HBO picked up seven Critics’ Choice Television Awards with Olive Kitteridge earning three, Silicon Valley winning two, and Bessie and Nightingale each picking up one during the show held on May 31, 2015 in Los Angeles, CA. Cat Deeley hosted the show which featured memorable speeches by winners Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent), Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul), and Taraji P. Henson, and one very busy person on the censor button.
Voted on by Broadcast Television Journalists Association members, this year’s Critics’ Choice Television Awards represented the best of TV airing between June 1, 2014 and May 31, 2015.
CRITICS’ CHOICE TELEVISION AWARDS WINNERS
· Best Drama Series: The Americans (FX)
· Best Actor in a Drama Series: Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul (AMC)
· Best Actress in a Drama Series: Taraji P. Henson, Empire (FOX)
· Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul (AMC)
· Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Lorraine Toussaint, Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
· Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series: Sam Elliott, Justified (FX)
· Best Comedy Series: Silicon Valley (HBO)
· Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent (Amazon)
· Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
· Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: T.J. Miller, Silicon Valley (HBO)
· Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Allison Janney, Mom (CBS)
· Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series: Bradley Whitford, Transparent (Amazon)
· Best Movie Made for Television: Bessie (HBO)
· Best Limited Series: Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
· Best Actor in a Movie or Limited Series: David Oyelowo, Nightingale (HBO)
· Best Actress in a Movie or Limited Series: Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
· Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Limited Series: Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
· Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Limited Series: Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
· Best Reality Series: Shark Tank (ABC)
· Best Reality Competition Series: Face Off (Syfy)
· Best Reality Series Host: Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance (FOX)
· Best Talk Show: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
· Best Animated Series: Archer (FX)
· Most Binge-worthy Series: The Walking Dead (AMC)
· Critics’ Choice LOUIS XIII Genius Award: Seth MacFarlane
· Most Exciting New Series: American Crime Story (FX), Aquarius (NBC), Blindspot (NBC), Minority Report (FOX), The Muppets (ABC), Scream Queens (FOX), Supergirl (CBS) and UnREAL (Lifetime)
-By Rebecca Murray
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