2013 Tyler's Choice Television Awards

(Boldface = winner; Italics = runner-up)

Best Television Series - Drama

• Breaking Bad [AMC] (Vince Gilligan, Mark Johnson & Michelle MacLaren)
• Downton Abbey [PBS] (Julian Fellowes & Gareth Naeme)
• Game of Thrones [HBO] (David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Carolyn Strauss, Frank Doelger & Bernadette Caulfield)
• Homeland [Showtime] (Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Michael Cuesta, Gideon Raff, Avi Nir, Ran Tellem, Meredith Stiehm, Chip Johannessen, Alexander Cary & Henry Bromell)
• House of Cards [Netflix] (David Fincher, Joshua Donen, Eric Roth, Beau Willimon, John Melfi, Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti, Andrew Davies & Michael Dobbs)
• Mad Men [AMC] (Matthew Weiner, Scott Hornbacher, Andre Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton & Janet Leahy)
  (Honourable Mentions: The Americans, The Good Wife, Hannibal, The Newsroom)

Best Television Series - Comedy

• 30 Rock [NBC] (Lorne Michaels, Tina Fey, Marci Klein, David Miner, Robert Carlock, Jeff Richmond & Jack Burditt)
• Arrested Development [Netflix] (Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Mitchell Hurwitz, Jim Vallely & Troy Miller)
• The Big Bang Theory [CBS] (Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Steven Molaro)
• Girls [HBO] (Lena Dunham, Judd Apatow & Jenni Konner)
• Louie [FX] (Louis C.K., M. Blair Breard & Dave Becky)
• New Girl [FOX] (Elizabeth Meriwether, Peter Chernin & Katherine Pope)
  (Honourable Mentions: American Dad!, Modern Family, Parks and Recreation, Veep)

Best Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• American Horror Story: Asylum [FX] (Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Dante Di Loreto & Tim Minear, executive producers; Alexis Martin Woodall & Chip Vucelich, producers)
• Behind the Candelabra [HBO] (Jerry Weintraub, executive producers; Susan Ekins, Gregory Jacobs & Michael Polaire, producers)
• Parade's End [HBO] (Tom Stoppard, Michele Buck, Ben Donald, Judith Louis, Damien Timmer, Laurens Geels & Simon Vaughan, executive producers; David Parfitt & Selwyn Roberts, producers)
• Phil Spector [HBO] (Barry Levinson & David Mamet, executive producers; Michael Hausman, producer)
• Top of the Lake [Sundance] (Emile Sherman, Iain Canning & Jane Campion, executive producers; Philippa Campbell, producer)
  (Honourable Mentions: Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome, The Bible, The Big C: Hereafter, The Hour, Political Animals)

Best Variety Series

• The Colbert Report [Comedy Central] (Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart & Tom Purcell)
• Conan [TBS] (Jeff Ross)
• The Daily Show with Jon Stewart [Comedy Central] (Jon Stewart & Rory Albanese)
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson [CBS] (Billy Kimball & Peter Lassally)
• Portlandia [IFC] (Lorne Michaels, Jonathan Krisel & Andrew Singer)
• Saturday Night Live [NBC] (Lorne Michaels)
  (Honourable Mentions: Chelsea Lately, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Soup)

Best Variety Special

• 66th Tony Awards [CBS] (Ricky Kirshner & Glenn Weiss, executive producers; Neil Patrick Harris, producer)
• 70th Golden Globe Awards [NBC] (Barry Adelman, Orly Adelson & Allen Shapiro)
• The Kennedy Center Honours [CBS] (Louis J. Horvitz, executive producer; Michael Stevens, producer)
• Louis C.K.: Oh My God! [HBO] (Louis C.K., Dave Becky, M. Blair Breard & Mike Berkowitz, executive producers)
• Mel Brooks Strikes Back! With Mel Brooks and Alan Yentob [HBO] (Mel Brooks, executive producer; Steve Haberman & Rudy De Luca, producers)
  

Best Reality Series

• Antiques Roadshow (Marsha Bemko)
• Deadliest Catch (Thom Beers, Jeff Conroy & David Pritikin)
• Diners, Drive-ins and Dives (Frank Matson, Kat Higgins & Tim McOsker)
• MythBusters (Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage, Dan Tapster, John Luscombe & Cameo Wallace)
• Shark Tank (Mark Burnett, Clay Newbill & Phil Gurin)
  (Honourable Mentions: Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Duck Dynasty, Push Girls, Undercover Boss, Who Do You Think You Are?)

