Welcome! It's Emmy season, which means only one thing: it's time for the TeleFilmiest Awards. I watched a whole bunch of television this year, and it's become more clear than ever that we have reached an uncharted area of quality TV. And now, I have compiled my list of outstanding actors, actresses, directors, writers and shows for the 2014-15 TV season. I am pleased to announce them in 26 categories here.
The 3rd Annual TeleFilmiest Awards:
And the nominees are...
COMEDY ENSEMBLE:
Brooklyn Nine-Nine:
Stephanie Beatriz, Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joel McKinnon Miller, Joe Lo Truglio, Chelsea Peretti and Andy Samberg
Orange is the New Black:
Uzo Aduba, Jason Biggs, Danielle Brooks, Michael J. Harney, Natasha Lyonne, Taryn Manning, Kate Mulgrew and Taylor Schilling
Parks and Recreation:
Aziz Ansari, Billy Eichner, Jim O'Heir, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Amy Poehler, Chris Pratt, Retta and Adam Scott
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt:
Tituss Burgess, Carol Kane, Ellie Kemper and Jane Krakowski
Veep:
Sufe Bradshaw, Anna Chlumsky, Gary Cole, Kevin Dunn, Tony Hale, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons and Matt Walsh
COMEDY GUEST ACTOR:
Laurence Fishburne as Pops in black-ish
Jon Hamm as Richard Wayne Gary Wayne in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Zachary Quinto as Ace in Girls
Kevin Pollak as Alvin in Mom
Martin Short as Dr. Franff in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS:
Pamela Adlon as Pamela in Louie
Tina Fey as Marcia Clark in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Jenifer Lewis as Ruby in black-ish
Yael Stone as Lorna Morello in Orange Is the New Black
Lorraine Toussaint as Yvonne 'Vee' Parker in Orange Is the New Black
DRAMA GUEST ACTOR:
Christian Camargo as Michael Corrigan in House of Cards
Frank Langella as Gabriel in The Americans
Jonathan Pryce as High Sparrow in Game of Thrones
Sam Shepard as Robert Rayburn in Bloodline
Bradley Whitford as Mark/Marcy in Transparent
DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS:
Betsy Brandt as Barbara Sanderson in Masters of Sex
Kathryn Hahn as Raquel Fein in Transparent
Julianne Nicholson as Dr. Lillian DePaul in Masters of Sex
Lois Smith as Betty Turner in The Americans
Cicely Tyson as Ophelia Hartness in How to Get Away with Murder
DRAMA ENSEMBLE:
The Americans:
Noah Emmerich, Lev Gorn, Annet Mahendru, Susan Misner, Matthew Rhys, Costa Ronin, Keri Russell, Keidrich Sellati, Holly Taylor, Richard Thomas and Alison Wright
Bloodline:
Jacinda Barrett, Norbert Leo Butz, Linda Cardellini, Kyle Chandler, Jamie McShane, Ben Mendelsohn, Enrique Murciano, Sam Shepard and Sissy Spacek
Game of Thrones:
Alfie Allen, John Bradley, Dean Charles-Chapman, Gwendoline Christie, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Liam Cunningham, Stephen Dillane, Peter Dinklage, Natalie Dormer, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jerome Flynn, Aidan Gillen, Iain Glen, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Conleth Hill, Kristofer Hivju, Michiel Huisman, Michael McElhatton, Hannah Murray, Iwan Rheon, Sophie Turner, Carice van Houton, Indira Varma, Maisie Williams and Tom Wlaschiha
Mad Men:
Jay R. Ferguson, Jon Hamm, Christina Hendricks, January Jones, Vincent Kartheiser, Elisabeth Moss, Jessica Pare, Kevin Rahm, Kiernan Shipka, John Slattery, Rich Sommer, Christopher Stanley and Aaron Staton
Transparent:
Jay Duplass, Gaby Hoffmann, Amy Landecker, Judith Light and Jeffrey Tambor
COMEDY DIRECTING:
Michael Patrick King for The Comeback ("Valerie Gets What She Really Wants")
Phil Lord & Christopher Miller for The Last Man on Earth ("Alive in Tucson")
Jodie Foster for Orange Is the New Black ("Thirsty Bird")
Beth McCarthy-Miller for Parks and Recreation ("Leslie & Ron")
Tristram Shapeero for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ("Kimmy Goes Outside!")
