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  • The Big Bang Theory and HBO Lead Critics’ Choice Television Nominations

  • Nerds rejoice. The Big Bang Theory and American Horror Story: Asylum led the way with six Critics' Choice Television Awards nominations each. The nominations were announced Wednesday morning.
    HBO topped the networks with 21, followed by FX with 19, CBS with ...

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  • Nerds rejoice. The Big Bang Theory and American Horror Story: Asylum led the way with six Critics' Choice Television Awards nominations each. The nominations were announced Wednesday morning.
    HBO topped the networks with 21, followed by FX with 19, CBS with 11, ABC with 10, and NBC and Fox tied with nine nominations each.
    The Big Bang Theory is up for best comedy series, best actor in a comedy series (Jim Parsons), best supporting actor in a comedy series (Simon Helberg), best supporting actress in a comedy series (Kaley Cuoco, Melissa Rauch), and best guest performer on a comedy series (Bob Newhart). Big Bang will fight Louie, The Middle, New Girl, Parks and Recreation, and Veep for best comedy series.
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    American Horror Story: Asylum is in the running for best movie or miniseries, best actress in a movie or miniseries (Jessica Lange), best supporting actor in a movie or miniseries (Zachary Quinto, James Cromwell), and best supporting actress in a movie or miniseries (Lily Rabe, Sarah Paulson). American Horror Story: Asylum is up against HBO's Behind the Candelabra, Encore's The Crimson Petal and the White, BBC America's The Hour, USA's Political Animals.
    Page 2 of 5 - Nominees for best drama series include The Americans, Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, The Good Wife, and Homeland.
    The awards ceremony, now in its third year, is scheduled for June 10 in Beverly Hills.
    Here are the nominees.
    BEST COMEDY SERIESThe Big Bang Theory
    Louie
    The Middle
    New Girl
    Parks and Recreation
    Veep
    BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIESDon Cheadle (House of Lies)
    Louis C.K. (Louie)
    Jake Johnson (New Girl)
    Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory)
    Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation)
    Jeremy Sisto (Suburgatory)
    BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIESLaura Dern (Enlightened)
    Zooey Deschanel (New Girl)
    Lena Dunham (Girls)
    Sutton Foster (Bunheads)
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep)
    Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)
    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIESMax Greenfield (New Girl)
    Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory)
    Alex Karpovsky (Girls)
    Adam Pally (Happy Endings)
    Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation)
    Danny Pudi (Community)
    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIESCarly Chaikin (Suburgatory)
    Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory)
    Sarah Hyland (Modern Family)
    Melissa Rauch (The Big Bang Theory)
    Eden Sher (The Middle)
    Casey Wilson (Happy Endings)
    BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIESMelissa Leo (Louie)
    David Lynch (Louie)
    Bob Newhart (The Big Bang Theory)
    Patton Oswalt (Parks and Recreation)
    Page 3 of 5 - Molly Shannon (Enlightened)
    Patrick Wilson (Girls)
    BEST DRAMA SERIESThe Americans
    Breaking Bad
    Downton Abbey
    Game of Thrones
    The Good Wife
    Homeland
    BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIESBryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)
    Damian Lewis (Homeland)
    Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead)
    Timothy Olyphant (Justified)
    Matthew Rhys (The Americans)
    Kevin Spacey (House of Cards)
    BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIESClaire Danes (Homeland)
    Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel)
    Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife)
    Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black)
    Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men)
    Keri Russell (The Americans)
    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIESJonathan Banks (Breaking Bad)
    Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones)
    Michael Cudlitz (Southland)
    Noah Emmerich (The Americans)
    Walton Goggins (Justified)
    Corey Stoll (House of Cards)
    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIESJennifer Carpenter (Dexter)
    Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones)
    Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad)
    Regina King (Southland)
    Monica Potter (Parenthood)
    Abigail Spencer (Rectify)
    BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIESJim Beaver (Justified)
    Jane Fonda (The Newsroom)
    Martha Plimpton (The Good Wife)
    Carrie Preston (The Good Wife)
    Diana Rigg (Game of Thrones)
    Jimmy Smits (Sons of Anarchy)
    BEST MOVIE OR MINI-SERIESAmerican Horror Story: Asylum
    Behind the Candelabra
    The Crimson Petal and the White
    The Hour
    Political Animals
    Top of the Lake
    BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIESBenedict Cumberbatch (Parade's End)
    Matt Damon (Behind the Candelabra)
    Michael Douglas (Behind the Candelabra)
    Toby Jones (The Girl)
    Al Pacino (Phil Spector)
    Dominic West (The Hour)
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    BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIESAngela Bassett (Betty & Coretta)
    Romola Garai (The Hour)
    Rebecca Hall (Parade's End)
    Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Asylum)
    Elisabeth Moss (Top of the Lake)
    Sigourney Weaver (Political Animals)
    BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIESJames Cromwell (American Horror Story: Asylum)
    Peter Mullan (Top of the Lake)
    Zachary Quinto (American Horror Story: Asylum)
    Sebastian Stan (Political Animals)
    David Wenham (Top of the Lake)
    Thomas M. Wright (Top of the Lake)
    BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIESEllen Burstyn (Political Animals)
    Sienna Miller (The Girl)
    Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Asylum)
    Lily Rabe (American Horror Story: Asylum)
    Imelda Staunton (The Girl)
    Alfre Woodard (Steel Magnolias)
    BEST REALITY SERIESDuck Dynasty
    The Moment
    Pawn Stars
    Push Girls
    Small Town Security
    Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan
    BEST REALITY COMPETITIONChopped
    Face Off
    Shark Tank
    So You Think You Can Dance
    Survivor
    The Voice
    BEST REALITY HOSTTom Bergeron (Dancing with the Stars)
    Cat Deeley (So You Think You Can Dance)
    Gordon Ramsay (Hell's Kitchen/Masterchef)
    RuPaul (RuPaul's Drag Race)
    Ryan Seacrest (American Idol)
    Kurt Warner (The Moment)
    BEST TALK SHOWConan
    The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
    The Ellen DeGeneres Show
    Jimmy Kimmel Live!
    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
    Marie
    BEST ANIMATED SERIESAdventure Time
    Archer
    Phineas and Ferb
    Regular Show
    The Simpsons
    Star Wars: The Clone Wars
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