You know the drill: Pack a bunch of famous people into a room, hand out awards, which they either accept graciously or they lose with a smile on their face and resentment in their hearts, which will burn, cold yet fiery, until they get into their car and they’re able to yell at one of their personal assistants. Anyway, this time it was the Critics’ Choice Television Awards, so let’s all see who the people responsible for judging the visual arts picked. Via Us Weekly …
Best Drama Series
Breaking Bad (AMC)Best Actor in a Drama Series
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective (HBO)Best Actress in a Drama Series
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black (BBC America)Best Comedy Series
Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (HBO)Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)Best Movie
The Normal Heart (HBO)Best Mini-Series
Fargo (FX)Best Actress in a Movie or Mini-Series
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven (FX)Best Animated Series
Archer (FX)Best Reality Series — Competition
Shark Tank (ABC)Best Reality Series
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (FOX/National Geographic Channel)Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Allison Janney, Mom (CBS)
Kate Mulgrew, Orange Is the New BlackBest Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX)Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad (AMC)Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Bellamy Young, Scandal (ABC)Best Reality Host
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (FOX/National Geographic Channel)Best Talk Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Huh, you know, usually I can pick out at least half of the winners that I disagree with, but this time? Not so much. I mean yes, I think Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Conan O’Brien all deserved best talk show over Jimmy Fallon, even then I still kinda like Jimmy Fallon. Hell, even though I really wanted RuPaul to win Best Reality Host, if anyone could beat her, it was probably Neil deGrasse Tyson.