The Broadcast Television Journalists Association has announced who and what its members deem worthy of nomination for the 4th annual Critics Choice Television Awards.
The BTJA differs markedly from the Academy and its Emmy nominations on the comedy front, with no love for Modern Family, finding slots for shows like Broad City on Comedy Central and HBO's Silicon Valley instead. More familiar titles like The Big Bang Theory, Louie, Orange Is the New Black and Veep are the other contenders in the Best Comedy category, with Big Bang also earning nods for actor Jim Parsons, supporting actresses Mayim Bialik and Kaley Cuoco and guest performer James Earl Jones.
Big Bang's five nominations lead the pack among comedy series, although dramas like CBS's The Good Wife and Showtime's Masters of Sex also earned five nominations each, along with mini-series Fargo on FX and The Normal Heart from HBO.
The Good Wife herself, Juliana Margulies, is nominated, along with supporting actress Christine Baranski, supporting actor Josh Charles and guest actress Carrie Preston, while Master of Sex earned nods for actress Lizzy Caplan and actor Michael Sheen as sex researchers Masters and Johnson, as well as guest actors Allison Janney and Beau Bridges. For Fargo, it's lead actors Martin Freeman and Billy Bob Thornton, supporting actress Allison Tolman and supporting actor Colin Hanks who are nominated, with lead actor Mark Ruffalo, supporting actress Julia Roberts and supporting actors Matt Bomer and Joe Mantello singled out from the all-star cast of The Normal Heart. I think anyone who saw The Normal Heart knew that Bomer would emerge as an awards-contender for his searing, heartbreaking turn as a beautiful man whose beauty is ravaged by AIDS, but Mantello is a bit more of a surprise. I love his work in general, and I have to think he is being recognized in part for playing the lead role, the one Ruffalo took in the HBO movie, when The Normal Heart was produced on Broadway in 2011.
Masters of Sex and The Good Wife share the Best Drama category with The Americans, Emmy favorite Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones and True Detective. In terms of networks, that's HBO 3, AMC 1, CBS 1, FX 1.
Masters' guest actress Allison Janney has another nomination, too, for her work on the comedy Mom. She's one of three actors with two nods. The others are Martin Freeman, who plays a hapless (but murderous) insurance salesman on Fargo and Sherlock's right-hand man Watson on Sherlock, and Walton Goggins, nominated for his roles as a whip-smart criminal on Justified and a guest performance as transsexual Venus Van Dam on Sons of Anarchy.
In general, I'm happy to see Adam Scott and Robin Williams recognized in the Best Actor in a Comedy Series category. The former is too often overlooked, while the latter headlined a show that was canceled too soon. I loved The Crazy Ones. I would've welcomed some appreciation of Bob Benson himself, James Wolk, in The Crazy Ones, as well. ABC's Trophy Wife and Fox's Enlisted are the others who find themselves in the Already Canceled But Still Nominated arena; Albert Tsai of Trophy Wife and Keith David of Enlisted are both vying for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy.
Over on the drama side, Josh Charles is very much deserving of recognition for his stellar work as Will Gardner on Good Wife, even if he really ought to be in the leading actor category instead of supporting, and it's always nice to see Jeffrey Wright's name, even if Boardwalk Empire didn't have its best year.
The lack of love for anyone from Mad Men is also intriguing. Perhaps the critics will feel differently after seeing Mad Men's May episodes. They may be sorry they overlooked Broadway legend Robert Morse now that he's danced off screen.
Without further ado, here are the main categories. To see all the nominations, click here.
BEST COMEDY SERIES
The Big Bang Theory
Broad City
Louie
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Veep
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Louis CK, Louie
Chris Messina, The Mindy Project
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Adam Scott, Parks and Recreation
Robin Williams, The Crazy Ones
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ilana Glazer, Broad City
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Wendi McLendon-Covey, The Goldbergs
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Emmy Rossum, Shameless
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Keith David, Enlisted
Tony Hale, Veep
Albert Tsai, Trophy Wife
Christopher Evan Welch, Silicon Valley
Jeremy Allen White, Shameless
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black
Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory
Allison Janney, Mom
Kate Mulgrew, Orange Is the New Black
Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie
BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Sarah Baker, Louie
James Earl Jones, The Big Bang Theory
Mimi Kennedy, Mom
Andrew Rannells, Girls
Lauren Weedman, Looking
BEST DRAMA SERIES
The Americans
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Masters of Sex
True Detective
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Hugh Dancy, Hannibal
Freddie Highmore, Bates Motel
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex
Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Keri Russell, The Americans
Robin Wright, House of Cards
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Walton Goggins, Justified
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Peter Sarsgaard, The Killing
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
Jeffrey Wright, Boardwalk Empire
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Annet Mahendru, The Americans
Melissa McBride, The Walking Dead
Maggie Siff, Sons of Anarchy
Bellamy Young, Scandal
BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES
Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex
Walton Goggins, Sons of Anarchy
Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
Joe Morton, Scandal
Carrie Preston, The Good Wife
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
BEST MOVIE
An Adventure in Space and Time
Burton and Taylor
Killing Kennedy
The Normal Heart
Sherlock: His Last Vow
The Trip to Bountiful
BEST MINI-SERIES
American Horror Story: Coven
Bonnie & Clyde
Dancing on the Edge
Fargo
The Hollow Crown
Luther
BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
David Bradley, An Adventure in Space and Time
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
Martin Freeman, Fargo
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
Minnie Driver, Return to Zero
Whoopi Goldberg, A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Holliday Grainger, Bonnie and Clyde
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart
Warren Brown, Luther
Martin Freeman, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Colin Hanks, Fargo
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Blair Underwood, The Trip to Bountiful
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Amanda Abbington, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Coven
Ellen Burstyn, Flowers in the Attic
Jessica Raine, An Adventure in Space and Time
Julia Roberts, The Normal Heart
Allison Tolman, Fargo
Big Bang's five nominations lead the pack among comedy series, although dramas like CBS's The Good Wife and Showtime's Masters of Sex also earned five nominations each, along with mini-series Fargo on FX and The Normal Heart from HBO.
