The Winning Emmy Awards 2009
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9/21/2009 | 0 Comments 
The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre on September 20, 2009 is a winner in itself.
The ceremony is well-praised for its clever and breezy presentation, thanks to the wit of charming host Neil Patrick Harris. The organizers also induce fun and creativity into the usually boring program by announced personalities talking about their hobbies and trivial facts when called to the stage. Presenters, on the other hand, are introduced through the obscure roles they played on TV before they became famous.
Aside from the outstanding presentation, highlights of the show include Sarah Mclachlan singing "I Will Remember You" during the tribute memorial and the winners of reality dance competitions Dancing With The Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, and America's Best Dance Crew dancing together on stage.
Although this year's Emmy awards have breathed new life of creativity and fun, there are some things that have not changed — the outstanding actors and television programs that remain expected winners. If there is any "spoiler" to the exciting Emmy 2009 awards, some say it's the "unexciting" winners: Mad Men is also last year's outstanding drama while 30 Rock is still the outstanding comedy; Alec Baldwin, Bryan Cranston, Jeff Probst, and Glenn Close remain Emmy winners just like before; and the Amazing Race gets the most outstanding reality competition awards seven times while The Daily Show also receives the seventh time award for the outstanding variety, music, or comedy series. Well, for this "unexciting" and "snoozing" part, blame it on the talent and ingenuity of the award-winning actors and programs.
All in all, the Emmy Awards 2009 is still the big winner of the night, something that the next Emmy awards will live up to.
The winners of the 61st Annual Emmy Awards are:
Outstanding Drama Series: Mad Men
Nominees:
Big Love
Breaking Bad
Damages
Dexter
House
Lost
Outstanding Comedy Series: 30 Rock
Nominees:
Entourage
Family Guy
Flight of the Conchords
How I Met Your Mother
The Office
Weeds
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Nominees:
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Hugh Laurie, House
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Simon Baker, The Mentalist
Outstanding Led Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Nominees:
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Steve Carell, The Office
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Glenn Close, Damages
Nominees:
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Toni Colette, United States of Tara
Nominees:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Michael Emerson, Lost
Nominees:
William Shatner, Boston Legal
Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
William Hurt, Damages
John Slattery, Mad Men
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Nominees:
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Rainn Wilson, The Office
Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Cherry Jones, 24
Nominees:
Rose Byrne, Damages
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy
Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
Hope Davis, In Treatment
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
Nominees:
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Outstanding Reality Competition Program: The Amazing Race
Nominees:
American Idol
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef
Outstanding Reality Program: Intervention
Nominees:
Antiques Roadshow
Dirty Jobs
Dog Whisperer
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Mythbusters
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program: Jeff Probst, Survivor
Nominees:
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Heidi Klum, Project Runway
Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio, Top Chef
Outstanding Miniseries: Little Dorrit
Nominee:
Generation Kill
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm
Nominees:
Kevin Kline, Cyrano de Bergarac (Great Performances)
Sir Ian McKellen, King Lear (Great Performances)
Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance
Kiefer Sutherland, 24: Redemption
Kenneth Branagh, Wallander: One Step Behind
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens
Nominees:
Chandra Wilson, Accidental Friendship
Shirley MacLaine, Coco Chanel
Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens
Sigourney Weaver, Prayers for Bobby
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Ken Howard, Grey Gardens
Nominees:
Len Cariou, Into the Storm
Bob Newhart, The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice
Tom Courtenay, Little Dorrit
Andy Serkis, Little Dorrit
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Saddam
Nominees:
Marcia Gay Harden, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Jeanne Tripplehorn, Grey Gardens
Janet McTeer, Into the Storm
Cicely Tyson, Relative Stranger
Outstanding Made for Television Movie: Grey Gardens
Nominees:
Coco Chanel
Into the Storm
Prayers for Bobby
Taking Chance
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Nominees:
The Colbert Report
Late Show With David Letterman
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special: The Kennedy Center Honors
Nominees:
Chris Rock - Kill the Messenger
Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut A B---h