Best Reality-Competition Series

• The Amazing Race (Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri & Mark Vertullo)
• America's Got Talent (Simon Cowell, Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Ken Warwick, Jason Raff & Georgie Hurford-Jones)
• So You Think You Can Dance? (Simon Fuller, Barry Adelman & Nigel Lythgoe)
• Top Chef (Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Casey Kriley, Andrew Cohen, Dave Serwatka & Tom Colicchio)
• The Voice (John de Mol Jr., Mark Burnett, Audrey Morrissey, Stijn Bakkers & Lee Metzger)
  (Honourable Mentions: American Idol, Chopped, Dancing with the Stars, The Glee Project, Survivor)

Best Host - Reality Series

• Tom Bergeron - Dancing with the Stars
• Cat Deeley - So You Think You Can Dance?
• Phil Keoghan - The Amazing Race
• Ryan Seacrest - American Idol
• Betty White - Betty White's Off Their Rockers
  (Honourable Mentions: Anthony Bourdain - The Taste, RuPaul Charles - RuPaul's Drag Race, Nick Cannon - America's Got Talent, Heidi Klum & Tim Gunn - Project Runway, Jeff Probst - Survivor)

Best Animated Program

• American Dad! - "Lost in Space" [FOX] (Seth MacFarlane, Matt Weitzman, Rick Wiener & Kenny Schwartz, executive producers; Chris Bennett, director; Mike Barker, executive producer/writer)
• Bob's Burgers - "Ear-sy Rider" [FOX] (Loren Bouchard & Jim Dauterive, executive producers; Anthony Chun, director; Dan Fybel & Rich Rinaldi, writers)
• Futurama - "The Bots and the Bees" [Comedy Central] (Matt Groening, David X. Cohen & Ken Keeler, executive producers; Stephen Sandoval, director; Eric Horsted, writer)
• Gravity Falls - "Tourist Trapped" [Disney XD] (Alex Hirsch, executive producer/writer; John Aoshima, director)
• The Simpsons - "The Day the Earth Stood Cool" [FOX] (Al Jean, James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon, Ian Maxtone-Graham & John Frink, executive producers; Matthew Faughnan, director; Matt Selman, executive producer/writer)
• South Park - "Raising the Bar" [Comedy Central] (Trey Parker, executive producer/director/writer; Matt Stone & Anne Garefino, executive producers)
  

Best Lead Actor - Drama

• Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad (Episode: "Say My Name")
• Jeff Daniels - The Newsroom (Episode: "We Just Decided To")
• Jon Hamm - Mad Men (Episode: "In Care Of")
• Damian Lewis - Homeland (Episode: "Q&A")
• Matthew Rhys - The Americans (Episode: "Duty and Honor")
• Kevin Spacey - House of Cards (Episode: "Chapter 1")
  (Honourable Mentions: Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire, Hugh Dancy - Hannibal, Andrew Lincoln - The Walking Dead, Timothy Olyphant - Justified)

Best Lead Actor - Comedy

• Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock (Episode: "My Whole Life is Thunder")
• Jason Bateman - Arrested Development (Episode: "Flight of the Phoenix")
• Louis C.K. - Louie (Episode: "Daddy's Girlfriend: Part 1")
• Jake Johnson - New Girl (Episode: "Models")
• Matt LeBlanc - Episodes (Episode: "Episode Two")
• Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Hesitation Ramification")
  (Honourable Mentions: Don Cheadle - House of Lies, Johnny Galecki - The Big Bang Theory, Joel McHale - Community, Adam Scott - Parks and Recreation)

Best Lead Actor - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Kenneth Branagh - Wallander: An Event in Autumn
• Benedict Cumberbatch - Parade's End
• Matt Damon - Behind the Candelabra
• Michael Douglas - Behind the Candelabra
• Al Pacino - Phil Spector
  (Honourable Mentions: Toby Jones - The Girl, Rufus Sewell - Restless, Ben Whishaw - The Hour, Aden Young - Rectify)

Best Lead Actress - Drama

• Connie Britton - Nashville (Episode: "Pilot")
• Claire Danes - Homeland (Episode: "Q&A")
• Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife (Episode: "Red Team, Blue Team")
• Elisabeth Moss - Mad Men (Episode: "The Better Half")
• Keri Russell - The Americans (Episode: "Covert War")
• Robin Wright - House of Cards (Episode: "Chapter 10")
  (Honourable Mentions: Michelle Dockery - Downton Abbey, Vera Farmiga - Bates Motel, Tatiana Maslany - Orphan Black, Emmy Rossum - Shameless)

