Critics Choice Gets it Right

The Walking Dead, AMC

BEST NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR ANY TELEVISION-RELATED AWARDS SHOW Critics Choice TV Awards; no need for anyone else to even dare challenge that one. Coming out of the gate with their inaugural awards show, they have the most diverse slate on nominees ever – and include shows/stars that are long overdue for recognition. The awards will be presented at the Beverly Hills Hotel on June 20. Without further adieu:

BEST DRAMA SERIES “Boardwalk Empire” “Dexter” “Friday Night Lights” “Fringe” “Game of Thrones” “The Good Wife” “Justified” “The Killing” “Mad Men” “The Walking Dead”

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire” Kyle Chandler, “Friday Night Lights” Michael C. Hall, “Dexter” Jon Hamm, “Mad Men” William H. Macy, “Shameless” Timothy Olyphant, “Justified”

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Connie Britton, “Friday Night Lights” Mireille Enos, “The Killing” Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife” Elisabeth Moss, “Mad Men” Katey Sagal, “Sons of Anarchy” Anna Torv, “Fringe”

Fringe's John Noble and Anna Torv, Fox

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES Alan Cumming, “The Good Wife” Walton Goggins, “Justified” Shawn Hatosy, “Southland” John Noble, “Fringe” Michael Pitt, “Boardwalk Empire” John Slattery, “Mad Men”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES Michelle Forbes, “The Killing” Christina Hendricks, “Mad Men” Margo Martindale, “Justified” Kelly Macdonald, “Boardwalk Empire” Archie Panjabi, “The Good Wife” Chloë Sevigny, “Big Love”

BEST REALITY SERIES “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” “Hoarders” “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” “Sister Wives” “Undercover Boss”

BEST REALITY SERIES, COMPETITION “The Amazing Race” “American Idol” “Dancing with the Stars” “Project Runway” “RuPaul’s Drag Race” “Top Chef”

BEST REALITY SHOW HOST Tom Bergeron, “Dancing with the Stars” Cat Deeley, “So You Think You Can Dance” Ty Pennington, “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” Mike Rowe, “Dirty Jobs” Ryan Seacrest, “American Idol”

Cougar Town's Busy Phillips and Courtney Cox, ABC

BEST TALK SHOW “Chelsea Lately” “The Daily Show” “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “The Oprah Winfrey Show”

BEST COMEDY SERIES “Archer” “The Big Bang Theory” “Community” “Glee” “Louie” “The Middle” “Modern Family” “The Office” “Parks and Recreation” “30 Rock”

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock” Steve Carell, “The Office” Louis C.K., “Louie” Charlie Day, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” Joel McHale, “Community” Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Courteney Cox, “Cougar Town” Edie Falco, “Nurse Jackie” Tina Fey, “30 Rock” Patricia Heaton, “The Middle” Martha Plimpton, “Raising Hope” Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES Ty Burrell, “Modern Family” Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother” Nick Offerman, “Parks and Recreation” Ed O’Neill, “Modern Family” Danny Pudi, “Community” Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES Julie Bowen, “Modern Family” Jane Krakowski, “30 Rock” Jane Lynch, “Glee” Busy Philipps, “Cougar Town” Eden Sher, “The Middle” Sofía Vergara, “Modern Family”