A good year for new series
Critics are Gleeks tooThe Television Critics Association announced its annual awards on Saturday night in a private event hosted by "Parenthood's" Dax Shepard. The group, which is composed of over 200 professional TV critics and journalists who cover the industry, named "Glee" the year's top show. Fox's freshman series earned the most awards overall with a total of three, while fellow first-year programs "Modern Family" and "The Good Wife" also accounted for major awards.
Though the TCA's pick for program of the year frequently highlights a show with more of a cult following than mainstream acceptance (recent years have seen the award go to "Battlestar Galactica," "Mad Men," and "Heroes"), you can consider the awards in the drama and comedy categories a decent predictor for the upcoming Emmys. The critics group has matched Emmy voters in their choice for top drama in five of the past six years (including three years in a row), while selecting the same comedy winner three times in the last six tries.
The full list of this year's winners and nominees appears below.
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"Breaking Bad" (AMC) "Friday Night Lights" (DirecTV/NBC) "Lost" (ABC) "Modern Family" (ABC) |
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| Glee | Previous Year's Winner: | |
| Fox | "Battlestar Galactica" (Sci-Fi) |
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"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS) "Glee" (Fox) "Parks and Recreation" (NBC) "Party Down" (Starz) |
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| Modern Family | Previous Year's Winner: | |
| ABC | "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS) |
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"The Good Wife" (CBS) "Mad Men" (AMC) "Sons of Anarchy" (FX) |
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| (TIE) Lost | (TIE) Breaking Bad | Previous Year's Winner: | |
| ABC | AMC | "Mad Men" (AMC) | |
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"The Good Wife" (CBS) "Justified" (FX) "Modern Family" (ABC) "Parenthood" (NBC) |
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| Glee | Previous Year's Winner: | |
| Fox | "True Blood" (HBO) |
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"Life" (Discovery Channel) "Temple Grandin" (HBO) "Torchwood: Children of Earth" (BBC America) "You Don't Know Jack" (HBO) |
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| The Pacific | Previous Year's Winner: | |
| HBO | "Grey Gardens" (HBO) |
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"30 for 30" (ESPN) "America: The Story of Us" (History Channel) "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central) "The Rachel Maddow Show" (MSNBC) |
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| Life | Previous Year's Winner: | |
| Discovery | "The Alzheimer's Project" (HBO) |
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"Dinosaur Train" (PBS) "iCarly" (Nickelodeon) "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" (Cartoon Network) "Word Girl" (PBS) |
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| Yo Gabba Gabba | Previous Year's Winner: | |
| Nick Jr. | "Yo Gabba Gabba" (Nick Jr.) |
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Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad," AMC) John Lithgow ("Dexter," Showtime) Julianna Margulies ("The Good Wife," CBS) Aaron Paul ("Breaking Bad", AMC) Katey Sagal ("Sons of Anarchy," FX) |
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| Julianna Margulies | Previous Year's Winner: | |
| "The Good Wife," CBS | Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad," AMC) |
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Ty Burrell ("Modern Family," ABC) Jane Lynch ("Glee," Fox) Nick Offerman ("Parks and Recreation," NBC) Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory," CBS) Eric Stonestreet ("Modern Family," ABC) |
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| Jane Lynch | Previous Year's Winner: | |
| "Glee," Fox | Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory," CBS) |
| Winner | Other Nominees | |
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Bill Moyers Sherwood Schwartz William Shatner Dick Wolf |
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| James Garner | Previous Year's Winner: | |
| "The Rockford Files," "Maverick" | Betty White |
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"24" "Law & Order" "Lost" "Twin Peaks" |
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| M*A*S*H | Previous Year's Winner: | |
| CBS | "ER" (NBC) |
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.