Best Lead Actress - Comedy

• Zooey Deschanel - New Girl (Episode: "Cooler")
• Lena Dunham - Girls (Episode: "Bad Friend")
• Tina Fey - 30 Rock (Episode: "Hogcock!/Last Lunch")
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep (Episode: "Running")
• Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation (Episode: "Leslie and Ben")
• Wendy Schaal - American Dad! (Episode: "Killer Vacation")
  (Honourable Mentions: Laura Dern - Enlightened, Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie, Sutton Foster - Bunheads, Martha Plimpton - Raising Hope)

Best Lead Actress - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Jessica Lange - American Horror Story: Asylum
• Laura Linney - The Big C: Hereafter
• Helen Mirren - Phil Spector
• Elisabeth Moss - Top of the Lake
• Sigourney Weaver - Political Animals
  (Honourable Mentions: Angela Bassett - Betty & Coretta, Romola Garai - The Hour, Rebecca Hall - Parade's End, Sienna Miller - The Girl)

Best Supporting Actor - Drama [TIE]

• Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones (Episode: "Second Sons")
• Noah Emmerich - The Americans (Episode: "Safe House")
• John Noble - Fringe (Episode: "Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There")
• Mandy Patinkin - Homeland (Episode: "The Choice")
• Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad (Episode: "Buyout")
• Sam Waterston - The Newsroom (Episode: "The 112th Congress")
  (Honourable Mentions: Bobby Cannavale - Boardwalk Empire, Laurence Fishburne - Hannibal, Walton Goggins - Justified, Corey Stoll - House of Cards)

Best Supporting Actor - Comedy

• Will Arnett - Arrested Development (Episode: "Colony Collapse")
• Ty Burrell - Modern Family (Episode: "Heart Broken")
• Max Greenfield - New Girl (Episode: "Marriage")
• Bill Hader - Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Seth MacFarlane")
• Simon Helberg - The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Love Spell Potential")
• Nick Offerman - Parks and Recreation (Episode: "Animal Control")
  (Honourable Mentions: David Cross - Arrested Development, Adam Driver - Girls, Tony Hale - Veep, Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family)

Best Supporting Actor - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Dan Aykroyd - Behind the Candelabra
• James Cromwell - American Horror Story: Asylum
• Peter Mullan - Top of the Lake
• Zachary Quinto - American Horror Story: Asylum
• James Woods - Mary and Martha
  (Honourable Mentions: Michael Gambon - Restless, Rob Lowe - Behind the Candelabra, Evan Peters - Behind the Candelabra, Sebastian Stan - Political Animals)

Best Supporting Actress - Drama

• Morena Baccarin - Homeland (Episode: "State of Independence")
• Anna Gunn - Breaking Bad (Episode: "Fifty-One")
• Christina Hendricks - Mad Men (Episode: "A Tale of Two Cities")
• Archie Panjabi - The Good Wife (Episode: "Invitation to an Inquest")
• Monica Potter - Parenthood (Episode: "Keep on Rowing")
• Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode One")
  (Honourable Mentions: Christine Baranski - The Good Wife, Jennifer Carpenter - Dexter, Emilia Clarke - Game of Thrones, Anna Gunn - Breaking Bad)

Best Supporting Actress - Comedy

• Mayim Bialik - The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Fish Guts Displacement")
• Julie Bowen - Modern Family (Episode: "A Slight at the Opera")
• Anna Chlumsky - Veep (Episode: "First Response")
• Jane Krakowski - 30 Rock (Episode: "Hogcock!/Last Lunch")
• Jessica Walter - Arrested Development (Episode: "Queen B")
• Merritt Wever - Nurse Jackie (Episode: "Teachable Moments")
  (Honourable Mentions: Kelly Bishop - Bunheads, Kaley Cuoco - The Big Bang Theory, Eden Sher - The Middle, Allison Williams - Girls)

Best Supporting Actress - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Ellen Burstyn - Political Animals
• Holly Hunter - Top of the Lake
• Sarah Paulson - American Horror Story: Asylum
• Lily Rabe - American Horror Story: Asylum
• Gabourey Sidibe - The Big C: Hereafter
  (Honourable Mentions: Janet McTeer - Parade's End, Charlotte Rampling - Restless, Debbie Reynolds - Behind the Candelabra, Imelda Staunton - The Girl, Alfre Woodard - Steel Magnolias)

Best Guest Actor - Drama

• Michael J. Fox - The Good Wife (Episode: "Boom De Ya Da")
• Rupert Friend - Homeland (Episode: "Q&A")
• Harry Hamlin - Mad Men (Episode: "A Tale of Two Cities")
• Nathan Lane - The Good Wife (Episode: "Anatomy of a Joke")
• Robert Morse - Mad Men (Episode: "For Immediate Release")
• Jimmy Smits - Sons of Anarchy (Episode: "Authority Vested")
  (Honourable Mentions: Jim Beaver - Justified, Dan Bucatinsky - Scandal, Eddie Izzard - Hannibal, Ray Romano - Parenthood)

