Emmy favorite 30 Rock leads the pack of this year's nominations with 22, including acting nods for Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. (Both actors were also recognized in the Outstanding Commercials category for spots they starred in for American Express and Hulu, respectively.)

Big names including Jennifer Aniston were nominated for guest appearances on 30 Rock, while Justin Timberlake scored for his work on Saturday Night Live.

The HBO original movie Grey Gardens, starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange, scored 17 nominations, followed by last year's drama winner, Mad Men, with 16 nods.

In an upset of sorts, the perennial Emmy favorite Boston Legal got no love in its final season, while small cable dramas like Big Love and Breaking Bad broke through for Outstanding Drama.

And a welcome surprise in the Outstanding Comedy category: CBS charmer How I Met Your Mother finally made the list this year, ensuring that this year's show, hosted by HIMYM star Neil Patrick Harris, will be legend -- wait for it -- dary.

The major category nominees are:

Outstanding Comedy Series: 30 Rock, Entourage, Family Guy, Flight Of The Conchords, How I Met Your Mother, The Office, Weeds

Outstanding Drama Series: Big Love, Breaking Bad, Damages, Dexter, House, Lost, Mad Men

Lead Actor Comedy: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock; Jemaine Clement, Flight Of The Conchords; Tony Shalhoub, Monk; Jim Parsons, Big Bang Theory; Steve Carell, The Office; Charlie Sheen, Two And A Half Men

Lead Actress Comedy: Tina Fey, 30 Rock; Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures Of Old Christine; Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program; Toni Collette, United States Of Tara; Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

Lead Actor Drama: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad; Michael C. Hall, Dexter; Hugh Laurie, House; Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment; Jon Hamm, Mad Men; Simon Baker, The Mentalist

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

Supporting Actor Comedy: Tracy Morgan, 30 Rock; Jack McBrayer, 30 Rock; Kevin Dillon, Entourage; Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother; Rainn Wilson, The Office; Jon Cryer, Two And A Half Men

Supporting Actress Comedy: Jane Krakowsi, 30 Rock; Kristin Chenoweth, Pushing Daisies; Amy Poehler, Saturday Night Live; Kristin Wiig, Saturday Night Live; Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty; Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds

Supporting Actor Drama: William Shatner, Boston Legal; Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal; Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad; William Hurt, Damages; Michael Emerson, Lost; John Slattery, Mad Men

Supporting Actress Drama: Cherry Jones, 24; Rose Byrne, Damages; Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy; Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy; Dianne Wiest, In Treatment; Hope Davis, In Treatment

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