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The inaugural Critics Choice Awards will be presented June 20 in Beverly Hills and streamed live on VH1.com. (These are not be confused with the Television Critics Association awards, which are given each July by members of the long-standing organization made up of the nation’s TV critics and reporters). For an entire list of all the nominees, click after the jump.
Best Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Fringe
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Justified
The Killing
Mad Men
The Walking Dead
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
William H. Macy, Shameless
Timothy Olyphant, Justified
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Katey Sagal, Sons of Anarchy
Anna Torv, Fringe
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Walton Goggins, Justified
Shawn Hatosy, Southland
John Noble, Fringe
Michael Pitt, Boardwalk Empire
John Slattery, Mad Men
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
Michelle Forbes, The Killing
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Margo Martindale, Justified
Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire
Archie Penjabi, The Good Wife
Chloe Sevigny, Big Love
Best Comedy Series
Archer
The Big Bang Theory
Community
Glee
Louie
The Middle
Modern Family
The Office
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Louis C.K., Louie
Charlie Day, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Joel McHale, Community
Jim Parsons, Big Bang Theory
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Courteney Cox, Cougar Town
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Patricia Heaton, The Middle
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Danny Pudi, Community
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Jane Lynch, Glee
Busy Philipps, Cougar Town
Eden Sher, The Middle
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Best Talk Show
Chelsea Lately
The Daily Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Best Reality Series
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Hoarders
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Sister Wives
Undercover Boss
Best Reality Series — Competition
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
Best Reality Show Host
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Ty Pennington, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Mike Rowe, Dirty Jobs
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Glad to see some Fringe and Friday Night Lights love!
My thoughts exactly.
Yes! And some love for Justified! And Parks and Rec! And Community! These shows have been mostly snubbed by the Emmys and Golden Globes, so it’s nice to see these shows finally get the recognition they deserve.
Very happy for Fringe!
Happy to see Game of Thrones get a Best Drama nomination, but no Peter Dinklage? REALLY?
Seconded. Dinklage is amazing on GoT.
Peter Dinklage should definitely get a nomination. Maybe Emmy time he’ll get the respect he deserves.
His performance has received praise with Ken Tucker from Entertainment Weekly stating, “…if Dinklage doesn’t get an Emmy for his clever, rude Tyrion Lannister, I’ll be gobsmacked” and Mary McNamara from the Los Angeles Times stating, “If the man doesn’t win an Emmy, heads should certainly roll.”
Just so! No Dinklage, Bean, Addy, Lloyd… and others. Shame on you!
Yay! Somebody finally nominated Cat Deeley as best reality host….are you listening Emmy?!
I agree Sean, Cat Deeley is the best reality host on TV. I’m also happy that my favorite sitcoms Community and Parks & Recreation got some recognition.
Yay Nick Offerman!
Seriously. I’m so torn though – does Mike Rowe get nominated for much? Because he’s an excellent host as well. So I don’t know which of them to root for now.
I think Cat Deeley is great but Mike Rowe is so hysterical and fabulous on Dirty Jobs. Glad to see him get some recognition.
Finally!
Real Housewives of Beverly HIlls for best reality series? I liked that show a lot but I never thought I’d see the day it gets love from critics!
I think the nominations are pretty strong overall. My only complaint would be Sons of Anarchy not getting a best drama nod. But glad to see Justified and Fringe getting some pub.
No Jeff Probst for Best Reality Host?! This category is a joke. Mike Rowe is the only deserving nominee.
Seriously. Where is Jeff Probst? And Survivor?
It was not a good year for Survivor. I understand it.
It’s sad. The now-terrible “Project Runway” can still get nominated for reality TV awards, but “Survivor” is perpetually ignored. (And that the category is expanded, only to have “RuPaul’s Drag Race” as the sixth nominee, is an extra slap in the face.)
I know, right? There’s a reason why he always wins the Best Host emmy! He’s fantastic, and hilarious.
I wish that these Critics Choice Awards were the 2011 Emmys. Everyone I want represented (hollaback, fringe!) is on this list. Take note, Emmys!
Agreed! If Emmy noms like anything close to this, with Fringe/Community/Cat Deeley inclusions then I will be beyond happy
Real Housewives of Bev Hills?!?! LOVE IT. It actually was the most interesting Housewives. Glad to see it recognized.
Also, I love when Friday Night Lights gets some recognition. I will miss it dearly.
So glad to see some recognition for “The Middle”, the most under-rated funny show on television.
Agreed – and how happy are you that Sue Heck was mentioned specifically. Fantastic!
Glad to see the Modern Family and Fringe love. And the fact that Glee only got 2 nominations.
What are these and how are they any different from the Emmys?
The Emmys are voted on by a broad “Academy” of past nominees, actors, directors, other artists, producers, etc., while the Critics Choice Awards are decided by critics and journalists. That’s why you see a lot more love for the well-reviewed, beloved smaller shows here.
The Critics Choice awards are like the TV Nerd Emmys
Is Ken Tucker a member of the “Critic’s Choice Academy?”
The critics actually watch a lot TV- The Emmy voters watch very little.
I wish the Emmys would have such worthy nominees!
Any awards group that knows enough to nominate Archer for best comedy is good by me.
exactly. i was happy to see a number of shout outs on here (fringe, parks and rec, etc) but nothing made me happier than archer being nominated.
Hooray for Cougar Town, Archer, Parks & Rec, Community, The Middle and Fringe
hooray for Cougar Town INDEED!!!!! and Busy and Courtney are huge part of the show’s success. too bad the series wasnt recognized. there is always next year….