(Boldface = winner; Italics = runner-up)
Best Television Series - Drama
- Battlestar Galactica [Sci-fi] (Ronald D. Moore & David Eick)
- Breaking Bad [AMC] (Vince Gilligan & Mark Johnson)
- Dexter [Showtime] (John Goldwyn, Sara Colleton, Clyde Phillips & Charles H. Eglee)
- House [FOX] (David Shore, Bryan Singer, Paul Attansio, Katie Jacobs, Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner, Thomas L. Moran & Hugh Laurie)
- Lost [ABC] (J.J. Abrams, Jack Bender, Bryan Burk, Carlton Cuse, Damon Lindelof, Adam Horowitz & Edward Kitsis)
- Mad Men [AMC] (Matthew Weiner)
(Honourable Mentions: Damages, Friday Night Lights, The Shield)
Best Television Series - Comedy
- 30 Rock [NBC] (Lorne Michaels, Tina Fey, Marci Klein, David Miner & Robert Carlock)
- American Dad! [FOX] (Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker, Matt Weitzman, Richard Appel, Rick Wiener, Kenny Schwartz & David Zuckerman)
- Entourage [HBO] (Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Doug Ellin, Rob Weiss & Denis Biggs)
- Flight of the Conchords [HBO] (James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Troy Miller & Stu Smiley)
- How I Met Your Mother [CBS] (Carter Bays, Craig Thomas, Pamela Fryman & Greg Malins)
- The Office [NBC] (Greg Daniels, Ricky Gervais, Howard Klein, Stephen Merchant, Ben Silverman, Paul Lieberstein & Jennifer Celotta)
(Honourable Mentions: Pushing Daisies, The Simpsons, The United States of Tara, Weeds)
Best Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
- Generation Kill [HBO] (Ed Burns, David Simon & George Faber, executive producers; Andrea Calderwood, producer)
- Grey Gardens [HBO] (Lucy Barzun Donnelly, Rachael Horovitz & Michael Suscy, executive producers; David Coatsworth, producer)
- Into the Storm [HBO] (Ridley Scott & David M. Thompson, executive producers; Frank Doelger, Tracey Scoffield, Julie Payne & Ann Wingate, producers)
- Little Dorrit [PBS] (Anne Pivcevic & Rebecca Eaton, executive producers; Lisa Osborne, producer)
- Taking Chance [HBO] (Brad Krevoy, Cathy Wischner-Sola & Ross Katz, executive producers; Lori Keith Douglas, producer)
(Honourable Mentions: The Courageous Heart of Irene Sendler, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, House of Saddam, Prayers for Bobby, Wallander: One Step Behind)
Best Variety Series
- The Colbert Report [Comedy Central] (Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart & Allison Silverman)
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart [Comedy Central] (Jon Stewart, David Javerbaum, Rory Albanese & Josh Lieb)
- Late Show with David Letterman [CBS] (Barbara Gaines, Maria Pope, Rob Burnett & Jude Brennan)
- Real Time with Bill Maher [HBO] (Bill Maher, Scott Carter, Sheila Griffiths, Brad Grey, Marc Gurvitz & Billy Martin)
- Saturday Night Live [NBC] (Lorne Michaels)
(Honourable Mentions: Chelsea Lately, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Little Britain USA, Tracey Ullman's State of the Union)
Best Variety Special
- 81st Academy Awards [ABC] (Bill Condon & Laurence Mark, producers)
- Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger [HBO] (Chris Rock, executive producer; Marty Callner & Randall Gladstein, producers)
- The Kennedy Center Honours [CBS] (Louis J. Horvitz, executive producer; George Stevens Jr. & Michael Stevens, producers)
- Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist [HBO] (Michael J. Fox, Rudy Bednar & Nellee Fortenberry, executive producers; Ramen Cromwell & Mary Hanan, producers)
- Ricky Gervais: Out of England [HBO] (Ricky Gervais, executive producer; Pat Tourk Lee & John Moffitt, producers)
- Will Ferrell: You're Welcome, America. A Final Night with George W. Bush [HBO] (Will Ferrell, Adam McKay & Jessica Elbaum, executive producers; Marty Callner & Randall Gladstein, producers)
