Breaking off from the traditional Broadcast Film Critics Association’s Critic’s Choice Film Awards, the brand-new Critic’s Choice Television Awards are set to take place on June 20th, 2011 and, today, have announced their first-ever round of nominees, which are listed below.
Best Drama Series
“Boardwalk Empire” – HBO
“Dexter” – Showtime
“Friday Night Lights” – DirecTV
“Fringe” – FOX
“Game of Thrones” – HBO
“The Good Wife” – CBS
“Justified” – FX
“The Killing” – AMC
“Mad Men” – AMC
“The Walking Dead” – AMC
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi – “Boardwalk Empire” – HBO
Kyle Chandler – “Friday Night Lights” – DirecTV
Michael C. Hall – “Dexter” – Showtime
Jon Hamm – “Mad Men” – AMC
William H. Macy – “Shameless” – Showtime
Timothy Olyphant – “Justified” – FX
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Connie Britton – “Friday Night Lights” – DirecTV
Mireille Enos – “The Killing” – AMC
Julianna Margulies – “The Good Wife” – CBS
Elisabeth Moss – “Mad Men” – AMC
Katey Sagal – “Sons of Anarchy” – FX
Anna Torv – “Fringe” – FOX
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Alan Cumming – “The Good Wife” – CBS
Walton Goggins – “Justified” – FX
Shawn Hatosy – “Southland” – TNT
John Noble – “Fringe” – FOX
Michael Pitt – “Boardwalk Empire” – HBO
John Slattery – “Mad Men” – AMC
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Michelle Forbes – “The Killing” – AMC
Christina Hendricks – “Mad Men” – AMC
Margo Martindale – “Justified” – FX
Kelly Macdonald – “Boardwalk Empire” – HBO
Archie Panjabi – “The Good Wife” – CBS
Chloë Sevigny – “Big Love” – HBO
Best Reality Series
“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” – ABC
“Hoarders” – A&E
“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” – Bravo
“Sister Wives” – TLC
“Undercover Boss” – CBS
Best Reality Series – Competition
“The Amazing Race” – CBS
“American Idol” – FOX
“Dancing with the Stars” – ABC
“Project Runway” – Lifetime
“RuPauls Drag Race” – Logo
“Top Chef” – Bravo
Best Reality Show Host
Tom Bergeron – “Dancing with the Stars” – ABC
Cat Deeley – “So You Think You Can Dance” – FOX
Ty Pennington – “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” – ABC
Mike Rowe – “Dirty Jobs” – Discovery
Ryan Seacrest – “American Idol” – FOX
Best Talk Show
“Chelsea Lately” – E!
“The Daily Show” – Comedy Central
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” – Warner Bros.
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” – ABC
“The Oprah Winfrey Show” – Harpo
Best Comedy Series
“Archer” – FX
“The Big Bang Theory” – CBS
“Community” – NBC
“Glee” – FOX
“Louie” – FX
“The Middle” – ABC
“Modern Family” – ABC
“The Office” – NBC
“Parks and Recreation” – NBC
“30 Rock” – NBC
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin – “30 Rock” – NBC
Steve Carell – “The Office” – NBC
Louis C.K. – “Louie” – FX
Charlie Day – “Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia” – FX
Joel McHale – “Community” – NBC
Jim Parsons – “The Big Bang Theory” – CBS
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Courteney Cox – “Cougar Town” – ABC
Edie Falco – “Nurse Jackie” – Showtime
Tina Fey – “30 Rock” – NBC
Patricia Heaton – “The Middle” – ABC
Martha Plimpton – “Raising Hope” – FOX
Amy Poehler – “Parks and Recreation” – NBC
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ty Burrell – “Modern Family” – ABC
Neil Patrick Harris – “How I Met Your Mother” – CBS
Nick Offerman – “Parks and Recreation” – NBC
Ed ONeill – “Modern Family” – ABC
Danny Pudi – “Community” – NBC
Eric Stonestreet – “Modern Family” – ABC
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Julie Bowen – “Modern Family” – ABC
Jane Krakowski – “30 Rock” – NBC
Jane Lynch – “Glee” – FOX
Busy Philipps – “Cougar Town” – ABC
Eden Sher – “The Middle” – ABC
Sofía Vergara – “Modern Family” – ABC
ABC was the most nominated broadcast network with 16 nominations, followed closely by NBC with 12. AMC and FX led nominations for cable networks, with nine each. “Modern Family” was the most nominated series with six.
Submissions are still being accepted for The Most Exciting New Series category.
