The nominations for the first ever Critics’ Choice TV Awards were just announced, here’s who I’d LIKE to see win out of these nominees. The inaugural Critics’ Choice Television Awards will be streamed exclusively live on VH1.com on June 20, and the Reelz channel will broadcast the CCTAs June 22 at 8 p.m. ET.
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) and “The Walking Dead” (AMC).
Best Actor in a Drama Series: Steve Buscemi for “Boardwalk Empire,” Kyle Chandler for “Friday Night Lights,” Michael C. Hall for “Dexter,” Jon Hamm for “Mad Men,” William H. Macy for “Shameless” (Showtime) and Timothy Olyphant for “Justified.”
Best Actress in a Drama Series: Connie Britton for “Friday Night Lights,” Mireille Enos for “The Killing,” Julianna Margulies for “The Good Wife,” “Elisabeth Moss for “Mad Men,” Katey Sagal for “Sons of Anarchy” (FX) and Anna Torv for “Fringe.” (Would be happy to see anything but Mad Men or FNL win)
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama: Alan Cumming for “The Good Wife,” Walton Goggins for “Justified,” Shawn Hatosy for “Southland” (TNT), John Noble for “Fringe,” Michael Pitt for “Boardwalk Empire” and John Slattery for “Mad Men.”
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama: Michelle Forbes for “The Killing,” Christina Hendricks for “Mad Men,” Margo Martindale for “Justified,” Kelly Macdonald for “Boardwalk Empire,” Archie Penjabi for “The Good Wife” and Chloe Sevigny for “Big Love” (HBO). (Would also be happy to see Archie Penjabi win)
Best Comedy Series: “Modern Family” (ABC), “Archer” (FX), “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS), “Community” (NBC), “Glee” (Fox), “Louie” (FX), “The Middle” (ABC), “The Office” (NBC), “Parks and Recreation” (NBC) and “30 Rock” (NBC).
Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin for “30 Rock,” Steve Carell for “The Office,” Louis C.K. for “Louie,” Charlie Day for “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” (FX), Joel McHale for “Community” and Jim Parsons for “The Big Bang Theory.”
Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Courtney Cox for “Cougar Town” (ABC), Edie Falco for “Nurse Jackie” (Showtime), Tina Fey for “30 Rock,” Patricia Heaton for “The Middle,” Martha Plimpton for “Raising Hope” (Fox) and Amy Poehler for “Parks and Recreation.”
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Ty Burrell, Ed O’Neil and Eric Stonestreet for “Modern Family”, Neil Patrick Harris for “How I Met Your Mother” (CBS), Nick Offerman for “Parks and Recreation” and Danny Pudi for “Community.” (Would also be happy to see Ty Burrell win)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Julie Bowen and Sophia Vergara for “Modern Family”, Jane Krakowski for “30 Rock,” Jane Lynch for “Glee,” Busy Philipps for “Cougar Town” and Eden Sher for “The Middle.”
Best Talk Show: “Chelsea Lately” (E!), “The Daily Show” (Comedy Central), “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (Warner Bros.), “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC) and “The Oprah Winfrey Show” (Harpo).
Best Reality Series: “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (ABC), “Hoarders” (A&E), “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” (Bravo), “Sister Wives” (TLC) and “Undercover Boss” (CBS).
Best Reality Series — Competition: “The Amazing Race” (ABC), “American Idol” (Fox), “Dancing With the Stars” (ABC), “Project Runway” (Lifetime), “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (Logo) and “Top Chef” (Bravo).
Best Reality Show Host: Tom Bergeron for “Dancing With the Stars,” Cat Deeley for “So You Think You Can Dance” (Fox), Ty Pennington for “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” Mike Rowe for “Dirty Jobs” (Discovery) and Ryan Seacrest for “American Idol.”