Best Reality Series [TIE]
- Antiques Roadshow [PBS] (Marsha Bemko)
- Dirty Jobs [Discovery] (Craig Piligian, Eddie Barbini, Mike Rowe & Gena McCarthy)
- Intervention [A&E] (Gary R. Benz, Michael Branton, Sam Mettler, Dan Partland, Robert Sharenow & Colleen Conway)
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List [Bravo] (Kathy Griffin, Marcia Mule, Bryan Scott, Lisa Tucker, Cori Abraham, Andrew Cohen & Jenn Levy)
- MythBusters [Discovery] (John Luscombe, Dan Tapster & Mary Donahue)
Best Reality-Competition Series
- The Amazing Race [CBS] (Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman & Hayma "Screech" Washington)
- American Idol [FOX] (Ken Warwick, Cecile Frot-Coutaz & Simon Fuller)
- Dancing with the Stars [ABC] (Conrad Green)
- Project Runway [Bravo] (Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Andrew Cohen & Frances Berwick)
- Top Chef [Bravo] (Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Andrew Cohen, Frances Berwick & Dave Serwatka)
(Honourable Mentions: America's Got Talent, The Celebrity Apprentice, Deal or No Deal, The Mole, Survivor)
Best Host - Reality Series
- Tom Bergeron - Dancing with the Stars
- Phil Keoghan - The Amazing Race
- Jeff Probst - Survivor
- Gordon Ramsay - Kitchen Nightmares
- Ryan Seacrest - American Idol
(Honourable Mentions: Tom Colicchio & Padma Lakshmi - Top Chef, Jamie Hyneman & Adam Savage - MythBusters, Heidi Klum - Project Runway, Mike Rowe - Dirty Jobs, Jerry Springer - America's Got Talent)
Best Animated Program
- American Dad! - "1600 Candles" [FOX] (Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker, Matt Weitzman & David Zuckerman, executive producers; Caleb Meurer, director; Rick Wiener & Kenny Schwartz, executive producers/writers)
- AVATAR: The Last Airbender - "Sozin's Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang" [Nickelodeon] (Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko, executive producers/writers; Eric Coleman, executive producer; Joaquim Dos Santos, director)
- Robot Chicken - "Robot Chicken Star Wars: Episode II" [Adult Swim] (Seth Green, executive producer/director/writer; Matthew Senreich, executive producer/writer; Keith Crofford & Mike Lazzo, executive producers; Tom Goldstein & Douglas Root, head writers; Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Breckin Meyer, Dan Milano, Kevin Shinick & Zeb Wells, writers)
- The Simpsons - "Four Great Women and a Manicure" (Al Jean, James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Matt Selman & Tim Long, executive producers; Raymond S. Persi, director; Valentina L. Garza, writer)
- South Park - "Margaritaville" [Comedy Central] (Trey Parker, executive producer/director/writer; Matt Stone & Anne Garefino, executive producers)
Best Lead Actor - Drama
- Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment (Episode: "Week 4: Gina")
- Kyle Chandler - Friday Night Lights (Episode: "Underdogs")
- Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad (Episode: "Phoenix")
- Michael C. Hall - Dexter (Episode: "The Lion Sleeps Tonight")
- Jon Hamm - Mad Men (Episode: "The Mountain King")
- Hugh Laurie - House (Episode: "Under My Skin")
(Honourable Mentions: Simon Baker - The Mentalist, Michael Chiklis - The Shield, Edward James Olmos - Battlestar Galactica, Kiefer Sutherland - 24)
Best Lead Actor - Comedy
- Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock (Episode: "Generalissimo")
- Steve Carell - The Office (Episode: "Broke")
- Jemaine Clement - Flight of the Conchords (Episode: "Unnatural Love")
- David Duchovny - Californication (Episode: "La Petite Mort")
- Seth MacFarlane - American Dad! (Episode: "Stan's Night Out")
- Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis")