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Rod Holcomb, "And in the End", ER
Nominees:
Michael Rymer, "Day Break" (Part 2), Battlestar Galactica
Bill D'Elia, "Made in China/Last Call", Boston Legal
Todd A. Kessler, "Trust Me", Damages
Phil Abraham, "The Jet Set", Mad Men
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: "Meditations in an Emergency", Mad Men
Nominees:
"The Incident", Lost
"A Night to Remember", Mad Men
"Six Month Leave", Mad Men
"The Jet Set", Mad Men
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Jeff Blitz, "Stress Relief", The Office
Nominees:
Julian Farino, "Tree Trippers", Entourage
James Bobin, "The Tough Brets", Flight of the Conchords
Millicent Shelton, "Apollo, Apollo", 30 Rock
Beth McCarthy, "Reunion", 30 Rock
Todd Holland, "Generalissimo", 30 Rock
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: "Reunion", 30 Rock
Nominees:
"Prime Minister", Flight of the Conchords
"Apollo, Apollo", 30 Rock
"Mamma Mia", 30 Rock
"Kidney Now!", 30 Rock
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Dearbhla Walsh, Little Dorrit (Part 1)
Nominees:
Susanna White, "Bomb in the Garden", Generation Kill
Michael Sucsy, Grey Gardens
Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Into the Storm
Ross Katz, Taking Chance
Philip Martin, Wallander: One Step Behind
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Little Dorrit
Nominees:
"Bomb in the Garden", Generation Kill
Grey Gardens
Into the Storm
Taking Chance
Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: Bruce Gowers, "Show 833" (The Final Three), American Idol
Nominees:
Jim Hoskinson, "4159", The Colbert Report
Chuck O'Neil, "13107", The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jerry Foley, "Episode 2932", Late Show With David Letterman
Hal Grant, "705", Real Time With Bill Maher
Don Roy King, "Host: Justin Timberlake", Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Nominees:
The Colbert Report
Late Night With Conan O'Brien
Late Show With David Letterman
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special: Bucky Gunts, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
Nominees:
Roger Goodman, 81st Annual Academy Awards
Don Mischer, Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl Halftime Show
Glenn Weiss, The Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration Celebration
Marty Callner, Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special: Chris Rock, Kill The Messenger
Nominees:
81st Annual Academy Awards
Louis C.K.: Chewed Up
Ricky Gervais: Out of England - The Stand-Up Special
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Michael J. Fox, Rescue Me
Nominees:
Edward Asner, CSI: NY
Ted Danson, Damages
Jimmy Smits, Dexter
Ernest Borgnine, ER
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live
Nominees:
Beau Bridges, Desperate Housewives
Steve Martin, 30 Rock
Jon Hamm, 30 Rock
Alan Alda, 30 Rock
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Ellen Burstyn, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Nominees:
Sharon Lawrence, Grey's Anatomy
Brenda Blethyn, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Carol Burnett, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
CCH Pounder, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Nominees:
Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
Gena Rowlands, Monk
Betty White, My Name is Earl
Jennifer Aniston, 30 Rock
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock
Outstanding Special Class Program: Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
Nominees:
81st Annual Academy Awards
Carnegie Hall Opening Night 2008: A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein (Great Performances)
George Carlin: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
The 62nd Annual Tony Awards
The ceremony is well-praised for its clever and breezy presentation, thanks to the wit of charming host Neil Patrick Harris. The organizers also induce fun and creativity into the usually boring program by announced personalities talking about their hobbies and trivial facts when called to the stage. Presenters, on the other hand, are introduced through the obscure roles they played on TV before they became famous.
Aside from the outstanding presentation, highlights of the show include Sarah Mclachlan singing "I Will Remember You" during the tribute memorial and the winners of reality dance competitions Dancing With The Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, and America's Best Dance Crew dancing together on stage.
Although this year's Emmy awards have breathed new life of creativity and fun, there are some things that have not changed — the outstanding actors and television programs that remain expected winners. If there is any "spoiler" to the exciting Emmy 2009 awards, some say it's the "unexciting" winners: Mad Men is also last year's outstanding drama while 30 Rock is still the outstanding comedy; Alec Baldwin, Bryan Cranston, Jeff Probst, and Glenn Close remain Emmy winners just like before; and the Amazing Race gets the most outstanding reality competition awards seven times while The Daily Show also receives the seventh time award for the outstanding variety, music, or comedy series. Well, for this "unexciting" and "snoozing" part, blame it on the talent and ingenuity of the award-winning actors and programs.
All in all, the Emmy Awards 2009 is still the big winner of the night, something that the next Emmy awards will live up to.