Best Guest Actor - Comedy [TIE]

• Will Arnett - 30 Rock (Episode: "Game Over")
• Louis C.K. - Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Louis C.K.")
• Charlie Day - American Dad! (Episode: "Adventures in Hayley-sitting")
• Bob Newhart - The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Proton Resurgence")
• Patrick Stewart - American Dad! (Episode: "Finger Lenting Good")
• Justin Timberlake - Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Justin Timberlake")
  (Honourable Mentions: Nathan Lane - Modern Family, David Lynch - Louie, Patton Oswalt - Parks and Recreation, Patrick Wilson - Girls)

Best Guest Actress - Drama

• Linda Cardellini - Mad Men (Episode: "Man with a Plan")
• Stockhard Channing - The Good Wife (Episode: "A Defense of Marriage")
• Joan Cusack - Shameless (Episode: "A Long Way from Home")
• Jane Fonda - The Newsroom (Episode: "The 112th Congress")
• Shirley MacLaine - Downton Abbey (Episode: "Episode Two")
• Margo Martindale - The Americans (Episode: "The Colonel")
• Carrie Preston - The Good Wife (Episode: "Je Ne Sais What?")
  (Honourable Mentions: Gillian Anderson - Hannibal, Alison Brie - Mad Men, Diana Rigg - Game of Thrones)

Best Guest Actress - Comedy

• Elizabeth Banks - Modern Family (Episode: "Best Man")
• Michelle Monaghan - American Dad! (Episode: "Max Jets")
• Parker Posey - Louie (Episode: "Daddy's Girlfriend: Part 2")
• Molly Shannon - Enlightened (Episode: "The Ghost is Seen")
• Elaine Stritch - 30 Rock (Episode: "My Whole Life is Thunder")
• Kristen Wiig - Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Kristen Wiig")
  (Honourable Mentions: Allison Janney - Veep, Regina King - The Big Bang Theory, Melissa Leo - Louie, Liza Minnelli - Arrested Development)

Best Directing - Drama

• Phil Abraham - Mad Men (Episode: "The Better Half")
  
• David Fincher - House of Cards (Episode: "Chapter 1")
• Lesli Linka Glatter - Homeland (Episode: "Q&A")
• Rian Johnson - Breaking Bad (Episode: "Fifty-One")
• Greg Mottola - The Newsroom (Episode: "We Just Decided To")
• Tim Van Patten - Boardwalk Empire (Episode: "Margate Sands")
  (Honourable Mentions: Michelle MacLaren - Breaking Bad, George Mastras - Breaking Bad, David Nutter - Game of Thrones, David Slade - Hannibal)

Best Directing - Comedy

• Mark Cendrowski - The Big Bang Theory (Episode: "The Proton Resurgence")
• Louis C.K. - Louie (Episode: "New Years' Eve")
• Joe Daniello - American Dad! (Episode: "Finger Lenting Good")
• Mitchell Hurwitz & Troy Miller - Arrested Development (Episode: "Flight of the Phoenix") 
• Beth McCarthy-Miller - 30 Rock (Episode: "Hogcock!/Last Lunch")
• Jesse Peretz - Girls (Episode: "It's a Shame About Ray")
  (Honourable Mentions: Rebecca Asher - Raising Hope, Lena Dunham - Girls, Steven Levitan - Modern Family, Anthony Rich - The Big Bang Theory)

Best Directing - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Bradley Buecker - American Horror Story: Asylum
• Jane Campion & Garth Davis - Top of the Lake
• Michael Engler - The Big C: Hereafter
• Steven Soderbergh - Behind the Candelabra
• Susannah White - Parade's End
  (Honourable Mentions: Allison Anders - Ring of Fire, Greg Berlanti - Political Animals, Julian Jarrold - The Girl, David Mamet - Phil Spector, Jonas Pate - Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome)

Best Writing - Drama

• David Benioff & D.B. Weiss - Game of Thrones (Episode: "The Rains of Castamere")
• Julian Fellowes - Downton Abbey (Episode: "A Journey to the Highlands")
• Aaron Sorkin - The Newsroom (Episode: "We Just Decided To")
• Meredith Stiehm - Homeland (Episode: "Q&A")
• Beau Willimon - House of Cards (Episode: "Chapter 1")
• Carly Wray & Matthew Weiner - Mad Men (Episode: "In Care Of")
• J.H. Wyman - Fringe (Episode: "An Enemy of Fate")
  (Honourable Mentions: Henry Bromell - Homeland, Joel Fields & Joe Wiesberg - The Americans, Robert King & Michelle King - The Good Wife)

