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Outstanding Comedy Series
Entourage
Family Guy
Flight Of The Conchords
How I Met Your Mother
The Office
30 Rock
Weeds

Outstanding Drama Series
Big Love
Breaking Bad
Damages
Dexter
House
Lost
Mad Men

Outstanding Reality - Competition Program
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With The Stars
Heidi Klum, Project Runway
Jeff Probst, Survivor
Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio, Top Chef

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Jemaine Clement, Flight of the Conchords
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Steve Carell, The Office
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men
Tony Shalhoub, Monk

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Simon Baker, The Mentalist
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Kevin Kline, Cyrano de Bergerac
Brendan Gleeson, Into The Storm
Sir Ian McKellen, King Lear
Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance
Kiefer Sutherland, 24: Redemption
Kenneth Branagh, Wallander: One Step Behind

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program
Toni Collette, United States of Tara
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Sally Field, Brothers and Sisters
Mariska Hargitay, Law and Order: SVU
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Glenn Close, Damages

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Chandra Wilson, Accidental Friendship
Shirley MacLaine, Coco Chanel
Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens
Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens
Sigourney Weaver, Prayers For Bobby

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Rainn Wilson, The Office
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock
Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
William Shatner, Boston Legal
Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal
Michael Emerson, Lost
John Slattery, Mad Men
William Hurt, Damages
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
Ken Howard, Grey Gardens
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 Comedy Series
Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live
Kristin Wiig, Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy
Dianne Wiest, In Treatment
Hope Davis, In Treatment
Rose Byrne, Damages
Cherry Jones, 24

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Marcia Gay Harden, The Courageous Heart Of Irena Sendler
Jeanne Tripplehorn, Grey Gardens
Shohreh Aghdashloo, House Of Saddam
Janet McTeer, Into The Storm
Cicely Tyson, Relative Stranger

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Beau Bridges, Desperate Housewives
Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live
Steve Martin, 30 Rock
Jon Hamm, 30 Rock
Alan Alda, 30 Rock

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Edward Asner, CSI: NY
Ted Danson, Damages
Jimmy Smits, Dexter
Ernest Borgnine, ER
Michael J. Fox, Rescue Me

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Christine Baranski, The Big Bang Theory
Gena Rowlands, Monk
Betty White, My Name Is Earl
Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
Jennifer Aniston. 30 Rock
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series
Sharon Lawrence, Grey's Anatomy
Ellen Burstyn, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Brenda Blethyn, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Carol Burnett, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
CCH Pounder, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Flight Of The Conchords • Prime Minister
30 Rock • Reunion
30 Rock • Apollo, Apollo
30 Rock • Mamma Mia
30 Rock • Kidney Now!

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Lost • The Incident
Mad Men • A Night To Remember
Mad Men • Six Month Leave
Mad Men • The Jet Set
Mad Men • Meditations In An Emergency

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
Entourage • Tree Trippers
Flight Of The Conchords • The Tough Brets
The Office • Stress Relief
30 Rock • Apollo, Apollo
30 Rock • Reunion
30 Rock • Generalissimo

Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series
Battlestar Galactica • Daybreak (Part 2)
Boston Legal • Made In China/Last Call
Damages • Trust Me
ER • And In The End
Mad Men • The Jet Set

Outstanding Miniseries
Generation Kill
Little Dorrit

Outstanding Made For Television Movie
Coco Chanel
Grey Gardens
Into The Storm
Prayers For Bobby
Taking Chance

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Late Show With David Letterman
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
Chris Rock - Kill The Messenger
Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut A Bitch
The Kennedy Center Honors
Ricky Gervais: Out Of England - The Stand-Up Special
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush

Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
American Masters, Ron Rifkin
Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane
Robot Chicken , Seth Green
The Simpsons, Hank Azaria
The Simpsons, Harry Shearer
The Simpsons, Dan Castellaneta

Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour)
American Dad
Robot Chicken
The Simpsons
South Park

Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or more)
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
Destination Imagination (Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends)

Outstanding Art Direction For A Multi-Camera Series
The Big Bang Theory
Hell's Kitchen
How I Met Your Mother
The New Adventures Of Old Christine
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-Camera Series
Bones
Heroes
Mad Men
Pushing Daisies
True Blood
The Tudors

Outstanding Art Direction For A Miniseries Or Movie
Generation Kill
Grey Gardens
Into The Storm
Little Dorrit
Taking Chance

