The television awards season begins today with the announcement of the Television Critics Association nominations, who give out their honors for achievement in programming on July 19th. The usual nominees were included here, save for a couple newbies like True Detective and Orange is the New Black (plus some latent love for The Mindy Project, which is kind of surprising):
Program of the Year
- Breaking Bad
- Game of Thrones
- The Good Wife
- Orange is the New Black
- True Detective
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
- The Big Bang Theory
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Louie
- The Mindy Project
- Veep
Individual Achievement in Comedy
- Louis C.K., Louie
- Mindy Kaling, The Mindy Project
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
- Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
- Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Outstanding Achievement in Drama
- The Americans
- Breaking Bad
- Game of Thrones
- The Good Wife
- House of Cards
Individual Achievement in Drama
- Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
- Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
- Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
- Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
- Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
- CBS Sunday Morning
- Cosmos
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Frontline
- 60 Minutes
Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming
- The Amazing Race
- Ru Paul's Drag Race
- Shark Tank
- Survivor
- The Voice
Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming
- Adventure Time
- Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
- The Fosters
- Sesame Street
- Switched at Birth
Outstanding New Program
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Fargo
- Orange is the New Black
- Sleepy Hollow
- True Detective
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials
- American Horror Story: Coven
- Broadchurch
- Fargo
- The Returned
- True Detective
Career Achievement Award
- Mark Burnett
- James Burrows
- Valerie Harper
- Jay Leno
- William Shatner
Heritage Award
- Lost
- Saturday Night Live
- South Park
- Star Trek
- Twin Peaks
My favorite nominations here are Matthew Rhys, Tatiana Maslany (who won last year) and the nomination in Miniseries for The Returned, which should really win but won't. I don't quite understand how Orange is the New Black and True Detective can get nominated for Program of the Year but not in their respective comedy and drama categories, and I have to admit I've never seen The Mindy Project or The Good Wife, so I can't speak to whether they deserve this attention or not. I know a lot of people love The Good Wife but I haven't really heard similar things about Mindy. I'm thinking top honors this year will be between Breaking Bad and True Detective, with the latter having the edge simply because it aired more recently. What do you think of the nods today?
