Emmy Awards News

The 2009 Emmy Awards aired live from Hollywood last night and the biggest winner was clear:

Neil Patrick Harris from How I Met Your Mother was the best awards show host in years. As luck - and CBS - would have it, his sitcom premieres its new season tonight.

Hosting aside, here's a rundown of the winners from the broadcast's main categories:

• Outstanding Drama Series: Mad Men
• Outstanding Comedy Series: 30 Rock
• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
• Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Glenn Close - Damages
• Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Toni Collette - United States of Tara    
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Michael Emerson - Lost
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Jon Cryer - Two and a Half Men 
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Cherry Jones - 24 
• Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth - Pushing Daisies

Which series and which actor made this year's Emmy Award nomination cut? Let's get right to it...

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

Lead Actor in a Drama
Brian Cranston, Breaking Bad
Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Michael C Hall, Dexter
Hugh Laurie, House
John Hamm, Mad Men
Simon Baker, The Mentalist

Lead Actress in a Drama
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
Glenn Close, Damages
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace

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Below is a list of the drama and comedy shows, stars, and guest stars who have been submitted for consideration in the 2009 Prime Time Emmy Awards, coming this fall.

Some submissions, obviously, are more likely to receive voter love than others. Who do you think stands the best chance of being nominated in each of these categories?

Follow the jump for the list of nominees, and share your thoughts ...

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