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The cult hit Flight of the Conchords was nominated for Best Comedy. (HBO Images)

The 2009 Emmy Nominations were big this year – bigger than usual, with the academy adding a sixth nominee to the best drama and best comedy categories, as well as the acting categories. The Emmy's were "cooler" this year too, nominating cult shows including Fox's Family Guy and HBO's Flight of the Conchords, two edgy comedies that had previously gone unnoticed by such high-brow recognition.

Other comedies that earned some well-deserved recognition are Entourage, The Office, How I Met Your Mother, Weeds and last year's Emmy golden child, 30 Rock. Tina Fey's NBC hit won in the comedy category the past two years and earned 22 nominations this year.

Best Drama nominees included the 1960s advertising drama Mad Men, serial killer show, Dexter, break-out hit, Breaking Bad, as well as House, Lost, Damages and HBO's Big Love.

Hilarious How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris is slated to host the festivities.

"I'm looking forward to the challenge of the show — adding my own voice to it, while honoring the nominees and the entire year in television," Harris said in a press release. "But which voice to choose? I'm torn between gangsta, foppish Brit, and robot. Really proud of my robot. We'll see what happens on the night."

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