Outstanding Art Direction For Variety, Music Or Nonfiction Programming
81st Annual Academy Awards
American Idol
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards
2008 MTV Video Music Awards

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
Californication
The Office
30 Rock
United States Of Tara
Weeds

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
Damages
Friday Night Lights
Mad Men
True Blood
The Tudors

Outstanding Casting For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
Generation Kill
Grey Gardens
House Of Saddam
Into The Storm
Little Dorrit

Outstanding Choreography
81st Annual Academy Awards • Musicals Are Back, Rob Ashford
Dancing With The Stars • Jive / Great Balls of Fire, Derek and Julianne Hough
So You Think You Can Dance • Bleeding Love, Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo
So You Think You Can Dance • Mercy, Mia Michaels
So You Think You Can Dance • Adam and Eve / Silence, Tyce Diorio
So You Think You Can Dance • A Los Amigos, Dmitry Chaplin

Outstanding Cinematography For A Half-Hour Series
According To Jim
Californication
Everybody Hates Chris
30 Rock
Weeds

Outstanding Cinematography For A One Hour Series
Breaking Bad
CSI
Life On Mars
Mad Men
The Tudors

Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries Or Movie
Generation Kill
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Grey Gardens
Into The Storm
Little Dorrit

Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Deadliest Catch
Expedition Africa
This American Life
Whale Wars

Outstanding Cinematography For Reality Programming
The Amazing Race
Intervention
Out Of The Wild: The Alaska Experiment
Survivor
Top Chef

Outstanding Commercial
Airport Lounge • Amex / Platinum Card
Alec In Huluwood • Hulu
Bottled Courage • Nike
Circus • Anheuser-Busch Budweiser
Heist • Coca-Cola
Magazine Buyer • Anheuser-Busch Bud Light
Tips • Career Builder
Wedding • Sprint Nextel

Outstanding Costumes For A Series
Mad Men
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency]
Pushing Daisies
The Tudors
Ugly Betty

Outstanding Costumes For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
Grey Gardens
House Of Saddam
Into The Storm
The Librarian: Curse Of The Judas Chalice
Little Dorrit

Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
American Idol
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Late Show With David Letterman
Real Time With Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Directing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
81st Annual Academy Awards
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl Halftime Show
The Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration Celebration
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush

Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special
Generation Kill
Grey Gardens
Into The Storm
Little Dorrit
Taking Chance
Wallander: One Step Behind

Outstanding Directing For Nonfiction Programming
The Amazing Race
Project Runway
Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired
This American Life
Top Chef

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series
Battlestar Galactica
Breaking Bad
Lost
Mad Men
24

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Comedy Series (Single Or Multi-Camera)
How I Met Your Mother
The Office
The Office
The Office
30 Rock

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Miniseries Or A Movie
Generation Kill
Generation Kill
Grey Gardens
Taking Chance
24: Redemption

Outstanding Short Form Picture Editing
81st Annual Academy Awards
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Dancing With The Stars
Stand Up To Cancer

Outstanding Picture Editing For A Special (Single Or Multi-Camera)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute To Warren Beatty
Chris Rock - Kill The Messenger
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All
The Kennedy Center Honors
Ricky Gervais: Out Of England - The Stand-Up Special

Outstanding Picture Editing For Nonfiction Programming
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Deadliest Catch
102 Minutes That Changed America
Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired
This American Life

Outstanding Picture Editing For Reality Programming
The Amazing Race
The Celebrity Apprentice
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Penn & Teller: Bullshit
Project Runway
Top Chef

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Single-Camera Series
Desperate Housewives
Mad Men
Pushing Daisies
Tracey Ullman's State Of The Union
The Tudors

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special
Dancing With The Stars
MADtv
Saturday Night Live
Two And A Half Men

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Miniseries Or A Movie
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Grey Gardens
House Of Saddam
Into The Storm
Little Dorrit

Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media - Nonfiction
Bravo Digital Media: Top Chef
The Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Digital Experience
The Saturday Night Live Digital Experience

Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media - Fiction
The Dharma Initiative
The Office Digital Experience
The 30 Rock Digital Experience

Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) For Variety, Music Or Comedy
Programming
81st Annual Academy Awards
American Idol
Dancing With The Stars
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Show With David Letterman
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Main Title Design
Lie To Me
Storymakers
Taking Chance
True Blood
United States Of Tara

Outstanding Makeup For A Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
Grey's Anatomy
Little Britain USA
Mad Men
Nip/Tuck
Pushing Daisies

Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
Dancing With The Stars
MADtv
Saturday Night Live
So You Think You Can Dance

Outstanding Makeup For A Miniseries Or A Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
The Courageous Heart Of Irena Sendler (Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation)
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Grey Gardens
Maneater

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
CSI
Grey Gardens
Grey's Anatomy
Little Britain USA
Nip/Tuck
Tracey Ullman's State Of The Union

Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score)
Castle
Ghost Whisperer
Legend Of The Seeker
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
The Simpsons
24

Outstanding Music Composition For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special (Original Dramatic Score)
Grey Gardens
Into The Storm
Little Dorrit
Loving Leah (Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation)
Taking Chance
24: Redemption

Outstanding Music Direction
Christmas In Washington
Dancing With The Stars
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards
The Kennedy Center Honors
Streisand: The Concert

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
81st Annual Academy Awards • Song Title: Hugh Jackman Opening Number
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All • Song Title: Much Worse Things
The 2008 ESPYS • Song Title: I Love Sports
Flight Of The Conchords • Unnatural Love / Song Title: Carol Brown
A Muppets Christmas: Letters To Santa • Song Title: I Wish I Could Be Santa Claus
Saturday Night Live • Host: Justin Timberlake / Song Title: Motherlover

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Great Performances
The Mole
Sons of Anarchy
Storymakers
United States Of Tara

Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Animated Programs
Disney's Phineas And Ferb
SpongeBob SquarePants

Outstanding Special Class Programs
81st Annual Academy Awards
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
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

Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
Battlestar Galactica: The Face Of The Enemy
Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl Halftime Show
The Daily Show: The Daily Show Correspondents On Jon Stewart
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
30 Rock's Kenneth the Web Page

Outstanding Special Class - Short-format Nonfiction Programs
Jay Leno's Garage
Writer's Draft

Outstanding Children's Program
Hannah Montana
iCarly
Wizards Of Waverly Place

Outstanding Children's Nonfiction Program
Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am? With Maria Shriver
Nick News With Linda Ellerbee Coming Home: When Parents Return from War

Outstanding Nonfiction Special
The Alzheimer's Project: Momentum In Science (Parts 1 & 2)
Farrah's Story
Michael J. Fox: Adventures Of An Incurable Optimist
102 Minutes That Changed America
Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired

Outstanding Nonfiction Series
American Experience
American Masters
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Biography
Deadliest Catch
This American Life

Outstanding Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Dirty Jobs
Dog Whisperer
Intervention
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
MythBusters

Exceptional Merit In Nonfiction Filmmaking
The Memory Loss Tapes
Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery

Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming
American Experience • The Trials Of J. Robert Oppenheimer
American Masters • Jerome Robbins: Something To Dance About
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business Of America
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series
Battlestar Galactica
CSI
Smallville
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
24

Outstanding Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
The Courageous Heart Of Irena Sendler (Hallmark Hall Of Fame Presentation)
Generation Kill
Into The Storm
The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice
Taking Chance
24: Redemption

Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera)
The Amazing Race
American Masters • Glass: A Portrait Of Philip In Twelve Parts
China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
102 Minutes That Changed America
Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One Hour)
Battlestar Galactica
Boston Legal
House
Lost
24

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Miniseries Or A Movie
Generation Kill
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Grey Gardens
Taking Chance
24: Redemption

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And Animation
Entourage
Flight Of The Conchords
The Office
Scrubs
30 Rock
Weeds

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special
81st Annual Academy Awards
American Idol
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl Halftime Show
Dancing With The Stars
The 51st Annual Grammy Award

Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Deadliest Catch
102 Minutes That Changed America
Survivor

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series
Battlestar Galactica
Fringe
Ghost Whisperer
Heroes
Sanctuary

Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
Generation Kill
Into The Storm

Outstanding Stunt Coordination
Burn Notice
Chuck
Criminal Minds
My Name Is Earl
24

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series
American Idol
Dancing With The Stars
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Late Show With David Letterman
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special
81st Annual Academy Awards
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl Halftime Show
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards
The 62nd Annual Tony Awards

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Late Night With Conan O'Brien
Late Show With David Letterma
Saturday Night Liv

Outstanding Writing For A Variety, Music Or Comedy Special
81st Annual Academy Awards
Chris Rock - Kill The Messenge
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 Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Generation Kill
Grey Gardens
Into The Storm
Little Dorrit
Taking Chance