(Honourable Mentions: Zachary Levi - Chuck, Ken Marino - Party Down, Tony Shalhoub - Monk, Charlie Sheen - Two and a Half Men)
Best Lead Actor - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
- Kevin Bacon - Taking Chance
- Kenneth Branagh - Wallander: One Step Behind
- Brendan Gleeson - Into the Storm
- Ian McKellen - King Lear
- Kiefer Sutherland - 24: Redemption
(Honourable Mentions: Cuba Gooding, Jr. - Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, Kevin Kline - Cyrano de Bergerac, Igal Naor - House of Saddam, Alexander Skarsgård - Generation Kill)
Best Lead Actress - Drama
- Glenn Close - Damages (Episode: "Trust Me")
- Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Episode: "PTSD")
- Mary McDonnell - Battlestar Galactica (Episode: "Daybreak (Part 2)")
- Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men (Episode: "Meditations on an Emergency")
- Anna Paquin - True Blood (Episode: "Strange Love")
- Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer (Episode: "Cherry Bomb")
(Honourable Mentions: Sally Field - Brothers & Sisters, Holly Hunter - Saving Grace, January Jones - Mad Men, Jeanne Tripplehorn - Big Love)
Best Lead Actress - Comedy
- Christina Applegate - Samantha Who? (Episode: "The Pill")
- Toni Collette - The United States of Tara (Episode: "Pilot")
- Tina Fey - 30 Rock (Episode: "Reunion")
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures of Old Christine (Episode: "Everyone Says I Love You Except Richie")
- Mary-Louise Parker - Weeds (Episode: "Lady's a Charm")
- Wendy Schaal - American Dad! (Episode: "Stan Time")
(Honourable Mentions: America Ferrera - Ugly Betty, Eva Longoria - Desperate Housewives, Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation, Sarah Silverman - The Sarah Silverman Program)
Best Lead Actress - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
- Drew Barrymore - Grey Gardens
- Jessica Lange - Grey Gardens
- Shirley MacLaine - Coco Chanel
- Anna Paquin - The Courageous Heart of Irene Sendler
- Sigourney Weaver - Prayers for Bobby
Best Supporting Actor - Drama
- Michael Emerson - Lost (Episode: "Dead is Dead")
- William Hurt - Damages (Episode: "Hey! Mr. Pibb")
- John Mahoney - In Treatment (Episode: "Week 3: Walter")
- Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad (Episode: "Peekaboo")
- William Shatner - Boston Legal (Episode: "Last Call")
- John Slattery - Mad Men (Episode: "Six Month Leave")
(Honourable Mentions: Christian Clemenson - Boston Legal, Walton Goggins - The Shield, Josh Holloway - Lost, John Noble - Fringe)
Best Supporting Actor - Comedy
- Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "Benefits")
- John Krasinski - The Office (Episode: "Weight Loss")
- Jack McBrayer - 30 Rock (Episode: "Cutbacks")
- Tracy Morgan - 30 Rock (Episode: "The Natural Order")
- Jason Segel - How I Met Your Mother (Episode: "Not a Father's Day")
- Rainn Wilson - The Office (Episode: "Heavy Competition")
(Honourable Mentions: Kevin Dillon - Entourage, Simon Helberg - The Big Bang Theory, Justin Kirk - Weeds, Chi McBride - Pushing Daisies)
Best Supporting Actor - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
- Len Cariou - Into the Storm
- Tom Courtenay - Little Dorrit
- Ken Howard - Grey Gardens
- Bob Newhart - The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice
- Andy Serkis - Little Dorrit
(Honourable Mentions: Phillip Arditti - House of Saddam, Ryan Kelley - Prayers for Bobby, James Ransome - Generation Kill, Stark Sands - Generation Kill, Lee Tergesen - Generation Kill)
Best Supporting Actress - Drama
- Rose Byrne - Damages (Episode: "Trust Me")
- Hope Davis - In Treatment (Episode: "Week 6: Mia")
- Christina Hendricks - Mad Men (Episode: "The Mountain King")
- Cherry Jones - 24 (Episode: "Day 7: 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.")
