The 2008 Emmy Nominations were announced this morning, and the list actually makes history!

AMC’s “Mad Men” and FX’s legal thriller “Damages” made became the first basic cable programs to gain best-series nods on Thursday.

“30 Rock,” last year’s best comedy Emmy winner, was the top nominee among sitcoms with 17 bids. “Mad Men” was the leading drama series contender with 16 nominations.

Two of our favorite gays also got nods. Neil Patrick Harris received the “outstanding actor” nomination for his role on "How I Met Your Mother," while Cynthia Nixon racked up a nod for her guest role on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."

Here's a partial list of the 2008 Emmy Nominations:

DRAMA SERIES:
“Boston Legal,” ABC
“Damages,” FX
“Dexter,” Showtime
“House,” Fox
“Lost,” ABC
“Mad Men,” AMC

COMEDY SERIES:
“Curb Your Enthusiasm,” HBO
“Entourage,” HBO
“The Office,” NBC
“30 Rock,” NBC
“Two and a Half Men,” CBS

ACTOR, DRAMA SERIES:
Gabriel Byrne, “In Treatment”
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Hugh Laurie, “House”
James Spader, “Boston Legal”

ACTRESS, DRAMA SERIES:
Glenn Close, “Damages”
Sally Field, “Brothers and Sisters”
Mariska Hargitay, “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit”
Holly Hunter, “Saving Grace”
Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer”

ACTRESS, COMEDY SERIES:
Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?”
America Ferrera, “Ugly Betty”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “New Adventures of Old Christine”
Mary-Louise Parker, “Weeds”

ACTOR, COMEDY SERIES:
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
Lee Pace, “Pushing Daisies”
Tony Shalhoub, “Monk”
Charlie Sheen, “Two and a Half Men”

SUPPORTING ACTOR, COMEDY SERIES:
Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men”
Kevin Dillon, “Entourage”
Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother”
Jeremy Piven, “Entourage”
Rainn Wilson, “The Office”

SUPPORTING ACTOR, DRAMA SERIES:
Ted Danson, “Damages”
Michael Emerson, “Lost”
Zeljko Ivanek, “Damages”
William Shatner, “Boston Legal”
John Slattery, “Mad Men”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, DRAMA SERIES:
Candice Bergen, “Boston Legal”
Rachel Griffiths, “Brothers and Sisters”
Sandra Oh, “Grey’s Anatomy”
Dianne Wiest, “In Treatment”
Chandra Wilson, “Grey’s Anatomy”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS, COMEDY SERIES:
Kristin Chenoweth, “Pushing Daisies”
Amy Poehler, “Saturday Night Live”
Jean Smart, “Samantha Who?”
Holland Taylor, “Two and a Half Men”
Vanessa Williams, “Ugly Betty”

REALITY HOST:
Tom Bergeron, “Dancing With The Stars”
Heidi Klum, “Project Runway”
Howie Mandel, “Deal Or No Deal”
Jeff Probst, “Survivor”
Ryan Seacrest, “American Idol”

REALITY-COMPETITION PROGRAM:
“The Amazing Race,” CBS
“American Idol,” FOX
“Dancing With The Stars,” ABC
“Project Runway,” Bravo
“Top Chef,” Bravo

REALITY PROGRAM:
“Antiques Roadshow,” PBS
“Dirty Jobs,” Discovery Channel
“Extreme Makeover Home Edition,” ABC
“Intervention,” A&E
“Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List,” Bravo

MINISERIES:
“The Andromeda Strain,” A&E
“Cranford,” (Masterpiece Theatre), PBS
“John Adams,” HBO
“Tin Man,” Sci Fi Channel

ACTOR, MINISERIES OR A MOVIE:
Ralph Fiennes, “Bernard And Doris”
Ricky Gervais, “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale”
Paul Giamatti, “John Adams”
Kevin Spacey, “Recount”
Tom Wilkinson, “Recount”

ACTRESS, MINISERIES OR A MOVIE:
Catherine Keener, “An American Crime”
Susan Sarandon, “Bernard And Doris”
Dame Judi Dench, “Cranford”
Laura Linney, “John Adams”
Phylicia Rashad, “A Raisin in the Sun”

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE:
“Bernard And Doris,” HBO
“Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale,” HBO
“The Memory Keeper’s Daughter,” Lifetime
“A Raisin In The Sun,” ABC
“Recount,” HBO

The Emmy Awards ceremony will be held September 21st and will air on ABC. Other Emmy honors, including those for technical achievement and guest actors and actresses in series, will be given at the creative arts ceremony on September 13th.