3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards

3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards
Date	June 10, 2013 (2013-06-10)
Location	Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles
Country	United States
Hosted by	Retta
Website	http://www.criticschoice.com/television-awards/

The 3rd Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards, presented by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA), honoring the best in primetime television programming from June 1, 2012 until May 31, 2013, were held on June 10, 2013 at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The nominations were announced on May 22, 2013 and the ceremony was hosted by comedian actress Retta, while streamed live on Ustream.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best Series
Best Drama Series	Best Comedy Series
Breaking Bad (AMC) (tie) Game of Thrones (HBO) (tie) The Americans (FX) Downton Abbey (PBS) The Good Wife (CBS) Homeland (Showtime)	The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Louie (FX) The Middle (ABC) New Girl (FOX) Parks and Recreation (NBC) Veep (HBO)
Best Movie/Miniseries	Best Animated Series
Behind the Candelabra (HBO) American Horror Story: Asylum (FX) The Crimson Petal and the White (BBC Two) The Hour (BBC America) Political Animals (USA Network) Top of the Lake (Sundance Channel)	Archer (FX) Adventure Time (Cartoon Network) Phineas and Ferb (Disney Channel) Regular Show (Cartoon Network) The Simpsons (FOX) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Cartoon Network)
Most Exciting New Series (all honored)
The Bridge Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Masters of Sex The Michael J. Fox Show Ray Donovan Under the Dome
Best Acting in a Comedy Series
Best Actor	Best Actress
Louis C.K. as Louie – Louie Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan – House of Lies Jake Johnson as Nick Miller – New Girl Jim Parsons as Dr. Sheldon Cooper – The Big Bang Theory Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt – Parks and Recreation Jeremy Sisto as George Altman – Suburgatory	Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer – Veep Laura Dern as Amy Jellicoe – Enlightened Zooey Deschanel as Jessica Day – New Girl Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath – Girls Sutton Foster as Michelle Simms – Bunheads Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope – Parks and Recreation
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Simon Helberg as Howard Wolowitz – The Big Bang Theory Max Greenfield as Schmidt – New Girl Alex Karpovsky as Ray Ploshansky – Girls Adam Pally as Max Blum – Happy Endings Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer – Parks and Recreation Danny Pudi as Abed Nadir – Community	Kaley Cuoco as Penny – The Big Bang Theory (tie) Eden Sher as Sue Heck – The Middle (tie) Carly Chaikin as Dalia Oprah Royce – Suburgatory Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy – Modern Family Melissa Rauch as Dr. Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz – The Big Bang Theory Casey Wilson as Penny Hartz – Happy Endings
Best Acting in a Drama Series
Best Actor	Best Actress
Bryan Cranston as Walter White – Breaking Bad Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody – Homeland Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes – The Walking Dead Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens – Justified Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings – The Americans Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood – House of Cards	Tatiana Maslany as Various Characters – Orphan Black Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison – Homeland Vera Farmiga as Norma Bates – Bates Motel Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick – The Good Wife Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson – Mad Men Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings – The Americans
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Michael Cudlitz as John Cooper – Southland Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut – Breaking Bad Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Ser Jaime Lannister – Game of Thrones Noah Emmerich as Stan Beeman – The Americans Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder – Justified Corey Stoll as Peter Russo – House of Cards	Monica Potter as Kristina Braverman – Parenthood Jennifer Carpenter as Debra Morgan – Dexter Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen – Game of Thrones Anna Gunn as Skyler White – Breaking Bad Regina King as Det. Lydia Adams – Southland Abigail Spencer as Amantha Holden – Rectify
Best Acting in a Movie/Miniseries
Best Actor	Best Actress
Michael Douglas as Liberace – Behind the Candelabra Benedict Cumberbatch as Christopher Tietjens – Parade's End Matt Damon as Scott Thorson – Behind the Candelabra Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock – The Girl Al Pacino as Phil Spector – Phil Spector Dominic West as Hector Madden – The Hour	Elisabeth Moss as Det. Robin Griffin – Top of the Lake Angela Bassett as Coretta Scott King – Betty & Coretta Romola Garai as Bel Rowley – The Hour Rebecca Hall as Sylvia Tietjens – Parade's End Jessica Lange as Sister Jude / Judy Martin – American Horror Story: Asylum Sigourney Weaver as Elaine Barrish – Political Animals
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Thredson – American Horror Story: Asylum James Cromwell as Dr. Arthur Arden / Hans Grüper – American Horror Story: Asylum Peter Mullan as Matt Mitcham – Top of the Lake Sebastian Stan as Thomas "T.J." Hammond – Political Animals David Wenham as Det. Al Parker – Top of the Lake Thomas M. Wright as Johnno Mitcham – Top of the Lake	Sarah Paulson as Lana Winters – American Horror Story: Asylum Ellen Burstyn as Margaret Barrish – Political Animals Sienna Miller as Tippi Hedren – The Girl Lily Rabe as Sister Mary Eunice McKee – American Horror Story: Asylum Imelda Staunton as Alma Reville – The Girl Alfre Woodard as Louisa "Ouiser" Boudreaux – Steel Magnolias
Best Guest Performing
Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series	Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series
Patton Oswalt as Garth Blundin – Parks and Recreation Melissa Leo as Laurie – Louie David Lynch as Jack Dall – Louie Bob Newhart as Professor Proton – The Big Bang Theory Molly Shannon as Eileen – Enlightened Patrick Wilson as Joshua – Girls	Jane Fonda as Leona Lansing – The Newsroom Jim Beaver as Sheriff Shelby Parlow – Justified Martha Plimpton as Patti Nyholm – The Good Wife Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni – The Good Wife Diana Rigg as Lady Olenna Tyrell – Game of Thrones Jimmy Smits as Nero Padilla – Sons of Anarchy
Reality & Variety
Best Reality Series	Best Reality Series – Competition
Duck Dynasty (A&E) (tie) Push Girls (Sundance Channel) (tie) The Moment (USA Network) Pawn Stars (History) Small Town Security (AMC) Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan (BBC America)	The Voice (NBC) Chopped (Food Network) Face Off (Syfy) Shark Tank (ABC) So You Think You Can Dance (FOX) Survivor (CBS)
Best Talk Show	Best Reality Show Host
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Conan (TBS) The Ellen DeGeneres Show (NBC) Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) Marie (Hallmark Channel)	Tom Bergeron – Dancing With the Stars Cat Deeley – So You Think You Can Dance Gordon Ramsay – Hell's Kitchen/MasterChef RuPaul – RuPaul's Drag Race Ryan Seacrest – American Idol Kurt Warner – The Moment

Shows with multiple nominations

The following shows received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Series
6	The Big Bang Theory
	American Horror Story: Asylum
5	Parks and Recreation
	Top of the Lake
4	Breaking Bad
	Game of Thrones
	The Americans
	The Good Wife
	Louie
	New Girl
	Political Animals
3	Homeland
	Behind the Candelabra
	Girls
2	The Middle
	Veep
	Suburgatory
	House of Cards
	Enlightened
	So You Think You Can Dance
	Justified
	Happy Endings