TV

Dominated by HBO's shows, the nomination list includes not only programs from broadcast and cable networks, but also from Internet streaming media Netflix.

• May 23, 2013

AceShowbiz - The third annual Critics' Choice Television Awards has announced its nominations. With the growing popularity of Internet streaming service, this year's nominees spans a wide range of not only network and cable's programs, but also a Netflix show.

Leading the pack in term of number are "American Horror Story" and "The Big Bang Theory" with six each. The FX series shows its domination in Best Movie or Miniseries categories, with its stars Jessica Lange, James Cromwell, Zachary Quinto, Sarah Paulson and Lily Rabe landing a nod each.

The CBS hit sitcom is up for Best Comedy Series, going head to head with "Louie", "The Middle", "New Girl", "Parks and Recreation" and "Veep. It's recognized in other categories including Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Jim Parsons), Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Simon Helberg), Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy (Kaley Cuoco and Melissa Rauch) as well as Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series (Bob Newhart).

In drama field, rookie "The Americans" enters the race for the coveted Best Drama Series title against critically-acclaimed shows "Breaking Bad", "Downton Abbey", "Game of Thrones", "The Good Wife" and "Homeland".

"House of Cards" is mentioned in Best Actor in a Drama Series category, thanks to Kevin Spacey's performance as U.S. Representative Francis "Frank" J. Underwood. Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad"), Damian Lewis ("Homeland"), Andrew Lincoln ("The Walking Dead"), Timothy Olyphant ("Justified") and Matthew Rhys ("The Americans") are the other contenders for the prize.

Best Actress in a Drama Series, meanwhile, has Claire Danes of "Homeland", Vera Farmiga of "Bates Motel", Julianna Margulies of "The Good Wife", Tatiana Maslany of "Orphan Black", Elisabeth Moss of "Mad Men" and Keri Russell of "The Americans" as the nominees.

Network wise, HBO leads the pack with 21 nominations, followed by FX with 19, CBS with 11 ABC with 10, FOX and NBC, which are tied for 9 nominations apiece. The winners will be announced at a June 10 awards gala in Beverly Hills to be hosted by "Parks and Recreation" star Retta

Best Drama Series

• "The Americans"
• "Breaking Bad"
• "Downton Abbey"
• "Game of Thrones"
• "The Good Wife"
• "Homeland"

• Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
• Damian Lewis, "Homeland"
• Andrew Lincoln, "The Walking Dead"
• Timothy Olyphant, "Justified"
• Matthew Rhys, "The Americans"
• Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards"

• Claire Danes, "Homeland"
• Vera Farmiga, "Bates Motel"
• Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
• Tatiana Maslany, "Orphan Black"
• Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"
• Keri Russell, "The Americans"

• Jonathan Banks, "Breaking Bad"
• Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, "Game of Thrones"
• Michael Cudlitz, "Southland"
• Noah Emmerich, "The Americans"
• Walton Goggins, "Justified"
• Corey Stoll, "House of Cards"

• Jennifer Carpenter, "Dexter"
• Emilia Clarke, "Game of Thrones"
• Anna Gunn, "Breaking Bad"
• Regina King, "Southland"
• Monica Potter, "Parenthood"
• Abigail Spencer, "Rectify"

• Jim 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"

• "The Big Bang Theory"
• "Louie"
• "The Middle"
• "New Girl"
• "Parks and Recreation"
• "Veep"

• Don 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"

• Laura Dern, "Enlightened"
• Zooey Deschanel, "New Girl"
• Lena Dunham, "Girls"
• Sutton Foster, "Bunheads"
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
• Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"

• Max Greenfield, "New Girl"
• Simon Helberg, "The Big Bang Theory"
• Alex Karpovsky, "Girls"
• Adam Pally, "Happy Endings"
• Chris Pratt, "Parks and Recreation"
• Danny Pudi, "Community"

• Carly 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"

• Melissa Leo, "Louie"
• David Lynch, "Louie"
• Bob Newhart, "The Big Bang Theory"
• Patton Oswalt, "Parks and Recreation"
• Molly Shannon, "Enlightened"
• Patrick Wilson, "Girls"

• "American Horror Story: Asylum"
• "Behind the Candelabra"
• "The Crimson Petal and the White"
• "The Hour"
• "Political Animals"
• "Top of the Lake"

• Benedict 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"

• Angela Bassett, "Betty and 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"

• James 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"

• Ellen 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"

• "Duck Dynasty"
• "The Moment"
• "Pawn Stars"
• "Push Girls"
• "Small Town Security"
• "Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan"

• "Chopped"
• "Face Off"
• "Shark Tank"
• "So You Think You Can Dance"
• "Survivor"
• "The Voice"

• Tom 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"

• "CONAN"
• "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
• "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
• "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
• "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"
• "Marie"

• "Adventure Time"
• "Archer"
• "Phineas and Ferb"
• "Regular Show"
• "The Simpsons"
• "Star Wars: The Clone Wars"