Battlestar Galactica

Sci-fi series and programming earned a good share of technical and other nominations for the 61st annual Emmy Awards, which were unveiled this morning in Hollywood, including five nods for ABC's Lost, including best drama; and five nods for Syfy's Battlestar Galactica, including best direction.

ABC's canceled Pushing Daisies also got five nominations, including best supporting actress (for Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook), and HBO's True Blood got three. NBC's Heroes received two nominations.

In a special note, nominations in a new category, outstanding special class--short-format live-action entertainment programs, recognized Web videos and went to Syfy.com's Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy and Joss Whedon's groundbreaking Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, among others.

Holly Hunter got a nomination for best actress for her lead role in TNT's Saving Grace.

Syfy's Sanctuary got one nomination, for visual effects.

Following is a full list of the nominations for sci-fi, fantasy and supernatural programs. The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards airs Sept. 20 on CBS.

The following list are the categories Battlestar Galactca was nominated for:

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Battlestar Galactica ? Daybreak (Part 2) ? Syfy ? R&D TV in association with Universal

Cable Productions

Michael Rymer, Director

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series

Battlestar Galactica ? Daybreak (Part 2) ? Syfy ? R&D TV in association with Universal

Cable Productions

Andrew Seklir, A.C.E., Edited By

Julius Ramsay, Edited By

Michael O'Halloran, Edited By

Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs

Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy ? Syfy.com ? Universal Cable Productions

Ronald D. Moore, Executive Producer

David Eick, Executive Producer

Jane Espenson, Executive Producer

Harvey Frand, Produced By

Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series

Battlestar Galactica ? Daybreak (Part 2) ? Syfy ? R&D TV in association with Universal

Cable Productions

Daniel Colman, Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer

Jack Levy, Supervising Sound Editor

Vince Balunas, Dialogue/ADR Editor

Sam Lewis, Sound Effects Editor

Michael Baber, Music Editor

Doug Maddik, Foley Artist

Rick Partlow, Foley Artist

Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour)

Battlestar Galactica ? Daybreak (Part 2) ? Syfy ? R&D TV in association with Universal

Cable Productions

Rick Bal, Production Mixer

Michael Olman, C.A.S., Supervising Re-Recording Mixer

Kenneth Kobett, C.A.S., Supervising Re-Recording Mixer

Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series

Battlestar Galactica ? Daybreak (Part 2) ? Syfy ? R&D TV in association with Universal

Cable Productions

Gary Hutzel, Visual Effects Supervisor

Michael Gibson, Visual Effects Producer

Jesse Toves, CGI Artist

Sean Jackson, CGI Artist

Kyle Toucher, CGI Artist

Pierre Drolet, CGI Modeler

Greg Behrens, Visual Effects Coordinator

Heather McAuliff, Visual Effects Compositor

Dave Morton, CGI Artist