Sep 20, 2009
The 61st Annual Emmy Awards were held on September 20, 2009 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.
There were a lot of repeat winners including "Mad Men" and "30 Rock" repeating as Best Drama and Best Comedy.
| Outstanding Comedy Series | |
| 30 Rock | |
| Other Nominees: Entourage; Family Guy; Flight Of The Conchords; How I Met Your Mother; The Office; Weeds | |
| Outstanding Drama Series | |
| Mad Men | |
| Other Nominees: Big Love; Breaking Bad; Damages; Dexter; House; Lost | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama | |
| Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) | |
| Other Nominees: Michael C Hall (Dexter); Hugh Laurie (House); Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment); Jon Hamm (Mad Men); Simon Baker (The Mentalist) | |
| Outstanding Actress in a Drama | |
| Glenn Close (Damages) | |
| Other Nominees: Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters); Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU); Elizabeth Moss (Mad Men); Holly Hunter (Saving Grace); Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama | |
| Michael Emerson (Lost) | |
| Other Nominees: William Shatner (Boston Legal); Christian Clemenson (Boston Legal); Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad); William Hurt (Damages); John Slattery (Mad Men) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama | |
| Cherry Jones (24) | |
| Other Nominees: Rose Byrne (Damages); Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy); Dianne Wiest (In Treatment); Hope Davis (In Treatment) | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Comedy | |
| Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) | |
| Other Nominees: 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 Actress in a Comedy | |
| Toni Collette (United States Of Tara) | |
| Other Nominees: Tina Fey (30 Rock); Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?); Julia Louis-Dreyfus (New Adventures Of Old Christine); Sarah Silverman (Sarah Silverman Program); Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy | |
| Jon Cryer (Two And A Half Men) | |
| Other Nominees: Tracy Morgan (30 Rock); Jack McBrayer (30 Rock); Kevin Dillon (Entourage); Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother); Rainn Wilson (The Office) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy | |
| Kristin Chenowith (Pushing Daisies) | |
| Other Nominees: Jane Krakowski (30 Rock); Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live); Kristin Wiig (Saturday Night Live); Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty); Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds) | |
| Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | |
| Brendan Gleeson (Into The Storm) | |
| Other Nominees: Kiefer Sutherland (24: Redemption); Kevin Kline (Cyrano de Bergerac); Ian McKellen (King Lear); Kevin Bacon (Taking Chance); Kenneth Branagh (Wallander: One Step Behind) | |
| Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie | |
| Jessica Lange (Grey Gardens) | |
| Other Nominees: Chandra Wilson (Accidental Friendship); Shirley MacLaine (Coco Chanel); Drew Barrymore (Grey Gardens); Sigourney Weaver (Prayers For Bobby) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries | |
| Ken Howard (Grey Gardens) | |
| Other Nominees: Len Cariou (Into The Storm); Tom Courtenay (Little Dorrit); Andy Serkis (Little Dorrit); Bob Newhart (The Librarian: Curse Of The Judas Chalice) | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries | |
| Shohreh Aghdashloo (House Of Saddam) | |
| Other Nominees: Jeanne Tripplehorn (Grey Gardens); Janet McTeer (Into The Storm); Cicely Tyson (Relative Stranger); Marcia Gay Harden (The Courageous Heart Of Irena Sendler) | |
| Outstanding Guest Actor Comedy Series | |
| Justin Timberlake (Saturday Night Live) | |
| Other Nominees: Steve Martin (30 Rock); Jon Hamm (30 Rock); Alan Alda (30 Rock); Beau Bridges (Desperate Housewives) | |
| Outstanding Guest Actor Drama Series | |
| Michael J Fox (Rescue Me) | |
| Other Nominees: Edward Asner (CSI: NY); Ted Danson (Damages); Jimmy Smits (Dexter); Ernest Borgnine (ER) | |
| Outstanding Guest Actress Comedy Series | |
| Tina Fey (Saturday Night Live) | |
