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[05/28/14 - 08:00 AM]
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association Announces Nominations for 4th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards
This year's event will be broadcast live on The CW from the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday, June 19 and hosted by actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer.

[via press release from The Broadcast Television Journalists Association]

THE BROADCAST TELEVISION JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS FOR 4TH ANNUAL CRITICS' CHOICE TELEVISION AWARDS

FX Leads with 19 Nominations

The Big Bang Theory, Fargo, The Good Wife, Masters of Sex and The Normal Heart Score the Most Nominations with Five Each

LOS ANGELES (May 28, 2014) - The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) today announced nominations for the 4th annual Critics' Choice Television Awards, which will be broadcast live on The CW from the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday, June 19, 2014 (8:00pm ET/8:00pm PT) and hosted by actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer. Cedric is currently the star, co-creator and executive producer of the hit comedy series The Soul Man on TV Land as well as one of the stars of The Original Kings of Comedy.

FX leads the networks in nominations with 19, followed closely by HBO which garnered 18. Topping the list of nominated series are The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Fargo (FX), The Good Wife (CBS), Masters of Sex (Showtime) and The Normal Heart (HBO) with five nominations each. Other top-nominated series include The Americans (FX), Breaking Bad (AMC), Orange Is the New Black (Netflix) and Sherlock: His Last Vow (PBS), which each received four nominations. Walton Goggins, Allison Janney and Martin Freeman were all nominated for their performances in two different shows. Goggins earned a Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series nomination for Justified, while Janney earned a Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nomination for Mom. The two will compete against each other in the Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series category for Sons of Anarchy and Masters of Sex, respectively. Freeman was nominated in the Best Actor in a Movie or Mini-Series category for Fargo as well as Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Mini-Series for Sherlock: His Last Vow.

"As television journalists, BTJA members live and breathe TV, and we're excited to share our top picks from an immensely rich and diverse year of programming," said BTJA President Joey Berlin. "2014 has been a successful year for cable and broadcast as well as content on platforms such as Netflix and Hulu, and we look forward to celebrating all of these amazing shows and performances on June 19."

Nominations for the 4th annual Critics' Choice Television Awards include:

BEST COMEDY SERIES
· The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
· Broad City (Comedy Central)
· Louie (FX)
· Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
· Silicon Valley (HBO)
· Veep (HBO)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
· Louis CK, Louie (FX)
· Chris Messina, The Mindy Project (FOX)
· Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley (HBO)
· Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
· Adam Scott, Parks and Recreation (NBC)
· Robin Williams, The Crazy Ones (CBS)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
· Ilana Glazer, Broad City (Comedy Central)
· Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (HBO)
· Wendi McLendon-Covey, The Goldbergs (ABC)
· Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
· Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation (NBC)
· Emmy Rossum, Shameless (Showtime)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
· Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX)
· Keith David, Enlisted (FOX)
· Tony Hale, Veep (HBO)
· Albert Tsai, Trophy Wife (ABC)
· Christopher Evan Welch, Silicon Valley (HBO)
· Jeremy Allen White, Shameless (Showtime)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
· Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
· Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
· Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
· Allison Janney, Mom (CBS)
· Kate Mulgrew, Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
· Merritt Wever, Nurse Jackie (Showtime)

BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES
· Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
· Sarah Baker, Louie (FX)
· James Earl Jones, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
· Mimi Kennedy, Mom (CBS)
· Andrew Rannells, Girls (HBO)
· Lauren Weedman, Looking (HBO)

