It is always a bittersweet moment for cancelled series which get a final round of Emmy nominations after their final episode has aired. It was a good morning today for two long-running, award-winning NBC series, 30 Rock and The Office, which dominated the Emmy comedy race in 
the second half of the last decade, earning four best series Emmys between them. Both series received writing nominations for their series finales penned by their creators/developers, The Office‘s Greg Daniels and 30 Rock‘s Tina Fey (with Tracey Wigfield). The two comedies also will face off in the short-form nonfiction program category with features dedicated to their final cycles, The Office: The Farewells and 30 Rock: The Final Season. The seventh season of 30 Rock landed a total of 13 nominations, even with last year. That includes noms for comedy series, lead actress (Fey), lead actor (Alec Baldwin) and supporting actress (Jane Krakowski). 30 Rock is now bowing out with a perfect record, earning best series nom for each of its seventh seasons. Meanwhile, The Office rebounded from a complete shutout last year to score four noms for its ninth and final season.
Also getting posthumous recognition is HBO’s comedy series Enlightened. After failing to make the Emmy nominations cut for its freshman season, Mike White’s dark comedy landed two noms for its second and final season, best actress mention for star Laura Dern and best guest star nomination for recurring player Molly Shannon.
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