The winners of the 61st Annual Emmy Awards are:
Outstanding Drama Series: Mad Men
Nominees:
Big Love
Breaking Bad
Damages
Dexter
House
Lost
Outstanding Comedy Series: 30 Rock
Nominees:
Entourage
Family Guy
Flight of the Conchords
How I Met Your Mother
The Office
Weeds
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Nominees:
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Hugh Laurie, House
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Simon Baker, The Mentalist
Outstanding Led Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Nominees:
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Steve Carell, The Office
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Glenn Close, Damages
Nominees:
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Toni Colette, United States of Tara
Nominees:
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Michael Emerson, Lost
Nominees:
William Shatner, Boston Legal
Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
William Hurt, Damages
John Slattery, Mad Men
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Nominees:
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Rainn Wilson, The Office
Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Cherry Jones, 24
Nominees:
Rose Byrne, Damages
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy
Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
Hope Davis, In Treatment
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
Nominees:
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Outstanding Reality Competition Program: The Amazing Race
Nominees:
American Idol
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef
Outstanding Reality Program: Intervention
Nominees:
Antiques Roadshow
Dirty Jobs
Dog Whisperer
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Mythbusters
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program: Jeff Probst, Survivor
Nominees:
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Heidi Klum, Project Runway
Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio, Top Chef
Outstanding Miniseries: Little Dorrit
Nominee:
Generation Kill
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm
Nominees:
Kevin Kline, Cyrano de Bergarac (Great Performances)
Sir Ian McKellen, King Lear (Great Performances)
Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance
Kiefer Sutherland, 24: Redemption
Kenneth Branagh, Wallander: One Step Behind
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens
Nominees:
Chandra Wilson, Accidental Friendship
Shirley MacLaine, Coco Chanel
Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens
Sigourney Weaver, Prayers for Bobby
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: Ken Howard, Grey Gardens
Nominees:
Len Cariou, Into the Storm
Bob Newhart, The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice
Tom Courtenay, Little Dorrit
Andy Serkis, Little Dorrit
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie: Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Saddam
Nominees:
Marcia Gay Harden, The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Jeanne Tripplehorn, Grey Gardens
Janet McTeer, Into the Storm
Cicely Tyson, Relative Stranger
Outstanding Made for Television Movie: Grey Gardens
Nominees:
Coco Chanel
Into the Storm
Prayers for Bobby
Taking Chance
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Nominees:
The Colbert Report
Late Show With David Letterman
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special: The Kennedy Center Honors
Nominees:
Chris Rock - Kill the Messenger
Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut A B---h
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: Rod Holcomb, "And in the End", ER
Nominees:
Michael Rymer, "Day Break" (Part 2), Battlestar Galactica
Bill D'Elia, "Made in China/Last Call", Boston Legal
Todd A. Kessler, "Trust Me", Damages
Phil Abraham, "The Jet Set", Mad Men
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: "Meditations in an Emergency", Mad Men
Nominees:
"The Incident", Lost
"A Night to Remember", Mad Men
"Six Month Leave", Mad Men
"The Jet Set", Mad Men
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series: Jeff Blitz, "Stress Relief", The Office
Nominees:
Julian Farino, "Tree Trippers", Entourage
James Bobin, "The Tough Brets", Flight of the Conchords
Millicent Shelton, "Apollo, Apollo", 30 Rock
Beth McCarthy, "Reunion", 30 Rock
Todd Holland, "Generalissimo", 30 Rock
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series: "Reunion", 30 Rock
Nominees:
"Prime Minister", Flight of the Conchords
"Apollo, Apollo", 30 Rock
"Mamma Mia", 30 Rock
"Kidney Now!", 30 Rock
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Dearbhla Walsh, Little Dorrit (Part 1)
Nominees:
Susanna White, "Bomb in the Garden", Generation Kill
Michael Sucsy, Grey Gardens
Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Into the Storm
Ross Katz, Taking Chance
Philip Martin, Wallander: One Step Behind
Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Little Dorrit
Nominees:
"Bomb in the Garden", Generation Kill
Grey Gardens
Into the Storm
Taking Chance
Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: Bruce Gowers, "Show 833" (The Final Three), American Idol
Nominees:
Jim Hoskinson, "4159", The Colbert Report
Chuck O'Neil, "13107", The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Jerry Foley, "Episode 2932", Late Show With David Letterman
Hal Grant, "705", Real Time With Bill Maher
Don Roy King, "Host: Justin Timberlake", Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Nominees:
The Colbert Report
Late Night With Conan O'Brien
Late Show With David Letterman
Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special: Bucky Gunts, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
Nominees:
Roger Goodman, 81st Annual Academy Awards
Don Mischer, Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl Halftime Show
Glenn Weiss, The Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration Celebration
Marty Callner, Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush
Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special: Chris Rock, Kill The Messenger
Nominees:
81st Annual Academy Awards
Louis C.K.: Chewed Up
Ricky Gervais: Out of England - The Stand-Up Special
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Michael J. Fox, Rescue Me
Nominees:
Edward Asner, CSI: NY
Ted Danson, Damages
Jimmy Smits, Dexter
Ernest Borgnine, ER
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live
Nominees:
Beau Bridges, Desperate Housewives
Steve Martin, 30 Rock
Jon Hamm, 30 Rock
Alan Alda, 30 Rock
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Ellen Burstyn, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Nominees:
Sharon Lawrence, Grey's Anatomy
Brenda Blethyn, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Carol Burnett, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
CCH Pounder, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Nominees:
Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
Gena Rowlands, Monk
Betty White, My Name is Earl
Jennifer Aniston, 30 Rock
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock
Outstanding Special Class Program: Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
Nominees:
81st Annual Academy Awards
Carnegie Hall Opening Night 2008: A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein (Great Performances)
George Carlin: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
The 62nd Annual Tony Awards
Labels: Emmy Awards 2008, emmy awards 2009
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