26 Haziran'da Akademi en iyi komedi ve drama dizisi dalında son 10'a kalan finalistleri açıkladı. Adaylar 17 Temmuz 2008'de Kristin Chenoweth ve Neil Patrick Harris tarafından Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre'de açıklandı. (5:35 AM (12:35 UTC))
En fazla adaylığı toplamda elde ettiği 23 adaylık John Adams isimli mini dizi aldı. Onu 17 adaylık ile 30 Rock, 16 adaylık ile Mad Men izledi. Pushing Daisies ise 12 dalda ödüle aday oldu.
Adaylar ve kazananlar
En İyi Komedi Dizisi
- '''30 Rock (NBC)'
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
- Entourage (HBO)
- The Office (NBC)
- Two and a Half Men (CBS)
En İyi Drama Dizisi
En İyi Mini dizi
- '''John Adams (HBO)'
En İyi Televizyon Filmi
- '''Recount (HBO)'
- Bernard and Doris (HBO)
- The Extra Special Series Finale (HBO/BBC)
- The Memory Keeper's Daughter (Lifetime)
- A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
En İyi Reality Şov-Yarışma Programı
- The Colbert Report
- The Daily Show
- Late Show with David Letterman
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
Komedi Dizilerinde En İyi Aktör
- ' Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock'
Drama Dizilerinde En İyi Aktör
Mini dizi ya da Filmlerde En İyi Aktör
Komedi Dizilerinde En İyi Aktris
Drama Dizilerinde En İyi Aktris
- 'Glenn Close - Damages'
Mini dizi ya da Filmlerde En İyi Aktris
Komedi Dizilerinde En İyi Yardımcı Aktör
Drama Dizilerinde En İyi Yardımcı Aktör
- Ted Danson - Damages
- Michael Emerson - Lost
- Zeljko Ivanek - Damages
- William Shatner - Boston Legal
- John Slattery - Mad Men
Mini dizi ya da Filmlerde En İyi Yardımcı Aktör
- Bob Balaban - Recount
- Stephen Dillane - John Adams
- Denis Leary - Recount
- David Morse - John Adams
- Tom Wilkinson - John Adams
Komedi Dizilerinde En İyi Yardımcı Aktris
- Kristin Chenoweth - Pushing Daisies
- Amy Poehler - Saturday Night Live
- Jean Smart - Samantha Who?
- Holland Taylor - Two and a Half Men
- Vanessa Williams - Ugly Betty
Drama Dizilerinde En İyi Yardımcı Aktris
- Candice Bergen - Boston Legal
- Rachel Griffiths - Brothers and Sisters
- Sandra Oh - Grey's Anatomy
- Dianne Wiest - In Treatment
- Chandra Wilson - Grey's Anatomy
Mini dizi ya da Filmlerde En İyi Yardımcı Aktris
- Eileen Atkins - Cranford
- Laura Dern - Recount
- Ashley Jensen - Extras
- Audra McDonald - A Raisin in the Sun
- Alfre Woodard - Pictures of Hollis Woods
Outstanding Host For A Reality Show Or Reality Competition
- Tom Bergeron - Dancing With the Stars
- Heidi Klum - Project Runway
- Howie Mandel - Deal or No Deal
- Jeff Probst - Survivor
- Ryan Seacrest - American Idol
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Michael Engler - 30 Rock ("Rosemary's Baby")
- Dan Attias - Entourage ("No Cannes Do")
- James Bobin - Flight of the Conchords ("Sally Returns")
- Barry Sonnenfeld - Pushing Daisies ("Pie-Lette")
- Paul Lieberstein - The Office ("Money")
- Paul Feig - The Office ("Goodbye, Toby")
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Arlene Sanford - Boston Legal ("The Mighty Rogues")
- Vince Gilligan - Breaking Bad ("Pilot")
- Allen Coulter - Damages ("Pilot")
- Greg Yaitanes - House ("House's Head")
- Alan Taylor - Mad Men ("Smoke Gets In Your Eyes")
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
- Bob Balaban - Bernard And Doris
- Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant - The Extra Special Series Finale
- Tom Hooper - John Adams
- Jay Roach - Recount
- Mikael Salomon - The Company
Outstanding Directing for a a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
- Louis J. Horvitz - 80th Annual Academy Awards
- Lonny Price - Company
- Don Roy King - Saturday Night Live
- Jim Hoskinson - The Colbert Report
- Chuck O'Neil - The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
- Tricia Regan - The Musical
- Tony Sacco - Project Runway ("En Garde!")
- Bertram van Munste = The Amazing Race ("Honestly, They Have Witch Powers Or Something")
- Ken Burns & Lynn Novick - The War ("Pride of Our Nation")
- Christopher Wilcha & Adam Beckman - This American Life ("Escape")
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
- Jack Burditt - 30 Rock ("Rosemary's Baby")
- Tina Fey - 30 Rock ("Cooter")
- James Bobin, Jemaine Clement, & Bret McKenzie - Flight of the Conchords ("Yoko")
- Bryan Fuller - Pushing Daisies ("Pie-Lette")
- Lee Eisenberg & Gene Stupnitsky - The Office ("Dinner Party")
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Michael Angeli for Battlestar Galactica (episode: "Six of One")
- Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler and Daniel Zelman for Damages (episode: "Get Me A Lawyer (Pilot)")
- Matthew Weiner for Mad Men (episode: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Pilot)")
- Matthew Weiner and Robin Veith for Mad Men (episode: "The Wheel")
- David Simon and Ed Burns for The Wire (episode: "–30–")
