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The Emmy Awards officially announce the list of hotly-anticipated 2008 nominees Thursday morning, July 17.

Now stay tuned for a glittering Emmy awards ceremony airing on ABC Television on Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 8PM.

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.

2008 Emmy Highlights

Up for best drama this year are Boston Legal, Damages, Dexter, House, Lost and Mad Men.

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 goes head to head once again with its main spin-off, The Colbert Report.

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 televison'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.

Yahoo! TV - Emmy Awards - Great coverage of winners and losers, backstage gossip, red carpet fashion and more with photos, video clips of favorite moments, and related news.

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 Nominations

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

Boston Legal
Damages
Dexter
House
Lost
Mad Men

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

Curb your Enthusiasm
The Office
Entourage
30 Rock
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

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

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA

Gabrielle Byrne, In Treatment
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
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

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

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

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

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY

Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
Jean Smart, Samantha Who
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

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

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES

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

also see -> Oscar Awards | Golden Globes

Daytime Emmys | Grammy Awards