The nominations for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced, and the big show for this year is 30 Rock with 22 nominations across all sorts of categories.

Some notes:

• Jim Parsons being nominated for the role of Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory isn’t a surprise, but being in the “Lead Actor” spot is as it is an ensemble cast.  Figured he would be in “Supporting Actor”.
• Could this be the year The Amazing Race doesn’t win Outstanding Reality Competition Program?  Doubtful.  It’s won every year since the category came into existence.  Other shows have actually asked them not to put themselves up for consideration which is just laughable.  You can only win if they don’t run?  Is that even a win at that point?
• Thrilled to see Christian Clemenson is up for the role of Jerry on Boston Legal.  Great part.
• Neil Patrick Harris should win Supporting Actor in Comedy for the role of Barney on How I Met Your Mother hands down.
• Glad Kristin Chenoweth got a nod for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy for the role of Olive on Pushing Daisies.  She was fabulous in that role.
• I think 30 Rock will win for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy…
• Likewise, I think Mad Men will win for Outstanding Writing in a Drama… (I really need to start watching that)

The Emmys will be on CBS on September 20th at 8E/7C, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.

Lots of nominees below the fold.

Outstanding Drama

Mad Men
Damages
House
Lost
Big Love
Breaking Bad
Dexter

Outstanding Comedy

The Office
30 Rock
Family Guy
Entourage
Weeds
How I Met Your Mother
Flight of the Conchords

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama

Jon Hamm (Mad Men)
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)
Michael C. Hall (Dexter)
Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment)
Hugh Laurie (House)
Simon Baker (The Mentalist)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama

Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)
Glenn Close (Damages)
Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men)
Holly Hunter (Saving Grace)
Mariska Hargitay (Law and Order: SVU)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy

Steve Carell (The Office)
Tony Shalhoub (Monk)
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)
Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men)
Jim Parsons (Big Bang Theory)
Jermaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy

Tina Fey (30 Rock)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Old Christine)
Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?)
Sarah Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Program)
Toni Collette (The United States of Tara)
Mary Louise-Parker (Weeds)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama

William Shatner (Boston Legal)
John Slattery (Mad Men)
Christian Clemenson (Boston Legal)
Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)
William Hurt (Damages)
Michael Emerson (Lost)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama

Rose Byrne (Damages)
Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy)
Chandra Wilson (Grey’s Anatomy)
Dianne Wiest (In Treatment)
Hope Davis (In Treatment)
Cherry Jones (24)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy

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 Actress in a Comedy

Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live)
Kristin Wiig (Satruday Night Live)
Jane Krakowski (30 Rock)
Kristin Chenoweth (Pushing Daisies)
Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds)
Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty)

Outstanding Music, Variety, or Comedy

The Daily Show
The Colbert Report
The Late Show with David Letterman
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program

Ryan Seacrest (American Idol)
Tom Bergeron (Dancing With The Stars)
Heidi Klum (Project Runway)
Jeff Probst (Survivor)
Phil Keoghan (The Amazing Race)
Padma Lakshmi, Host and Tom Colicchio, Co-Host (Top Chef

Outstanding Reality – Competition Program

American Idol
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
The Amazing Race
Top Chef

Outstanding Reality Program

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

Outstanding Animated Program (for programming less than one hour)

American Dad
Robot Chicken
South Park
The Simpsons

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

30 Rock – “Reunion”, Matt Hubbard, Writer
30 Rock – “Apollo, Apollo”, Robert Carlock, Writer
30 Rock – “Mamma Mia”, Ron Weiner, Writer
30 Rock – “Kidney Now!”, Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock, Writers
Flight Of The Conchords – “Prime Minister”, James Bobin, Jemaine Clement & Bret McKenzie, Writers

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Lost _ “The Incident”, Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof, Writers
Mad Men – “A Night To Remember”, Robin Veith, Matthew Weiner, Writers
Mad Men – “Six Month Leave” , Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton & Matthew Weiner, Writers
Mad Men – “The Jet Set”, Matthew Weiner, Writer
Mad Men – “Meditations In An Emergency”, Kater Gordon & Matthew Weiner, Writers

You can see the full, and very lengthy, list of nominees here.

09/20/09 UPDATE: You can see the 2009 Emmy Winner list here