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The Emmy Awards will officially announce this year's list of hotly-anticipated 2009 nominees on the morning of Thursday, July 16, 2009.

The 61st Emmy Awards ceremony will follow on ABC Television on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 8PM.

Stay tuned for more on the night's hosts and presenters along with more buzz and rumors as Emmy night draws near!

2008 Emmy Highlights

Everybody's favorite 60's drama, Mad Men, led the pack this year with a total of 16 nominations this year. Joining the hit cable series for best drama was Boston Legal, Damages, Dexter, House, and Lost.

Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office, Entourage, 30 Rock, and Two and a Half Men all received best comedy series nods. Over on cable, The Daily Show went head to head once again with its main spin-off, The Colbert Report.

Emmy Awards Then & Now

The Emmys have been known as the Oscars of the television industry ever since the first awards were given out by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1949.

In the 1950's, the name "Emmy" was a feminization of "immy", the nickname for image orthicon tubes used in early television cameras. Today, the annual broadcast is watched by more than 600 million viewers around the world.

The Emmys Around the Web

On the Web, check out more information on the the annual Primetime Emmy Awards - including news, video clips, pictures, a bit of television history, and lots more interesting fun facts & trivia about television's most coveted prize ...

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - The Emmy's home on the Web with the official list of winners, news & photos, plus profiles of of television Hall of Fame honorees, Daytime Emmy Awards winners and nominees, Academy membership details and online subscription to the monthly Emmy Magazine.

IMBd : Emmy Awards - For the serious trivia buff with lists of winners and nominees dating back to 1949.

Emmy Award - Wikipedia - The online encyclopedia offering a complete list of Emmy categories for Primetime and Daytime, interesting factoids, related links.

2008 Emmy Nominees & * Winners

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

* Mad Men
Boston Legal
Damages
Dexter
House
Lost

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

* 30 Rock
Curb your Enthusiasm
The Office
Entourage
Two and a Half Men

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY

* Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies
Tony Shaloub, Monk
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

* Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Julie Louis-Dreyfuss, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Mary Louise Parker, Weeds

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA

* Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Gabrielle Byrne, In Treatment
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
James Spader, Boston Legal

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

* Glenn Close, Damages
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA

* Zeljko Ivanek, Damages
William Shatner, Boston Legal
Ted Danson, Damaged
Michael Emerson, Lost
John Slattery, Mad Men

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

* Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
Candice Bergen, Boston Legal
Rachel Griffiths, Brother & Sisters
Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy
Sandra Oh, Grey’s Anatomy

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

* Jean Smart, Samantha Who
Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY

* Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Rainn Wilson, The Office
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men

OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION

* Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef

OUTSTANDING HOST, REALITY SERIES

* Jeff Probst, Survivor
Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars
Heidi Klum, Project Runway
Howie Mandel, Deal or No Deal
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES

* The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Late Show With David Letterman
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
The Colbert Report

also see -> Oscar Awards | Golden Globes

Daytime Emmys | Grammy Awards