Masters' guest actress Allison Janney has another nomination, too, for her work on the comedy Mom. She's one of three actors with two nods. The others are Martin Freeman, who plays a hapless (but murderous) insurance salesman on Fargo and Sherlock's right-hand man Watson on Sherlock, and Walton Goggins, nominated for his roles as a whip-smart criminal on Justified and a guest performance as transsexual Venus Van Dam on Sons of Anarchy.
In general, I'm happy to see Adam Scott and Robin Williams recognized in the Best Actor in a Comedy Series category. The former is too often overlooked, while the latter headlined a show that was canceled too soon. I loved The Crazy Ones. I would've welcomed some appreciation of Bob Benson himself, James Wolk, in The Crazy Ones, as well. ABC's Trophy Wife and Fox's Enlisted are the others who find themselves in the Already Canceled But Still Nominated arena; Albert Tsai of Trophy Wife and Keith David of Enlisted are both vying for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy.
Over on the drama side, Josh Charles is very much deserving of recognition for his stellar work as Will Gardner on Good Wife, even if he really ought to be in the leading actor category instead of supporting, and it's always nice to see Jeffrey Wright's name, even if Boardwalk Empire didn't have its best year.
The lack of love for anyone from Mad Men is also intriguing. Perhaps the critics will feel differently after seeing Mad Men's May episodes. They may be sorry they overlooked Broadway legend Robert Morse now that he's danced off screen.
Without further ado, here are the main categories. To see all the nominations, click here.
BEST COMEDY SERIES
The Big Bang Theory
Broad City
Louie
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Veep
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Louis CK, Louie
Chris Messina, The Mindy Project
Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Adam Scott, Parks and Recreation
Robin Williams, The Crazy Ones
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ilana Glazer, Broad City
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Wendi McLendon-Covey, The Goldbergs
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Emmy Rossum, Shameless
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Keith David, Enlisted
Tony Hale, Veep
Albert Tsai, Trophy Wife
Christopher Evan Welch, Silicon Valley
Jeremy Allen White, Shameless
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black
Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory
Allison Janney, Mom
Kate Mulgrew, Orange Is the New Black
Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie
BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Sarah Baker, Louie
James Earl Jones, The Big Bang Theory
Mimi Kennedy, Mom
Andrew Rannells, Girls
Lauren Weedman, Looking
BEST DRAMA SERIES
The Americans
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Masters of Sex
True Detective
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Hugh Dancy, Hannibal
Freddie Highmore, Bates Motel
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex
Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Keri Russell, The Americans
Robin Wright, House of Cards
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Walton Goggins, Justified
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad
Peter Sarsgaard, The Killing
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan
Jeffrey Wright, Boardwalk Empire
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad
Annet Mahendru, The Americans
Melissa McBride, The Walking Dead
Maggie Siff, Sons of Anarchy
Bellamy Young, Scandal
BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES
Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex
Walton Goggins, Sons of Anarchy
Allison Janney, Masters of Sex
Joe Morton, Scandal
Carrie Preston, The Good Wife
Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones
BEST MOVIE
An Adventure in Space and Time
Burton and Taylor
Killing Kennedy
The Normal Heart
Sherlock: His Last Vow
The Trip to Bountiful
BEST MINI-SERIES
American Horror Story: Coven
Bonnie & Clyde
Dancing on the Edge
Fargo
The Hollow Crown
Luther
BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
David Bradley, An Adventure in Space and Time
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge
Martin Freeman, Fargo
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart
Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor
Minnie Driver, Return to Zero
Whoopi Goldberg, A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Holliday Grainger, Bonnie and Clyde
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven
Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart
Warren Brown, Luther
Martin Freeman, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Colin Hanks, Fargo
Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart
Blair Underwood, The Trip to Bountiful
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Amanda Abbington, Sherlock: His Last Vow
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Coven
Ellen Burstyn, Flowers in the Attic
Jessica Raine, An Adventure in Space and Time
Julia Roberts, The Normal Heart
Allison Tolman, Fargo
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