2013 Television Critics Association Awards

No. In this post TCA does not stand for Teen Choice Awards, as Google tries to tell me. It means Television Critics Association and of course they have an awards show. Who doesn't these days? I'm not one to judge. This is just another opportunity for me to hone my prediction skills.

This award show works differently than others. 1) Actors and actresses share a category based on individual achievement 2) Career Achievement awards are also given to one person, though it seems like all nominees deserve an award 3) Program of the Year seems like another opportunity for Outstanding Drama Series, but what do I know?  TV awards are not really my strong suit (which is ridiculous given the amount of tv I watch). But I'll just channel some of my favorite critics and see what happens. Here are my picks for the 2013 TCA awards. Winners will be announced August 3rd.



UPDATE: Win some, lose some. Overall I scored 5/12 which is about par for me when it comes to TV awards. Super psyched that I picked Tatiana Maslany this time. In general I'm fine with how this award show turned out, except that Big Bang Theory won for comedy. That I will never understand or forgive.

Individual Achievement in Comedy

Louis C.K., “Louie” (FX)
Lena Dunham, “Girls” (HBO)
Jake Johnson, “New Girl” (Fox)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”(HBO)
Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation” (NBC)

Individual Achievement in Drama

Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad” (AMC)
Vera Farmiga, “Bates Motel” (A&E)
Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black” (BBC America)
Monica Potter, “Parenthood” (NBC)
Matthew Rhys, “The Americans” (FX)

News and Information

“Anderson Cooper 360.” CNN
“Central Park Five,” PBS
“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central
“The Rachel Maddow Show,” MSNBC
“60 Minutes,” CBS

Reality

“The Amazing Race,” CBS
“The Glee Project,” Oxygen
“Shark Tank,” ABC
“Survivor,” CBS
“The Voice,” NBC

Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming

“Adventure Time,” Cartoon Network
“Bunheads,” ABC Family
“Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” PBS
“Sesame Street,” PBS
“Switched at Birth,” ABC Family 

Outstanding New Program

“The Americans,” FX
“Elementary,” CBS
“House of Cards,” Netflix
“The Mindy Project,” Fox
“Orphan Black,” BBC America

Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials

“American Horror Story: Asylum,” FX
“Behind the Candelabra,” HBO
“Downton Abbey,” PBS
“Rectify,” Sundance Channel
“Top of the Lake,” Sundance Channel

Outstanding Achievement in Drama

“The Americans,” FX
“Breaking Bad,” AMC
“Game of Thrones,” HBO
“Homeland,” Showtime
“Mad Men,” AMC

Outstanding Achievement in Comedy

“The Big Bang Theory,” CBS (tie)
“Louie,” FX
“New Girl,” Fox
“Park and Recreation,” NBC (tie)
“Veep,” HBO

Career Achievement Award

James L. Brooks
James Burrows
Jay Leno
William Shatner
Barbara Walters 

Heritage Award

“All In the Family,” CBS
“Lost,” ABC
"Saturday Night Live,” NBC
“Star Trek,” NBC
“Twin Peaks,” ABC

Program of the Year

“The Americans,” FX
“Breaking Bad,” AMC
“Game of Thrones,” HBO
“House of Cards,” Netflix
“The Walking Dead,” AMC