Fun Facts On Past & Present Emmy Nominees

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The FOX hit "Family Guy" is the first animated series in nearly 50 years and the second ever to be nominated for Best Comedy Series.  The first was The Flinstones back in 1961! It's about time!

Some first-timers to land an Emmy nomination this year include Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss for Lead Actress in a Drama Series category and The Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series category.

James L. Brooks (20 wins) and Edward J. Greene (19 wins) take the cake for the most Emmy's won by an individual. Frasier, with 37 wins, tops the most Emmys won by a series.  The most Emmy nominations for a program include ER (124), Cheers (117), and Saturday Night Live (114). 

American Idol has snagged eight nominations this year for Outstanding Reality Series!  Ryan has also been nominated for Outstanding Host For a Reality Program. Congrats!

Singer/actor extraordinaire Justin Timberlake is nominated for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for SNL's "Motherlover," and also for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for playing multiple characters on SNL.

The 2009 Emmy Award's host, Neil Patrick Harris, has also been nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother.

Miley Cyrus' Hannah Montana earned a nominated this year for Outstanding Children's Program. 

In an attempt to predict who might snag the Emmy awards this year, take a look at last years 2008 winners and compare:

John Adams – 13 wins
30 Rock – 7 wins
Mad Men – 6 wins
50th Annual Grammy Awards – 3 wins
Damages – 3 wins
Pushing Daisies – 3 wins
Recount – 3 wins
The War – 3 wins
80th Annual Academy Awards – 2 wins
American Masters – 2 wins
Autism: The Musical – 2 wins
Battlestar Galactica – 2 wins
Breaking Bad – 2 wins
Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre) – 2 wins
Dancing With The Stars – 2 wins
In Treatment – 2 wins
Jimmy Kimmel Live – 2 wins
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project – 2 wins
This American Life - 2 wins

The 61st Emmy Awards will air on September 20th, 2009 on CBS at 8/7c.