61st Annual Emmy Nominations

The 61st Emmy Noms are  here and some  Oscar, Grammy, and Tony winners have been invited for the first time to the dance this year.  While HBO’s series ‘True Blood’ was glaringly left off the list for Best TV Drama, it’s brilliant mini-series ‘Grey Gardens’ received a stellar 17 nominations!

Outstanding Drama Series

• Big Love
• Breaking Bad
• Damages
• Dexter
• House
• Lost
• Mad Men

Outstanding Comedy Series

• 30 Rock
• Entourage
• Family Guy
• Flight Of The Conchords
• How I Met Your Mother
• The Office
• Weeds

Outstanding Made For Television Movie

• Coco Chanel
• Grey Gardens
• Into The Storm
• Prayers For Bobby
• Taking Chance

More nominees  after the jump

Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming

• Project Runway • Finale (Part 1) • Paul Starkman
• Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired • Marina Zenovich
• The Amazing Race • Don’t Let A Cheese Hit Me • Bertram van Munster
• This American Life • John Smith • Adam Beckman
• Top Chef • The Last Supper • Steve Hrynewicz

Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special

• Generation Kill • Bomb In The Garden • Susanna White
• Grey Gardens • Michael Sucsy
• Into The Storm • Thaddeus O’Sullivan
• Little Dorrit • Part 1 • Dearbhla Walsh
• Taking Chance • Ross Katz
• Wallander: One Step Behind • Philip Martin

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

• 30 Rock • Apollo, Apollo • Millicent Shelton
• 30 Rock • Reunion • Beth McCarthy
• 30 Rock • Generalissimo • Todd Holland
• Entourage • Tree Trippers • Julian Farino
• Flight Of The Conchords • The Tough Brets • James Bobin
• The Office • Stress Relief • Jeff Blitz

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series

• Battlestar Galactica • Daybreak (Part 2) • Michael Rymer
• Boston Legal • Made In China/Last Call • Bill D’Elia
• Damages • Trust Me • Todd A. Kessler
• ER • And In The End • Rod Holcomb
• Mad Men • The Jet Set • Phil Abraham

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

• 30 Rock • Reunion • Matt Hubbard
• 30 Rock • Apollo, Apollo • Robert Carlock
• 30 Rock • Mamma Mia • Ron Weiner
• 30 Rock • Kidney Now! • Jack Burditt, Robert Carlock
• Flight Of The Conchords • Prime Minister • James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

• Lost • The Incident • Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof
• Mad Men • A Night To Remember • Robin Veith, Matthew Weiner
• Mad Men • Six Month Leave • Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, Matthew Weiner
• Mad Men • The Jet Set • Matthew Weiner
• Mad Men • Meditations In An Emergency • Kater Gordon, Matthew Weiner

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

• Generation Kill • Bomb In The Garden • David Simon
• Grey Gardens • Michael Sucsy, Patricia Rozema,
• Into The Storm • Hugh Whitemore
• Little Dorrit • Andrew Davies
• Taking Chance • LtCol Michael R. Strobl, Ross Katz

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 Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

• Grey Gardens • Ken Howard, as Phelan Beale
• Into The Storm • Len Cariou, as Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Little Dorrit • Tom Courtenay, as Mr. Dorrit
• Little Dorrit • Andy Serkis, as Rigaud
• The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice • Bob Newhart, as Judson

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 Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

• Grey Gardens • Jeanne Tripplehorn, as Jackie O.
• House Of Saddam • Shohreh Aghdashloo, as Sajida
• Into The Storm • Janet McTeer, as Clementine Churchill
• Relative Stranger • Cicely Tyson, as Pearl
• The Courageous Heart Of Irena Sendler • Marcia Gay Harden, as Janina

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 Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie

• 24: Redemption • Kiefer Sutherland, as Jack Bauer
• Cyrano de Bergerac (Great Performances) • Kevin Kline, as Cyrano de Bergerac
• Into The Storm • Brendan Gleeson, as Winston Churchill
• King Lear (Great Performances) • Sir Ian McKellen, as King Lear
• Taking Chance • Kevin Bacon, as LtCol Mike Strobl
• Wallander: One Step Behind • Kenneth Branagh, as Kurt Wallander

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 Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie

• Accidental Friendship • Chandra Wilson, as Yvonne
• Coco Chanel • Shirley MacLaine, as Coco Chanel
• Grey Gardens • Drew Barrymore, as Little Edie
• Grey Gardens • Jessica Lange, as Big Edie
• Prayers For Bobby • Sigourney Weaver, as Mary Griffith

For a complete list of all the Emmy nominations, go to the Academy’s website.

Source: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

Photos: Tom O’Neil for the Los Angeles Times