Best in primetime television were awarded on Sunday, May 31 at the 2015 Critics’ Choice TV Awards at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles, California. The show aired live on A&E. The 5th Annual Critics’ Choice TV Awards were hosted by Cat Deeley from FOX’s televised reality dancing competition ‘So You Think You Can Dance.’ The red carpet preshow was hosted by Entertainment Tonight’s (ET) Kevin Frazier and Samantha Harris.
According to the official website, the presenters of the awards were Scott Bakula (NCIS: New Orleans), Chris Colfer (Glee), Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish), Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory), Angie Harmon (Rizzoli & Isles), Josh Holloway (Colony), Gillian Jacobs (Community), Allison Janney and Anna Faris (Mom), Jake Johnson and Max Greenfield (New Girl), Michael Mando (Better Call Saul), Ben McKenzie (Gotham), Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Freak Show), Bill Paxton and Olivier Martinez (Texas Rising), Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul), Chelsea Peretti and Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Matt Walsh and Tim Simons (Veep) and Constance Zimmer and Shiri Appleby (unReal).
The 2015 Critics’ Choice TV Awards recognized the best work in TV from June 2014 to May 2015. Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA), an offshoot of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) began presenting the awards in 2011. The awards were produced by Bob Bain.
List of Winners in 26 Categories:
1) Best Drama Series: The Americans (FX)
2) Best Actor in a Drama Series: Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul (AMC)
3) Best Actress in a Drama Series: Taraji P. Henson, Empire (FOX)
4) Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul (AMC)
5) Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Lorraine Toussaint, Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
6) Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series: Sam Elliott, Justified (FX)
7) Best Comedy Series: Silicon Valley (HBO)
8) Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent (Amazon)
9) Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
10) Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: T.J. Miller, Silicon Valley (HBO)
11) Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Allison Janey, Mom (CBS)
12) Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series: Bradley Whitford, Transparent (Amazon)
13) Best Movie Made for Television: Bessie (HBO)
14) Best Limited Series: Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
15) Best Actor in a Movie or Limited Series: David Oyelowo, Nightingale (HBO)
16) Best Actress in a Movie or Limited Series: Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
17) Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Limited Series: Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
18) Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Limited Series: Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
19) Best Reality Series: Shark Tank (ABC)
20) Best Reality Competition Series: Face Off (Syfy)
21) Best Reality Series Host: Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance (FOX)
22) Best Talk Show: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
23) Best Animated Series: Archer (FX)
24) Critics’ Choice LOUIS XIII Genius Award: Seth MacFarlane
25) Most Exciting New Series: American Crime Story (FX), Aquarius (NBC), Blindspot (NBC), Minority Report (FOX), The Muppets (ABC), Scream Queens (FOX), Supergirl (CBS) and UnREAL (Lifetime)
26) Most Bingeworthy Series: The Walking Dead
