Thursday, June 20, 2013

1st Annual TeleFilmiest Awards - Nominations


I hereby present the 1st Annual TeleFilmiest Awards, recognizing the best in television from the 2012-2013 season.  There was a lot of great stuff this year, so this was a tough venture.  Nevertheless, here are my nominations in 24 categories:

BEST COMEDY SERIES
30 Rock
Arrested Development
Girls
Louie
New Girl
Parks and Recreation




BEST ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES

30 Rock

Arrested Development
Girls
New Girl
Parks and Recreation
Veep



BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Fred Armisen as various characters in Portlandia
Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy in 30 Rock
Jason Bateman as Michael Bluth in Arrested Development
Louis C.K. as Louie in Louie
Jake Johnson as Nick Miller in New Girl
Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt in Parks and Recreation


BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Carrie Brownstein as various characters in Portlandia
Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day in New Girl
Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath in Girls
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon in 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Vice President Selina Meyer in Veep
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford in Parks and Recreation
Will Arnett as Gob Bluth in Arrested Development
Max Greenfield as Schmidt in New Girl
Bill Hader as various characters in Saturday Night Live
Tony Hale as Buster Bluth in Arrested Development
Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson in Parks and Recreation


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Portia de Rossi as Lindsay Bluth Funke in Arrested Development
Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney in 30 Rock
Kate McKinnon as various characters in Saturday Night Live
Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate in Parks and Recreation
Cecily Strong as various characters in Saturday Night Live
Jessica Walter as Lucille Bluth in Arrested Development


BEST GUEST ACTING IN A COMEDY SERIES
Maria Bamford as DeBrie Bardeaux in Arrested Development
Melissa Leo as Laurie in Louie
David Lynch as Jack Dall in Louie
Parker Posey as Liz in Louie
Ben Stiller as Tony Wonder in Arrested Development
Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy in 30 Rock


BEST DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Louis C.K. for Louie (“Late Show Part 3”)
Mitchell Hurwitz & Troy Miller for Arrested Development (“Off the Hook”)
Beth McCarthy-Miller for 30 Rock (“Hogcock!”/”Last Lunch”)
Richard Shepard for Girls (“One Man’s Trash”)
Max Winkler for New Girl (“Cooler”)
Craig Zisk for Parks and Recreation (“Leslie and Ben”)


BEST WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
Jack Burditt & Colleen McGuinness for 30 Rock ("My Whole Life is Thunder")
Louis C.K. for Louie (“Daddy’s Girlfriend Part 2”)
Lena Dunham & Sarah Heyward for Girls (“Bad Friend”)
Tina Fey & Tracy Wingfield for 30 Rock (“Last Lunch”)
Dean Lorey & Richard Rosenstock for Arrested Development (“Queen B.”)
Michael Schur & Alan Yang for Parks and Recreation (“Leslie and Ben”)


BEST DRAMA SERIES
The Americans
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
Homeland
Mad Men
Orphan Black


BEST ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SEIRES
Breaking Bad
Game of Thrones
Homeland
House of Cards
Mad Men
The Newsroom


BEST LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Bryan Cranston as Walter White in Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels as Will McAvoy in The Newsroom
Jon Hamm as Don Draper in Mad Men
Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody in Homeland
Matthew Rhys as Phillip Jennings in The Americans
Kevin Spacey as U.S. Rep. Francis Underwood in House of Cards


BEST LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Connie Britton as Rayna James in Nashville
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison in Homeland
Vera Farmiga as Norma Bates in Bates Motel
Tatiana Maslany as various characters in Orphan Black
Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson in Mad Men
Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings in The Americans


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut in Breaking Bad
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister in Game of Thrones
Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones
Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman in Breaking Bad
Kevin Rahm as Ted Chaough in Mad Men
Corey Stoll as U.S. Rep. Peter Russo in House of Cards


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones
Michelle Fairley as Catelyn Stark in Game of Thrones
Anna Gunn as Skyler White in Breaking Bad
Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones
Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes in Nashville
Kiernan Shipka as Sally Draper in Mad Men


BEST GUEST ACTING IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jane Fonda as Leona Lansing in The Newsroom
Rupert Friend as Peter Quinn in Homeland
Margo Martindale as Claudia in The Americans
Gerald McRaney as Raymond Tusk in House of Cards
Diana Rigg as Lady Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones
James Wolk as Bob Benson in Mad Men


BEST DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
David Fincher for House of Cards (“Chapter 1”)
Alex Graves for Game of Thrones ("And Now His Watch Is Ended")
Rian Johnson for Breaking Bad (“Fifty-One”)
Lesli Linka Glatter for Homeland (“Q&A”)
David Nutter for Game of Thrones (“The Rains of Castamere”)
David O’Connor for The Americans (“Pilot”)


BEST WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
David Benioff & D.B. Weiss for Game of Thrones (“The Rains of Castamere”)
Sam Catlin for Breaking Bad (“Fifty-One”)
Andre & Maria Jacquemetton for Mad Men (“The Quality of Mercy”)
Graeme Manson for Orphan Black (“Natural Selection”)
Meredith Stiehm for Homeland (“New Car Smell”)
Moira Walley-Beckett for Breaking Bad (“Gliding Over All”)


BEST MINISERIES/MOVIE
American Horror Story: Asylum
Behind the Candelabra
Political Animals
Top of the Lake


BEST ACTOR IN A MINISERIES/MOVIE
James Cronwell as Dr. Arthur Arden in American Horror Story: Asylum
Matt Damon as Scott Thorson in Behind the Candelabra
Michael Douglas as Liberace in Behind the Candelabra
Peter Mullan as Matt Mitcham in Top of the Lake
Al Pacino as Phil Spector in Phil Spector
Sebastian Stan as T.J. Hammond in Political Animals


BEST ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES/MOVIE
Jessica Lange as Sister Judy Martin in American Horror Story: Asylum
Helen Mirren as Linda Kenney Baden in Phil Spector
Elisabeth Moss as Det. Robin Griffin in Top of the Lake
Sarah Paulson as Lana Winters in American Horror Story: Asylum
Lily Rabe as Sister Mary Eunice in American Horror Story: Asylum
Sigourney Weaver as Elaine Barrish in Political Animals


BEST DIRECTING FOR A MINISERIES/MOVIE
Jane Campion & Garth Davis for Top of the Lake
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon for American Horror Story: Asylum (“I Am Anne Frank, Part 2”)
Steven Soderbergh for Behind the Candelabra


BEST WRITING FOR A MINISERIES/MOVIE
Jane Campion & Gerard Lee for Top of the Lake
Brad Falchuk for American Horror Story: Asylum (“I Am Anne Frank, Part 2”)
Richard LaGravenese for Behind the Candelabra


BEST VARIETY SERIES
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Portlandia
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live



MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS:
Arrested Development, Game of Thrones - 11 nominations
30 Rock, Breaking Bad, Parks and Recreation - 9 nominations
Mad Men - 8 nominations
American Horror Story: Asylum, Homeland, Louie - 7 nominations
New Girl - 6 nominations
The Americans, Behind the Candelabra, Girls, House of Cards, Top of the Lake - 5 nominations
Saturday Night Live - 4 nominations
The Newsroom, Orphan Black, Political Animals, Portlandia - 3 nominations
Nashville, Veep - 2 nominations


Winners will be announced on August 1st.

2 comments:

  1. Where's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Dexter.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Game of Thrones, Parks and Rec, 30 Rock, and Veep :) :) :) lol

    ReplyDelete