| Other Nominees: Jennifer Aniston (30 Rock); Elaine Stritch (30 Rock); Gena Rowlands (Monk); Betty White (My Name Is Earl); Christine Baranski (The Big Bang Theory) | |
| Outstanding Guest Actress Drama Series | |
| Ellen Burstyn (Law & Order: SVU) | |
| Other Nominees: Sharon Lawrence (Grey's Anatomy); Brenda Blethyn (Law & Order: SVU); Carol Burnett (Law & Order: SVU); CCH Pounder (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency) | |
| Outstanding Made for TV Movie | |
| Grey Gardens | |
| Other Nominees: Coco Chanel; Into The Storm; Prayers For Bobby; Taking Chance | |
| Outstanding Miniseries | |
| Little Dorrit | |
| Other Nominees: Generation Kill | |
| Outstanding Reality Program | |
| Intervention | |
| Other Nominees: Antiques Roadshow; Dirty Jobs; Dog Whisperer; Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List; MythBusters | |
| Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | |
| The Amazing Race | |
| Other Nominees: American Idol; Dancing With The Stars; Project Runway; Top Chef | |
| Outstanding Variety Music or Comedy Series | |
| The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | |
| Other Nominees: Late Show With David Letterman; Real Time with Bill Maher; Saturday Night Live; The Colbert Report | |
| Outstanding Variety Music or Comedy Special | |
| The Kennedy Center Honors | |
| Other Nominees: Chris Rock: Kill The Messenger; Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut A Bitch; Ricky Gervais: Out Of England; Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America | |
| Outstanding Writing: Comedy Series | |
| Matt Hubbard (30 Rock) | |
| Other Nominees: 30 Rock; Flight Of The Conchords | |
| Outstanding Writing: Drama Series | |
| Matthew Weiner (Mad Men) | |
| Other Nominees: Lost | |
| Outstanding Writing: Miniseries or Made For TV Movie | |
| Andrew Davies (Little Dorrit) | |
| Other Nominees: Generation Kill; Grey Gardens; Into The Storm; Taking Chance | |
| Outstanding Writing: Nonfiction | |
| Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired | |
| Other Nominees: American Experience: J Robert Oppenheimer; American Masters: Jerome Robbins; Make 'Em Laugh; Penn & Teller Bullshit | |
| Outstanding Writing: Variety Music or Comedy Program | |
| The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | |
| Other Nominees: Late Night With Conan O'Brien; Late Show With David Letterman; Saturday Night Live; The Colbert Report | |
| Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | |
| 30 Rock | |
| Other Nominees: Californication; The Office; United States Of Tara; Weeds | |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | |
| True Blood | |
| Other Nominees: Damages; Friday Night Lights; Mad Men; The Tudors | |
| Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries or Movie | |
| Little Dorrit | |
| Other Nominees: Generation Kill; Grey Gardens; House Of Saddam; Into The Storm | |
| Outstanding Directing (Comedy Series) | |
| Jeffrey Blitz (The Office) | |
| Other Nominees: 30 Rock; Entourage; Flight Of the Conchords | |
| Outstanding Directing (Drama Series) | |
| Rod Holcomb (ER) | |
| Other Nominees: Battlestar Gallactica; Boston Legal; Damages; Mad Men | |
| Outstanding Directing (Miniseries or Movie) | |
| Dearbhla Walsh (Little Dorrit) | |
| Other Nominees: Generation Kill; Grey Gardens; Into The Storm; Taking Chance; Wallander: One Step Behind | |
| Outstanding Directing (Variety Program) | |
| Bruce Gowers (American Idol) | |
| Other Nominees: Late Show With David Letterman; Real Time With Bill Maher; Saturday Night Live; The Colbert Report; The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | |
| Outstanding Art Direction (Miniseries or Movie) | |
| Grey Gardens | |
| AND Little Dorrit | |
| Other Nominees: Generation Kill; Into The Storm; Taking Chance | |
| Outstanding Art Direction (Multi-Camera Series) | |
| How I Met Your Mother | |
| Other Nominees: Hell's Kitchen; Saturday Night Live; The Big Bang Theory; The New Adventures Of Old Christine | |
| Outstanding Art Direction (Single-Camera Series) | |
| Pushing Daisies | |
| Other Nominees: Bones; Heroes; Mad Men; The Tudors; True Blood | |
| Outstanding Art Direction (Variety/Music/Nonfiction) | |
| American Idol | |
| AND 2008 MTV Video Music Awards | |
