The BFCA's sibling, the BTJA (Broadcast Television Journalist Association) has released their nominations for the 2014/2015 television season. Let it serve as your annual reminder that for as much as the world likes to complain about official industry-insider nominations each year, sometimes critics don't improve it a whole lot. I mean this is a whole separate organization and they still can't bother to nomination RuPaul for reality television categories? The Shade of It All. They're still nominating Jessica Lange for American Horror Story even though she looked fairly bored to be there this year doing the same ole thing (faded has been beauty desperate to hold on to her glory) in a show that's meant to give its actors new characters to play each year. They also skipped on Mad Men's final season which is pretty unforgiveable if you ask me given how excellent it's been. But perhaps with the nominations hitting this early, they voted before they had seen much of it.
The best thing I can say for them is that they don't seem to be trying to predict the Emmys at all (witness the low showing for Game of Thrones and Modern Family for example) which we can only hope will happen one of these years with the BFCAs in relation to the Oscars. Their nominations, which you've already guessed horrify me beyond a surprise nod for horrified Eva Green are after the jump...
BEST COMEDY SERIES
- Broad City (Comedy Central)
- Jane the Virgin (The CW)
- Mom (CBS)
- Silicon Valley (HBO)
- Transparent (Amazon)
- Veep (HBO)
- You’re the Worst (FX)
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Anthony Anderson, Blackish (ABC)
- Chris Messina, The Mindy Project (FOX)
- Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent (Amazon)
- Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
- Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley (HBO)
- Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth (FOX)
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
- Constance Wu, Fresh Off the Boat (ABC)
- Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin (The CW)
- Ilana Glazer, Broad City (Comedy Central)
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (HBO)
- Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback (HBO)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Shameless... still a "comedy" (sigh)
- Adam Driver, Girls (HBO)
- Cameron Monaghan, Shameless (Showtime)
- Jaime Camil, Jane the Virgin (The CW)
- T.J. Miller, Silicon Valley (HBO)
- Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
- Tony Hale, Veep (HBO)
Yay, Titus Burgess. But not nominating Kimmy Schmidt herself is whack.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Allison Janney, Mom (CBS)
- Carrie Brownstein, Portlandia (IFC)
- Eden Sher, The Middle (ABC)
- Judith Light, Transparent (Amazon)
- Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
- Melanie Lynskey, Togetherness (HBO)
How is Carrie Brownstein supporting in Portlandia? Isn't she one of only two leads or did the show drastically reconfigure itself this season? (I haven't seen it recently)
BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES
- Becky Ann Baker, Girls (HBO)
- Bradley Whitford, Transparent (Amazon)
- Josh Charles, Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
- Laurie Metcalf, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
- Peter Gallagher, Togetherness (HBO)
- Susie Essman, Broad City (Comedy Central)
BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
- Bessie (HBO)
- Killing Jesus (National Geographic Channel)
- Nightingale (HBO)
- A Poet in New York (BBC America)
- Stockholm, Pennsylvania (Lifetime)
BEST LIMITED SERIES
- 24: Live Another Day (FOX)
- American Crime (ABC)
- The Book of Negroes (BET)
- The Honorable Woman (Sundance)
- Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
- Wolf Hall (PBS)
BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
- David Oyelowo – Nightingale (HBO)
- James Nesbitt – The Missing (Starz)
- Kiefer Sutherland – 24: Live Another Day (FOX)
- Mark Rylance – Wolf Hall (PBS)
- Michael Gambon – The Casual Vacancy (HBO)
- Richard Jenkins – Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
- Aunjanue Ellis – The Book of Negroes (BET)
- Felicity Huffman – American Crime (ABC)
- Frances McDormand – Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
- Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
- Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Honorable Woman (Sundance)
- Queen Latifah – Bessie (HBO)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
- Bill Murray – Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
- Cory Michael Smith – Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
- Elvis Nolasco – American Crime (ABC)
- Finn Wittrock – American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
- Jason Isaacs – Stockholm, Pennsylvania (Lifetime)
- Jonathan Pryce – Wolf Hall (PBS)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
- Claire Foy – Wolf Hall (PBS)
- Cynthia Nixon – Stockholm, Pennsylvania (Lifetime)
- Janet McTeer – The Honorable Woman (Sundance)
- Khandi Alexander – Bessie (HBO)
- Mo’Nique – Bessie (HBO)
- Sarah Paulson – American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
BEST DRAMA SERIES
- The Americans (FX)
- Empire (Fox)
- Game of Thrones (HBO)
- The Good Wife (CBS)
- Homeland (Showtime)
- Justified (FX)
- Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Eva Green – Penny Dreadful (Showtime)
- Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife (CBS)
- Keri Russell – The Americans (FX)
- Taraji P. Henson – Empire (FOX)
- Vera Farmiga – Bates Motel (A&E)
- Viola Davis – How to Get Away with Murder (ABC)
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Aden Young – Rectify (Sundance)
- Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (AMC)
- Charlie Hunnam – Sons of Anarchy (FX)
- Freddie Highmore – Bates Motel (A&E)
- Matthew Rhys – The Americans (FX)
- Timothy Olyphant – Justified (FX)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
billy magnussen & carrie coon in The Leftovers
- Carrie Coon – The Leftovers (HBO)
- Christine Baranski – The Good Wife (CBS)
- Joelle Carter – Justified (FX)
- Katheryn Winnick – Vikings (History)
- Lorraine Toussaint – Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
- Mae Whitman – Parenthood (NBC)
This would be such a tough call for me. Carrie Coon or Lorraine Toussaint? Ouch, my heart. Both so deserving.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Ben Mendelsohn – Bloodline (Netflix)
- Christopher Eccleston – The Leftovers (HBO)
- Craig T. Nelson – Parenthood (NBC)
- Jonathan Banks – Better Call Saul (AMC)
- Mandy Patinkin – Homeland (Showtime)
- Walton Goggins – Justified (FX)
I may be the only person who doesn't love Ben Mendelsohn on Bloodline. He was just too unpleasant for me without the entertainment value that allows truly unlikeable characters to be intensely watchable.
GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES
- Cicely Tyson – How to Get Away with Murder (ABC)
- Julianne Nicholson – Masters of Sex (Showtime)
- Linda Lavin – The Good Wife (CBS)
- Lois Smith – The Americans (FX)
- Sam Elliott – Justified (FX)
- Walton Goggins – Sons of Anarchy (FX)
I can't get behind them ignoring Masters of Sex in most categories but thankfully Julianne Nicholson's wondrous work was cited.
BEST REALITY SERIES
- Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN)
- Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel)
- Married at First Sight (A&E)
- MythBusters (Discovery Channel)
- Shark Tank (ABC)
- Undercover Boss (CBS)
BEST REALITY COMPETITION SERIES
- The Amazing Race (CBS)
- America’s Got Talent (NBC)
- Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
- Face Off (Syfy)
- Master Chef Junior (FOX)
- The Voice (NBC)
BEST REALITY SERIES HOST
- Anthony Bourdain – Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN)
- Betty White – Betty White’s Off Their Rockers (Lifetime)
- Cat Deeley – So You Think You Can Dance (FOX)
- James Lipton – Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo)
- Phil Keoghan – The Amazing Race (CBS)
- Tom Bergeron – Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
No RuPaul? Sashay Away. Aint nobody got time for that.
BEST ANIMATED SERIES
- Archer (FX)
- Bob’s Burgers (FOX)
- Gravity Falls (Disney Channel)
- The Simpsons (FOX)
- South Park (Comedy Central)
- Star Wars (Disney XD)
Can Archer & Bob's Burgers just have all the prizes retroactively and in perpetuity?
BEST TALK SHOW
- The Daily Show with JonStewart (Comedy Central)
- The Graham Norton Show (BBC America)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Are there any talk shows not hosted by middle aged white dudes?