TCA Nominations Include Walking Dead, Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad

The TCA (Television Critics Association) have revealed their nominations for the 2013 TCA Awards. I’m a member of the TCA, which means I took part in the first round of nomination selecting, listing my top two choices in each category. That doesn’t mean the shows I put down and hoped for all made it, of course -- Hannibal, wish you were here! -- but plenty I hoped for did, such as The Americans and Orphan Black, not to mention Matthew Rhys and Tatiana Maslany’s outstanding performances in those series.

Yeah, I’m not sure why Downton Abbey and Rectify are in the miniseries category either. And, like any group, those of us voting have wildly different tastes… Sorry, Jay Leno, you’re not getting my vote for Career Achievement.

Some very IGN-friendly shows are among the nominees though, including The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones and Mad Men. Notable among the nominations is House of Cards, as Netflix makes their big push into original programming.

The 28th Annual TCA Awards will be presented on Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Individual Achievement in Drama
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
Monica Potter, Parenthood
Matthew Rhys, The Americans

Individual Achievement in Comedy
Louis C.K., Louis
Lena Dunham, Girls
Jake Johnson, New Girl
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Outstanding Achievement in Drama
The Americans
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
Mad Men
Homeland

Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
Veep
Parks and Recreation
The Big Bang Theory
New Girl
Louie

Outstanding Movie, Miniseries or Special
American Horror Story: Asylum
Downton Abbey
Behind the Candelabra
Rectify
Top of the Lake

Best News and Information Series/Special
The Central Park Five
Anderson Cooper 360
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
60 Minutes
The Rachel Maddow Show

Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming
The Amazing Race
The Glee Project
Shark Tank
Survivor
The Voice

Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming
Adventure Time
Bunheads
Switched at Birth
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood
Sesame Street

Best New Program
The Americans
Elementary
Orphan Black
The Mindy Project
House of Cards

Career Achievement Award
James L. Brooks
James Burrows
William Shatner
Jay Leno
Barbara Walters

Heritage Award
All in the Family
Lost
Twin Peaks
Star Trek
Saturday Night Live

Program of the Year
The Americans
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
The Walking Dead

Source : ign[dot]com