2009 Primetime Emmy Award nominees

Outstanding Comedy Series

Entourage • HBO

Family Guy • FOX

Flight Of The Conchords • HBO

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 Variety, Music Or Comedy Series

The Colbert Report • Comedy Central

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart • Comedy Central

Late Show With David Letterman • CBS

Real Time With Bill Maher • HBO

Saturday Night Live • NBC

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory • CBS

Jemaine Clement as Jemaine, Flight Of The Conchords • HBO

Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk, Monk • USA

Steve Carell as Michael Scott, The Office • NBC

Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock • NBC

Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper, Two And A Half Men • CBS

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series

Bryan Cranston as Walter White, Breaking Bad • AMC

Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan, Dexter • Showtime

Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House, House • FOX

Gabriel Byrne as Paul, In Treatment • HBO

Jon Hamm as Don Draper, Mad Men • AMC

Simon Baker as Patrick Jane, The Mentalist • CBS

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Kevin Kline as Cyrano de Bergerac, Cyrano de Bergerac (Great Performances) • PBS

Brendan Gleeson as Winston Churchill, Into The Storm • HBO

Sir Ian McKellen as King Lear, King Lear (Great Performances) • PBS

Kevin Bacon as LtCol Mike Strobl, Taking Chance • HBO

Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer, 24: Redemption • FOX

Kenneth Branagh as Kurt Wallander, Wallander: One Step Behind • PBS

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine, The New Adventures Of Old Christine • CBS

Christina Applegate as Samantha Newly, Samantha Who? • ABC

Sarah Silverman as Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program • Comedy Central

Tina Fey as Liz Lemon, 30 Rock • NBC

Toni Collette as Tara Gregson, United States Of Tara • Showtime

Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin, Weeds • Showtime

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Sally Field as Nora Walker, Brothers & Sisters • ABC

Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson, The Closer • TNT

Glenn Close as Patty Hewes, Damages • FX Networks

Mariska Hargitay as Detective Olivia Benson, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • NBC

Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson, Mad Men • AMC

Holly Hunter as Grace Hanadarko, Saving Grace • TNT

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Chandra Wilson as Yvonne, Accidental Friendship • Hallmark Channel

Shirley MacLaine as Coco Chanel, Coco Chanel • Lifetime

Drew Barrymore as Little Edie, Grey Gardens • HBO

Jessica Lange as Big Edie, Grey Gardens • HBO

Sigourney Weaver as Mary Griffith, Prayers For Bobby • Lifetime

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series

Kevin Dillon as Johnny Drama, Entourage • HBO

Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson, How I Met Your Mother • CBS

Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute, The Office • NBC

Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan, 30 Rock • NBC

Jack McBrayer as Kenneth Parcell, 30 Rock • NBC

Jon Cryer as Alan Harper, Two And A Half Men • CBS

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series

William Shatner as Denny Crane, Boston Legal • ABC

Christian Clemenson as Jerry Espenson, Boston Legal • ABC

Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman, Breaking Bad • AMC

William Hurt as Daniel Purcell, Damages • FX Networks

Michael Emerson as Ben Linus, Lost • ABC

John Slattery as Roger Sterling, Mad Men • AMC

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series

Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook, Pushing Daisies • ABC

Amy Poehler as Various Characters, Saturday Night Live • NBC

Kristin Wiig as Various Characters, Saturday Night Live • NBC

Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney, 30 Rock • NBC

Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater, Ugly Betty • ABC

Elizabeth Perkins as Celia Hodes, Weeds • Showtime

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series

Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons, Damages • FX Networks

Sandra Oh as Dr. Christina Yang, Grey's Anatomy • ABC

Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey, Grey's Anatomy • ABC

Dianne Wiest as Gina, In Treatment • HBO

Hope Davis as Mia, In Treatment • HBO

Cherry Jones as President Allison Taylor, 24 • FOX

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

Ken Howard as Phelan Beale, Grey Gardens • HBO

Len Cariou as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Into The Storm • HBO

Bob Newhart as Judson, The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice • TNT

Tom Courtenay as Mr. Dorrit, Little Dorrit • PBS

Andy Serkis as Rigaud, Little Dorrit • PBS

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

Marcia Gay Harden as Janina, The Courageous Heart Of Irena Sendler (Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation) • CBS

Jeanne Tripplehorn as Jackie O., Grey Gardens • HBO

Shohreh Aghdashloo as Sajida, House Of Saddam • HBO

Janet McTeer as Clementine Churchill, Into The Storm • HBO

Cicely Tyson as Pearl, Relative Stranger • Hallmark Channel

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series

Beau Bridges as Eli Boggs, Desperate Housewives • The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened • ABC

Justin Timberlake as Various Characters, Saturday Night Live • Host: Justin Timberlake • NBC

Steve Martin as Gavin Volure, 30 Rock • Gavin Volure • NBC

Jon Hamm as Dr. Drew Baird, 30 Rock • The Bubble • NBC

Alan Alda as Milton Greene, 30 Rock • Mamma Mia • NBC

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series

Edward Asner as Abraham Klein, CSI: NY • Yahrzeit • CBS

Ted Danson as Arthur Frobisher, Damages • They Had to Tweeze That Out of My Kidney • FX Networks

Jimmy Smits as Miguel Prado, Dexter • Go Your Own Way • Showtime

Ernest Borgnine as Paul Manning, ER • And In The End • NBC

Michael J. Fox as Dwight, Rescue Me • Sheila • FX Networks

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series

Christine Baranski as Beverly Hofstadter, The Big Bang Theory • The Maternal Capacitance • CBS

Gena Rowlands as Marge, Monk • Mr. Monk And The Lady Next Door • USA

Betty White as Crazy Witch Lady, My Name Is Earl • Witch Lady • NBC

Tina Fey as Governor Sarah Palin (Spoof), Saturday Night Live • Presidential Bash 2008 • NBC

Jennifer Aniston as Claire, 30 Rock • The One With The Cast Of 'Night Court' • NBC

Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy, 30 Rock • Christmas Special • NBC

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series

Sharon Lawrence as Robbie Stevens, Grey's Anatomy • No Good At Saying Sorry (One More Chance) • ABC

Ellen Burstyn as Bernadette Stabler, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • Swing • NBC

Brenda Blethyn as Linnie Malcolm/Caroline Cantwell, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • Persona • NBC

Carol Burnett as Bridget "Birdie" Sulloway, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit • Ballerina • NBC

CCH Pounder as Mrs. Curtin, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency • The Boy With The African Heart • HBO

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program

Phil Keoghan, Host, The Amazing Race • CBS

Ryan Seacrest, Host, American Idol • FOX

Tom Bergeron, Host, Dancing With The Stars • ABC

Heidi Klum, Host, Project Runway • Bravo

Jeff Probst, Host, Survivor • CBS

Padma Lakshmi, Host, Top Chef • Bravo

Tom Colicchio, Co-Host, Top Chef • Bravo

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series

Californication • Showtime

The Office • NBC

30 Rock • NBC

United States Of Tara • Showtime

Weeds • Showtime

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series

Damages • FX Networks

Friday Night Lights • DirecTV

Mad Men • AMC

True Blood • HBO

The Tudors • Showtime