Best Writing - Comedy

• Jack Burditt, Robert Carlock, Tina Fey & Tracey Wigfield - 30 Rock (Episode: "Hogcock!/Last Lunch")
• Louis C.K. - Louie (Episode: "New Years' Eve")
• Greg Daniels - The Office (Episode: "Finale")
• Lena Dunham & Sarah Heyward - Girls (Episode: "Bad Friend")
• Elizabeth Meriwether - New Girl (Episode: "Virgins")
• Matt Weitzman - American Dad! (Episode: "Da Flippity Flop")
  (Honourable Mentions: David Crane & Jeffrey Klarik - Episodes, Mitchell Hurwitz & Jim Vallely - Arrested Development, Armando Iannucci - Veep, Michael Schur - Parks and Recreation)

Best Writing - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• Jane Campion & Gerard Lee - Top of the Lake
• Richard LaGravenese - Behind the Candelabra
• David Mamet - Phil Spector
• Abi Morgan - The Hour
• Tom Stoppard - Parade's End
  (Honourable Mentions: Greg Berlanti - Political Animals, Jenny Bicks & Darlene Hunt - The Big C: Hereafter, William Boyd - Restless, Brad Falchuk - American Horror Story: Asylum, Gwyneth Hughes - The Girl)

Best Casting - Drama

• Downton Abbey (Jill Trevellick)
• Game of Thrones (Nina Gold & Robert Sterne)
• The Good Wife (Mark Saks)
• Homeland (Judy Henderson, Craig Fincannon & Lisa Mae Fincannon)
• House of Cards (Laray Mayfield & Julie Schubert)
  (Honourable Mentions: Boardwalk Empire, The Newsroom, Parenthood, Southland, The Walking Dead)

Best Casting - Comedy

• 30 Rock (Jennifer McNamara-Shroff, Katja Blichfeld & Jessica Daniels)
• Girls (Jennifer Euston)
• Modern Family (Jeff Greenberg)
• New Girl (Michael V. Nicolo)
• Veep (Allison Jones, Pat Moran & Meredith Tucker)
  (Honourable Mentions: American Dad!, Arrested Development, Community, Nurse Jackie, Parks and Recreation)

Best Casting - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• American Horror Story: Asylum (Robert Ulrich & Eric Dawson)
• Behind the Candelabra (Carmen Cuba)
• Parade's End (Karen Lindsay-Stewart)
• Political Animals (David Rubin & Diane Heery)
• Top of the Lake (Kirsty McGregor & Tina Cleary)
  (Honourable Mentions: The Bible, The Hour, Phil Spector, Restless, Steel Magnolias)

Best Cinematography - Series

• Boardwalk Empire - Bill Coleman (Episode: "Margate Sands")
  
• Breaking Bad - Michael Slovis (Episode: "Gliding Over All")
• Game of Thrones - Robert McLachlan (Episode: "Mhysa")
• House of Cards - Eigil Bryld (Episode: "Chapter 1")
• Mad Men - Christopher Manley (Episode: "The Doorway")
  (Honourable Mentions: The Americans - Richard Rutkowski, Bates Motel - John Bartley, Boardwalk Empire - Bill Coleman, Hannibal - James Hawkinson, Homeland - Nelson Cragg)

Best Cinematography - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• American Horror Story: Asylum (Michael Goi)
• Behind the Candelabra (Peter Andrews)
• The Girl (John Pardue)
• Parade's End (Mike Eley)
• Top of the Lake (Adam Arkapaw)
  (Honourable Mentions: Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome - Lukas Ettlin, The Hour - David Luther, Phil Spector - Juan Ruiz Anchía, Political Animals - Michael Mayers, Restless - David Higgs)

Best Costume Design - Series

• Boardwalk Empire - John Dunn (Episode: "The Pony")
• The Borgias - Gabriella Pescucci (Episode: "The Gunpowder Plot")
• Downton Abbey - Caroline McCall (Episode: "Episode Four")
• Game of Thrones - Michele Clapton (Episode: "Second Sons")
• Once Upon a Time - Eduardo Castro (Episode: "Queen of Hearts")
  (Honourable Mentions: The Americans, Arrested Development, Glee, Mad Men, Vikings)

