Did that actor you love get a nod? Was your favorite sitcom snubbed? We hear you, TV fans -- just add them to our Emmy Snubs & Surprises list here. It's safe to say that Emmy nominations day always stirs up emotions.

But no one has better, more genuinely goosebump-inducing reactions than the nominees themselves.

Take a look at what the "emotional," "humbled," "shocked" and "thrilled" stars had to say about their Academy recognition, getting an early start on dress shopping, big wet Twitter kisses and ... cancelling sushi reservations?

"Congrats to my staff on 4 Emmy nominations. This bodes well for the future of 'The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien.'"
-- Conan O'Brien (via Twitter, @ConanOBrien)
Nominated for Best Variety, Musical or Comedy Series for the now-defunct 'Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien'

"The ceremony is on my birthday, so it's like the best birthday present in the entire world ... What a great birthday party. I think last year mine was at a sushi restaurant or something."
-- Lea Michele (via Associated Press)
Nominated for Best Actress, Comedy for 'Glee'

"We're taking Walter from Mr. Chips to 'Scarface' and challenging the audience. He's a man who is struggling to provide for his family, and that sets the hook. I have to embrace the journey. I think it's in there with everyone. I can think with the right circumstances, anyone can turn. He didn't go into it willingly, but has turned out of necessity."
-- Bryan Cranston (via Variety)
Nominated for Best Actor, Drama for 'Breaking Bad'

"I now know what people mean when they say 'it was a complete surprise.' I am sending big wet kisses to my tv lover @ericstonestreet"
-- Jesse Tyler Ferguson (via Twitter, @jessetyler)
Nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Comedy for 'Modern Family'

"humbled, honored, excited, thankful, happy. very happy."
-- Eric Stonestreet (via Twitter, @ericstonestreet)
Nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Comedy for 'Modern Family'

"I was relieved to see that the Academy spelled my name right and as I am now a free agent, Lebron and I will be announcing our plans later this evening."
-- Julia Louis-Dreyfus (via Fancast)
Nominated for Best Actress, Comedy for 'The New Adventures of Old Chistine'

"It really makes it so much richer an experience for the show to receive the nomination too. It would be kind of isolating if I were the only one nominated. ...Now with Dexter, we don't want to keep him killing people incidentally. And there has been a real evolution in how he executes the code, and he is a little adrift. But I look forward to seeing where he goes from here."
-- Michael C. Hall (via Variety)
Nominated for Best Actor, Drama for 'Dexter'

"Seems like an appropriate time for me to announce to NBC that I will not be renewing my contract ... with my gym."
-- Tina Fey (via NBC release)
Nominated for Best Actress, Comedy for '30 Rock'

"My cheeks hurt from smiling. People really support Joan. There's a 'you go girl' attitude with her. Joan has had a lot of obstacles but keeps coming back with confidence. People appreciate it. We're all incredible perfectionists on the set and never get comfortable. We're constantly trying to better ourselves."
-- Christina Hendricks (via Variety)
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Drama for 'Mad Men'

"They announce the nominations so early in the morning that this year I just stayed up all night and had an Emmy rave. So I must say, I'm deeply honored to be nominated, and also, my hair feels so amazing!"
-- Neil Patrick Harris (via Fancast)
Nominated for Best Supporing Actor, Comedy for 'How I Met Your Mother' and Best Guest Actor, Comedy for 'Glee'

"Guess I'm feeling a little more emotional about it than I thought."
-- Damon Lindelof (via Twitter, @DamonLindelof)
Co-creator and executive producer of 'Lost,' nominated for Best Drama, as well as 11 other acting, directing, music and writing nods

"I'm very excited ... It's most unexpected. I just came back into the house, and there were all these emails on my computer! My first call was to my mom [in England], and she was just jumping for joy. Some parents are not encouraging about this profession, but from a very young age she always said to me, 'I am behind you all the way.'"
-- Archie Panjabi
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Drama for 'The Good Wife'

"These are a crapshoot. I tried to sip my coffee like it was any morning, but that's not true. I was sad, though [that the series didn't get a nomination]. It is what it is. Just wished so badly there could be some group recognition for the cast as a whole and the writers. There's just lots of good shows right now and a happy resurgence in the comedy realm."
-- Jim Parsons (via Variety)
Nominated for Best Actor, Comedy for 'The Big Bang Theory'

"I have seen a man walk on the moon, England win the World Cup and an African American become president of the United States. If Karl Pilkington wins an Emmy anything is possible."
-- Ricky Gervais (via HBO release)
Nominated for Best Animated Show for 'The Ricky Gervais Show'

"I did not even know the nominations were this morning. I was woken up my the buzzing of my phone, and was happy to find out I was nominated. I am very proud of LOST and was fortunate to be able to play such a complex character like "Jack Sheppard." I am so proud of the show and everyone involved~ cast, writers and crew. This is truly a celebration for all of us. It will be nice to catch up with everyone at the awards."
-- Matthew Fox (via Fancast)
Nominated for Best Actor, Drama 'Lost'

