Dancing With The Stars has earned ten Emmy Award nominations for 2009, including best reality competition show and best reality-show host. Here's the complete list of categories in which DWTS was nominated. The winners will be announced during the Emmy Awards program on Sept. 12.
Outstanding Reality Competition Program- American Idol - FOX
- Dancing With The Stars - ABC
- The Amazing Race - CBS
- Project Runway - Bravo
- Top Chef - Bravo
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program- Ryan Seacrest - American Idol - FOX
- Tom Bergeron - Dancing With The Stars - ABC
- Heidi Klum - Project Runway - Bravo
- Jeff Probst - Survivor - CBS
- Phil Keoghan - The Amazing Race - CBS
- Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio - Top Chef - Bravo
Outstanding Choreography- 81st Annual Academy Awards - Musicals Are Back - ABC
- Dancing With The Stars - Jive / Great Balls of Fire - ABC (Derek Hough, Julianne Hough, Choreographers)
- So You Think You Can Dance - Bleeding Love - FOX
- So You Think You Can Dance - Mercy - FOX
- So You Think You Can Dance - Adam and Eve / Silence - FOX
- So You Think You Can Dance - A Los Amigos - FOX
Outstanding Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special- Dancing With The Stars - Episode 709 - ABC (Mary Guerrero, Department Head Hairstylist; Cynthia Romo, Key Hairstylist; Jennifer Mazursky, Additional Hairstylist; Maria Valdivia, Additional Hairstylist)
- MADtv - Episode 1412 - FOX
- Saturday Night Live - NBC
- Two And A Half Men - I Think You Offended Don - CBS
Outstanding Lighting Direction For Variety, Music Or Comedy Programming- 81st Annual Academy Awards - ABC
- American Idol - Finale - FOX
- Dancing With The Stars - Episode 702A - ABC (Simon Miles, Lighting Designer)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live - Episode 09-1182 - ABC
- Late Show With David Letterman - Episode 3074 - CBS
- Saturday Night Live - Host: Hugh Laurie - NBC
Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special- Dancing With The Stars - Episode 804 - ABC (Melanie Mills, Department Head Makeup Artist; Zena Shtetsel, Key Makeup Artist; Patti Ramsey-Bortoli, Additional Makeup Artist; Angela Moos, Additional Makeup Artist)
- MADtv - Episode 1405 - FOX
- Saturday Night Live - NBC
- So You Think You Can Dance - Episode #421/422A - FOX
Outstanding Music Direction- Christmas In Washington - TNT
- Dancing With The Stars - Episode 710A - ABC (Harold Wheeler, Music Director)
- Streisand: The Concert - CBS
- The 51st Annual Grammy Awards - CBS
- The Kennedy Center Honors - CBS
Outstanding Short Form Picture Editing- 81st Annual Academy Awards - ABC - Best Motion Picture Montage
- Dancing With The Stars - Episode 710A - ABC (David Timoner, Editor)
- Stand Up To Cancer - ABC/CBS/NBC
- The Daily Show With Jon Stewart - Episode 13098 - Comedy Central
- The Daily Show With Jon Stewart - Episode 13109 - Comedy Central
Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Or Music Series Or Special- 81st Annual Academy Awards - ABC
- American Idol - Finale - FOX
- Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony - NBC
- Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl Halftime Show - NBC
- Dancing With The Stars - Episode 710A - ABC (Evan Adelman, Audio Mixer; Eric Johnston, Playback Mixer; John Protzko, House PA Mixer; Butch McKarge, Monitor Mixer; Boyd Wheeler, Audience Sweetener)
- The 51st Annual Grammy Awards - CBS
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series- American Idol - Episode 834A - FOX
- Dancing With The Stars - Episode 802A - ABC (Technical Director: Charles Ciup; Camera Operators: Brian Reason, Hector Ramirez, Larry Heider, Dave Levisohn, Bert Atkinson, Bettina Levesque, Mike Malone, Adam Margolis, Damien Tuffereau, Easter Xua; Senior Video Control: Chuck Reilly; Video Control: Mike Snedden)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live - Episode 09-1182 - ABC
- Late Show With David Letterman - Episode 3075 - CBS
- Saturday Night Live - Host: Josh Brolin - NBC