In celebration of the best of American television, the Critics Choice for TV was conceived. Check out this year's nominees!

As announced by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) on Monday, the 1st Critics’ Choice Television Awards night will be held on June 20, 2011, Monday.

Here is the complete list of 1st Critics’ Choice Television Awards nominees:

Best Drama Series

Fringe, FOXBoardwalk Empire (HBO)
Dexter (Showtime)
Friday Night Lights (DirecTV)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
The Walking Dead (AMC)
Justified (FX)
The Killing (AMC)
Mad Men (AMC)

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Michael C. Hall, Dexter (Showtime)Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights (DirecTV)
Jon Hamm, Mad Men (AMC)
Timothy Olyphant, Justified (FX)
William H. Macy, Shameless (Showtime)

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Katey Sagal, Sons of Anarchy (FX)
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife (CBS)
Mireille Enos, The Killing (AMC)
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights (DirecTV)
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men (AMC)
Anna Torv, Fringe (FOX)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

John Noble, Fringe (FOX)
John Slattery, Mad Men (AMC)
Walton Goggins, Justified (FX)
Shawn Hatosy, Southland (TNT)
Michael Pitt, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife (CBS)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Kelly Macdonald, Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Chloë Sevigny, Big Love (HBO)
Michelle Forbes, The Killing (AMC)
Margo Martindale, Justified (FX)
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife (CBS)
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men (AMC)

Best Reality Series

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
Sister Wives (TLC)
Undercover Boss (CBS)
Hoarders (A&E)
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Bravo)

Best Reality Series – Competition

Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
American Idol (FOX)
Top Chef (Bravo)
The Amazing Race (CBS)
Project Runway (Lifetime)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (Logo)

Best Reality Show Host

Ryan Seacrest, American Idol (FOX)
Ty Pennington, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
Mike Rowe, Dirty Jobs (Discovery)
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance (FOX)

Best Talk Show

The Oprah Winfrey Show, Harpo
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Warner Bros.
The Daily Show, Comedy Central
Chelsea Lately, E!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC

Best Comedy Series

Modern Family (ABC)
Glee (FOX)
Archer (FX)
The Office (NBC)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Community (NBC)
Louie (FX)
The Middle (ABC)
30 Rock (NBC)
Parks and Recreation (NBC)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

Joel McHale, Community (NBC)
Louis C.K., Louie (FX)
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock (NBC)
Steve Carell, The Office (NBC)
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Charlie Day, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Patricia Heaton, The Middle (ABC)
Tina Fey, 30 Rock (NBC)
Courteney Cox, Cougar Town (ABC)
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope (FOX)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Ty Burrell, Modern Family (ABC)
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family (ABC)
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family (ABC)
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Danny Pudi, Community (NBC)
Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation (NBC)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Julie Bowen, Modern Family (ABC)
Sofía Vergara, Modern Family (ABC)
Jane Lynch, Glee (FOX)
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock (NBC)
Busy Philipps, Cougar Town (ABC)
Eden Sher, The Middle (ABC)

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