Emmy Nominations 2008

Nominations for the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on July 17, 2008, in Hollywood, California. The HBO mini series John Adams led the field with 23 nominations. The NBC sitcom 30 Rock received 17 nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series, and AMC's drama Mad Men had 16 nominations.CNN.com: John Adams, Mad Men, Damages Lead in Emmy Nods (July 16, 2008)

The Primetime Emmy Awards are presented each year by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to recognize excellence in the previous year's television programming.Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: Awards The first Emmy Awards were presented on January 25, 1949.CNN: If You Knew Emmys Like We Knew Emmys (September 04, 1998)

In addition to the Primetime Emmy Awards, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences presents the Daytime Emmy Awards each year.

The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, September 21, 2008. ABC will broadcast the event live from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California.Academy of Television Arts & Sciences: 2007-2008 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations Revealed (July 17, 2008)

• Michael Angeli, Battlestar Galactica (Sci-Fi Channel)

• Matthew Weiner, Mad Men (AMC)

• Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman, Damages (FX)

• Matthew Weiner and Robin Veith, Mad Men (AMC)

• David Simon and Ed Burns, The Wire

• Tina Fey, 30 Rock

• Jack Burditt, 30 Rock

• James Bobin, Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, Flight of the Conchords

• Bryan Fuller, Pushing Daisies

• Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, The Office

• Louis J. Horvitz, 80th Annual Academy Awards

• Lonny Price, Great Performances (Company)

• Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live

• Jim Hoskinson, The Colbert Report

• Chuck O'Neil, The Daily Show