2012 TCA Awards Nominations Announced
June 6, 2012 by Marisa Roffman
In case there was any doubt, awards season is in full swing for television.
Just days after 2012 Critics’ Choice Television Awards nominations were announced, the Television Critics Association announced their nominees for the 2012 TCA Awards. (In the interest of full disclosure, I just officially joined TCA.)
Take a look at the nominations for the TCA Awards, which includes a whole lot of love for BREAKING BAD, HOMELAND, DOWNTON ABBEY, and more…
Individual Achievement in Drama
Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad,” AMC)
Claire Danes (“Homeland,” Showtime)
Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones,” HBO)
Jon Hamm (“Mad Men,” AMC)
Jessica Lange (“American Horror Story,” FX)
Individual Achievement in Comedy
Louis C.K. (“Louie,” FX)
Lena Dunham (“Girls,” HBO)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep,” HBO)
Jim Parsons (“The Big Bang Theory,” CBS)
Amy Poehler (“Parks and Recreation,” NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
“Anderson Cooper 360” (CNN)
“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
“Frontline” (PBS)
“60 Minutes” (CBS)
“The Rachel Maddow Show” (MSNBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming
“The Amazing Race” (CBS)
“Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)
“The Glee Project” (Oxygen)
“So You Think You Can Dance” (Fox)
“The Voice” (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming
“iCarly” (Nickelodeon)
“Phineas and Ferb” (Disney)
“Sesame Street” (PBS)
“Switched at Birth” (ABC Family)
“Yo Gabba Gabba” (Nick Jr.)
Outstanding New Program
“Girls” (HBO)
“Homeland” (Showtime)
“New Girl” (Fox)
“Revenge” (ABC)
“Smash” (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials
“Downton Abbey: Masterpiece” (PBS)
“Game Change” (HBO)
“Hatfields & McCoys” (History)
“Hemingway & Gellhorn” (HBO)
“Sherlock: Masterpiece” (PBS)
Outstanding Achievement in Drama
“Breaking Bad” (AMC)
“Game of Thrones” (HBO)
“Homeland” (Showtime)
“Justified” (FX)
“Mad Men” (AMC)
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)
“Community” (NBC)
“Louie” (FX)
“Modern Family” (ABC)
“Parks and Recreation” (NBC)
Career Achievement Award
Dick Clark
Andy Griffith
David Letterman
Regis Philbin
William Shatner
Heritage Award
“Cheers” (NBC)
“Lost” (ABC)
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
“Star Trek” (NBC)
“Twin Peaks” (ABC)
Program of the Year
“Breaking Bad” (AMC)
“Game of Thrones” (HBO)
“Homeland” (Showtime)
“Mad Men” (AMC)
“Downton Abbey: Masterpiece” (PBS)
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Smash?! Really?! And not “Once Upon a Time”!?! Really?!?!?
I agree with the previous comment – how/why did they pick Smash at all and moreover instead of Once Upon A Time? That is a pretty inexplicable choice.