Clear eyes, full hearts, didn't lose
Critics were mad about themSaturday night, the Television Critics Association, a group comprised of over 200 professional TV critics and journalists who cover the industry, named the winners of the 27th Annual TCA Awards in an invitation-only ceremony hosted by Parks and Recreation's Nick Offerman.
This year, awards were handed out in a dozen categories, up from last year's 11 thanks to the addition of a reality show category. While Friday Night Lights was selected as the year's best overall program for the first time in its five seasons, Mad Men and Modern Family were the only shows to win multiple awards, with two apiece. Last year, Glee topped all series with three wins, but that show went home empty-handed this year.
Critic Alan Sepinwall has a good description of the ceremony itself on his blog. Meanwhile, the full list of this year's winners and nominees appears below.
| Winner | Other Nominees | |
|---|---|---|
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Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Game of Thrones (HBO) Justified (FX) Parks and Recreation (NBC) |
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 Friday Night Lights |
Previous Year's Winner: | |
| Glee (Fox) |
| Winner | Other Nominees | |
|---|---|---|
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Community (NBC) Louie (FX) Parks and Recreation (NBC) Raising Hope (FOX) |
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 Modern Family |
Previous Year's Winner: | |
| Modern Family (ABC) |
| Winner | Other Nominees | ||
|---|---|---|---|
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Friday Night Lights (DirecTV/NBC) Game of Thrones (HBO) Justified (FX) The Good Wife (CBS) |
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 Mad Men |
Previous Year's Winner: | ||
| [tie] Lost (ABC) / Breaking Bad (AMC) | |||
| Winner | Other Nominees | |
|---|---|---|
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Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Terriers (FX) The Killing (AMC) Walking Dead (AMC) |
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 Game of Thrones |
Previous Year's Winner: | |
| Glee (Fox) |
| Winner | Other Nominees | |
|---|---|---|
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Cinema Verite (HBO) Downton Abbey (PBS) Mildred Pierce (HBO) Too Big to Fail (HBO) |
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 Sherlock |
Previous Year's Winner: | |
| The Pacific (HBO) |
| Winner | Other Nominees | |
|---|---|---|
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If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise (HBO) 60 Minutes (CBS) The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC) 30 for 30 (ESPN) |
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 Restrepo |
Previous Year's Winner: | |
| Life (Discovery) |
| Winner | Other Nominees | |
|---|---|---|
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel) Survivor (CBS) The Voice (NBC) Top Chef: All Stars (Bravo) |
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 The Amazing Race |
Previous Year's Winner: | |
| n/a |
| Winner | Other Nominees | |
|---|---|---|
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A Child's Garden of Poetry (HBO) iCarly (Nickelodeon) Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (Nickelodeon) R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (The Hub) Yo Gabba Gabba (Nick Jr.) |
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| Sesame Street |
Previous Year's Winner: | |
| Yo Gabba Gabba (Nick Jr.) |
| Winner | Other Nominees | |
|---|---|---|
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Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire, HBO) Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones, HBO) Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife, CBS) Margo Martindale (Justified, FX) Timothy Olyphant (Justified, FX) |
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| Jon Hamm Mad Men |
Previous Year's Winner: | |
| Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife, CBS) |
| Winner | Other Nominees | |
|---|---|---|
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Louis C.K. (Louie, FX) Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation, NBC) Danny Pudi (Community, NBC) Jon Stewart (The Daily Show, Comedy Central) |
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| Ty Burrell Modern Family Nick OffermanParks & Recreation |
Previous Year's Winner: | |
| Jane Lynch, Glee (Fox) |
| Winner | Other Nominees | |
|---|---|---|
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Steven Bochco Dick Ebersol Cloris Leachman David Letterman William Shatner |
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| Oprah Winfrey | Previous Year's Winner: | |
| James Garner |
| Winner | Other Nominees | |
|---|---|---|
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All in the Family Freaks and Geeks Twin Peaks |
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| The Dick Van Dyke Show | Previous Year's Winner: | |
| M*A*S*H |
What do you think?
Do you agree or disagree with the critics' choices this year? Let us know in the discussion section below, and don't forget to make your predictions for this year's Emmy Awards.
