2009 Emmy nominations list plus video

Grey’s Anatomy star Chandra Wilson and Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons announced the nominees for The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, July 16, 2009.

Family Guy is making history this year, as it became the first animated series since The Flintstones (1961) to be nominated as best comedy series.

How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris with host this year's event. Airing live Sunday, September 20, 2009 8:00 on CBS at the NOKIA Theatre.

View 2009 Emmy Nominations list and video below..

Drama Series:
“Big Love,” HBO;
“Breaking Bad,” AMC;
"Damages,” FX Networks;
“Dexter,” Showtime;
“House,” Fox;
“Lost,” ABC;
“Mad Men,” AMC

Comedy Series:
“Entourage,” HBO;
“Family Guy,” Fox;
“Flight of the Conchords,” HBO;
“How I Met Your Mother,” CBS;
“The Office,” NBC;
“30 Rock,” NBC;
“Weeds,” Showtime

Miniseries:
“Generation Kill,” HBO;
“Little Dorrit” PBS

Made-for-TV Movie:
“Coco Chanel,” Lifetime;
“Grey Gardens,” HBO;
“Into the Storm,” HBO;
“Prayers for Bobby,” Lifetime;
“Taking Chance,” HBO

Actor, Drama Series:
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad,” AMC;
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter,” Showtime;
Hugh Laurie, “House,” Fox;
Gabriel Byrne, “In Treatment,” HBO;
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men,” AMC;
Simon Baker, “The Mentalist,” CBS

Actress, Drama Series:
Sally Field, “Brothers&Sisters,” ABC;
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer,” TNT;
Glenn Close, “Damages,” FX Networks;
Mariska Hargitay, “Law&Order: Special Victims Unit,” NBC;
Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men,” AMC;
Holly Hunter, “Saving Grace,” TNT

Supporting Actor, Drama Series:
William Shatner, “Boston Legal,” ABC;
Christian Clemenson, “Boston Legal,” ABC;
Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad,” AMC;
William Hurt, “Damages,” FX Networks;
Michael Emerson, “Lost,” ABC;
John Slattery, “Mad Men,” AMC

Supporting Actress, Drama Series:
Rose Byrne, “Damages,” FX Networks;
Sandra Oh, “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC;
Chandra Wilson, “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC;
Dianne Wiest, “In Treatment,” HBO; Hope Davis, “In Treatment,” HBO;
Cherry Jones, “24,” Fox

Actor, Comedy Series:
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, Comedy Series:
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.

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series:
Kevin Dillon, “Entourage,” HBO;
Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother,” CBS;
Rainn Wilson, “The Office,” NBC;
Tracy Morgan, “30 Rock,” NBC;
Jack McBrayer, “30 Rock,” NBC;
Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men,” CBS

Supporting Actress, Comedy Series:
Kristin Chenoweth, “Pushing Daisies,” ABC;
Amy Poehler, “Saturday Night Live,” NBC;
Kristin Wiig, “Saturday Night Live,” NBC;
Jane Krakowski, “30 Rock,” NBC;
Vanessa Williams, “Ugly Betty,” ABC;
Elizabeth Perkins, “Weeds,” Showtime

For the full nominations list, visit EMMYS.