"I'm thrilled that the show and this character has been embraced, [and that] a new network show has resonated with so many people."
-- Julianna Margulies (via The Hollywood Reporter)
Nominated for Best Actress, Drama for 'The Good Wife'

"Wow. Didn't see this coming. Shocked and so happy."
-- Connie Britton (via Entertainment Weekly)
Nominated for Best Actress, Drama for 'Friday Night Lights'

"This is such exciting news! It is such an honor to be included in this group of funny talented women! I am indebted to Tina Fey and the greatest comedy writing team on television. I am going to celebrate by eating a piece of cheese. Just kidding designers, I promise, no cheese will cross these lips or hips until after the ceremony."
-- Jane Krakowski (via NBC release)
Nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Comedy for '30 Rock'

"I am honored that the Academy chose to recognize my work on 'American Idol' and 'Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution' -- two projects that I am both deeply devoted to ... I feel lucky to have been part of such moving programming and it has been an incredible experience to contribute to both shows."
-- Ryan Seacrest
Nominated Reality Host for 'American Idol'; also executive producer, Outstanding Reality Series, 'Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution'

"It turns out I'm up against Ryan Seacrest. This is a smackdown of a biblical level. Originally I was thinking this was a contest of David vs. Goliath, but it's really Samson and Delilah, and he's Delilah. I'm also up against a giant network show, 'Undercover Boss,' that aired after the Super Bowl. I'm on after a show about a gay guy with a photographer wife who's trying to get Lindsay Lohan to the shoot on time."
-- Kathy Griffin (via Variety)
Nominated for Outstanding Reality Program for 'Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List'

"I congratulate all my fabulous category sisters, Rosie [Byrne] -- my partner in crime -- and Lily [Tomlin], Marty [Short] and Ted [Danson], who are brilliant. I'm so proud to be a part of this show. Our extraordinary writers have consistently challenged and inspired the entire 'Damages' team."
-- Glenn Close (via Fancast)
Nominated for Best Actress, Drama for 'Damages'

"The character is always changing and that's what you really want and, with writing like this, you are always getting something different. The guy also gets to say and do a lot of funny things. And just when he has done something bad, he goes and does something heartfelt and its nice to see that change week to week."
-- John Slattery (via Variety)
Nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Drama for 'Mad Men'

"It's a real validation to what you are doing to get [nominated] year after year. I'm endlessly surprised by what [my character] brings out of me and all I really do is read the lines and she just takes over kind of in a 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' type of way."
-- Kyra Sedgwick (via Variety)
Nominated for Best Actress, Drama for 'The Closer'

"Emmy nomination = Dresses!"
-- Mindy Kaling (via Twitter, @Mindykaling)
Nominated for Best Writing, Comedy for 'The Office,' which she also stars in

"With this accent, it's very hard to find roles. To have been able to find a role so perfect for a person like me with my ethnicity, with the way I look, it's unbelievable."
-- Sofia Vergara (via Associated Press)
Nominated for Supporting Actress, Comedy for 'Modern Family'

"This is the most surreal year of my life. I keep trying to analyze it and figure it out. There's something in the show for everyone. Music is the universal language we all speak, and the show is infectious and fun. It's really an underdog story. ... I don't even own a TV. I'm still catching up on 'Mad Men.'"
-- Matthew Morrison (via Variety)
Nominated for Best Actor, Comedy for 'Glee'

"I am very happy that the amazing work of our cast, writers and crew was recognized by the academy. It really is a new golden age of television, and we are thrilled to be in the same category with such landmark TV series."
-- 'True Blood' creator Alan Ball (via HBO release)
Nominated for Best Drama

"Working on 'Nurse Jackie' has been a joy from the get-go. I'm beyond thrilled that people are enjoying it and noticing it as well. It's an embarrassment of riches."
-- Edie Falco (via Variety)
Nominated for Best Actress, Comedy for 'Nurse Jackie'

"This is incredible news! ... Balancing programme making with a real live campaign is always a challenge, so everyone involved should take this nomination as an encouragement to keep on fighting the good fight!"
-- Jamie Oliver
Nominated for Outstanding Reality Series for 'Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution'

"Once again, I am grateful and delighted to be nominated. And I am deeply indebted to Tina, Robert Carlock, Lorne, Marci Klein and Jeff Zucker."
-- Alec Baldwin (via NBC release)
Nominated for Best Actor, Comedy for '30 Rock'

"I heard the phone ring really, really early - at like 5:50 - and it was my publicist calling with the good news. Then I started calling family members, friends... anyone I have ever know since the second grade! [Having critics root for me] was itself surprising, and now that its actually here, it's mind-boggling. I don't know if Im ever going to be able to accept this part of the journey that 'Glee' has been. It's the biggest compliment and the greatest validation there is."
-- Chris Colfer (via Fancast)
Nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Comedy for 'Glee'

See the entire list of Emmy nominees here