Thursday, 16 July 2009

30 Rock and Mad Men lead 2009 Emmy Award nominations

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Tina Fey won Best Actress for her role in 30 Rock at last year's Emmys

30 Rock and Mad Men have received the most Emmy Award nominations for the second year running.

Comedy 30 Rock scooped 22 nominations at the US awards show – including Best Leading Actor and Actress for its stars Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey.

Drama Mad Men secured 16 nominations with a nod for its lead John Hamm.

Both shows won the coveted Best Series gongs last year.

Also nominated are Lost, Flight Of The Conchords and the American version of The Office.

Nominations

Outstanding Comedy Series

Entourage

Family Guy

The Flight Of The Conchords

How I Met Your Mother

The Office

30 Rock

Weeds

Outstanding Drama Series

Big Love

Breaking Bad

Damages

Dexter

House M.D

Lost

Mad Men

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock

Steve Carell for The Office

Jemaine Clement for The Flight Of The Conchords

Jim Parsons for The Big Bang Theory

Tony Shalhoub for Monk

Charlie Sheen for Two And A Half Men

Outstanding Lead Actor In a Drama Series

Simon Baker for The Mentalist

Gabriel Byrne for In Treatment

Bryan Cranston for Breaking Bad

Michael C. Hall for Dexter

Jon Hamm for Mad Men

Hugh Laurie for House M.D.

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series

Christina Applegate for Samantha Who?

Toni Collette for United States Of Tara

Tina Fey for 30 Rock

Julia Louis-Dreyfus for The New Adventures Of Old Christine

Mary-Louise Parker for Weeds

Sarah Silverman for The Sarah Silverman Program

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series

Glenn Close for Damages

Sally Field for Brothers & Sisters

Mariska Hargitay for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Holly Hunter for Saving Grace

Elisabeth Moss for Mad Men

Kyra Sedgwick for The Closer