The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards Nominations have been announced. Here’s a rundown of the major TV-related categories. The full list of nominations can be found here. In general, I don’t agree with most of these nominees. A lot of my favorite comedies and dramas are not represented at all, and I haven’t even seen most of the nominated made for TV films and mini-series. I don’t like that the Golden Globes lumps all the comedy, drama and mini-series into just one male & one female supporting categories. When they do this, the comedies and regular TV series dramas don’t have a chance against the high budget cable films.  That said, I have noted who I hope to see win the awards (out of these nominees).

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

• AMERICAN HORROR STORY FX
• BOARDWALK EMPIRE HBO
• BOSS STARZ
• GAME OF THRONES HBO
• HOMELAND SHOWTIME

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –DRAMA

• CLAIRE DANES HOMELAND
• MIREILLE ENOS THE KILLING
• JULIANNA MARGULIES THE GOOD WIFE
• MADELEINE STOWE REVENGE
• CALLIE THORNE NECESSARY ROUGHNESS

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

• STEVE BUSCEMI BOARDWALK EMPIRE
• BRYAN CRANSTON BREAKING BAD
• KELSEY GRAMMER BOSS
• JEREMY IRONS THE BORGIAS
• DAMIAN LEWIS HOMELAND

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• ENLIGHTENED HBO
• EPISODES SHOWTIME
• GLEE FOX
• MODERN FAMILY ABC
• NEW GIRL FOX

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• LAURA DERN ENLIGHTENED
• ZOOEY DESCHANEL NEW GIRL
• TINA FEY 30 ROCK
• LAURA LINNEY THE BIG C
• AMY POEHLER PARKS AND RECREATION

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL

• ALEC BALDWIN 30 ROCK
• DAVID DUCHOVNY CALIFORNICATION
• JOHNNY GALECKI THE BIG BANG THEORY
• THOMAS JANE HUNG
• MATT LEBLANC EPISODES

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• CINEMA VERITE HBO
• DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE) PBS
• THE HOUR BBC AMERICA
• MILDRED PIERCE HBO
• TOO BIG TO FAIL HBO

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTIONPICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• ROMOLA GARAI THE HOUR
• DIANE LANE CINEMA VERITE
• ELIZABETH MCGOVERN DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE)
• EMILY WATSON APPROPRIATE ADULT
• KATE WINSLET MILDRED PIERCE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTIONPICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• HUGH BONNEVILLE DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE)
• IDRIS ELBA LUTHER
• WILLIAM HURT TOO BIG TO FAIL
• BILL NIGHY PAGE EIGHT (MASTERPIECE)
• DOMINIC WEST THE HOUR

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ASERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• JESSICA LANGE AMERICAN HORROR STORY
• KELLY MACDONALD BOARDWALK EMPIRE
• MAGGIE SMITH DOWNTON ABBEY (MASTERPIECE)
• SOFIA VERGARA MODERN FAMILY
• EVAN RACHEL WOOD MILDRED PIERCE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES,MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• PETER DINKLAGE GAME OF THRONES
• PAUL GIAMATTI TOO BIG TO FAIL
• GUY PEARCE MILDRED PIERCE
• TIM ROBBINS CINEMA VERITE
• ERIC STONESTREET MODERN FAMILY