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2009 Emmy Nominees

17 July 2009 8:40 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

The Emmys are once again approaching, meaning it’s time to highlight those shows that made the often-unbearable experience of TV watching worth your while, if only for a short while.

Take a look over the list of this year’s Emmy Nominees then head on down to the comment section to give your two cents.

 

The 2009 Emmy Nominees (Abridged Version):

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Drama Series:

“Big Love,” HBO

“Breaking Bad,” AMC

“Damages,” FX

“Dexter,” Showtime

“House,” Fox

“Lost,” ABC

“Mad Men,” AMC

Comedy Series:

“Entourage,” HBO

“Family Guy,” Fox

“How I Met Your Mother,” CBS

“Flight of the Conchords,” HBO

“The Office,” NBC

“30 Rock,” NBC

“Weeds,” Showtime

Actor, Drama Series:

Simon Baker, “The Mentalist”

Gabriel Byrne, “In Treatment”

Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”

Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”

Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”

Hugh Laurie, “House”

Actress, Drama Series:

Glenn Close, “Damages”

Sally Field, “Brothers and Sisters”

Mariska Hargitay, “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit”

Holly Hunter,

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'How I Met Your Mother' Creator Hints Horror Theme for Season 5

17 July 2009 1:00 AM, PDT | From buddytv.com | See recent BuddyTV news

What will now happen to Barney and Robin? And what's in store for Ted as he takes on a teaching job in a class where he will eventually meet the future mother of his children. Viewers won't get all the answers to last season's cliffhangers when How I Met Your Mother returns for its fifth season on September 21 but at least, series creator Craig Thomas hints on what fans can look forward to in the coming episodes.

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Nominees of 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards Unveiled

16 July 2009 7:14 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced nominees for this year's Primetime Emmy Awards in full on Thursday, July 16. NBC's comedy series "30 Rock" led the pack with a total of 22 nods. The amount of nominations the show has received marks the most nods that a TV show has ever collected in history.

Beside scoring Best Actress in Comedy nomination for its leading actress Tina Fey, "30 Rock" also earned Best Actor in Comedy nomination for its leading actor, Alec Baldwin. Outstanding Comedy Series, Best Supporting Actor in Comedy, as well as Best Supporting Actress in Comedy were some other nods that the show got. In addition to those, "30 Rock" brought Jennifer Aniston a gong for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Comedy Series, thanks to her guest starring role as Claire.

Also nabbing multiple nominations was "Mad Men." The AMC's drama series earned 16 nods all at once, just one count less than

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Emmy nominations: '30 Rock' explosion, '24' implosion, 'Family Guy' wreaks havoc, newcomers snubbed in expanded series races

16 July 2009 2:09 PM, PDT | From Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news

• Both of last year's series champs -- comedy "30 Rock" and drama "Mad Men" -- lead the field in their respective categories again this year. "30 Rock" broke the record for nominations it set last year with 17 bids by landing 22 nods this year. "Mad Men" repeated with 16 nominations, far off the 27 nods for the first season of "NYPD Blue" in 1994. "30 Rock" won seven of its races last year and "Mad Men" prevailed in six. • After being benched last year because of the writers strike, former Emmy powerhouse "24" made a lackluster return to the race this year, failing to score bids for either series or TV movie ("24: Redemption"). Kiefer Sutherland, who was a fixture in the best actor in a drama series category, was snubbed for the first time in the show's seven years. He had to make do with a nod in the TV movie actor race for the one-off "24: Redemption.

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Emmy nominations: The good, the bad and the ugly (Part 2)

16 July 2009 2:05 PM, PDT | From Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news

First, our Emmy amigo Robert "Rob L" Licuria gave his rundown on Emmy nominations in the format of the good, the bad and the ugly. Now here's Chris "Boomer" Beachum piping in. Here is a list of nominees. The Good Probably the best overall set of nominations from the Emmys this decade (lots of deserving first-timers, snubs when appropriate for the most part, returning favorites when deserved). Jim Parsons, Jemaine Clement, Simon Baker, Sarah Silverman, Elisabeth Moss as welcome additions in the lead categories! Tracy Morgan, Jack McBrayer, Aaron Paul, Kristen Wiig, Jane Krakowski, Rose Byrne, Cherry Jones all as first-time nominees in supporting! Harry Shearer finally having a real shot at winning his first Emmy for "The Simpsons." "Saturday Night Live" back in the running with a standout season. All the love for "Grey Gardens" on HBO. "Yeah!" for finally moving away from James Spader, America Ferrera, Rachel Griffiths & Kathryn Joosten.