BEST DRAMA SERIES
· The Americans (FX)
· Breaking Bad (AMC)
· Game of Thrones (HBO)
· The Good Wife (CBS)
· Masters of Sex (Showtime)
· True Detective (HBO)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
· Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)
· Hugh Dancy, Hannibal (NBC)
· Freddie Highmore, Bates Motel (A&E)
· Matthew McConaughey, True Detective (HBO)
· Matthew Rhys, The Americans (FX)
· Michael Sheen, Masters of Sex (Showtime)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
· Lizzy Caplan, Masters of Sex (Showtime)
· Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel (A&E)
· Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (CBS)
· Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black (BBC America)
· Keri Russell, The Americans (FX)
· Robin Wright, House of Cards (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
· Josh Charles, The Good Wife (CBS)
· Walton Goggins, Justified (FX)
· Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad (AMC)
· Peter Sarsgaard, The Killing (AMC)
· Jon Voight, Ray Donovan (Showtime)
· Jeffrey Wright, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
· Christine Baranski, The Good Wife (CBS)
· Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad (AMC)
· Annet Mahendru, The Americans (FX)
· Melissa McBride, The Walking Dead (AMC)
· Maggie Siff, Sons of Anarchy (FX)
· Bellamy Young, Scandal (ABC)

BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES
· Beau Bridges, Masters of Sex (Showtime)
· Walton Goggins, Sons of Anarchy (FX)
· Allison Janney, Masters of Sex (Showtime)
· Joe Morton, Scandal (ABC)
· Carrie Preston, The Good Wife (CBS)
· Diana Rigg, Game of Thrones (HBO)

BEST MOVIE
· An Adventure in Space and Time (BBC America)
· Burton and Taylor (BBC America)
· Killing Kennedy (National Geographic Channel)
· The Normal Heart (HBO)
· Sherlock: His Last Vow (PBS)
· The Trip to Bountiful (Lifetime)

BEST MINI-SERIES
· American Horror Story: Coven (FX)
· Bonnie & Clyde (A&E/History/Lifetime)
· Dancing on the Edge (Starz)
· Fargo (FX)
· The Hollow Crown (PBS)
· Luther (BBC America)

BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
· David Bradley, An Adventure in Space and Time (BBC America)
· Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: His Last Vow (PBS)
· Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dancing on the Edge (Starz)
· Martin Freeman, Fargo (FX)
· Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart (HBO)
· Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo (FX)

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
· Helena Bonham Carter, Burton and Taylor (BBC America)
· Minnie Driver, Return to Zero (Lifetime)
· Whoopi Goldberg, A Day Late and a Dollar Short (Lifetime)
· Holliday Grainger, Bonnie & Clyde (A&E/History/Lifetime)
· Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven (FX)
· Cicely Tyson, The Trip to Bountiful (Lifetime)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
· Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart (HBO)
· Warren Brown, Luther (BBC America)
· Martin Freeman, Sherlock: His Last Vow (PBS)
· Colin Hanks, Fargo (FX)
· Joe Mantello, The Normal Heart (HBO)
· Blair Underwood, The Trip to Bountiful (Lifetime)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
· Amanda Abbington, Sherlock: His Last Vow (PBS)
· Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Coven (FX)
· Ellen Burstyn, Flowers in the Attic (Lifetime)
· Jessica Raine, An Adventure in Space and Time (BBC America)
· Julia Roberts, The Normal Heart (HBO)
· Allison Tolman, Fargo (FX)

BEST REALITY SERIES
· Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (FOX/National Geographic Channel)
· Deadliest Catch (Discovery)
· Duck Dynasty (A&E)
· Mythbusters (Discovery)
· Top Gear (BBC America)
· Undercover Boss (CBS)

BEST REALITY SERIES - COMPETITION
· The Amazing Race (CBS)
· Project Runway (Lifetime)
· Shark Tank (ABC)
· Survivor (CBS)
· Top Chef (Bravo)
· The Voice (NBC)

BEST REALITY HOST
· Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
· Carson Daly, The Voice (NBC)
· Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance (FOX)
· Gordon Ramsay, MasterChef (FOX)
· RuPaul, RuPaul's Drag Race (Logo)
· Neil deGrasse Tyson, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (FOX/National Geographic Channel)

BEST TALK SHOW
· Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
· The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
· The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Time Telepictures)
· The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
· The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
· Conan (TBS)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES
· Archer (FX)
· Bob's Burgers (FOX)
· The Simpsons (FOX)
· Family Guy (FOX)
· Phineas and Ferb (Disney XD)
· Adventure Time (Cartoon Network)

Submissions are still being accepted for The Most Exciting New Series category, which will be announced on Monday, June 9. Any series premiering after May 1, 2014, including any announced summer, fall or winter premieres, is eligible.

