Madmen, SNL, Generation Kill, Little Dorrit among top nominees for 61st Emmy Awards
By Jeffrey Jolson

30 Rock leads while Fey and Baldwin get actor nods

HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 8/1/09 – Surprises and faves are in store for Emmys 2009 as 30 Rock’s leading 22 noms are a given while Drew Barrymore’s unusual Grey Gardens with 17 was an eyebrow-raiser.
The Emmys have been accused in the past of nominating the same shows each year, but consider that you have your own favorite shows to watch, so it is not illogical.
For instance Madmen with 16 nominations is not surprising, yet Into The Storm with 14 kudos and especially Saturday Night Live with 13 are head-turners. SNL hasn’t scored those kind of numbers since its heyday. And Generation Kill and Little Dorrit both got 11 noms.
Steve Carell, Alec Baldwin and Charlie Sheen are among top comedy nominees (see related story). Amongst the fems Mary Louise Parker and even Sarah Silverman and past Tina Fey are up. Hugh Laurie is on call for top drama as is John Hamm for Madmen. Among the Actresses up for the little but important golden statuette are Sally Field and Glenn Close. All this and more about your favorite actors and actresses in related piece.
The Office got only nine kudos this year, a tad low for what is usually the favorite. That is behind the 10 for this year’s Academy Awards, Dancing with the Stars and again surprisingly Taking Chance.
The six nomination area had some unusual activity as college crowd-led Flight of the Conchords was included as were two shows that might have done more: Weeds and 24.
Past toppers The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Pushing Daisies were among the many in the five nom arena.
Brothers and Sisters and Friday Night Lights only got one nomination, up there with Carnegie Hall opening night. The first two need to practice, practice, practice to get into multiple nom halls where they belong.
All told it was a diverse and satisfying list. While the winners may ultimately be the same as in the past, t least they are up against some young talent.

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

3 Nominations
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
The Big Bang Theory
Chris Rock – Kill The Messenger
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All
The Colbert Report
The Courageous Heart Of Irena Sendler (Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Dexter
House
In Treatment
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Librarian: Curse Of The Judas Chalice
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
Ricky Gervais: Out Of England — The Stand-Up Special
Survivor
True Blood
Two And A Half Men
Will Ferrell: You’re Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush

2 Nominations
American Experience
Californication
Coco Chanel
Desperate Housewives
ER
Family Guy
Ghost Whisperer
Heroes
Intervention
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Little Britain USA
MADtv
Monk
My Name Is Earl
The New Adventures Of Old Christine
Nip/Tuck
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Prayers For Bobby
Real Time With Bill Maher
Robot Chicken
Storymakers
The 62nd Annual Tony Awards
Tracey Ullman’s State Of The Union
Ugly Betty
Wallander: One Step Behind

1 Nomination
Accidental Friendship
According To Jim
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute To Warren Beatty
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
Airport Lounge
Alec In Huluwood
The Alzheimer’s Project: Momentum In Science (Parts 1 & 2)
American Dad
Antiques Roadshow
Battlestar Galactica: The Face Of The Enemy
Big Love
Biography
Bones
Bottled Courage
Bravo Digital Media: Top Chef
Brothers & Sisters
Burn Notice
Carnegie Hall Opening Night 2008: A Celebration Of Leonard Bernstein (Great Performances)
Castle
The Celebrity Apprentice
China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
Christmas In Washington
Chuck
Circus
The Closer
Criminal Minds
CSI: NY
Cyrano De Bergerac (Great Performances)
The Daily Show: The Daily Show Correspondents On Jon Stewart
Destination Imagination (Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends)
The Dharma Initiative
Dirty Jobs
Disney’s Phineas And Ferb
Dog Whisperer
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
The 2008 ESPYS
Everybody Hates Chris
Expedition Africa
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Farrah’s Story
Friday Night Lights
Fringe
George Carlin: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am? With Maria Shriver
Great Performances
Hannah Montana
Heist
Hell’s Kitchen
iCarly
Jay Leno’s Garage
Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List
Kathy Griffin: She’ll Cut A Bitch
King Lear (Great Performances)
Late Night With Conan O’Brien
The Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Digital Experience
Legend Of The Seeker
Lie To Me
Life On Mars
Louis C.K.: Chewed Up
Loving Leah (Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation)
Magazine Buyer
Make ‘Em Laugh: The Funny Business Of America
Maneater
The Memory Loss Tapes
The Mentalist
Michael J. Fox: Adventures Of An Incurable Optimist
The Mole
2008 MTV Video Music Awards
A Muppets Christmas: Letters To Santa
Mythbusters
The Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration Celebration
Nick News With Linda Ellerbee Coming Home: When Parents Return From War
The Office Digital Experience
Out Of The Wild: The Alaska Experiment
Relative Stranger
Rescue Me
Samantha Who?
Sanctuary
The Sarah Silverman Program
The Saturday Night Live Digital Experience
Saving Grace
Scrubs
Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery
Smallville
Sons Of Anarchy
South Park
Spongebob Squarepants
Stand Up To Cancer
Streisand: The Concert
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
The 30 Rock Digital Experience
30 Rock’s Kenneth the Web Page
Tips
Wedding
Whale Wars
Wizards Of Waverly Place
Writer’s Draft