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“30 Rock” Rocks At Emmy Announcements

16 July 2009 1:12 PM, PDT | From Studio Briefing - TV News | See recent Studio Briefing - TV News news

NBC's 30 Rock, which received last year's Emmy award for best comedy show, appeared likely to repeat this year after receiving 22 Emmy nominations, more than any other television show. AMC's Mad Men received the second-greatest number of nominations for a series, 16, and appeared likely to pick up a second-straight award for best drama when winners are announced on CBS's telecast of the The nominees in the top categories:

Best drama: Lost, Mad Men, House, Breaking Bad, Dexter, Damages and Big Love; Best comedy series: Entourage, 30 Rock, The Office, Family Guy, Flight of the Conchords, Weeds and How I Met Your Mother; Best actor in a drama: Simon Baker (The Mentalist), Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment), Hugh Laurie (House), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Jon Hamm (Mad Men); Best actress in a drama: Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: Svu), Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer), Glenn Close (Damages), Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men

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Emmy Nominations, Oh My

16 July 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | From Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news

From some surprises with the nominations (like Family Guy nominated for Best Comedy) or not so big surprises (like Jeremy Piven not being nominated), here are the list of nominees. Who do you think will win? Who do you want to win? Voice your opinion below at let us know, were curious!

Outstanding Comedy Series

30 Rock Entourage Family Guy Flight of the Conchords How I Met Your Mother The Office Weeds Outstanding Drama Series

Big Love Breaking Bad Damages Dexter House Lost Mad Men Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords) Tony Shalhoub (Monk) Steve Carell (The Office) Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men) Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) Michael C. Hall (Dexter) Hugh Laurie (House) Gabriel Bryne (In Treatment) Jon Hamm (Mad Men) Simon Baker (The Mentalist) Lead Actress

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Primetime Emmy Nominations Announced

16 July 2009 10:45 AM, PDT | From The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news

The nominees for the 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning in Los Angeles by Grey’s Anatomy star Chandra Wilson, Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons and Television Academy chair John Shaffner. Among the nominees were some past winners, some past nominees and a few who’ve never had the feeling of “Its just a thrill to be nominated.”

The real surprises were the nominations of both Family Guy and Flight of the Conchords in the “Outstanding Comedy” category, the nomination for Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog in the “Outstanding Special Class – Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs” category (Say that three times fast) as well as the 22 nominations for 30 Rock, which is an Emmy record.

A rules change expanded the number of comedy, drama and key acting category nominees from five to six for which intensified the competition for those extra slots. Ties in the voting actually

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2009 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominees, or, I Can’t Believe They’re Still Nominating Charlie Sheen for the Abomination that is Two and a Half Men

16 July 2009 10:19 AM, PDT | From Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news

Wow, they’re still doing the Emmys? Maybe it’s just me, but it’s been ages since I’ve paid attention to this thing. Then again, I don’t pay any attention to the Oscars, either. I just don’t care who wins. The movies I like never win, or are even nominated, so what’s the impetus to spend three (or in most cases, four) long, torturous hours watching a bunch of celebrities give each other reach arounds? There are a couple of shows I watch regularly that get nominated for the Emmy every year, but that usually begins and ends with Fox’s House. Also, are you kidding me? Yet another round of nominations for Charlie Sheen and the so-unfunny-it’s-not-even-funny Two and a Half Men? Whatever, Hollywood. The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards will be televised live on September 20, 2009 on CBS, with this year’s host Neil Patrick Harris.

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Emmy Nominations Reveal Few Surprises

16 July 2009 10:01 AM, PDT | From CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news

It's a good day for funny people, especially if your name is Tina Fey or Seth MacFarlane.

Fey's series, 30 Rock, was handed 22 Emmy nominations this morning, which stands as a record for a comedy series. She and Alec Baldwin were also nominated for acting awards. Plus, for the first time some of the other actors on NBC's laffer  were recognized. Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer and Tracy Morgan all picked up supporting nominations.

MacFarlane's Family Guy was also nominated for best comedy series, the first time an animated show has cracked that category since The Flintstones in 1961. Two years ago MacFarlane decided to pull his show from contention in the animated series category to have it considered for best comedy.

Mad Men, the drama about the advertising world in the sixties, picked up 16 nominations in the drama categories, including a best actor nod for Jon Hamm. Hamm is also nominated as

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'30 Rock,' 'Mad Men' Lead Emmy Award Nominations

16 July 2009 9:51 AM, PDT | From MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news

Justin Timberlake scores Emmy nod for his work on 'Saturday Night Live.'

