The 2009 Emmy Awards were held on September 20, 2009, at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California. Neil Patrick Harris hosted the show.

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

• Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
• Late Show With David Letterman - CBS
• Real Time With Bill Maher - HBO
• Saturday Night Live - NBC
• The Colbert Report - Comedy Central
• The Daily Show With Jon Stewart - Comedy Central

• Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour)
• American Dad - "Sixteen-Hundred Candles"
• Robot Chicken - "Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II"
• South Park - "Margaritaville"
• The Simpsons - "Gone Maggie Gone"

• Outstanding Children's Program
• Hannah Montana - Disney Channel
• iCarly - Nickelodeon
• Wizards Of Waverly Place - Disney Channel

• Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
• American Idol - Ryan Seacrest
• Dancing With The Stars - Tom Bergeron
• Project Runway - Heidi Klum
• Survivor - Jeff Probst
• The Amazing Race - Phil Keoghan
• Top Chef - Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio

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

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

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

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

• Outstanding Reality - Competition Program
• American Idol - FOX
• Dancing With The Stars - ABC
• Project Runway - Bravo
• The Amazing Race - CBS
• Top Chef - Bravo

• Outstanding Reality Program
• Antiques Roadshow - PBS
• Dirty Jobs - Discovery Channel
• Dog Whisperer - NGC
• Intervention - A&E
• Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
• MythBusters - Discovery Channel

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

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

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

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

• Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
• Chris Rock - Kill The Messenger - HBO
• Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut A Bitch - Bravo
• Ricky Gervais: Out Of England -- The Stand-Up Special - HBO
• The Kennedy Center Honors - CBS
• Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush - HBO