HBO AND FX SCORE MOST NOMINATIONS

The Big Bang Theory and American Horror Story: Asylum are Most Nominated Programs

Parks and Recreation Star Retta to Host

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) today announced nominations for the 3rd annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards, which will be held the evening of Monday, June 10, 2013 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. For the first time the award show will be webcast live on UStream at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/critics-choice-television-awards.

Fan favorite actress and stand-up comedian Retta, currently appearing as Donna Meagle on Parks and Recreation, will host. She has appeared in numerous films and television shows, and has performed on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend.

HBO led the networks in most nominations with 21, followed closely by FX, which collected 19. Topping the list of nominated series are The Big Bang Theory (CBS) and American Horror Story: Asylum (FX) with six nominations each. Other series with multiple nominations include Parks and Recreation (NBC) and Top of the Lake (Sundance) with five each and The Americans (FX), Breaking Bad (AMC), Game of Thrones (HBO), The Good Wife (CBS), Louie (FX), New Girl (FOX) and Political Animals (USA) with four each.

“This year’s nominations reflect the expanding definition of television, with nominated programs and performances representing new platforms as well as broadcast and cable,” said BTJA President Joey Berlin. “As evidenced by nominations for the third annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards, television continues to be a rich and diverse source of high quality entertainment.”

BEST COMEDY SERIES
• The Big Bang Theory – CBS
• Louie – FX
• The Middle – ABC
• New Girl – FOX
• Parks and Recreation – NBC
• Veep – HBO

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
• Don Cheadle (House of Lies) – Showtime
• Louis C.K. (Louie) – FX
• Jake Johnson (New Girl) – FOX
• Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) – CBS
• Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation) – NBC
• Jeremy Sisto (Suburgatory) – ABC

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
• Laura Dern (Enlightened) – HBO
• Zooey Deschanel (New Girl) – FOX
• Lena Dunham (Girls) – HBO
• Sutton Foster (Bunheads) – ABC Family
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) – HBO
• Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation) – NBC

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
• Max Greenfield (New Girl) – FOX
• Simon Helberg (The Big Bang Theory) – CBS
• Alex Karpovsky (Girls) – HBO
• Adam Pally (Happy Endings) – ABC
• Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation) – NBC
• Danny Pudi (Community) – NBC

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
• Carly Chaikin (Suburgatory) – ABC
• Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory) – CBS
• Sarah Hyland (Modern Family) – ABC
• Melissa Rauch (The Big Bang Theory) – CBS
• Eden Sher (The Middle) – ABC
• Casey Wilson (Happy Endings) – ABC

BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES
• Melissa Leo (Louie) – FX
• David Lynch (Louie) – FX
• Bob Newhart (The Big Bang Theory) – CBS
• Patton Oswalt (Parks and Recreation) – NBC
• Molly Shannon (Enlightened) – HBO
• Patrick Wilson (Girls) – HBO

BEST DRAMA SERIES
• The Americans – FX
• Breaking Bad – AMC
• Downton Abbey – PBS
• Game of Thrones – HBO
• The Good Wife – CBS
• Homeland – Showtime

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
• Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) – AMC
• Damian Lewis (Homeland) – Showtime
• Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead) – AMC
• Timothy Olyphant (Justified) – FX
• Matthew Rhys (The Americans) – FX
• Kevin Spacey (House of Cards) – Netflix

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
• Claire Danes (Homeland) – Showtime
• Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel) – A&E
• Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) – CBS
• Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) – BBC America
• Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) – AMC
• Keri Russell (The Americans) – FX

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
• Jonathan Banks (Breaking Bad) – AMC
• Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) – HBO
• Michael Cudlitz (Southland) – TNT
• Noah Emmerich (The Americans) – FX
• Walton Goggins (Justified) – FX
• Corey Stoll (House of Cards) – Netflix

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
• Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter) – Showtime
• Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) – HBO
• Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad) – AMC
• Regina King (Southland) – TNT
• Monica Potter (Parenthood) – NBC
• Abigail Spencer (Rectify) – Sundance

BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES
• Jim Beaver (Justified) – FX
• Jane Fonda (The Newsroom) – HBO
• Martha Plimpton (The Good Wife) – CBS
• Carrie Preston (The Good Wife) – CBS
• Diana Rigg (Game of Thrones) – HBO
• Jimmy Smits (Sons of Anarchy) – FX

BEST MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
• American Horror Story: Asylum – FX
• Behind the Candelabra – HBO
• The Crimson Petal and the White – Encore
• The Hour – BBC America
• Political Animals – USA
• Top of the Lake – Sundance

BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
• Benedict Cumberbatch (Parade’s End) – HBO
• Matt Damon (Behind the Candelabra) – HBO
• Michael Douglas (Behind the Candelabra) – HBO
• Toby Jones (The Girl) – HBO
• Al Pacino (Phil Spector) – HBO
• Dominic West (The Hour) – BBC America

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
• Angela Bassett (Betty & Coretta) – Lifetime
• Romola Garai (The Hour) – BBC America
• Rebecca Hall (Parade’s End) – HBO
• Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Asylum) – FX
• Elisabeth Moss (Top of the Lake) – Sundance
• Sigourney Weaver (Political Animals) – USA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
• James Cromwell (American Horror Story: Asylum) – FX
• Peter Mullan (Top of the Lake) – Sundance
• Zachary Quinto (American Horror Story: Asylum) – FX
• Sebastian Stan (Political Animals) – USA
• David Wenham (Top of the Lake) – Sundance
• Thomas M. Wright (Top of the Lake) – Sundance

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
• Ellen Burstyn (Political Animals) – USA
• Sienna Miller (The Girl) – HBO
• Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Asylum) – FX
• Lily Rabe (American Horror Story: Asylum) – FX
• Imelda Staunton (The Girl) – HBO
• Alfre Woodard (Steel Magnolias) – Lifetime

BEST REALITY SERIES
• Duck Dynasty – A&E
• The Moment – USA
• Pawn Stars – History Channel
• Push Girls – Sundance
• Small Town Security – AMC
• Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan – BBC America

BEST REALITY SERIES – COMPETITION
• Chopped – Food Network
• Face Off – Syfy
• Shark Tank – ABC
• So You Think You Can Dance – FOX
• Survivor – CBS
• The Voice – NBC

BEST REALITY HOST
• Tom Bergeron (Dancing With the Stars) – ABC
• Cat Deeley (So You Think You Can Dance) – FOX
• Gordon Ramsay (Hell’s Kitchen/Masterchef) – FOX
• RuPaul (RuPaul’s Drag Race) – Logo
• Ryan Seacrest (American Idol) – FOX
• Kurt Warner (The Moment) – USA

BEST TALK SHOW
• Conan – TBS
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Comedy Central
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show – Warner Brothers Television Distribution
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! – ABC
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon – NBC
• Marie – Hallmark Channel

BEST ANIMATED SERIES
• Adventure Time – Cartoon Network
• Archer – FX
• Phineas and Ferb – Disney Channel
• Regular Show – Cartoon Network
• The Simpsons – FOX
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Cartoon Network

Submissions are still being accepted for The Most Exciting New Series category, which will be announced on Monday, June 3.

Nominated programs and performances aired between June 1, 2012 and May 31, 2013.

Bob Bain will executive produce the Critics’ Choice Television Awards for Bob Bain Productions.

About BTJA
The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) is a partner organization to the Broadcast Film Critics Association. BTJA includes TV, radio and Internet journalists who cover television on a regular basis. For more information, visit: www.CriticsChoice.com

As President, I serve on the Board as well. It has been my pleasure to work closely with John, Jim, Mark and Sara. I believe that their commitment to the BFCA, their wisdom, their experience, and their record of success in building the BFCA continue to make them the perfect team to help run our group. I am thrilled to report that they all have stated their wish to continue on the Board and I heartily endorse each of them for re-election.

In addition to general oversight, each of the Board members has developed special expertise during their years of service to the BFCA. John, who is also the BFCA’s Executive Vice President, is our point person dealing with studios, networks and publicists. Jim is our eyes and ears at the junkets and sits on the Film Festival Committee. Mark is our Marketing Director and website specialist. Sara is our Membership Director and also oversees our Scholarship and Grants programs. Collectively, their contributions to the BFCA cannot be overstated.

