Photo Coverage: 2009 Emmy Awards - Arrivals - The Women

2009 Tony Award host Neil Patrick Harris hosted the 61st Annual Emmy Awards on Sept. 20th.

A number of theatre favorites were among the winner and nominees for the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards including Glenn Close, Kevin Kline, Ian McKellen, Kristin Chenoweth,Kenneth Branagh, Mary-Louise Parker, Alec Baldwin Cherry Jones, and Elisabeth Moss.

For the complete list of 2009 Emmy Award winners click here.

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded the 2008-2009 Primetime Emmys for programs and individual achievements on the "61st Primetime Emmy Awards" originating on the CBS Television Network from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The Academys Chairman & CEO John Shaffner participated in the awards ceremony. Don Mischer was Executive Producer of the telecast.

In addition to Emmys in 28 categories announced tonight, Emmys in 75 other categories and areas for programs and individual achievements were presented at the Creative Arts Awards on September 12, 2009 from the Nokia Theatre. The awards were tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP.

Photos by Sara De Boer / Retna Ltd

Melora Hardin

Glenn Close

Vanessa L. Williams

Blake Lively

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Hayden Panettiere

Lauren Valez

Christina Hendricks

Jenna Fischer

January Jones

Sandra Oh

Elizabeth Perkins

Kate Walsh

Mila Kunis

Katrina Bowden

Kim Kardashian

Sigourney Weaver

Tina Fey

Dana Delany

Holly Hunter