- Dianne Wiest - In Treatment (Episode: "Week 6: Gina")
- Chandra Wilson - Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "Stairway to Heaven")
(Honourable Mentions: Connie Britton - Friday Night Lights, Elizabeth Mitchell - Lost, Sandra Oh - Grey's Anatomy, Alison Pill - In Treatment)
Best Supporting Actress - Comedy
- Kristin Chenoweth - Pushing Daisies (Episode: "Bad Habits")
- Jane Krakowski - 30 Rock (Episode: "The Ones")
- Rachael MacFarlane - American Dad! (Episode: "Pulling Double Booty")
- Elizabeth Perkins - Weeds (Episode: "No Man is Pudding")
- Amy Poehler - Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Josh Brolin")
- Kristen Wiig - Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Neil Patrick Harris")
(Honourable Mentions: Jenna Fischer - The Office, Jean Smart - Samantha Who?, Colbi Smulders - How I Met Your Mother, Vanessa Williams - Ugly Betty)
Best Supporting Actress - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
- Shorheh Aghdashloo - House of Saddam
- Marcia Gay Harden - The Courageous Heart of Irene Sendler
- Janet McTeer - Into the Storm
- Jeanne Tripplehorn - Grey Gardens
- Cicely Tyson - Relative Stranger
Best Guest Actor - Drama
- Ernest Borgnine - ER (Episode: "And in the End...")
- Patrick Fischler - Mad Men (Episode: "Six Month Leave")
- Michael J. Fox - Rescue Me (Episode: "Sheila")
- Željko Ivanek - House (Episode: "Last Resort")
- Randall Duk Kim - Fringe (Episode: "The Equation")
- Jimmy Smits - Dexter (Episode: "Go Your Own Way")
(Honourable Mentions: Edward Asner - CSI: NY, Ted Danson - Damages, Mark Margolis - Breaking Bad, Patton Oswalt - Dollhouse)
Best Guest Actor - Comedy
- Alan Alda - 30 Rock (Episode: "Mamma Mia")
- Albert Brooks - Weeds (Episode: "The Three Coolers")
- Jon Hamm - 30 Rock (Episode: "The Bubble")
- Steve Martin - 30 Rock (Episode: "Gavin Volure")
- J.K. Simmons - Party Down (Episode: "Taylor Stiltskin's Sweet Sixteen")
- Justin Timberlake - Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Justin Timberlake")
(Honourable Mentions: Scott Bakula - Chuck, Beau Bridges - Desperate Housewives, Rob Corddry - The United States of Tara, Idris Elba - The Office)
Best Guest Actress - Drama
- Brenda Blethyn - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Episode: "Persona")
- Carol Burnett - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Episode: "Ballerina")
- Ellen Burstyn - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Episode: "Swing")
- Sharon Lawrence - Grey's Anatomy (Episode: "No Good at Saying Goodbye (One More Chance)")
- Melinda McGraw - Mad Men (Episode: "New Girl")
- C.C.H. Pounder - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Episode: "The Boy with the African Heart")
(Honourable Mentions: Margo Martindale - Dexter, Bernadette Peters - Grey's Anatomy, Adina Porter - True Blood, Kate Vernon - Battlestar Galactica)
Best Guest Actress - Comedy
- Jennifer Aniston - 30 Rock (Episode: "The One with the Cast of Night Court")
- Christine Baranski - The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Maternal Capacitance")
- Emily Blunt - The Simpsons (Episode: "Lisa the Drama Queen")
- Tina Fey - Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Presidential Bash 2008")
- Amy Ryan - The Office (Episode: "Company Picnic")
- Elaine Stritch - 30 Rock (Episode: "Christmas Special")
(Honourable Mentions: Kristen Bell - Party Down, Courteney Cox - Scrubs, Gena Rowlands - Monk, Betty White - My Name is Earl)
Best Directing - Drama [TIE]
- Phil Abraham - Mad Men (Episode: "The Jet Set")
- Bill D'Elia - Boston Legal (Episode: "Made in China/Last Call")
- Rod Holcomb - ER (Episode:"And in the End...")