By Eric Ditzian

"30 Rock" stars Jane Krakowski, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan and Tina Fey

Photo: NBC

The big winners from last year's Emmy Awards are looking set to repeat as champs in 2009. "30 Rock," which took home outstanding comedy series at the last show, and "Mad Men," the outstanding drama victor, led the way in total nominations when the list was announced on Thursday morning (July 16). The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards will air live from Los Angeles on Sunday, September 20.

"30 Rock," Tina Fey's NBC comedy about life at an "SNL"-like late-night sketch show, secured 22 nominations this year, including outstanding comedy series, lead actor in a comedy series (Alec Baldwin) and lead actress in a comedy series (Fey). Both Fey and Baldwin triumphed in these categories last year, two of a total of seven wins.

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30 Rock Leads 2009 Emmy Nominations

16 July 2009 9:48 AM, PDT | From FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news

The nominees for the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today in Los Angeles, and the show to garner the most nods was 30 Rock, which received a record 22 nominations for a comedy series. With the Emmys expanding their number of nominees from five to six in certain categories, some new shows were finally able to get some recognition, although a few big shows were still overlooked in their final seasons: most notably The Shield and Battlestar Galactica. There are a ton of categories so I only included some of the major nominees below. For the complete list visit the Emmy Awards official website [1]. What do you think of the nominees? Did any of your favourite shows get left out? What are the biggest oversights? Outstanding Comedy Series 30 Rock Entourage Family Guy Flight Of The Conchords How I Met Your Mother The Office Weeds Outstanding Drama Series Big Love Breaking Bad

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2009 Emmy Nominations Released

16 July 2009 8:55 AM, PDT | From TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news

30 Rock rules the Emmy Nomination Roost this year with an astounding 22 nominations.  I won't be able to look at a winged woman holding a giant atom without thinking of Tina Fey.  On the drama side of things, Mad Men made it's mark with a whooping 16 noms, bringing its total to a ridiculous 32 nominations since it entered contention.  To give you an idea of how awesome the Emmy folks think Mad Men is, it is the only show nominated for Outstanding Writing besides Lost, which snared a single nomination in the category.  Now, for the major  2009 Emmy Nominations, and our reaction.

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Entourage • Tree Trippers • HBO • Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in

association with HBO Entertainment

Julian Farino, Director

Flight Of The Conchords • The Tough Brets • HBO • Dakota Pictures and Comedy Arts in

association with HBO Entertainment

James Bobin, Director

The Office • Stress Relief

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30 Rock Lands 22 Primetime Emmy Nods

16 July 2009 8:31 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey's hit comedy 30 Rock is leading the charge for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards after landing a whopping 22 nominations.

The show will defend its title as Best TV Comedy for the third year running, against Entourage, Weeds, Flight of the Conchords, the U.S. version of The Office, How I Met Your Mother and Family Guy. The animated series' inclusion is the first time a cartoon has been shortlisted for the prize since The Flintstones in 1961.

30 Rock's leading stars will do battle in the male and female categories for the best comedy actor awards. Hollywood star Baldwin is up against the likes of Steve Carell (The Office), Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men) and Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory), while Fey is competing with Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?), Sarah Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Program), and Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds).

Meanwhile, Mad Men has scored 16 nods, including Best Drama Series - which it won last year - and Best Lead Actor, Drama for Jon Hamm and Best Lead Actress, Drama for Elisabeth Moss.

Hamm is nominated alongside actors such as Dexter's Michael C. Hall, Simon Baker for The Mentalist, and Hugh Laurie for medical series House; and Moss will face stiff competition from Glenn Close (Damages), Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters) and Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), among others in her category.

House and legal thriller Damages are also in the running for Best Drama Series.

In the TV movie categories, Drew Barrymore's Grey Gardens - in which the actress plays Jackie Kennedy-Onassis' reclusive cousin 'Little' Edie Beale - garnered 17 nominations, with the star receiving recognition for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. The HBO film is also up for the prizes of Outstanding Casting and Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie Or A Special for moviemaker Michael Sucsy, in addition to a number of technical awards.

And there was praise for actress Chandra Wilson, who announced the nominees on Thursday morning with Jim Parsons. She was named alongside Barrymore in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie category for her role in Accidental Friendship, while her turn in Grey's Anatomy earned her a nod for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be handed out on 20 September at a ceremony in Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre and will be presented by Neil Patrick Harris.

For a complete list of nominees, click here.