The Critics' Choice Television Awards will honor programs and performances that aired between June 1, 2013 and May 31, 2014. Final voting in all other categories will take place June 15-17.

Event sponsors at the 4th annual Critics' Choice Television Awards gala on June 19 include iPic Entertainment, Pernod Ricard's Elyx and Glenlivet, LINE, Engel & V�lkers, Sabra, Sarasota Film Commission, Bradenton Area Film Commission, Flight Source, thalo and Yogurtland.

To apply for media credentials to cover the Critics' Choice Television Awards, please email credentials@slate-pr.com. Request for credentials must be received by June 12. All media covering the show must be issued credentials prior to the show.

About BTJA

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) is a partner organization to the Broadcast Film Critics Association. BTJA includes TV, radio and Internet journalists who cover television on a regular basis. For more information, visit: www.CriticsChoice.com

NOMINATION TALLY

NETWORKS, CHANNELS & DISTRIBUTORS
FX - 19
HBO - 18
CBS - 16
FOX - 10
BBC America - 9
Lifetime - 9
Showtime - 9
TBS - 1
ABC - 7
AMC - 6
NBC - 6
A&E - 5
Comedy Central - 5
Netflix - 5
PBS - 5
National Geographic Channel - 3
Discovery - 2
History - 2
Starz - 2
Bravo - 1
Cartoon Network - 1
Disney XD - 1
Logo - 1
Time Telepictures - 1

SHOWS
The Big Bang Theory - CBS - 5
Fargo - FX - 5
The Good Wife - CBS - 5
Masters of Sex - Showtime - 5
The Normal Heart - HBO - 5
The Americans - FX - 4
Breaking Bad - AMC - 4
Orange Is the New Black - Netflix - 4
Sherlock: His Last Vow - PBS - 4
American Horror Story: Coven - FX - 3
An Adventure in Space and Time - BBC America - 3
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey - FOX/National Geographic Channels - 3
Louie - FX - 3
Silicon Valley - HBO - 3
The Trip to Bountiful - Lifetime - 3
Veep - HBO - 3
Bates Motel - A&E - 2
Bonnie & Clyde - A&E/History/Lifetime - 2
Broad City - Comedy Central - 2
Burton and Taylor - BBC America - 2
Dancing on the Edge - Starz - 2
Game of Thrones - HBO - 2
Luther - BBC America - 2
Mom - CBS - 2
Parks and Recreation - NBC - 2
Shameless - Showtime - 2
Scandal - ABC - 2
Sons of Anarchy - FX - 2
True Detective - HBO - 2
The Voice - NBC - 2
A Day Late and a Dollar Short - Lifetime - 1
Adventure Time - Cartoon Network - 1
The Amazing Race - CBS - 1
Archer - FX - 1
Boardwalk Empire - HBO - 1
Bob's Burgers - FOX - 1
Brooklyn Nine-Nine - FOX - 1
The Colbert Report - Comedy Central - 1
Conan - TBS - 1
The Crazy Ones - CBS - 1
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - Comedy Central - 1
Dancing with the Stars - ABC - 1
Deadliest Catch - Discovery - 1
Duck Dynasty - A&E - 1
The Ellen DeGeneres Show - Time Telepictures - 1
Enlisted - FOX - 1
Family Guy - FOX - 1
Flowers in the Attic - Lifetime - 1
Girls - HBO - 1
The Goldbergs - ABC - 1
Hannibal - NBC - 1
The Hollow Crown - PBS - 1
House of Cards - Netflix - 1
Inside Amy Schumer - Comedy Central - 1
Jimmy Kimmel Live! - ABC - 1
Justified - FX - 1
The Killing - AMC - 1
Killing Kennedy - National Geographic Channel - 1
Looking - HBO - 1
MasterChef - FOX - 1
The Mindy Project - FOX - 1
Mythbusters - Discovery - 1
Nurse Jackie - Showtime - 1
Orphan Black - BBC - 1
Phineas and Ferb - Disney XD - 1
Project Runway - Lifetime - 1
Ray Donovan - Showtime - 1
Return to Zero - Lifetime - 1
RuPaul's Drag Race - Logo - 1
Shark Tank - ABC - 1
So You Think You Can Dance - FOX - 1
Survivor - CBS - 1
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC - 1
Top Chef - Bravo - 1
Top Gear - BBC America - 1
Trophy Wife - ABC - 1
Undercover Boss - CBS - 1
The Walking Dead - AMC - 1