If any other members wish to run for a seat on the Board, now is the time to throw that hat into the ring. Members can place their name in nomination or otherwise comment on the election right here. Or any member can feel free to contact me directly with any questions (joeyberlin7@gmail.com).

The nominating process will close on May 24, 2011. A new article will be posted after that date, if necessary, in preparation for an election in early June. If no one chooses to oppose the current Board members running for re-election, there will be no voting and the current Board will continue to serve.

Board members serve two-year terms, beginning on July 1. The current financial reimbursement for each Board member is $10,000 per year.

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association has arranged with the Beverly Hilton Hotel to provide a block of rooms at a reduced rate for those attending the 3rd annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards.

Three grades of room are available at the following day rates: Standard at $309 plus tax; Deluxe w/Balcony at $329 plus tax; and Deluxe Studio Suite at $379 plus tax.

Under the heading of full disclosure, please know that our Hilton contact informs that a lower rate could possibly be obtained, pending availability, on Sunday, June 9 only, via a booking site such as Orbitz or Hotels.com.

If you wish to take advantage of this opportunity, please respond to me by Friday, May 17 so I can give them an idea of how many rooms to reserve. At that point, I will provide you with a direct contact at the hotel where you can use your credit card book your reservations. Members will be responsible for all room and incidental charges.

We have also made an arrangement for eight (8) rooms at the newly opened luxury boutique hotel The Sirtaj at 120 S. Reeves Drive, Bevelry Hills, CA 90212. A Cosmopolitan Queen room is available for $189 plus tax per night. Please send an email to Stephan Allgood at (stephen@sirtajhotel.com) to make the reservation and he will send you an email confirmation in 24 hours.

Please include your name, arriva and departure dates, your address, name on credit card and credit card number and expiration.

Valet parking (only) is $25 per night. They offer free wifi, a complimentary adult beverage on arrival and an Itallian espresso machine in every room. The Sirtaj is approximately one mile from the Beverly Hilton. Again, please note that only eight rooms are available to BTJA members, so first booked, first served..

Best,
John

John De Simio
522 N Rossmore Ave., #302
Los Angeles, Ca. 90004
323 464 7298

If you are based in Los Angeles, or might be in L.A. in May and June, please contact David below:

Greetings BFCA members.

I produce a review show called Just Seen It for NATIONAL PBS. Just Seen It is a energetic, modern, multi-cultural show that reviews the newest in theaters, both the big Hollywood blockbusters and smaller independent films, as well as the best of TV and cable. We also provide interviews with industry insiders.

We have been on national PBS for three months now and in that short time, have grown from thirty stations to one hundred and thirty stations nationwide!

I would like to extend a warm invitation to all BFCA members to consider joining Just Seen It as a guest reviewer. Each of our review segments runs about six minutes and are comprised of three reviewers.

We shoot every Saturday in Culver City and take about an hour to shoot a single review segment.

Please watch one of our recent half hour episodes at:
http://video.pbssocal.org/program/just-seen-it/

Afterwards, if you are interested in being a guest reviewer on the show, please call me at my direct line: 213-952-3173.

I am honored to be collaborating with the BFCA and look forward to working with its esteemed members.

With Warmest Regards,
David Freedman
Show Runner, Just Seen It

That said, I also wish to apologize to the membership for the failures on the night of the show.  I don’t believe they outweigh the successes – including our wise awards voting, the terrific celebrity turnout and the entertainment value of the show overall – but I don’t believe they should be overlooked either.

The weather was out of our control.  While last year it was in the 70s on show day, this year it was in the 30s.  In fact, it was the coldest day of the year inSanta Monica.  We brought in as many heaters as our budget would allow, but even with our TV lights warming the room as well it was obviously too damn cold in the Barker Hangar.  On the bright side, I guess it kept the dinner salads chilled.

The thing I am most sorry about is the way we insulted the nominees and winners in the award categories we presented during the commercial breaks.  Last year we presented a couple of awards in commercial breaks and the audience stayed seated for them.  But this year for some reason people thought it was mingle time and the show producers failed to quiet them and get them reseated.  The result was an ugly spectacle – instead of honoring the producers of “Wreck-It Ralph” and “Lincoln” screenwriter Tony Kushner we insulted them.  I have formally apologized through the studio, but nonetheless it was inexcusable.

