This morning gay actor Neil Patrick Harris and gay-fave Kristin Chenoweth (Pushing Daisies, Wicked) announced the nominations for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards at the crack of Jesus in Los Angeles.

In a nutshell, Pushing Daisies, the wonderfully loony brainchild of out exec/writer Bryan Fuller, killed it this year with 12 total noms (behind only 30 Rock, which is also awesome, in total noms for a network series), along with cable series John Adams and Mad Men. Gives hope that American audiences aren't as stupid as they think we are.

Among the gay, gay-friendly, and gay-adjacent noms were...

UPDATED: Initially, Zeljko Ivanek (Damages) slipped past me - he played a gay (albeit closeted and kinda evil) character. Also, Oliver Platt and Sharon Gless were nominated for playing gay guest characters on Nip/Tuck.

Outstanding Lead Actor in Comedy Series

Lee Pace as Ned in Pushing Daisies (gay-fave)

Outstanding Lead Actor in Drama Series

Michael C. Hall in Dexter (gay-fave)

Outstanding Lead Actress in Comedy Series

America Ferrera in Ugly Betty (gay-fave)

Tina Fey in 30 Rock (after her shout-out to gays in her acceptance speech last year, I'm calling her a gay-fave) 

Outstanding Lead Actress in Drama Series

Sally Field in Brothers & Sisters (gay-fave) 

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Neil Patrick Harris in How I Met Your Mother (out actor)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Kristin Chenoweth in Pushing Daisies (gay-fave) 

Vanessa Williams in Ugly Betty (gay-fave)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Zeljko Ivanek for Damages (gay character) 

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Rachel Griffiths in Brothers & Sisters (gay-fave) 

Outstanding Lead Actor in Mini

Ralph Fiennes in Bernard and Doris (gay character) 

Outstanding Lead Actress in Mini 

Susan Sarandon in Bernard and Doris (gay-adjacent) 

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Will Arnett as Devon Banks (gay character) on 30 Rock

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Oliver Platt in Nip/Tuck (gay character)

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Sharon Gless in Nip/Tuck (gay-fave) 

Bunches more after the jump...