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· ADVENTURE IN SPACE AND TIME, AN (BBC AMERICA)
· ADVENTURE TIME (CARTOON)
· AMAZING RACE, THE (CBS)
· AMERICAN HORROR STORY (FX)
· AMERICANS, THE (FX)
· ARCHER (FXX)
· BATES MOTEL (A AND E)
· BIG BANG THEORY, THE (CBS)
· BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)
· BOB'S BURGERS (FOX)
· BONNIE & CLYDE (A AND E)
· BREAKING BAD (AMC)
· BROAD CITY (COMEDY CENTRAL)
· BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (NBC)
· BURTON & TAYLOR (BBC AMERICA)
· COSMOS (NGC)
· CRAZY ONES, THE (CBS)
· DANCING ON THE EDGE (STARZ)
· DANCING WITH THE STARS (ABC)
· DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT (LIFETIME)
· DEADLIEST CATCH (DISCOVERY)
· DUCK DYNASTY (A AND E)
· ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, THE (SYNDICATION)
· ENLISTED (FOX)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· FARGO (FX)
· FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC (LIFETIME)
· GAME OF THRONES (HBO)
· GIRLS (HBO)
· GOLDBERGS, THE (ABC)
· GOOD WIFE, THE (CBS)
· HANNIBAL (NBC)
· HOUSE OF CARDS (NETFLIX)
· INSIDE AMY SCHUMER (PARAMOUNT PLUS)
· JUSTIFIED (FX)
· KILLING KENNEDY (NGC)
· KILLING, THE (NETFLIX)
· LOOKING (HBO)
· LOUIE (FX)
· LUTHER (BBC AMERICA)
· MASTERCHEF (FOX)
· MASTERS OF SEX (SHOWTIME)
· MINDY PROJECT, THE (HULU)
· MOM (CBS)
· MYTHBUSTERS (SCIENCE)
· NORMAL HEART, THE (HBO)
· NURSE JACKIE (SHOWTIME)
· ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK (NETFLIX)
· ORPHAN BLACK (BBC AMERICA)
· PARKS & RECREATION (NBC)
· PHINEAS AND FERB (DISNEY)
· PROJECT RUNWAY (FREEFORM)
· RAY DONOVAN (SHOWTIME)
· RETURN TO ZERO (LIFETIME)
· RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE (MTV)
· SCANDAL (ABC)
· SHAMELESS (SHOWTIME)
· SHARK TANK (ABC)
· SHERLOCK (PBS)
· SILICON VALLEY (HBO)
· SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (FOX)
· SONS OF ANARCHY (FX)
· SURVIVOR (CBS)
· TOP CHEF (BRAVO)
· TOP GEAR (BBC AMERICA)
· TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, THE (LIFETIME)
· TROPHY WIFE (ABC)
· TRUE DETECTIVE (HBO)
· UNDERCOVER BOSS (CBS)
· VEEP (HBO)
· VOICE, THE (NBC)
· WALKING DEAD, THE (AMC)





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