- Todd A. Kessler - Damages (Episode: "Trust Me")
- Anthony Minghella - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Episode: "Pilot")
- Michael Rymer - Battlestar Galactica (Episode: "Daybreak (Part 2)")
(Honourable Mentions: Alan Ball - True Blood, Paris Barclay - In Treatment, Jack Bender - Lost, Charles Haid - Breaking Bad)
Best Directing - Comedy
- Jeffrey Blitz - The Office (Episode: "Stress Relief")
- James Bobin - Flight of the Conchords (Episode: "The Tough Brets")
- Bob Bowen - American Dad! (Episode: "Roy Rogers McFreely")
- Julian Farino - Entourage (Episode: "Tree Trippers")
- Todd Holland - 30 Rock (Episode: "Generalissimo")
- Beth McCarthy-Miller - 30 Rock (Episode: "Reunion")
(Honourable Mentions: Paris Barclay - Weeds, Michel Gondry - Flight of the Conchords, Adam Kane - Pushing Daisies, Millicent Shelton - 30 Rock)
Best Directing - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
- Ross Katz - Taking Chance
- Philip Martin - Wallander: One Step Behind
- Thaddeus O'Sullivan - Into the Storm
- Michael Suscy - Grey Gardens
- Susannah White - Generation Kill
Best Writing - Drama
- Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof - Lost (Episode: "The Incident")
- Vince Gilligan - Breaking Bad (Episode: "ABQ")
- Kater Gordon & Matthew Weiner - Mad Men (Episode: "Meditations on an Emergency")
- Ronald D. Moore - Battlestar Galactica (Episode: "Daybreak (Part 2)")
- Robin Veith & Matthew Weiner - Mad Men (Episode: "A Night to Remember")
- Matthew Weiner - Mad Men (Episode: "The Jet Set")
(Honourable Mentions: David Hudgens - Friday Night Lights, Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler & Daniel Zelman - Damages, John Shiban - Breaking Bad, Peter Tolan & Denis Leary - Rescue Me)
Best Writing - Comedy
- James Bobin, Jemaine Clement & Bret McKenzie - Flight of the Conchords (Episode: "Prime Minister")
- Brian Boyle - American Dad! (Episode: "Roy Rogers McFreely")
- Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock - 30 Rock (Episode: "Kidney Now!")
- J. Stewart Burns - The Simpsons (Episode: "Waverly Hills 9021-D'oh")
- Diablo Cody - The United States of Tara (Episode: "Pilot")
- Paul Lieberstein - The Office (Episode: "Stress Relief")
(Honourable Mentions: Robert Carlock - 30 Rock, Greg Garcia - My Name is Earl, Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally - Ugly Betty, Ron Weiner - 30 Rock)
Best Writing - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
- Ed Burns & David Simon - Generation Kill
- Andrew Davies - Little Dorrit
- Ross Katz & Michael Strobl - Taking Chance
- Patricia Rozema & Michael Suscy - Grey Gardens
- Hugh Whitemore - Into the Storm
Best Casting - Drama
- Friday Night Lights (Linda Lowy, John Brace & Beth Sepko)
- Lost (April Webster)
- Mad Men (Laura Schiff & Carrie Audino)
- True Blood (Libby Goldstein & Junie Lowry-Johnson)
- The Tudors (Nuala Moiselle, Frank Moiselle, Mary Jo Slater & Steve Brooksbank)
Best Casting - Comedy
- 30 Rock (Jennifer McNamara-Shroff)
- American Dad! (Linda Lamontagne)
- The Office (Allison Jones)
- The United States of Tara (Allison Jones, Cami Patton & Elizabeth Barnes)
- Weeds (Dava Waite Peaslee)
Best Casting - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
- 24: Redemption (Peggy Kennedy & Debi Manwiller)
- Generation Kill (Alexa L. Fogel, Christa Schamberger, Suzanne Crowley & Gilly Poole)
- Grey Gardens (Ellen Parks & Robin Cook)
- House of Saddam (Elaine Granger)
- Into the Storm (Kate Rhodes James)
Best Cinematography - Series
- Battlestar Galactica - Stephen McNutt (Episode: "Blood on the Scales")
- Breaking Bad - Michael Slovis (Episode: "ABQ")
- Fringe - Tom Yatsko (Episode: "The Arrival")
- Lost - John Bartley (Episode: "The Incident")
- Mad Men - Christopher Manley (Episode: "Meditations on an Emergency")
(Honourable Mentions: 30 Rock (Matthew Clark), Californication (Michael Weaver), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (James L. Carter), Life on Mars (Kramer Morgenthau), The Tudors (Ousama Rawi))
Best Cinematography - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
- Generation Kill (Ivan Strasburg)
- Grey Gardens (Mike Eley)
- Into the Storm (Michel Amanthieu)
- Little Dorrit (Lukas Strebel)
- Taking Chance (Alar Kivillo)
Best Costume Design - Series
- Mad Men - Janie Bryant (Episode: "Meditations on an Emergency")
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Jo Katsaras (Episode: "Pilot")
- Pushing Daisies - Robert Blackman (Episode: "Bzzzzzzzzz!")
