Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Television Critics Awards Nominations have Community, Parks and Recreation, Mad Men, and Breaking Bad leading the pack!


Today the Television Critics announced their nominees, and they sure set themselves apart from the Emmy Awards.  
On the comedy side NBC led the pack. Community (6 nominations), Parks and Recreation (5 nominations) led the pack, other Best Comedy nominees included The Big Bang Theory (2 nominations), Girls (4 nominations), Modern Family (4 nominations), and New Girl (3 nominations).
On the drama side AMC led the pack. Mad Men (5 nominations), Breaking Bad (5 nominations) had the most, meanwhile the other Best Drama nominees included Downton Abbey (2 nominations), Game of Thrones (2 nominations), The Good Wife (4 nominations), and Homeland (3 nominations).
The TV critics did a great job balancing out the different greatness within each of the shows, and television shows like Sons of Anarchy, Happy Endings, and Fringe go their due.
Here is the full list of nominations:
BEST COMEDY SERIES
The Big Bang Theory
Community 
Girls 
Modern Family 
New Girl 
Parks and Recreation
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Don Cheadle (House of Lies)
Louis C.K. (Louie)
Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm)
Garret Dillahunt (Raising Hope)
Joel McHale (Community)
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES 
Zooey Deschanel (New Girl)
Lena Dunham (Girls)
Julia Louis Dreyfus (Veep)
Martha Plimpton (Raising Hope)
Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)
Ashley Rickards (Awkward)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ty Burrell (Modern Family)
Max Greenfield (New Girl)
Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation)
Danny Pudi (Community)
Jim Rash (Community)
Damon Wayans Jr. (Happy Endings)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY 
Julie Bowen (Modern Family)
Alison Brie (Community)
Cheryl Hines (Suburgatory)
Gillian Jacobs (Community)
Eden Sher (The Middle)
Casey Wilson (Happy Endings)
BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES 
Becky Ann Baker (Girls)
Bobby Cannavale (Modern Family)
Kathryn Hahn (Parks and Recreation)
Justin Long (New Girl)
Paul Rudd (Parks and Recreation)
Peter Scolari (Girls)
BEST DRAMA SERIES
Breaking Bad 
Downton Abbey 
Game of Thrones 
The Good Wife 
Homeland 
Mad Men
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)
Kelsey Grammer (Boss)
Jon Hamm (Mad Men)
Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy)
Damian Lewis (Homeland)
Timothy Olyphant (Justified)
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Claire Danes (Homeland)
Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey)
Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife)
Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men)
Emmy Rossum (Shameless)
Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)
Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad)
Neal McDonough (Justified)
John Noble (Fringe)
Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad)
John Slattery (Mad Men)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Christine Baranski (The Good Wife)
Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad)
Christina Hendricks (Mad Men)
Regina King (Southland)
Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire)
Maggie Siff  (Sons of Anarchy)
BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES
Dylan Baker (Damages)
Jere Burns (Justified)
Loretta Devine (Grey’s Anatomy)
Lucy Liu (Southland)
Carrie Preston (The Good Wife)
Chloe Webb (Shameless)
BEST MOVIE/MINISERIES 
American Horror Story 
Luther 
Sherlock 
Page Eight 
The Hour 
Game Change
BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE/MINISERIES 
Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock)
Bill Nighy (Page Eight)
Woody Harrelson (Game Change)
Idris Elba (Luther)
Dominic West (The Hour)
Kevin Costner (Hatfields & McCoys)
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE/MINISERIES 
Jessica Lange (American Horror Story)
Gillian Anderson (Great Expectations)
Julianne Moore (Game Change)
Patricia Clarkson (Five)
Lara Pulver  (Sherlock)
Emily Watson (Appropriate Adult)
BEST REALITY SERIES
Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
Hoarders 
Sister Wives 
Kitchen Nightmares 
Pawn Stars 
Undercover Boss
BEST REALITY SERIES — COMPETITION
The Pitch 
Shark Tank 
So You Think You Can Dance 
The Voice 
Chopped 
The Amazing Race
BEST REALITY SHOW HOST
Tom Bergeron (Dancing with the Stars)
Nick Cannon (America’s Got Talent)
Cat Deeley (So You Think You Can Dance)
Phil Keoghan (The Amazing Race)
RuPaul (RuPaul’s Drag Race)
BEST TALK SHOW
Conan 
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 
The View
BEST ANIMATED SERIES 
Archer 
Adventure Time 
Bob’s Burgers 
Family Guy 
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

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