2008–2009 Primetime Emmy Awards

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on September 20, 2009, in Los Angeles, Calif.

• Drama Series: Mad Men (AMC)
• Actor: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
• Actress: Glenn Close, Damages
• Supporting Actor: Michael Emerson, Lost
• Supporting Actress: Cherry Jones, 24
• Guest Actor: Michael J. Fox, Rescue Me
• Guest Actress: Ellen Burstyn, Law & Order: SVU
• Directing: Rod Holcomb, ER
• Writing: Kater Gordon and Matthew Weiner, Mad Men
• Comedy Series: 30 Rock (NBC)
• Actor: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
• Actress: Toni Collette, United States of Tara
• Supporting Actor: Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
• Supporting Actress: Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies
• Guest Actor: Justin Timberlake, Saturday Night Live
• Guest Actress: Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live
• Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: The Daily Show with John Stewart (Comedy Central)
• Directing: Bruce Gowers, American Idol
• Writing: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
• Outstanding Miniseries: Little Dorrit (PBS)
• Outstanding Made-for-Television Movie: Grey Gardens (HBO)
• Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: Brendan Gleeson, Into the Storm
• Actress in a Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange, Grey Gardens
• Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: Ken Howard, Grey Gardens
• Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie: Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Saddam
• Reality/Competition Program: The Amazing Race (CBS)

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