- The Tudors - Joan Bergin (Episode: "Protestant Anne of Cleves")
- Ugly Betty - Patricia Field (Episode: "In the Stars")
Best Costume Design - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
- Grey Gardens (Catherine Marie Thomas)
- House of Saddam (Alexandra Caulfield)
- Into the Storm (Consolata Boyle)
- The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice (Kim Martinez)
- Little Dorrit (Barbara Kidd)
Best Editing - Series
- 24 - Scott Powell (Episode: "Day 7: 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.")
- 30 Rock - Ken Eluto (Episode: "Apollo, Apollo")
- Battlestar Galactica - Michael O'Halloran, Julius Ramsey & Andrew Seklir (Episode: "Daybreak (Part 2)")
- Breaking Bad - Lynne Willingham (Episode: "ABQ")
- Lost - Mark Goldman, Christopher Nelson & Stephen Semel (Episode: "The Incident")
Best Editing - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
- 24: Redemption (Scott Powell)
- Generation Kill (Oral Ottey)
- Grey Gardens (Alan Heim & Lee Percy)
- Into the Storm (Heidi Freeman)
- Taking Chance (Lee Percy & Brian A. Kates)
Best Ensemble - Drama
- Battlestar Galactica (Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, Grace Park, Michael Hogan, Aaron Douglas & Tahmoh Penikett, et. al.)
- ER (Parminder Nagra, John Stamos, Linda Cardellini, Scott Grimes, David Lyons, Mekhi Phifer, Maura Tierney, Goran Višnjić & Angela Bassett, et. al.)
- In Treatment (Gabriel Byrne, Hope Davis, John Mahoney, Alison Pill, Aaron Show, Russell Hornsby, Sherri Saum & Dianne Wiest, et. al.)
- Lost (Naveen Andrews, Henry Ian Cusick, Michael Emerson, Matthew Fox, Yunjin Kim, Evangeline Lilly, Josh Holloway, Daniel Dae Kim, Elizabeth Mitchell & Terry Quinn, et. al.)
- Mad Men (Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, John Slattery, Christina Hendricks, January Jones, Vincent Kartheiser, Rich Sommer, Aaron Staton, Bryan Batt & Maggie Siff, et. al.)
(Honourable Mentions: 24, Big Love, Friday Night Lights, Rescue Me, True Blood)
Best Ensemble - Comedy
- 30 Rock (Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer, Scott Adsit, Judah Friedlander, Katrina Bowden, Keith Powell & Grizz Chapman, et. al.)
- American Dad! (Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane & Dee Bradley Baker, et. al.)
- The Big Bang Theory (Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg & Kunal Nayyar, et. al.)
- Flight of the Conchords (Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby, Arj Barker & Kristen Schaal, et. al.)
- The Office (Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, Brian Baumgartner, Jenna Fischer, Kate Flannery, Ed Helms, Mindy Kaling, John Krasinski, B.J. Novak & Phyllis Smith, et. al.)
(Honourable Mentions: Entourage, How I Met Your Mother, The Simpsons, Weeds)
Best Main Title Design
- Fringe [FOX] (Andrew Kramer & Amy D'Alessandro, et. al.)
