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  • June 5, 2012

    NBC has been much maligned for its programming choices and ratings woes, but the recently announced Critics Choice Television Awards sure make it seem as if they were firing on all cylinders. The network racked up 14 nominations, including six nominations for fan favorite Community, on their way to being the most nominated network. NBC is followed closely by ABC with 13 nominations, FOX and HBO with 12, AMC and FX with 11. The Critics Choice Television Awards are voted on by the Broadcast Television Journalist Association and will be presented on June 18th at a gala in Beverly Hills. The full list of nominees is available after the jump.

    Best Drama Series
    Breaking Bad – AMC
    Downton Abbey – PBS
    Game of Thrones – HBO
    The Good Wife – CBS
    Homeland – Showtime
    Mad Men – AMC

    Best Actor in a Drama Series
    Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad – AMC
    Kelsey Grammer – Boss – Starz
    Jon Hamm – Mad Men – AMC
    Charlie Hunnam – Sons of Anarchy – FX
    Damian Lewis – Homeland – Showtime
    Timothy Olyphant – Justified – FX

    Best Actress in a Drama Series
    Claire Danes – Homeland – Showtime
    Michelle Dockery – Downton Abbey – PBS
    Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife – CBS
    Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men – AMC
    Emmy Rossum – Shameless – Showtime
    Katey Sagal – Sons of Anarchy – FX

    Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
    Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones – HBO
    Giancarlo Esposito – Breaking Bad – AMC
    Neal McDonough – Justified – FX
    John Noble – Fringe – FOX
    Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad – AMC
    John Slattery – Mad Men – AMC

    Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
    Christine Baranski – The Good Wife – CBS
    Anna Gunn – Breaking Bad – AMC
    Christina Hendricks – Mad Men – AMC
    Regina King – Southland – TNT
    Kelly Macdonald – Boardwalk Empire – HBO
    Maggie Siff – Sons of Anarchy – FX

    Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series
    Dylan Baker – Damages – DirecTV
    Jere Burns – Justified – FX
    Loretta Devine – Grey’s Anatomy – ABC
    Lucy Liu – Southland – TNT
    Carrie Preston – The Good Wife – CBS
    Chloe Webb – Shameless – Showtime

    Best Reality Series
    Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations – Travel Channel
    Hoarders – A&E
    Sister Wives – TLC
    Kitchen Nightmares – FOX
    Pawn Stars – History
    Undercover Boss – CBS

    Best Reality Series – Competition
    The Pitch – AMC
    Shark Tank – ABC
    So You Think You Can Dance – FOX
    The Voice – NBC
    Chopped – FOOD
    The Amazing Race – CBS

    Best Reality Show Host
    Tom Bergeron – Dancing with the Stars – ABC
    Nick Cannon – America’s Got Talent – NBC
    Cat Deeley – So You Think You Can Dance – FOX
    Phil Keoghan – The Amazing Race – CBS
    RuPaul – RuPaul’s Drag Race – Logo

    Best Talk Show
    Conan – TBS
    The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Comedy Central
    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon – NBC
    Jimmy Kimmel Live! – ABC
    The View – ABC

    Best Comedy Series
    The Big Bang Theory – CBS
    Community – NBC
    Girls – HBO
    Modern Family – ABC
    New Girl – FOX
    Parks and Recreation – NBC

    Best Actor in a Comedy Series
    Don Cheadle – House of Lies – Showtime
    Louis C.K. – Louie – FX
    Larry David – Curb Your Enthusiasm – HBO
    Garret Dillahunt – Raising Hope – FOX
    Joel McHale – Community – NBC
    Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory – CBS

    Best Actress in a Comedy Series
    Zooey Deschanel – New Girl – FOX
    Lena Dunham – Girls – HBO
    Julia Louis Dreyfus – Veep – HBO
    Martha Plimpton – Raising Hope – FOX
    Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation – NBC
    Ashley Rickards – Awkward – MTV

    Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
    Ty Burrell – Modern Family – ABC
    Max Greenfield – New Girl – FOX
    Nick Offerman – Parks and Recreation – NBC
    Danny Pudi – Community – NBC
    Jim Rash – Community – NBC
    Damon Wayans Jr. – Happy Endings – ABC

    Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy
    Julie Bowen – Modern Family – ABC
    Alison Brie – Community – NBC
    Cheryl Hines – Suburgatory – ABC
    Gillian Jacobs – Community – NBC
    Eden Sher – The Middle – ABC
    Casey Wilson – Happy Endings – ABC

    Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series
    Becky Ann Baker – Girls – HBO
    Bobby Cannavale – Modern Family – ABC
    Kathryn Hahn – Parks and Recreation – NBC
    Justin Long – New Girl – FOX
    Paul Rudd – Parks and Recreation – NBC
    Peter Scolari – Girls – HBO

    Best Animated Series
    Archer – FX
    Adventure Time – Cartoon Network
    Bob’s Burgers – FOX
    Family Guy – FOX
    Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Cartoon Network

    Best Movie/Miniseries
    American Horror Story – FX
    Luther – BBC America
    Sherlock – PBS
    Page Eight – PBS
    The Hour – BBC America
    Game Change – HBO

    Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries
    Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock – PBS
    Bill Nighy – Page Eight – PBS
    Woody Harrelson – Game Change – HBO
    Idris Elba – Luther – BBC America
    Dominic West – The Hour – BBC America
    Kevin Costner – Hatfields & McCoys – History

    Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries
    Jessica Lange – American Horror Story – FX
    Gillian Anderson – Great Expectations – PBS
    Julianne Moore – Game Change – HBO
    Patricia Clarkson – Five – Lifetime
    Lara Pulver – Sherlock – PBS
    Emily Watson – Appropriate Adult – Sundance

    About Terence Johnson


    When he's not enduring Shade Samurai training from Victoria Grayson, you can find Terence spends his time being an avid watcher of television, Criterion film collector, Twitter addict, and awards season obsessive. Opinionated but open minded, ratchet but with class, Terence holds down the fort as the producer of the Power Hour podcast and will soon be taking over Historical Circuit, bringing you the best films and hidden gems from the lovely history of cinema. As the only person with a degree in a STEM field (B.S. in Civil Engineering), he's holding it down for the nerds who love film. You can follow him on Twitter at @LeNoirAuteur.

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    6 Comments

    1. Where are the nominations for Eva Longoria, Teri Hatcher, Kathryn Joosten & Vanessa Williams (Desperate Housewives), Sofia Vergara & Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family), Melissa McCarthy & Swoosie Kurtz (Mike & Molly), Courteney Cox, Busy Philipps, Christa Miller & Ian Gomez (Cougar Town)??? These are truly funny characters that need recognition!!!

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    2. You can’t recognize everyone and it looks like the Critics Choice took a stand on a few under-recognized shows, particularly Community. I love that show (I think it’s one of the few shows out there that strikes a perfect balance between being clever and making me care for the characters). I hope the Emmys follow suit with at least nominating Danny Pudi and Alison Brie (though I love the noms for Jim Rash and Gillian Jacobs, since both their characters have really grown on me after uncertain starts). They also seem to have taken a stand against a total domination of Modern Family, but I’m glad they still recognized Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen (I love the entire cast, but those two are consistently the best). It’s also interesting that they snubbed 30 Rock and Glee entirely
      (though I’m sure both will show up at the Emmys), that Boardwalk Empire only managed one nomination (that will change at the Emmys, I assure you) and it’s good to see the new kids on the block doing well, such as Homeland (but where’s Mandy Patinkin), Girls and New Girl. It’s also great to see Eden Sher nominated again (I love The Middle and she’s easily an MVP on that show, she and Atticus Shaeffer), and I love seeing Cheryl Hines nominated for Suburgatory (she’s definitely the MVP on that show, even though the whole cast is spectacular), and great to finally see some recognition for Emmy Rossum in Shameless (the heart and soul of that show). There’s still some television I need to watch, but I find these nomination pretty satisfying overall. I still think the Emmys will resemble last year more than they will these, but we’ll see….

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    3. Love all the love for Community, Girls, and especially Max Greenfield! He’s getting my vote hands down!

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    4. I’m so happy that SONS OF ANARCHY got some love!!! It’s so rare when it happens, but it is so well deserved. I would have loved to have seen Ron Perlman in the supporting category though. He made the entire audience of the show hate him this season. Katey Sagal always kills it on that show so I’m not surprised to see her in there.

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      • Also….. since when is AMERICAN HORROR STORY a Movie/Miniseries?!?!

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    5. Breaking Bad… Nuff Said.

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