Emmy Nominations Announced – Many First Time Nominations and 30 ROCK Gets 22!

The Emmy Nominations were announced this morning and there were many surprises and omissions. On the surprise front, “Family Guy” and “Flight of the Conchords” both got nominations for outstanding comedy for the first time. On the other hand, many long-running series were overlooked, including the spectacular last season of “Battlestar Galactica”. More after the jump:

The big news is the Emmy’s changed the rules to allow six nominees in all the key categories (seven if there is a tie). What that means is a lot of shows and actors are getting first time nominations and more great shows will get to attend the award ceremony on September 12^th. It’s like what the Oscar’s are doing this year as they’ve expanded the Best Picture category from 5 to 10. This should increase interest as more mainstream films might get a nomination.

After the jump is the listing of the nominations:

COMEDY SERIES

“Entourage”
“Family Guy
“Flight of the Conchords”
“How I Met Your Mother”
“The Office”
“30 Rock”
“Weeds”

DRAMA SERIES

“Big Love”
“Breaking Bad”
“Damages”
“Dexter”
“House”
“Lost”
“Mad Men”

MINISERIES

“Generation Kill” (HBO)
“Little Dorrit” (PBS)

ACTOR IN A DRAMA

Simon Baker – “The Mentalist” (CBS)
Gabriel Byrne – “In Treatment” (HBO)
Bryan Cranston – “Breaking Bad” (AMC)
Michael C. Hall – “Dexter” (Showtime)
Jon Hamm – “Mad Men” (AMC)
Hugh Laurie – “House” (Fox)

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

Sally Field – “Brothers & Sisters” (ABC)
Kyra Sedgwick – “The Closer” (TNT)
Glenn Close as Patty Hewes – “Damages” (FX Networks)
Mariska Hargitay – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (NBC)
Elisabeth Moss – “Mad Men” (AMC)
Holly Hunter – “Saving Grace” (TNT)

ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Jim Parsons – “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)
Jemaine Clement – “Flight Of The Conchords” (HBO)
Tony Shalhoub – “Monk” (USA)
Steve Carell – “The Office” (NBC)
Alec Baldwin – “30 Rock” (NBC)
Charlie Sheen – “Two And A Half Men” (CBS)

ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

Julia Louis-Dreyfus – “The New Adventures Of Old Christine” (CBS)
Christina Applegate – “Samantha Who?” (ABC)
Sarah Silverman – “The Sarah Silverman Program” (Comedy Central)
Tina Fey – “30 Rock” (NBC)
Toni Collette – “United States Of Tara” (Showtime)
Mary-Louise Parker – “Weeds” (Showtime)

ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Kevin Klien – “Cyrano de Bergerac” (“Great Performances”) (PBS)
Brendan Gleeson – “Into The Storm”(HBO)
Sir Ian McKellen – “King Lear” (“Great Performances”) (PBS)
Kevin Bacon – “Taking Chance” (HBO)
Kiefer Sutherland – “24: Redemption” (Fox)
Kenneth Branagh – “Wallander: One Step Behind” (PBS)

ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE

Drew Barrymore – “Grey Gardens” (HBO)
Jessica Lange – “Grey Gardens” (HBO)
Shirley MacLaine – “Coco Chanel” (Lifetime)
Sigourney Weaver – “Prayers For Bobby” (Lifetime)
Chandra Wilson – “Accidental Friendship” (Hallmark Channel)

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA

Christian Clemenson – “Boston Legal” (ABC)
Michael Emerson – “Lost” (ABC)
William Hurt – “Damages” (FX Networks)
Aaron Paul – “Breaking Bad” (AMC)
William Shatner – “Boston Legal” (ABC)
John Slattery – “Mad Men” (AMC)

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY

Jon Cryer – “Two And A Half Men” (CBS)
Kevin Dillon – “Entourage” (HBO)
Neil Patrick Harris – “How I Met Your Mother” (CBS)
Jack McBrayer – “30 Rock” (NBC)
Tracy Morgan – “30 Rock” (NBC)
Rainn Wilson – “The Office” (NBC)

MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE

“Coco Chanel” (Lifetime)
“Grey Gardens” (HBO)
“Into The Storm” (HBO)
“Prayers For Bobby” (Lifetime)
“Taking Chance” (HBO)

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)

Nomination Summary - Academy of Television Arts & Sciences – 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards Nomination Summary

22 Nominations

30 Rock

17 Nominations

Grey Gardens

16 Nominations

Mad Men

14 Nominations

Into The Storm

13 Nominations

Saturday Night Live

11 Nominations

Generation Kill

Little Dorrit

10 Nominations

81st Annual Academy Awards

Dancing With The Stars

Taking Chance

9 Nominations

The Office

8 Nominations

American Idol

7 Nominations

The Amazing Race

Damages

6 Nominations

Flight Of The Conchords

24

Weeds

5 Nominations

Battlestar Galactica

Breaking Bad

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

Grey’s Anatomy

Late Show With David Letterman

Lost

Pushing Daisies

Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired

The Simpsons

So You Think You Can Dance

Top Chef

The Tudors

24: Redemption

4 Nominations

American Masters

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

Boston Legal

Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl Halftime Show

Deadliest Catch

Entourage

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards

House Of Saddam

How I Met Your Mother

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

102 Minutes That Changed America

Project Runway

This American Life

United States Of Tara