- Lie to Me [FOX] (Robert Bradley & Thomas Cobb)
- Taking Chance [HBO] (Michael Riley, Dru Nget, Dan Meehan & Bob Swensen)
- True Blood [HBO] (Shawn Fedorchuk, Matthew Mulder, Morgan Henry, Rama Allen, Camm Rowland & Ryan Gagnier)
- The United States of Tara (Jamie Caliri, Dave Finkel, Brett Baer & Alex Jukasz)
Best Main Title Theme Music
- Great Expectations (John Williams)
- Parks and Recreation (Gaby Moreno & Vincent Jones)
- Sons of Anarchy (Bob Thiele, Dave Kushner, Curtis Stigers & Kurt Sutter)
- Southland (Marty Davich)
- The United States of Tara (Tim DeLaughter)
Best Makeup - Series
- Grey's Anatomy - Norman T. Leavitt, Thomas R. Burman & Bari Dreiband-Burman (Episode: "Stand by Me")
- Little Britain USA - John E. Jackson, Chris Burgoyne & Matthew E. Mungle (Episode: "106")
- Mad Men - Debbie Zoller, Ron Pipes & Debra Schrey (Episode: "The Jet Set")
- Nip/Tuck - Eryn Krueger Mekash & Stephanie A. Fowler (Episode: "Giselle Blaylock and Legend Chandler")
- Pushing Daisies - Todd McIntosh, David DeLeon & Steven E. Anderson (Episode: "Dim Sum Lose Some")
(Honourable Mentions: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Fringe, How I Met Your Mother, Tracey Ullman's State of the Union)
Best Makeup - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
- The Courageous Heart of Irene Sendler (Trefor Proud)
- Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (Angie Wells & Wynona Price)
- Grey Gardens (Vivian Baker, Bill Corso & Linda Dowds)
- Into the Storm (David White & Laura Borselli)
- Maneater (Katherine James, Loretta James-Demasi & Melanie Hughes)
Best Music Composition - Series
- 24 - Sean Callery (Episode: "Day 7: 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.")
- Battlestar Galactica - Bear McCreary (Episode: "Daybreak (Part 2)")
- Lost - Michael Giacchino (Episode: "Dead is Dead")
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective - Gabriel Yared (Episode: "Pilot")
- The Simpsons - Alf Clausen (Episode: "Gone Maggie Gone")
(Honourable Mentions: Castle (Robert Duncan), Dexter (Daniel Licht), Fringe (Michael Giacchino), Ghost Whisperer (Mark Snow), Pushing Daisies (Jim Dooley))
Best Music Composition - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
- 24: Redemption (Sean Callery)
- Grey Gardens (Rachel Portman)
- Into the Storm (Howard Goodall)
- Little Dorrit (John Lunn)
- Taking Chance (Marcelo Zavros)
Best Original Music and Lyrics
- 81st Academy Awards - "Hugh Jackman Opening Number" (John Kimbrough, William Ross, Dan Harmon & Rob Schrab)
- Breaking Bad - "Negro y Azul" (Los Cuates de Sinaloa)
- A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! - "Much Worse Things" (Adam Schlesinger & David Javerbaum)
- Flight of the Conchords - "Carol Brown" (James Bobin, Jemaine Clement & Bret McKenzie)
- Saturday Night Live - "Motherlover" (Drew Campbell, Asa Taccone, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone & Justin Timberlake)
Best Production Design - Series
- The Big Bang Theory - John Shaffner & Ann Shea (Episode: "The Vegas Renormalization")
- Mad Men - Dan Bishop & Amy Wells (Episode: "The Jet Set")
- Pushing Daisies - Michael Wiley & Halina Siwolop (Episode: "Bzzzzzzz!")
