as Patrick Jane

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Cyrano de Bergerac (Great Performances) • PBS • Kevin Kline as Cyrano de Bergerac
Into The Storm • HBO • Brendan Gleeson as Winston Churchill
King Lear (Great Performances) • PBS • Sir Ian McKellen as King Lear
Taking Chance • HBO • Kevin Bacon as LtCol Mike Strobl
24: Redemption • FOX • Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer
Wallander: One Step Behind • PBS •
Kenneth Branagh as Kurt Wallander

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
The New Adventures Of Old Christine • CBS • Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine
Samantha Who? • ABC • Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly
The Sarah Silverman Program • Comedy Central • Sarah Silverman as Sarah Silverman
30 Rock • NBC • Tina Fey as Liz Lemon
United States Of Tara • Showtime • Toni Collette as Tara Gregson
Weeds • Showtime • Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Brothers & Sisters • ABC • Sally Field as Nora Walker
The Closer • TNT • Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson
Damages • FX Networks • Glenn Close as Patty Hewes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • NBC • Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson
Mad Men • AMC • Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson
Saving Grace • TNT • Holly Hunter as Grace Hanadarko

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Accidental Friendship • Hallmark Channel • Chandra Wilson as Yvonne
Coco Chanel • Lifetime • Shirley MacLaine as Coco Chanel
Grey Gardens • HBO • Drew Barrymore as Little Edie
Grey Gardens • HBO • Jessica Lange as Big Edie
Prayers For Bobby • Lifetime • Sigourney Weaver as Mary Griffith

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Entourage • HBO • Kevin Dillon as Johnny Drama
How I Met Your Mother • CBS • Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson
The Office • NBC • Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute
30 Rock • NBC • Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan
30 Rock • NBC • Jack McBrayer as Kenneth Parcell
Two And A Half Men • CBS • Jon Cryer as Alan Harper

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
Boston Legal • ABC • William Shatner as Denny Crane
Boston Legal • ABC • Christian Clemenson as Jerry Espenson
Breaking Bad • AMC • Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman
Damages • FX Networks • William Hurt as Daniel Purcell
Lost • ABC • Michael Emerson as Ben Linus
Mad Men • AMC • John Slattery as Roger Sterling

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Grey Gardens • HBO • Ken Howard as Phelan Beale
Into The Storm • HBO • Len Cariou as Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice • TNT • Bob Newhart as Judson
Little Dorrit • PBS • Tom Courtenay as Mr. Dorrit
Little Dorrit • PBS • Andy Serkis as Rigaud

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Pushing Daisies • ABC • Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook
Saturday Night Live • NBC • Amy Poehler as Various Characters
Saturday Night Live • NBC • Kristin Wiig as Various Characters
30 Rock • NBC • Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney
Ugly Betty • ABC • Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater
Weeds • Showtime • Elizabeth Perkins as Celia Hodes

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Damages • FX Networks • Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons
Grey’s Anatomy • ABC • Sandra Oh as Dr. Christina Yang
Grey’s Anatomy • ABC • Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
In Treatment • HBO • Dianne Wiest as Gina
In Treatment • HBO • Hope Davis as Mia
24 • FOX • Cherry Jones as President Allison Taylor

Outstanding Comedy Series
Entourage • HBO
Family Guy • FOX
Flight Of The Conchords
How I Met Your Mother • CBS
The Office • NBC
30 Rock • NBC
Weeds • Showtime

Outstanding Drama Series
Big Love • HBO
Breaking Bad • AMC
Damages • FX Networks
Dexter • Showtime
House • FOX
Lost • ABC
Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Miniseries
Generation Kill • HBO
Little Dorrit • PBS

Outstanding Made For Television Movie
Coco Chanel • Lifetime
Grey Gardens • HBO
Into The Storm • HBO
Prayers For Bobby • Lifetime
Taking Chance • HBO

** list from The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/primetimeawards.php