Best Costume Design - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• American Horror Story: Asylum (Lou Eyrich)
• Behind the Candelabra (Ellen Mirojnick)
• The Bible (Ros Little)
• The Girl (Diana Cilliers)
• Parade's End (Sheena Napier)
  (Honourable Mentions: Killing Lincoln, Phil Spector, Political Animals, Restless, Top of the Lake)

Best Editing - Series

• 30 Rock - Ken Eluto & Meg Reticker (Episode: "Hogcock!/Last Lunch")
• Breaking Bad - Kelley Dixon (Episode: "Gliding Over All")
• Game of Thrones - Oral Ottey (Episode: "The Rains of Castamere")
• House of Cards - Kirk Baxter (Episode: "Chapter 1")
• Louie - Susan E. Morse (Episode: "Daddy's Girlfriend: Part 2")
  (Honourable Mentions: Breaking Bad - Skip MacDonald, Hannibal - Art Jones, Homeland - Joe Hobeck, The Office - David Rogers & Claire Scanlon, Southland - Kevin D. Ross)

Best Editing - Minsieries or Made for Television Movie

• American Horror Story: Asylum (Fabienne Bouville)
• American Horror Story: Asylum (Stewart Schill)
• Behind the Candelabra (Mary Ann Bernard)
• Phil Spector (Barbara Tulliver)
• Top of the Lake (Alexandre de Franceschi & Scott Gray)
  (Honourable Mentions: Coma - Scott Vickrey, The Girl - Andrew Hulme, Killing Lincoln - Steve Polivka, Parade's End - Jason Krasucki, Political Animals - Barbara Gerard)

Best Ensemble - Drama

• Breaking Bad (Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt, RJ Mitte, Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Laura Fraser & Jesse Plemons, et. al.)
• Downton Abbey (Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery, Joanne Froggatt, Allen Leach, Elizabeth McGovern, Rob James-Collier, Dan Stevens & Maggie Smith, et. al.)
• Fringe (Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Jasika Nicole & John Noble, et. al.)
• Game of Thrones (Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Richard Madden, Iain Glen, Charles Dance, Stephen Dillane & Maisie Williams, et. al.)
• Parenthood (Peter Krause, Lauren Graham, Dax Shepard, Monica Potter, Erika Christensen, Sam Jaeger, Max Burkholder, Mae Whitman, Craig T. Nelson & Ray Romano)
  (Honourable Mentions: The Americans, Boardwalk Empire, The Good Wife, Mad Men, Southland)

Best Ensemble - Comedy

• 30 Rock (Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Jack McBrayer, Jane Krakowski, Scott Adsit, Judah Friedlander, Keith Powell, Kevin Brown & John Lutz, et. al.)
• The Big Bang Theory (Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik, Melissa Rauch & Kevin Sussman, et. al.)
• Girls (Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet, Alex Karpovsky & Adam Driver, et. al.)
• New Girl (Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris & Hannah Simone, et. al.)
• Parks and Recreation (Amy Poehler, Rob Lowe, Adam Scott, Aziz Ansari, Rashida Jones, Nick Offerman, Jim O'Heir, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt & Retta, et. al.)
  (Honourable Mentions: American Dad!, Arrested Development, Community, Modern Family, Veep)

Best Ensemble - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• American Horror Story: Asylum (Zachary Quinto, Joseph Fiennes, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Lily Rabe, James Cromwell, Lizzie Brocheré & Jessica Lange, et. al.)
• Behind the Candelabra (Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Dan Aykroyd, Rob Lowe, Scott Bakula, Boyd Holbrook, Tom Papa, Nicky Katt, Paul Reiser & Debbie Reynolds, et. al.)
• Parade's End (Benedict Cumberbatch, Rebecca Hall, Adelaide Clemens, Miranda Richardson, Freddie Fox, Ned Dennehy, Janet McTeer, Alan Howard, Stephen Graham & Rupert Everett, et. al.)
• Political Animals (Sigourney Weaver, Carla Gugino, James Wolk, Brittany Ishibashi, Sebastian Stan, Ciarán Hinds, Adrian Pasdar, Dylan Baker, Roger Bart & Ellen Burstyn, et. al.)
• Top of the Lake (Elisabeth Moss, Peter Mullan, David Wenham, Tom Wright, Kip Chapman, Jacqueline Joe, Robyn Nevin, Calvin Tuteao & Holly Hunter, et. al.)
  (Honourable Mentions: The Bible, The Girl, Phil Spector, Restless, Steel Magnolias)

