Emmy Award nominees were announced this morning, with “30 Rock” (22 noms) and “Mad Men” (16) leading the pack. Here’s the list of nominees in the major categories, along with my knee-jerk reactions:

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Drama Series: “Big Love,” HBO; “Breaking Bad,” AMC; “Damages,” FX Networks; “Dexter,” Showtime; “House,” Fox; “Lost,” ABC; “Mad Men,” AMC.

Reaction: “Damages” was a joke last season, and doesn’t deserve to be here. I’m stunned and disappointed that “The Shield” and “Battlestar Galactica” didn’t get a nomination. Especially “The Shield” — its final season was one of the most dramatic, gripping and emotionally devastating things I’ve ever seen on TV. And how about “Sons of Anarchy” or “True Blood” (Emmys hate vampires, just ask “Buffy”) or “Friday Night Lights”? It’s snubs like that that turn me off awards shows — it’s hard to take them seriously when there are such gaping omissions. The winner should be either “Mad Men” or “Breaking Bad” (though really “The Shield” was the single best series of the year).

Comedy Series: “Entourage,” HBO; “Family Guy,” Fox; “Flight of the Conchords,” HBO; “How I Met Your Mother,” CBS; “The Office,” NBC; “30 Rock,” NBC; “Weeds,” Showtime.

Reaction: Did Emmy voters actually watch last season’s shows? “Entourage” had its weakest year, “Weeds” went off the rails, and while I liked “Flight of the Conchords,” it didn’t reach the heights of its first season. Where’s the always twisted and hilarious “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”? (I know, too edgy for Emmy voters.) “Party Down,” “The Life and Times of Tim,” “Pushing Daisies” or  “Californication,” even though it slipped a bit, would have been solid choices too. Nice to see “Family Guy” get recognition, but even that’s nowhere near as funny or fresh as it used to be, and it bugs me that it and not “The Simpsons” or “South Park” bagged the first animated nom since “The Flintstones.” “30 Rock” will win easily, even though it had a down year.

Miniseries: “Generation Kill,” HBO; “Little Dorrit” PBS.

Reaction: Wow, only two nominees? Weird. “Generation Kill” was terrific, and deserves to win.

Made-for-TV Movie: “Coco Chanel,” Lifetime; “Grey Gardens,” HBO; “Into the Storm,” HBO; “Prayers for Bobby,” Lifetime; “Taking Chance,” HBO.

Reaction: Didn’t see any of them. But “Grey Gardens” got 17 nominations, so I’ll go out on a limb and say it’s the favorite.

Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad,” AMC; Michael C. Hall, “Dexter,” Showtime; Hugh Laurie, “House,” Fox; Gabriel Byrne, “In Treatment,” HBO; Jon Hamm, “Mad Men,” AMC; Simon Baker, “The Mentalist,” CBS.

Reaction: Very predictable, and not in a good way. Where’s Michael Chiklis of “The Shield”? Or Charlie Hunnam of “Sons of Anarchy”? Or Josh Holloway or Terry O’Quinn of “Lost”? Did they forget about Denis Leary (“Rescue Me”) and Kyle Chandler (“Friday Night Lights”)? Ugh. At least Cranston and Hamm are there — it should come down to those two.

Actress, Drama Series: Sally Field, “Brothers & Sisters,” ABC; Kyra Sedgwick, “The Closer,” TNT; Glenn Close, “Damages,” FX Networks; Mariska Hargitay, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” NBC; Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men,” AMC; Holly Hunter, “Saving Grace,” TNT.

Reaction: Again, more notable for who’s not there — I’m shocked that Katey Sagal of “Sons of Anarchy” isn’t included. She stole every scene she was in. No Katee Sackhoff (“BSG”), but the fact that a sci-fi show gets shut out shouldn’t surprise me. No Anna Paquin (“True Blood”) either, which is a bit of a surprise. CCH Pounder of “The Shield” should be there too. And where’s Connie Britton of “Friday Night Lights”? Moss was good on “Mad Men,” but I think January Jones was better. Close will probably win in a disappointingly weak field.

Supporting Actor, Drama Series: William Shatner, “Boston Legal,” ABC; Christian Clemenson, “Boston Legal,” ABC; Aaron Paul, “Breaking Bad,” AMC; William Hurt, “Damages,” FX Networks; Michael Emerson, “Lost,” ABC; John Slattery, “Mad Men,” AMC.

Reaction: Shatner again? Seriously? And two (?!?) from “Boston Legal”? If any show deserves two nominees, it should be “Mad Men” or “Lost.” I’m appalled that Walton Goggins of “The Shield” isn’t here. That Emmy voters overlooked him (and geez, the entire series for that matter) is baffling. Ron Perlman (“Sons of Anarchy”) belongs here too. On the bright side, Paul, Emerson and Slattery were all great. I’d be happy if any of those three won.

Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Rose Byrne, “Damages,” FX Networks; Sandra Oh, “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC; Chandra Wilson, “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC; Dianne Wiest, “In Treatment,” HBO; Hope Davis, “In Treatment,” HBO; Cherry Jones, “24,” Fox.

Reaction: Ugh, pretty uninspiring. It’s glaringly missing Michele Hicks of “The Shield” and Mary McDonnell of “Battlestar Galactica.” How about Elizabeth Mitchell of “Lost”? No one from “Big Love” or “Mad Men”? Odd.

Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS; Jemaine Clement, “Flight of the Conchords,” HBO; Tony Shalhoub, “Monk,” USA; Steve Carell, “The Office,” NBC; Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock,” NBC; Charlie Sheen, “Two and a Half Men,” CBS.

Reaction: Sheen and Shaloub? Seriously? Excuse me while I shake my head and mutter to myself.

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OK, I’m back. Where’s Lee Pace (“Pushing Daisies”)? Adam Scott (“Party Down”)? David Duchovny (“Californication”)? I’d even take the annoying Zach Braff (“Scrubs”). Great to see Jemaine Clement, but what about Bret McKenzie? But it’s a moot point — it’ll be Baldwin in a landslide.

Actress, Comedy Series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” CBS; Christina Applegate, “Samantha Who?” ABC; Sarah Silverman, “The Sarah Silverman Program,” Comedy Central; Tina Fey, “30 Rock,” NBC; Toni Collette, “United States of Tara,” Showtime; Mary-Louise Parker, “Weeds,” Showtime.

Reaction: Ehhhh, I won’t argue too much. They’re all fairly solid choices. Nice to see Sarah Silverman get a nod, just for the fact that it’s an outside-the-box pick. I would have thought for sure her potty mouth would scare off the Emmy crowd. This category is all Tina Fey though, deservedly so.

Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Kevin Dillon, “Entourage,” HBO; Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother,” CBS; Rainn Wilson, “The Office,” NBC; Tracy Morgan, “30 Rock,” NBC; Jack McBrayer, “30 Rock,” NBC; Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men,” CBS.