3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards

The 3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards ceremony, presented by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA), honored the best in primetime television programming from June 1, 2012, to May 31, 2013, and was held on June 10, 2013, at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California.^[1] The nominations were announced on May 22, 2013.^[2] The ceremony was hosted by comedian and actress Retta, and was live-streamed on Ustream.^[2] Bob Newhart received the Critics' Choice Television Icon Award.^[3]

3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards
Date	June 10, 2013 (2013-06-10)
Location	The Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles
Country	United States
Presented by	Broadcast Television Journalists Association
Hosted by	Retta
Highlights
Most awards	The Big Bang Theory (3)
Most nominations	American Horror Story: Asylum The Big Bang Theory (6)
Best Comedy Series	The Big Bang Theory
Best Drama Series	Breaking Bad Game of Thrones
Website	www.criticschoice.com
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Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:

Louis C.K., Best Actor in a Comedy Series winner

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Best Actress in a Comedy Series winner

Simon Helberg, Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner

Kaley Cuoco, Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series co-winner

Bryan Cranston, Best Actor in a Drama Series winner

Tatiana Maslany, Best Actress in a Drama Series winner

Michael Cudlitz, Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner

Monica Potter, Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner

Michael Douglas, Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries winner

Elisabeth Moss, Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries winner

Zachary Quinto, Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries winner

Sarah Paulson, Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries winner

Patton Oswalt, Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series winner

Jane Fonda, Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series winner

Tom Bergeron, Best Reality Show Host winner

Best Series
Best Comedy Series	Best Drama Series
The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Louie (FX) The Middle (ABC) New Girl (Fox) Parks and Recreation (NBC) Veep (HBO)	Breaking Bad (AMC) (TIE) Game of Thrones (HBO) (TIE) The Americans (FX) Downton Abbey (PBS) The Good Wife (CBS) Homeland (Showtime)
Best Movie/Miniseries	Best Animated Series
Behind the Candelabra (HBO) American Horror Story: Asylum (FX) The Crimson Petal and the White (Encore) The Hour (BBC America) Political Animals (USA) Top of the Lake (Sundance Channel)	Archer (FX) Adventure Time (Cartoon Network) Phineas and Ferb (Disney Channel) Regular Show (Cartoon Network) The Simpsons (Fox) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Cartoon Network)
Most Exciting New Series (All Honored)[3]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC) The Bridge (FX) Masters of Sex (Showtime) The Michael J. Fox Show (NBC) Ray Donovan (Showtime) Under the Dome (CBS)
Best Acting in a Comedy Series
Best Actor	Best Actress
Louis C.K. as Louie – Louie Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan – House of Lies Jake Johnson as Nick Miller – New Girl Jim Parsons as Dr. Sheldon Cooper – The Big Bang Theory Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt – Parks and Recreation Jeremy Sisto as George Altman – Suburgatory	Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer – Veep Laura Dern as Amy Jellicoe – Enlightened Zooey Deschanel as Jessica Day – New Girl Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath – Girls Sutton Foster as Michelle Simms Flowers – Bunheads Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope – Parks and Recreation
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Simon Helberg as Howard Wolowitz – The Big Bang Theory Max Greenfield as Schmidt – New Girl Alex Karpovsky as Ray Ploshansky – Girls Adam Pally as Max Blum – Happy Endings Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer – Parks and Recreation Danny Pudi as Abed Nadir – Community	Kaley Cuoco as Penny – The Big Bang Theory (TIE) Eden Sher as Sue Heck – The Middle (TIE) Carly Chaikin as Dalia Oprah Royce – Suburgatory Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy – Modern Family Melissa Rauch as Dr. Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz – The Big Bang Theory Casey Wilson as Penny Hartz – Happy Endings
Best Acting in a Drama Series
Best Actor	Best Actress
Bryan Cranston as Walter White – Breaking Bad Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody – Homeland Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes – The Walking Dead Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens – Justified Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings – The Americans Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood – House of Cards	Tatiana Maslany as Various Characters – Orphan Black Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison – Homeland Vera Farmiga as Norma Bates – Bates Motel Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick – The Good Wife Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson – Mad Men Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings – The Americans
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Michael Cudlitz as John Cooper – Southland Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut – Breaking Bad Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister – Game of Thrones Noah Emmerich as Stan Beeman – The Americans Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder – Justified Corey Stoll as Peter Russo – House of Cards	Monica Potter as Kristina Braverman – Parenthood Jennifer Carpenter as Debra Morgan – Dexter Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen – Game of Thrones Anna Gunn as Skyler White – Breaking Bad Regina King as Det. Lydia Adams – Southland Abigail Spencer as Amantha Holden – Rectify
Best Acting in a Movie/Miniseries
Best Actor	Best Actress
Michael Douglas as Liberace – Behind the Candelabra Benedict Cumberbatch as Christopher Tietjens – Parade's End Matt Damon as Scott Thorson – Behind the Candelabra Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock – The Girl Al Pacino as Phil Spector – Phil Spector Dominic West as Hector Madden – The Hour	Elisabeth Moss as Det. Robin Griffin – Top of the Lake Angela Bassett as Coretta Scott King – Betty & Coretta Romola Garai as Bel Rowley – The Hour Rebecca Hall as Sylvia Tietjens – Parade's End Jessica Lange as Sister Jude Martin / Judy Martin – American Horror Story: Asylum Sigourney Weaver as Elaine Barrish – Political Animals
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Thredson – American Horror Story: Asylum James Cromwell as Dr. Arthur Arden / Hans Grüper – American Horror Story: Asylum Peter Mullan as Matt Mitcham – Top of the Lake Sebastian Stan as T.J. Hammond – Political Animals David Wenham as Det. Al Parker – Top of the Lake Thomas M. Wright as Johnno Mitcham – Top of the Lake	Sarah Paulson as Lana Winters – American Horror Story: Asylum Ellen Burstyn as Margaret Barrish – Political Animals Sienna Miller as Tippi Hedren – The Girl Lily Rabe as Sister Mary Eunice McKee – American Horror Story: Asylum Imelda Staunton as Alma Reville – The Girl Alfre Woodard as Louisa "Ouiser" Boudreaux – Steel Magnolias
Best Guest Performing
Best Guest Performer – Comedy	Best Guest Performer – Drama
Patton Oswalt as Garth Blundin – Parks and Recreation Melissa Leo as Laurie – Louie David Lynch as Jack Dall – Louie Bob Newhart as Arthur Jeffries, Ph.D. / Professor Proton – The Big Bang Theory Molly Shannon as Eileen – Enlightened Patrick Wilson as Joshua – Girls	Jane Fonda as Leona Lansing – The Newsroom Jim Beaver as Sheriff Shelby Parlow – Justified Martha Plimpton as Patti Nyholm – The Good Wife Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni – The Good Wife Diana Rigg as Lady Olenna Tyrell – Game of Thrones Jimmy Smits as Nero Padilla – Sons of Anarchy
Reality & Variety
Best Reality Series	Best Reality Series – Competition
Duck Dynasty (A&E) (TIE) Push Girls (Sundance Channel) (TIE) The Moment (USA) Pawn Stars (History) Small Town Security (AMC) Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan (BBC America)	The Voice (NBC) Chopped (Food Network) Face Off (Syfy) Shark Tank (ABC) So You Think You Can Dance (Fox) Survivor (CBS)
Best Talk Show	Best Reality Show Host
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Conan (TBS) The Ellen DeGeneres Show (NBC) Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) Marie (Hallmark Channel)	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