- True Blood - Suzuki Ingerslev & Rusty Lipscomb (Episode: "Burning House of Love")
- The Tudors - Tom Conroy & Crispian Sallis (Episode: "The Northern Uprising")
(Honourable Mentions: American Dad!, Battlestar Galactica, Bones, Heroes, How I Met Your Mother)
Best Production Design - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
- Generation Kill (Rob Harris & Emilia Roux)
- Grey Gardens (Kalina Ivanov & Norma Jean Sanders)
- Into the Storm (Luciana Arrighi & Ian Whittaker)
- Little Dorrit (James Merifield & Katherine Law)
- Taking Chance (Dan Leigh & Ron von Blomberg)
Best Short-Format Animated Program
- Chowder - "Panini for President" [Cartoon Network] (C.H. Greenblatt, executive producer/writer; Brian A. Miller, executive producer; Juli Hashiguchi, director; Eddy Houchins, supervising director; William Reiss, writer)
- The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack - "Kid Nickels" [Cartoon Network] (Thurop Van Orman & Brian A. Miller, executive producers; Mike Roth & Pendleton Ward, writers)
- Moral Orel - "Closeface" [Adult Swim] (Dino Stamatopoulos & Nick Weidenfeld, executive producers/writers; Scott Adsit & Keith Crofford, executive producers; Sihanouk Mariona, director)
- Phineas and Ferb - "The Monster of Phineas-n-Ferbenstein" [Disney Channel] (Dan Povenmire, executive producer; Robert F. Hughes, animation director; Zac Moncrief, director; Jon Colton Barry & Michael Diederich, writers)
- SpongeBob Squarepants - "Dear Vikings" [Nickelodeon] (Stephen Hillenburg & Paul Tibbitt, executive producers; Alan Smart, supervising director; Tom Yasumi, animation director; Aaron Springer & Dani Michaeli, writers)
Best Sound Design - Series
- 24 - William Dotson, Kenneth Kobett & Michael Olman (Episode: "Day 7: 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.")
- American Dad! - Bob Newlan, Shawn Ian Kerkhoff & Jim Fitzpatrick (Episode: "DeLorean Story-an")
- Battlestar Galactica - Daniel Colman, Kenneth Kobett & Michael Olman (Episode: "Daybreak (Part 2)")
- Breaking Bad - Kurt Nicholas Forshager, Eric Justen & Jeffrey Perkins (Episode: "ABQ")
- Lost - Thomas deGorter, Frank Morrone & Scott Weber (Episode: "The Incident")
(Honourable Mentions: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Dexter, ER, Smallville, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles)
Best Sound Design - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie
- 24: Redemption (William Dotson, Kenneth Kobett & Michael Olman)
- Generation Kill (Stefan Henrix, Paul Hamblin & Martin Jensen)
- Into the Storm (Mark Auguste & Brendan Nicholson)
- The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice (Robert Webber & Patrick Cyccone Jr.)
- Taking Chance (Frank Gaeta & Rick Ash)
Best Visual Effects
- Battlestar Galactica - Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, Heather McAuliff & Greg Behrens (Episode: "Daybreak (Part 2)")
- Fringe - Kevin Blank, Jay Worth, Andrew Orloff & Jonathan Spencer Levy (Episode: "Pilot")
- Generation Kill - Adam McInnes, Courtney Vanderslice-Law, Antony Bluff & Stuart Partridge (Episode: "The Cradle of Civilization")
- Heroes - Mark Spatny, Eric Grenaudier, Gary D'Amico & Diego Galtieri (Episode: "The Second Coming/The Butterfly Effect")
- True Blood - Jon Massey, Barbara Genicoff & Sean Tompkins (Episode: "I Don't Wanna Know")
(Honourable Mentions: 24: Redemption, Ghost Whisperer, Into the Storm, Lost, Sanctuary)
Best Voice-Over Performance
- Hank Azaria - The Simpsons for voicing Moe Szyslak (and others) in "Eeny Teeny Maya Moe"
- Dan Castellaneta - The Simpsons for voicing Homer Simpson (and others) in "Father Knows Worst"
- Seth Green - Robot Chicken for voicing various characters in "Robot Chicken Star Wars: Episode II"
- Seth MacFarlane - Family Guy for voicing Peter Griffin (and others) in "I Dream of Jesus"
- Harry Shearer - The Simpsons for voicing C. Montgomery Burns (and others) in "The Burns and the Bees"
