Critics' Choice TV Award Nominations | Variety

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‘House of Cards’ scored two (Spacey and Stoll). Add this to ‘The Americans’ and suddenly a possible shakeup at the Emmys starts to form.

BEST COMEDY SERIES

  • “The Big Bang Theory” – CBS
  • “Louie” – FX
  • “The Middle” – ABC
  • “New Girl” – FOX
  • “Parks and Recreation” – NBC
  • “Veep” – HBO

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Don Cheadle (“House of Lies”) – Showtime
  • Louis C.K. (“Louie”) – FX
  • Jake Johnson (“New Girl”) – FOX
  • Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory”) – CBS
  • Adam Scott (“Parks and Recreation”) – NBC
  • Jeremy Sisto (“Suburgatory”) – ABC

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES 

  • Laura Dern (“Enlightened”) – HBO
  • Zooey Deschanel (“New Girl”) – FOX
  • Lena Dunham (“Girls”) – HBO
  • Sutton Foster (“Bunheads”) – ABC Family
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”) – HBO
  • Amy Poehler (“Parks and Recreation”) – NBC

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

  • Max Greenfield (“New Girl”) – FOX
  • Simon Helberg (“The Big Bang Theory”) – CBS
  • Alex Karpovsky (“Girls”) – HBO
  • Adam Pally (“Happy Endings”) – ABC
  • Chris Pratt (“Parks and Recreation”) – NBC
  • Danny Pudi (“Community”) – NBC

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY 

  • Carly Chaikin (“Suburgatory”) – ABC
  • Kaley Cuoco (“The Big Bang Theory”) – CBS
  • Sarah Hyland (“Modern Family”) – ABC
  • Melissa Rauch (“The Big Bang Theory”) – CBS
  • Eden Sher (“The Middle”) – ABC
  • Casey Wilson (“Happy Endings”) – ABC

BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES  

  • Melissa Leo (“Louie”) – FX
  • David Lynch (“Louie”) – FX
  • Bob Newhart (“The Big Bang Theory”) – CBS
  • Patton Oswalt (“Parks and Recreation”) – NBC
  • Molly Shannon (“Enlightened”) – HBO
  • Patrick Wilson (“Girls”) – HBO

BEST DRAMA SERIES

  • “The Americans” – FX
  • “Breaking Bad” – AMC
  • “Downton Abbey” – PBS
  • “Game of Thrones” – HBO
  • “The Good Wife” – CBS
  • “Homeland” – Showtime

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad) – AMC
  • Damian Lewis (“Homeland”) – Showtime
  • Andrew Lincoln (“The Walking Dead”) – AMC
  • Timothy Olyphant (“Justified”) – FX
  • Matthew Rhys (“The Americans”) – FX
  • Kevin Spacey (“House of Cards”) – Netflix

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Claire Danes (“Homeland”) – Showtime
  • Vera Farmiga (“Bates Motel”) – A&E
  • Julianna Margulies (“The Good Wife”) – CBS
  • Tatiana Maslany (“Orphan Black”) – BBC America
  • Elisabeth Moss (“Mad Men”) – AMC
  • Keri Russell (“The Americans”) – FX

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Jonathan Banks (“Breaking Bad”) – AMC
  • Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (“Game of Thrones”) – HBO
  • Michael Cudlitz (“Southland”) – TNT
  • Noah Emmerich (“The Americans”) – FX
  • Walton Goggins (“Justified”) – FX
  • Corey Stoll (“House of Cards”) – Netflix

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Jennifer Carpenter (“Dexte”r) – Showtime
  • Emilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”) – HBO
  • Anna Gunn (“Breaking Bad”) – AMC
  • Regina King (“Southland”) – TNT
  • Monica Potter (“Parenthood”) – NBC
  • Abigail Spencer (“Rectify”) – Sundance

BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES

  • Jim Beaver (“Justified) – FX
  • Jane Fonda (“The Newsroom”) – HBO
  • Martha Plimpton (“The Good Wife”) – CBS
  • Carrie Preston (The Good Wife”) – CBS
  • Diana Rigg (“Game of Thrones”) – HBO
  • Jimmy Smits (“Sons of Anarchy”) – FX

 BEST MOVIE OR MINISERIES

  • “American Horror Story: Asylum” – FX
  • “Behind the Candelabra” – HBO
  • “The Crimson Petal and the White” – Encore
  • “The Hour” – BBC America
  • “Political Animals” – USA
  • “Top of the Lake” – Sundance

BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES

  • Benedict Cumberbatch (“Parade’s End”) – HBO
  • Matt Damon (“Behind the Candelabra”) – HBO
  • Michael Douglas (“Behind the Candelabra”) – HBO
  • Toby Jones (“The Girl”) – HBO
  • Al Pacino (“Phil Spector”) – HBO
  • Dominic West (“The Hour”) – BBC America

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES

  • Angela Bassett (“Betty & Coretta”) – Lifetime
  • Romola Garai (“The Hour”) – BBC America
  • Rebecca Hall (“Parade’s End”) – HBO
  • Jessica Lange (“American Horror Story: Asylum”) – FX
  • Elisabeth Moss (“Top of the Lake”) – Sundance
  • Sigourney Weaver (“Political Animals”) – USA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES

  • James Cromwell (“American Horror Story: Asylum”) – FX
  • Peter Mullan (“Top of the Lake”) – Sundance
  • Zachary Quinto (“American Horror Story: Asylum”) – FX
  • Sebastian Stan (“Political Animals”) – USA
  • David Wenham (“Top of the Lake”) – Sundance
  • Thomas M. Wright (“Top of the Lake”) – Sundance

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES

  • Ellen Burstyn (“Political Animals”) – USA
  • Sienna Miller (“The Girl”) – HBO
  • Sarah Paulson (“American Horror Story: Asylum”) – FX
  • Lily Rabe (“American Horror Story: Asylum”) – FX
  • Imelda Staunton (“The Girl”) – HBO
  • Alfre Woodard (“Steel Magnolias”) – Lifetime

BEST REALITY SERIES

  • “Duck Dynasty” – A&E
  • “The Moment” – USA
  • “Pawn Stars” – History Channel
  • “Push Girls” – Sundance
  • “Small Town Security” – AMC
  • “Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan” – BBC America

BEST REALITY SERIES – COMPETITION   

  • “Chopped” – Food Network
  • “Face Off” – Syfy
  • “Shark Tank” – ABC
  • “So You Think You Can Dance” – FOX
  • “Survivor” – CBS
  • “The Voice” – NBC

BEST REALITY HOST 

  • Tom Bergeron (“Dancing With the Stars”) – ABC
  • Cat Deeley (“So You Think You Can Dance”) – FOX
  • Gordon Ramsay (“Hell’s Kitchen/Masterchef”) – FOX
  • RuPaul (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”) – Logo
  • Ryan Seacrest (“American Idol”) – FOX
  • Kurt Warner (“The Moment”) – USA

BEST TALKSHOW

  • “Conan” – TBS
  • “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” – Comedy Central
  • “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” – Warner Brothers Television Distribution
  • “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” – ABC
  • “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” – NBC
  • “Marie” – Hallmark Channel

BEST ANIMATED SERIES

  • “Adventure Time” – Cartoon Network
  • “Archer” – FX
  • “Phineas and Ferb” – Disney Channel
  • “Regular Show” – Cartoon Network
  • “The Simpsons” – FOX
  • “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” – Cartoon Network