Shows with multiple wins

The following shows received multiple awards:

Program	Network	Category	Wins
The Big Bang Theory	CBS	Comedy	3
American Horror Story: Asylum	FX	Movie/Miniseries	2
Behind the Candelabra	HBO
Breaking Bad	AMC	Drama

Shows with multiple nominations

The following shows received multiple nominations:

Program	Network	Category	Nominations
American Horror Story: Asylum	FX	Movie/Miniseries	6
The Big Bang Theory	CBS	Comedy
Parks and Recreation	NBC		5
Top of the Lake	Sundance Channel	Movie/Miniseries
The Americans	FX	Drama	4
Breaking Bad	AMC
Game of Thrones	HBO
The Good Wife	CBS
Louie	FX	Comedy
New Girl	Fox
Political Animals	USA	Movie/Miniseries
Behind the Candelabra	HBO		3
The Girl
Girls		Comedy
Homeland	Showtime	Drama
The Hour	BBC America	Movie/Miniseries
Enlightened	HBO	Comedy	2
Happy Endings	ABC
House of Cards	Netflix	Drama
Justified	FX
The Middle	ABC	Comedy
The Moment	USA	Reality
Parade's End	HBO	Movie/Miniseries
So You Think You Can Dance	Fox	Reality – Competition
Southland	TNT	Drama
Suburgatory	ABC	Comedy
Veep	HBO

Presenters

• Malin Akerman^[3]
• Angela Bassett^[3]
• Miranda Cosgrove^[3]
• Hugh Dancy^[3]
• Cat Deeley^[3]
• Josh Gad^[3]
• Johnny Galecki^[3]
• Seth Green^[3]
• Allison Janney^[3]
• Tatiana Maslany^[3]
• Maria Menounos^[3]
• Elisabeth Moss^[3]
• Kunal Nayyar^[3]
• Jack Osbourne^[3]
• Adam Pally^[3]
• Sarah Paulson^[3]
• Aubrey Plaza^[3]
• Kevin Rahm^[3]
• John Ratzenberger^[3]
• Emmy Rossum^[3]
• Jimmy Smits^[3]
• Eric Stonestreet^[3]
• Sam Trammell^[3]