Conan's Tonight Show gets Emmy nod

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Reported by: VERTEXNews
The nominees for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced.

The hit Fox musical comedy "Glee" is among the nominee leaders this year with 19 nods.

AMC's "Mad Men" is also vying for multiple honors with 17 Emmy nominations.

Leading all nominees this year, however, is the HBO World War II mini-series "The Pacific" which nabbed 24 nods.

Acting nominations in the drama categories went to "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm, Michael C. Hall for "Dexter," Julianna Margulies for "The Good Wife" and Glenn Close for "Damages," among others.

Nominated comedy actors include Steve Carell of "The Office," Alec Baldwin of "30 Rock," Amy Poehler for "Parks and Recreation" and Lea Michele in "Glee."

In an interesting turn, short-lived "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien earned his first and only Emmy nomination for his work on the NBC late night talk show from which he was unceremoniously dumped earlier this year. O'Brien's "Tonight Show" predecessor -- and successor -- Jay Leno was not nominated. In January, NBC bought O'Brien out of his contract with the network to make room for Leno's return as host of the "Tonight Show." The move came just seven months after Leno handed the show off to O'Brien after a 17-year run as host. O'Brien will have a new show on TBS beginning in November.

Awards for television's highest honors will be presented during a star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles on August 29th.

NBC will air the ceremony live.

Here is a partial list of this year's Primetime Emmy nominees
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

• Breaking Bad (AMC)
• Dexter (Showtime)
• The Good Wife (CBS)
• Lost (ABC)
• Mad Men (AMC)
• True Blood (HBO)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

• Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
• Glee (Fox)
• Modern Family (ABC)
• Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
• The Office (NBC)
• 30 Rock (NBC)

OUTSTANDING REALITY COMPETITION

• The Amazing Race (CBS)
• American Idol (FOX)
• Dancing With The Stars (ABC)
• Project Runway (Bravo)
• Top Chef (Bravo)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
• Bryan Cranston as Walt White - Breaking Bad (AMC)
• Matthew Fox as Jack Shepard - Lost (ABC)
• Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan - Dexter (Showtime)
• Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House - House (FOX)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Connie Britton as Tami Taylor - Friday Night Lights (NBC)
• Glenn Close as Patty Hewes - Damages (FX Networks)
• Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
• January Jones as Betty Draper - Mad Men (AMC)
• Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick - The Good Wife (CBS)
• Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson - The Closer (TNT)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy - 30 Rock (NBC)
• Larry David as Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
• Steve Carell as Michael Scott - The Office (NBC)
• Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester - Glee (Fox)
• Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper - The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
• Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk - Monk (USA)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Toni Collette as Tara Gregson - United States of Tara (Showtime)
• Tina Fey as Liz Lemon - 30 Rock (NBC)
• Edie Falco as Jackie Peyton - Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
• Lea Michele as Rachel Berry - Glee (Fox)
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell - The New Adventures Of Old Christine (CBS)
• Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope - Parks and Recreation" (NBC)

OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES

• The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
• The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
• Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO)
• Saturday Night Live (NBC)
• The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien (NBC)