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30 Rock leads Emmys

16 July 2009 8:08 AM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news

'30 Rock' has been nominated for an astonishing 22 Emmy Awards. The Us comedy TV series - which stars Alec Bladwin and Tina Fey - is up for three of the most prestigious accolades, Best Comedy, Best Comedy Actor and Best Comedy Actress. The show will battle 'Entourage', 'Family Guy', 'Flight of the Conchords', 'How I Met Your Mother, 'The Office' and 'Weeds' for the Best Comedy trophy. Alec - who plays TV executive Jack Donaghy in the series - received a Best Comedy Actor nod, and will compete against 'Flight of the Conchords' star Jemaine Clement, Charlie Sheen for his role in 'Two And A Half Men', Tony Shalhoub for 'Monk', 'The Office' actor Steve Carell and Jim Parsons

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How Emmy Met Your Mother, Family Guy

16 July 2009 7:40 AM, PDT | From E! Online | See recent E! Online news

More nominees. More Mad Men nominations. More room for How I Met Your Mother. History for Family Guy. That's the quick read as the field—make that, the expanded field—for the Primetime Emmy Awards was announced this morning. With the number of nominees in the series categories moving up from the usual five to six—and even a fat seven due to ties in some categories—Big Love, Breaking Bad, Damages, Dexter, House, Lost and defending champ Mad Men are all up for Outstanding Drama Series. The Outstanding Comedy race looks like this: Entourage, The Office, reigning winner 30 Rock, Weeds, HBO cult favorite Flight of the Conchords, breakthrough show How I Met Your Mother, and,...

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Emmys Awards 2009: The nominees

16 July 2009 7:33 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Digital Spy presents the list of major nominees for this year's Emmy Awards, which will take place in Los Angeles on September 20. Outstanding Comedy Series

Family Guy

30 Rock

Weeds

How I Met Your Mother

The Office

Flight of the Conchords

Entourage Outstanding Drama Series

Mad Men

Breaking Bad

Lost

Damages

Dexter

Big Love

House Lead Actor in a Drama

Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad

Hugh Laurie - House

Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment

Michael C. Hall - Dexter

Jon Hamm - Mad Men

Simon Baker - The Mentalist Lead Actress in a Drama

Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men

Glenn Close - Damages

Sally Field - Brothers and Sisters

Mariska Hargitay - Law and Order: Svu

Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

Holly Hunter - Saving Grace Lead Actor in a Comedy

Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory

Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

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'30 Rock', 'Mad Men' lead Emmy nominations

16 July 2009 7:25 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

30 Rock and Mad Men have been named as the leading comedy and drama contenders at this year's 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The NBC sitcom starring Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey has secured a mention in 22 categories, including outstanding comedy, lead actor in a comedy and lead actress in a comedy. Mad Men, set in a 1960s advertising agency, has landed 16 nominations, including outstanding drama, lead actor in a drama for Jon Hamm and lead actress in a drama for Elisabeth Moss. Other comedy programmes that will be battling it out this year include Entourage, Flight of The Conchords, Weeds, The Office, How I Met Your Mother and Family Guy, which became only the second animated comedy ever to be honoured. Mad Men will face competition in (more)

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Who's New to the Emmys? More Spaces Mean Fresh Faces

16 July 2009 7:02 AM, PDT | From TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide.com - Breaking News news

An extra slot in this year's Primetime Emmy categories meant fresh, new nominees as Family Guy, Flight of the Conchords, How I Met Your Mother, Jim Parsons, Simon Baker and more newcomers joined Emmy stalwarts like 30 Rock, House and The Office on the ballot.

NBC's 30 Rock was the most-nominated show with 22 nods, and HBO had the most nominations of any network with 99.

See the full list of Emmy nominees

Parsons, who announced the nominations for the 61st Primetime Emmys Thursday with Grey's Anatomy's Chandra Wilson, benefited ...

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‘Flight of the Conchords,’ ‘Family Guy’ Lead Surprising 2009 Emmy Nominees

16 July 2009 6:58 AM, PDT | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news

Chicago – The 61st Annual Emmy Nominations were announced today and there were a few surprises, a few disappointments, and a variety of unusual choices. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences displayed a desire to move forward with some first-time nominees, mostly ignoring some tired staples like “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Desperate Housewives,” but also missed some arguably deserving choices.

The Best Drama and Best Comedy categories expanded to seven nominees this year, which allowed for a wide variety of networks to claim a “Best” nominee.

Family Guy

Photo credit: Fox

The nominees for Best Drama are “Big Love,” “Breaking Bad,” “Damages,” “Dexter,” “House,” “Lost,” and “Mad Men”. The refusal to give in to pressure to nominate the last season of “ER” is nice and its hard to argue with too many of their actual choices, but HBO’s great “In Treatment” needed to be in that seven and “True

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