Best Main Title Design

• American Horror Story: Asylum (Kyle Cooper, Ryan Murphy, Juan Ruiz Anchía & Kate Berry)
• Da Vinci's Demons (Paul McDonnell, Hugo Moss, Nathan Mckenna & Tamsin McGee)
• Elementary (Simon Clowes, Benji Bakshi, Kyle Cooper & Nate Park)
• The Newsroom (Michael Riley, Denny Zimmerman, Cory Shaw & Justine Gerenstein)
• Vikings (Rama Allen, Audrey Davis, Ryan McKenna & Westley Sarokin)
  (Honourable Mentions: Behind the Candelabra, Hannibal, House of Cards, Orphan Black, Top of the Lake)

Best Main Title Theme Music

• The Americans (Nathan Barr)
• Da Vinci's Demons (Bear McCreary)
• Gravity Falls (Brad Breeck)
• House of Cards (Jeff Beal)
• The Newsroom (Thomas Newman)
  (Honourable Mentions: Elementary, Hannibal, Hemlock Grove, Orphan Black, Top of the Lake)

Best Makeup - Series

• Boardwalk Empire - Michele Paris, Steven Lawrence & Anette Lian-Williams (Episode: "Resolution")
• Game of Thrones - Paul Engelen, Melissa Lackersteen & Martina Byrne (Episode: "Valar Doeharis")
• Mad Men - Lana Grossman, Ron Pipes & Ken Niederbaumer (Episode: "The Doorway")
• Once Upon a Time - Toby Lindala, Sarah Graham & Bev Wright (Episode: "The Evil Queen")
• The Walking Dead - Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger & Jake Garber (Episode: "This Sorrowful Life")
  (Honourable Mentions: The Borgias, Fringe, Glee, Grimm, Hannibal)

Best Makeup - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• American Horror Story: Asylum (Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers & Silvina Knight)
• Behind the Candelabra (Katie Biscoe, Deborah Lamia Denaver & Jamie Kelman)
• Liz & Dick (Eryn Krueger Mekash, Kim Ayers & Myriam Arougheti)
• Parade's End (Jan Archibald, Erika Ökvist & Paul McGuinness)
• Phil Spector (Chris Bingham, Hildie Ginsburg & John Caglione Jr.)
  (Honourable Mentions: Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome, The Bible, The Girl, Ring of Fire, Top of the Lake)

Best Music Composition - Series

• American Dad! - Wax Fang (Episode: "Lost in Space")
• Arrested Development - David Schwartz (Episode: "Fight of the Phoenix")
• Downton Abbey - John Lunn (Episode: "Episode Six")
• Game of Thrones - Ramin Djawadi (Episode: "Mhysa")
• House of Cards - Jeff Beal (Episode: "Chapter 1")
• Last Resort - Robert Duncan (Episode: "Captain")
  (Honourable Mentions: The Borgias - Trevor Morris, Homeland - Sean Callery, Justified - Steve Porcaro, The Walking Dead - Bear McCreary)

Best Music Composition - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• American Horror Story: Asylum (James Levine)
• Behind the Candelabra (Marvin Hamlisch)
• Parade's End (Dirk Brossé)
• Restless (Lorne Balfe)
• Top of the Lake (Mark Bradshaw)
  (Honourable Mentions: The Girl - Philip Miller, Phil Spector - Marcelo Zavros, Political Animals - Blake Neely, Ring of Fire - Anton Sanko, World Without End - Mychael Danna)

Best Original Music and Lyrics

• 30 Rock - "Rural Juror" (Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond & Tracey Wigfield)
• Glee - "All or Nothing" (Adam Anders, Peer Åström & Shelly Peiken)
• Nashville - "Nothing in This World Will Ever Break My Heart Again" (Sarah Jane Buxton & Kate York)
• The Neighbors - "More or Less the Kind of Thing You May or May Not Possibly See on Broadway" (Alan Menken & Glenn Slater)
• Smash - "Hang the Moon" (Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman)
  (Honourable Mentions: 66th Tony Awards - "If I Had Time", Raising Hope - "Rock the Torah", Saturday Night Live - "It's a Lovely Day", Smash - "I Hear Your Voice in a Dream", Smash - "Rewrite This Story")

Best Production Design - Series

• American Dad! - Fredrick Kim, Tom Dankiewicz, Jon Fancher & Zeke Johnson (Episode: "Lost in Space")
• Boardwalk Empire - Bill Groom & Carol Silverman (Episode: "Margate Sands")
• Downton Abbey - Donal Woods & Gina Cromwell (Episode: "Episode Seven")
• Game of Thrones - Gemma Jackson & Rob Cameron (Episode: "Valar Doeharis")
• Mad Men - Dan Bishop & Claudette Didul (Episode: "In Care Of")
  (Honourable Mentions: Bates Motel, The Borgias, The Newsroom, True Blood, Vikings)