We were lucky to have our own BFCA member Sam Rubin host the show – and do it so well and on such late notice.  Many members have long called for more BFCA presence on the telecast and it was nice to have that this year.  The decision to have Sam host was made so late in the process that we never formally announced him as host, which was unfair to Sam and the whole BFCA.  Sam was truly remarkable, doing his day job (starting at dawn when the Oscar nominations were announced), then hosting our televised two-hour Red Carpet Preshow, and then hosting the main show.

As we continue to move onward and upward, we’ll keep learning from our mistakes and building on our successes.   The 18^th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards was a huge success for the CW and for the BFCA.  We should all be very proud of it.  I know I am, despite its flaws.

Yes, the stars shined and our 18th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards looked great. Coverage has been sensational, especially surrounding the “moments” we got from Ben Affleck, Quvenzhane Wallis and Judd Apatow.

And the ratings were terrific. Despite the fact that there was no network promotion, almost two million viewers were watching us honor the finest in cinematic achievement, our biggest audience since 2006 on The WB.

More to come next week, but for now just a big thank you to all the BFCA members involved in the show – led by our indefatigable host Sam Rubin – and all those who did so much to promote the telecast.

Well done. And Onward and Upward!

Images from Photographer, Tammy Arroyo:
CLICK HERE!

Images from Lisa Rose:
CLICK HERE!

Photo links from Getty for last night’s Critics’ Choice Movie Awards:
Arrivals – CLICK HERE!
Red Carpet – CLICK HERE!
Backstage And Audience – CLICK HERE!
Show – CLICK HERE!
Press Room – CLICK HERE!

Thank you!

The BFCA

We are trying to get the critics – us! – more visible in the show this year, throughout the show.  So we’re looking for short and nasty and funny blurbs from past reviews that YOU can then share with the star at the show.  We would have you shoot your quote Thursday morning at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, most likely between 10 and 11 a.m., and then we would feature it in a bit during the show Thursday night.

If you want to be part of this, send me your quote ASAP via email (joeyberlin7@gmail.com) and we’ll get back to you if we’re going to do it.

And look for more emails from BFCA tonight or tomorrow morning.  Final round voting begins at midnight and info about that and picking up your tickets and parking passes (assuming you’ve already rsvp’d for the show) is headed your way.  Voting will close at midnight PT on Tuesday.

Virtually all of the major nominees have confirmed that they’ll be joining us on January 10th.  Subject to last minute changes, we’re expecting ALL of our Best Actor AND Best Actress nominees, ALL of our Directors, and just about everyone else, too.  (Call the BFCA office if there’s anyone you’re particularly interested in – 310-860-2665.)

In a nod to our new broadcast partner, The CW Television Network, we’ve added a bunch of popular categories focusing on the movies that most of their viewers are most interested in – including Best Actor and Actress in Comedy and in Action Movies, plus Best Sci-Fi/Horror movie, and our first fan-voted award, Favorite Film Franchise.  Voting for the latter was powered by Virb, a Media Temple company, which is also hosting our first ever night before “Pre-Party” at 41 Ocean Club.

The hysterical Rebel Wilson will be presenting Judd Apatow with our first Critics’ Choice Louis XIII Genius Award, which is bound to be one of the evening’s highlights.  In fact, looking at the show rundown there seem to be nothing BUT highlights for the whole two hours.

We’ve moved our CCMA to a huge new venue – the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica – so we can finally get EVERYONE in the room and seated on the floor.  It will be about a thousand of Hollywood’s heaviest hitters, stars, filmmakers, studio execs and about 140 BFCA members, all in one room.  The Red Carpet show (live on KTLA-LA and on ReelzChannel immediately preceding the main show), the CCMA on The CW, and the After Party will ALL be at the Barker Hangar.

BFCA members will be more involved in the show than ever before, in ways both funny and fabulous.  We don’t want to give away everything, but the 18th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards will be truly spectacular.