COMEDY WRITING:
Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow for The Comeback ("Valerie Gets What She Really Wants")
Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky & Nick Bakay for Mom ("Three Smiles and an Unpainted Ceiling")
Jenji Kohan for Orange Is the New Black ("We Have Manners. We're Polite")
Michael Schur for Parks and Recreation ("Leslie & Ron")
Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche for Veep ("Election Night")
DRAMA DIRECTING:
Thomas Schlamme for The Americans ("Open House")
Miguel Sapochnik for Game of Thrones ("Hardhome")
David Nutter for Game of Thrones ("Mother's Mercy")
Matthew Weiner for Mad Men ("Person to Person")
Jill Soloway for Transparent ("Best New Girl")
DRAMA WRITING:
Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg for The Americans ("Stingers")
David Benioff & D.B. Weiss for Game of Thrones ("Mother's Mercy")
Damon Lindelof & Jacqueline Hoyt for The Leftovers ("Two Boats and a Helicopter")
Matthew Weiner for Mad Men ("Person to Person")
Jill Soloway for Transparent ("Pilot")
MINISERIES/MOVIE DIRECTING:
Elliott Lester for Nightingale
Lisa Cholodenko for Olive Kitteridge
Peter Kosminsky for Wolf Hall
MINISERIES/MOVIE WRITING:
Frederick Mensch for Nightingale
Jane Anderson for Olive Kitteridge
Peter Straughan for Wolf Hall
MINISERIES/MOVIE ACTOR:
Richard Jenkins as Henry Kitteridge in Olive Kitteridge
Damian Lewis as Henry VIII in Wolf Hall
David Oyelowo as Peter Snowden in Nightingale
Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall
Cory Michael Smith as Kevin Coulson in Olive Kitteridge
MINISERIES/MOVIE ACTRESS:
Claire Foy as Anne Boleyn in Wolf Hall
Queen Latifah as Bessie Smith in Bessie
Frances McDormand as Olive Kitteridge in Olive Kitteridge
Mo'Nique as Ma Rainey in Bessie
Sarah Paulson as Bette and Dot Tattler in American Horror Story: Freak Show
COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Andre Braugher as Captain Ray Holt in Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Tony Hale as Gary Walsh in Veep
Taran Killiam as various characters in Saturday Night Live
Nick Offerman as Ron Swanson in Parks and Recreation
COMEDY SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Uzo Aduba as Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren in Orange Is the New Black
Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer in Veep
Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett in Mom
Jane Krakowski as Jacqueline Voorhees in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Chelsea Peretti as Gina Linetti in Brooklyn Nine-Nine
MINISERIES/MOVIE:
24: Live Another Day
Bessie
Nightingale
Olive Kitteridge
Wolf Hall
VARIETY SERIES:
Comedy Bang! Bang!
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Inside Amy Schumer
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Portlandia
DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Christopher Eccleston as Matt Jamison in The Leftovers
Noah Emmerich as Stan Beeman in The Americans
Joshua Jackson as Cole Lockhart in The Affair
John Slattery as Roger Sterling in Mad Men
Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon in Empire
DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Carrie Coon as Nora Durst in The Leftovers
Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones
January Jones as Betty Francis in Mad Men
Kiernan Shipka as Sally Draper in Mad Men
Holly Taylor as Paige Jennings in The Americans
COMEDY LEAD ACTOR:
Anthony Anderson as Andre 'Dre' Johnson in black-ish
Fred Armisen as various characters in Portlandia
Louis C.K. as Louie in Louie
Will Forte as Phil Miller in The Last Man on Earth
Andy Samberg as Jake Peralta in Brooklyn Nine-Nine
COMEDY LEAD ACTRESS:
Anna Faris as Christy Plunkett in Mom
Ellie Kemper as Kimmy Schmidt in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Lisa Kudrow as Valerie Cherish in The Comeback
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation
Tracee Ellis Ross as Dr. Rainbow Johnson in black-ish
DRAMA LEAD ACTOR:
Jon Hamm as Don Draper in Mad Men
Freddie Highmore as Norman Bates in Bates Motel
Ben Mendelsohn as Danny Rayburn in Bloodline
Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings in The Americans
Jeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman in Transparent
DRAMA LEAD ACTRESS:
Lizzy Caplan as Virginia Johnson in Masters of Sex
Viola Davis as Annalise Keating in How to Get Away with Murder
Vera Farmiga as Norma Bates in Bates Motel
Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon in Empire
Robin Wright as Claire Underwood in House of Cards
COMEDY SERIES:
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Mom
Orange Is the New Black
Parks and Recreation
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
DRAMA SERIES:
The Americans
Empire
Game of Thrones
Mad Men
Transparent
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TOTALS:
The Americans, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - 9
Mad Men - 8
Game of Thrones, Orange Is the New Black, Transparent - 7
Olive Kitteridge, Parks and Recreation, Wolf Hall - 6
Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Mom - 5
black-ish, Nightingale, Veep - 4
Bessie, Bloodline, The Comeback, Empire, The Leftovers, Masters of Sex - 3
Bates Motel, House of Cards, How to Get Away with Murder, The Last Man on Earth, Louie, Portlandia - 2
24: Live Another Day, The Affair, Comedy Bang! Bang!, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Girls, Inside Amy Schumer, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Saturday Night Live - 1
