# 2nd Critics' Choice Television Awards

The 2nd Critics' Choice Television Awards ceremony, presented by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA), honored the best in primetime television programming from June 1, 2011, until May 31, 2012, and was held on June 18, 2012, at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California. The nominations were announced on June 5, 2012.

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:
Best Series :
| Best Comedy Series | Best Drama Series |
| Community (NBC) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Girls (HBO) Modern Family (ABC) New Girl (Fox) Parks and Recreation (NBC) | Homeland (Showtime) Breaking Bad (AMC) Downton Abbey (PBS) Game of Thrones (HBO) The Good Wife (CBS) Mad Men (AMC) |
| Best Movie/Miniseries | Best Animated Series |
| Sherlock (PBS) American Horror Story (FX) Game Change (HBO) The Hour (BBC America) Luther (BBC America) Page Eight (PBS) | Archer (FX) Adventure Time (Cartoon Network) Bob's Burgers (Fox) Family Guy (Fox) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Adult Swim / Cartoon Network) |
| Most Exciting New Series (All Honored) ||
| The Following (Fox) The Mindy Project (Fox) Nashville (ABC) The Newsroom (HBO) Political Animals (USA) ||
| Best Acting in a Comedy Series ||
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Louis C.K. as Louie – Louie Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan – House of Lies Larry David as Himself – Curb Your Enthusiasm Garret Dillahunt as Burt Chance – Raising Hope Joel McHale as Jeff Winger – Community Jim Parsons as Dr. Sheldon Cooper – The Big Bang Theory | Zooey Deschanel as Jessica Day – New Girl (TIE) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope – Parks and Recreation (TIE) Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath – Girls Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer – Veep Martha Plimpton as Virginia Chance – Raising Hope Ashley Rickards as Jenna Hamilton – Awkward |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy – Modern Family Max Greenfield as Schmidt – New Girl Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson – Parks and Recreation Danny Pudi as Abed Nadir – Community Jim Rash as Craig Pelton – Community Damon Wayans Jr. as Brad Williams – Happy Endings | Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy – Modern Family Alison Brie as Annie Edison – Community Cheryl Hines as Dallas Royce – Suburgatory Gillian Jacobs as Britta Perry – Community Eden Sher as Sue Heck – The Middle Casey Wilson as Penny Hartz – Happy Endings |
| Best Acting in a Drama Series ||
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Bryan Cranston as Walter White – Breaking Bad Kelsey Grammer as Tom Kane – Boss Jon Hamm as Don Draper – Mad Men Charlie Hunnam as Jax Teller – Sons of Anarchy Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody – Homeland Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens – Justified | Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison – Homeland Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley – Downton Abbey Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick – The Good Wife Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson – Mad Men Emmy Rossum as Fiona Gallagher – Shameless Katey Sagal as Gemma Teller Morrow – Sons of Anarchy |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring – Breaking Bad Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister – Game of Thrones Neal McDonough as Robert Quarles – Justified John Noble as Dr. Walter Bishop – Fringe Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman – Breaking Bad John Slattery as Roger Sterling, Jr. – Mad Men | Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris – Mad Men Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart – The Good Wife Anna Gunn as Skyler White – Breaking Bad Regina King as Det. Lydia Adams – Southland Kelly Macdonald as Margaret Schroeder – Boardwalk Empire Maggie Siff as Dr. Tara Knowles – Sons of Anarchy |
| Best Acting in a Movie/Miniseries ||
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes – Sherlock Kevin Costner as Devil Anse Hatfield – Hatfields & McCoys Idris Elba as Det. John Luther – Luther Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt – Game Change Bill Nighy as Johnny Worricker – Page Eight Dominic West as Hector Madden – The Hour | Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin – Game Change Gillian Anderson as Miss Havisham – Great Expectations Patricia Clarkson as Mia Knowles – Five Jessica Lange as Constance Langdon – American Horror Story Lara Pulver as Irene Adler – Sherlock Emily Watson as Janet Leach – Appropriate Adult |
| Best Guest Performing ||
| Best Guest Performer – Comedy | Best Guest Performer – Drama |
| Paul Rudd as Bobby Newport – Parks and Recreation Becky Ann Baker as Loreen Horvath – Girls Bobby Cannavale as Lewis – Modern Family Kathryn Hahn as Jennifer Barkley – Parks and Recreation Justin Long as Paul Genzlinger – New Girl Peter Scolari as Tad Horvath – Girls | Lucy Liu as Officer Jessica Tang – Southland Dylan Baker as Jerry Boorman – Damages Jere Burns as Wynn Duffy – Justified Loretta Devine as Adele Webber – Grey's Anatomy Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni – The Good Wife Chloe Webb as Monica Gallagher – Shameless |
| Reality & Variety ||
| Best Reality Series | Best Reality Series – Competition |
| Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel) Hoarders (A&E) Kitchen Nightmares (Fox) Pawn Stars (History) Sister Wives (TLC) Undercover Boss (CBS) | The Voice (NBC) The Amazing Race (CBS) Chopped (Food Network) The Pitch (AMC) Shark Tank (ABC) So You Think You Can Dance (Fox) |
| Best Talk Show | Best Reality Show Host |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) Conan (TBS) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) The View (ABC) | Tom Bergeron – Dancing with the Stars (TIE) Cat Deeley – So You Think You Can Dance (TIE) Nick Cannon – America's Got Talent Phil Keoghan – The Amazing Race RuPaul – RuPaul's Drag Race |

## Shows with multiple wins

The following shows received multiple awards:
| Series | Network | Category | Wins |
| Breaking Bad | AMC | Drama | 2 |
| Homeland | Showtime | Drama | 2 |
| Modern Family | ABC | Comedy | 2 |
| Parks and Recreation | NBC | Comedy | 2 |
| Sherlock | PBS | Movie/Miniseries | 2 |

## Shows with multiple nominations

The following shows received multiple nominations:
| Program | Network | Category | Nominations |
| Community | NBC | Comedy | 6 |
| Breaking Bad | AMC | Drama | 5 |
| Mad Men | AMC | Drama | 5 |
| Parks and Recreation | NBC | Comedy | 5 |
| Girls | HBO | Comedy | 4 |
| The Good Wife | CBS | Drama | 4 |
| Modern Family | ABC | Comedy | 4 |
| New Girl | Fox | Comedy | 4 |
| Game Change | HBO | Movie/Miniseries | 3 |
| Homeland | Showtime | Drama | 3 |
| Justified | FX | Drama | 3 |
| Sherlock | PBS | Movie/Miniseries | 3 |
| Sons of Anarchy | FX | Drama | 3 |
| The Amazing Race | CBS | Reality – Competition | 2 |
| American Horror Story | FX | Movie/Miniseries | 2 |
| The Big Bang Theory | CBS | Comedy | 2 |
| Downton Abbey | PBS | Drama | 2 |
| Game of Thrones | HBO | Drama | 2 |
| Happy Endings | ABC | Comedy | 2 |
| The Hour | BBC America | Movie/Miniseries | 2 |
| Luther | BBC America | Movie/Miniseries | 2 |
| Page Eight | PBS | Movie/Miniseries | 2 |
| Raising Hope | Fox | Comedy | 2 |
| Shameless | Showtime | Drama | 2 |
| Southland | TNT | Drama | 2 |
| So You Think You Can Dance | Fox | Reality – Competition | 2 |