| Other Nominees: 81st Annual Academy Awards; A Colbert Christmas; 51st Annual Grammy Awards | |
| Outstanding Costumes (Miniseries or Movie) | |
| Little Dorrit | |
| Other Nominees: Grey Gardens; House Of Saddam; Into The Storm; The Librarian: Curse Of The Judas Chalice | |
| Outstanding Costumes (Series) | |
| Pushing Daisies | |
| Other Nominees: Mad Men; The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency; The Tudors; Ugly Betty | |
| Outstanding Hairstyling for Miniseries | |
| Grey Gardens | |
| Other Nominees: Gifted Hands; House Of Saddam; Into The Storm; Little Dorrit | |
| Outstanding Hairstyling for Multicamera | |
| Dancing With The Stars | |
| Other Nominees: MADtv; Saturday Night Live;Two And A Half Men | |
| Outstanding Hairstyling for Single-Camera | |
| Mad Men | |
| Other Nominees: Desperate Housewives; Pushing Daisies; The Tudors; Tracey Ullman's State Of The Union | |
| Outstanding Host for Reality TV | |
| Jeff Probst (Survivor) | |
| Other Nominees: Ryan Seacrest (American Idol); Tom Bergeron (Dancing With the Stars); Heidi Klum (Project Runway); Phil Keoghan (The Amazing Race); Padma Lakshmi (Top Chef) | |
| Outstanding Interactive Television | |
| The Dharma Initiative | |
| Other Nominees: 30 Rock Digital Experience; The Office Digital Experience | |
| Outstanding Interactive Television | |
| The Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Digital Experience | |
| Other Nominees: Top Chef; The Saturday Night Live Digital Experience | |
| Outstanding Main Title Design | |
| United States Of Tara | |
| Other Nominees: Lie To Me; Storymakers; Taking Chance; True Blood | |
| Outstanding Main Title Theme Music | |
| Great Performances | |
| Other Nominees: Sons Of Anarchy; Storymakers; The Mole; United States Of Tara | |
| Outstanding Makeup For A Miniseries | |
| The Courageous Heart Of Irena Sendler | |
| Other Nominees: Gifted hands; Grey Gardens; Maneater | |
| Outstanding Makeup For Multi-Camera | |
| MADtv | |
| Other Nominees: Dancing With The Stars; Saturday Night Live; So You Think You Can Dance | |
| Outstanding Makeup For Single-Camera | |
| Pushing Daisies | |
| Other Nominees: Grey's Anatomy; Little Britain USA; Mad Men; Nip/Tuck | |
| Outstanding Makeup Prosthetic | |
| Grey Gardens | |
| Other Nominees: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; Grey's Anatomy; Little Britain USA; Nip/Tuck; Tracey Ullman's State Of The Nation | |
| Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | |
| 81st Academy Awards (81st Academy Awards) | |
| Other Nominees: A Colbert Christmas; Muppets Christmas; Flight Of The Conchords; Saturday Night Live; 2008 ESPYs | |
| Outstanding Original Music for a Miniseries | |
| Into The Storm | |
| Other Nominees: 24: Redemption; Grey Gardens; Little Dorrit; Loving Leah; Taking Chance | |
| Outstanding Original Music for a Series | |
| Legend Of The Seeker | |
| Other Nominees: 24; Castle; Ghost Whisperer; The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency; The Simpsons | |
| Outstanding Picture Editing Comedy | |
| 30 Rock | |
| Other Nominees: How I Met Your Mother; The Office | |
| Outstanding Picture Editing Drama | |
| Breaking Bad | |
| Other Nominees: 24; Battlestar Galactica; Lost; Mad Men | |
| Outstanding Picture Editing For A Special | |
| Chris Rock: Kill The Messenger | |
| Other Nominees: A Colbert Christmas; AFI Life Achievement Award: Warren Beatty; Ricky Gervais: Out Of England; The Kennedy Center Honors | |
| Outstanding Picture Editing Miniseries or Movie | |
| Taking Chance | |
| Other Nominees: 24: Redemption; Generation Kill; Grey Gardens | |
| Outstanding Picture Editing Nonfiction | |
| This American Life: John Smith | |
| Other Nominees: 102 Minutes That Changed America; Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations; Deadliest Catch; Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired | |
| Outstanding Picture Editing Of Clip Packages | |
| 81st Academy Awards (81st Academy Awards) | |
| AND Stand Up To Cancer | |
| Other Nominees: Dancing With The Stars; Daily Show With Jon Stewart | |
| Outstanding Picture Editing Reality | |
| Project Runway | |
| Other Nominees: Extreme Makeover Home Edition; Penn & Teller: Bullshit; The Amazing Race; The Celebrity Apprentice; Top Chef | |