Do critics’ picks for awards make any more sense than the much ridiculed Emmy Awards? Everyone’s a critic, so here’s your chance to weigh in.
The Television Critics Association today released its nominations for the 2001 TCA Awards, honoring outstanding TV programming in the 2010-11 season. Winners will be announced Aug. 6 in Los Angeles.
Some of the categories are goofy in the way they mix guest stars and regulars, or sitcom and “fake news” forms. And the number of nominees per category is random. But the awards do usually yield a memorable night of speeches.
Last year, “Glee” won program of the year and “M*A*S*H” won the heritage award.
As a TCA member, I’ll name my 2011 picks later but, for now, how would you vote?
The nominees:
Individual Achievement in Drama
1.Steve Buscemi (“Boardwalk Empire,” HBO)
2.Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones,” HBO)
3.Jon Hamm (“Mad Men,” AMC)
4.Julianna Margulies (“The Good Wife,” CBS)
5.Margo Martindale (“Justified,” FX)
6.Timothy Olyphant (“Justified,” FX)
Individual Achievement in Comedy
1.Ty Burrell (“Modern Family,” ABC)
2.Louis C.K. (“Louis,” FX)
3.Nick Offerman (“Parks and Recreation,” NBC)
4.Amy Poehler (“Parks and Recreation,” NBC)
5.Danny Pudi (“Community,” NBC)
6.Jon Stewart (“The Daily Show,” Comedy Central)
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
1.”If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don’t Rise” (HBO)
2.”Restrepo” (National Geographic Channel)
3.”60 Minutes” (CBS)
4.”The Rachel Maddow Show” (MSNBC)
5.”30 for 30″ (ESPN)
Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming
1.”Amazing Race” (CBS)
2.”Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” (Travel Channel)
3.”Survivor” (CBS)
4.”The Voice” (NBC)
5.”Top Chef: All Stars” (Bravo)
Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming
1.”A Children’s Garden of Poetry” (HBO)
2.”iCarly” (Nickelodeon)
3.”Nick News with Linda Ellerbee” (Nickelodeon)
4.”R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour” (The Hub)
5.”Sesame Street” (PBS)
6.”Yo Gabba Gabba” (Nick Jr.)
Outstanding New Program
1.”Boardwalk Empire” (HBO)
2.”Game of Thrones” (HBO)
3.”Terriers” (FX)
4.”The Killing” (AMC)
5.”Walking Dead” (AMC)
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials
1.”Cineme Verite” (HBO)
2.”Downton Abbey: Masterpiece” (PBS)
3.”Mildred Pierce” (HBO)
4.”Sherlock: Masterpiece” (PBS)
5.”Too Big to Fail” (HBO)
Outstanding Achievement in Drama
1.”Friday Night Lights” (DirecTV/NBC)
2.”Game of Thrones” (HBO)
3.”Justified” (FX)
4.”Mad Men” (AMC)
5.”The Good Wife” (CBS)
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
1.”Community” (NBC)
2.”Louie” (FX)
3.”Modern Family” (ABC)
4.”Parks and Recreation” (NBC)
5.”Raising Hope” (FOX)
Career Achievement Award
1.Steven Bochco
2.Dick Ebersol
3.Cloris Leachman
4.David Letterman
5.William Shatner
6.Oprah Winfrey
Heritage Award
1.”All in the Family”
2.”Freaks and Geeks”
3.”The Dick Van Dyke Show”
4.”Twin Peaks”
Program of the Year
1.”Boardwalk Empire” (HBO)
2.”Friday Night Lights” (DirecTV/NBC)
3.”Game of Thrones” (HBO)
4.”Justified” (FX)
5.”Parks and Recreation” (NBC)
Joanne Ostrow: 303-954-1830 or jostrow@denverpost.com
