Emmy Nominations 2009

The 2009 Emmy Nominations were announced on July 15, 2009. 30 Rock scored the most nominations, at 22.

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