Best Production Design - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• American Horror Story: Asylum (Mark Worthington & Ellen Brill)
• Behind the Candelabra (Howard Cummings & Barbara Munch)
• The Girl (Darryl Hammer & Ashleigh Tobias)
• Parade's End (Martin Childs & Barbara Herman-Skelding)
• Phil Spector (Patrizia von Brandenstein & Diane Lederman)
  (Honourable Mentions: Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome, The Bible, Restless, Top of the Lake, World Without End)

Best Short-Format Animated Program

• Adventure Time - "Finn the Human" (Pendleton Ward, Brian A. Miller, Jennifer Pelphrey, Rob Sorcher & Fred Seibert, executive producers; Larry Leichliter, supervising director; Tom Herpich & Jesse Moynihan, writers)
• The Amazing World of Gumball - "The Meddler" (Benjamin Bocquelet, Michael Carrington & Daniel Lennard, executive producers; Mic Graves, director; Jon Foster & James Lamont, writers)
• Mickey Mouse - "Croissant de Triomphe" (Paul Rudish, executive producer/director/writer)
• Regular Show - "A Bunch of Full Grown Geese" (J.G. Quintel, executive producer/writer; Brian A. Miller, Jennifer Pelphrey, Curtis Lelash & Rob Sorcher, executive producers; Robert Alvarez, animation director; Mike Roth, Calvin Wong, Toby Jones, Matt Price, John Infantino & Michele Cavin, writers)
• Robot Chicken - "Robot Chicken's ATM Christmas Special" (Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Tom Root & Douglas Goldstein, executive producers/writers; John Harvatine IV, Eric Towner, Keith Crofford & Mike Lazzo, executive producers; Zeb Wells, director/writer; Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo & Mehar Sethi, writers)

Best Sound Design - Series

• American Dad! - Shawn Ian Kerkhoff & Jim Fitzpatrick (Episode: "Lost in Space")
• Boardwalk Empire - Fred Rosenberg, Tom Fleischman & Frank Stettner (Episode: "The Milkmaid's Lot")
• Breaking Bad - Nick Forshager, Eric Justen & Jeffrey Perkins (Episode: "Dead Freight")
• Game of Thrones - Tim Kimmel, Onnalee Blank & Mathew Waters (Episode: "And Now His Watch Has Ended")
• Homeland - Craig Dellinger, Alan Decker & Nello Torri (Episode: "Beirut is Back")
  (Honourable Mentions: Fringe, Justified, Mad Men, Vikings, The Walking Dead)

Best Sound Design - Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

• American Horror Story: Asylum (Gary Megregian, Doug Andham & Joe Earle)
• Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (Daniel Colman, Jack Levy & John W. Cook II)
• Behind the Candelabra (Larry Blake & Thomas Vicari)
• The Bible (Marc Lawes, Scott Jones, Dan Johnson & Nigel Squibbs)
• Phil Spector (Michael Kirchberger, Michael Barry & Roy Waldspurger)
  (Honourable Mentions: Coma, Parade's End, Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden, Top of the Lake, World Without End)

Best Visual Effects

• Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome - Gary Hutzel, Michael Gibson, David Takemura & Heather McAuliff
• Falling Skies - Andrew Orloff, Curt Miller, Suzanne MacLennan & Leah Orsini (Episode: "Worlds Apart")
• Fringe - Robert Habros, Jay Worth, Erin Perkins & Stephen W. Pugh (Episode: "An Enemy of Fate")
• Game of Thrones - Joe Bauer, Jörn Großhans, Steve Kullback & Adam Chazen (Episode: "Valar Doeharis")
• Last Resort - David Altenau, Tim Jacobsen, Eric Frazier & Matt von Brock (Episode: "Captain")
  (Honourable Mentions: American Horror Story: Asylum, Boardwalk Empire, Hannibal, Vikings, The Walking Dead)

Best Voice-Over Performance

• Dee Bradley Baker - American Dad! for voicing Klaus Heissler in "Da Flippity Flop"
• Dan Castellaneta - The Simpsons for voicing Homer Simpson (and others) in "Homer Goes to Prep School"
• Seth Green - Robot Chicken for voicing various characters in "Robot Chicken DC Comics Special"
• Kristen Schaal - Gravity Falls for voicing Mabel Pines in "Tourist Trapped"
• Patrick Stewart - American Dad! for voicing Avery Bullock in "Finger Lenting Good"
• Kristen Wiig - The Looney Tunes Show for voicing Lola Bunny in "The Black Widow"