2009 EMMY NOMINATIONS LIST! TINA FEY and JON HAMM VIDEOS!

July 17, 2009
NBC’s 30 Rock led the pack with 22 nods when the 61st Emmy Nominations were announced yesterday. HBO's Grey Gardens received 17 nominations, while AMC series Mad Men came in third, garnering 16, the same as last year.

Photo of Mad Men's handsome star Jon Hamm, who snatched up two nominations this year, one for Mad Men (as lead actor) and one for 30 Rock (as a guest star)

The 61st 2009 Emmy Awards airs Sunday September 20 on CBS and will be hosted by openly gay actor Neil Patrick Harris. Watch the following videos and then check out the complete list of nominees at the end of this post.
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Enjoy this video showing the best of Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) on 30 Rock:

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Check out the good-looking star of Mad Men, Jon Hamm, being interviewed by TV Guide last year:

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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

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Steve Martin - 30 Rock
Jon Hamm - 30 Rock
Alan Alda - 30 Rock
Beau Bridges - Desperate Housewives
Justin Timberlake - Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Edward Asner - CSI: NY
Ted Danson - Damages
Jimmy Smits - Dexter
Ernest Borgnine - ER
Michael J. Fox - Rescue Me

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Jennifer Aniston - 30 Rock
Elaine Stritch - 30 Rock
Gena Rowlands - Monk
Betty White - My Name Is Earl
Tina Fey - Saturday Night Live
Christine Baranski - The Big Bang Theory

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
Sharon Lawrence - Grey’s Anatomy
Ellen Burstyn - Law & Order: SVU
Brenda Blethyn - Law & Order: SVU
Carol Burnett - Law & Order: SVU
CCH Pounder - The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

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

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
Jemaine Clement - Flight of the Conchords
Tony Shalhoub - Monk
Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory
Steve Carell - The Office
Charlie Sheen - Two and a Half Men

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall - Dexter
Hugh Laurie - House
Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment
Jon Hamm - Mad Men
Simon Baker - The Mentalist

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures of Old Christine
Sarah Silverman - The Sarah Silverman Program
Toni Collette - The United States of Tara
Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Sally Field - Brothers & Sisters
Glenn Close - Damages
Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: SVU
Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men
Holly Hunter - Saving Grace
Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

Outstanding Reality - Competition Program
American Idol
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
The Amazing Race
Top Chef

Outstanding Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Dirty Jobs
Dog Whisperer
Intervention
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
MythBusters

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Tracy Morgan - 30 Rock
Jack McBrayer - 30 Rock
Kevin Dillon - Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother
Rainn Wilson - The Office
Jon Cryer - Two And A Half Men

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
William Shatner, Boston Legal
Christian Clemenson - Breaking Bad
Aaron Paul - Damages
William Hurt - Damages
Michael Emerson - Lost
John Slattery - Mad Men

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series
Jane Krakowski - 30 Rock
Kristin Chenoweth - Pushing Daisies
Amy Poehler - Saturday Night Live
Kristin Wiig - Saturday Night Live
Vanessa Williams - Ugly Betty
Elizabeth Perkins – Weeds

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Cherry Jones - 24
Rose Byrne - Damages
Sandra Oh - Grey’s Anatomy
Chandra Wilson - Grey’s Anatomy
Dianne Wiest - In Treatment
Hope Davis - In Treatment

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