The 2nd Critics' Choice Television Awards ceremony, presented by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA), honored the best in primetime television programming from June 1, 2011, until May 31, 2012, and was held on June 18, 2012, at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California.
[1][2] The nominations were announced on June 5, 2012.
[3] Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface: Community (NBC) Homeland (Showtime) Sherlock (PBS) Archer (FX) Louis C.K.
as Louie – Louie Zooey Deschanel as Jessica Day – New Girl (TIE) Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope – Parks and Recreation (TIE) Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy – Modern Family Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy – Modern Family Bryan Cranston as Walter White – Breaking Bad Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison – Homeland Giancarlo Esposito as Gus Fring – Breaking Bad Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris – Mad Men Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes – Sherlock Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin – Game Change Paul Rudd as Bobby Newport – Parks and Recreation Lucy Liu as Officer Jessica Tang – Southland Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel) The Voice (NBC) Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) Tom Bergeron – Dancing with the Stars (TIE) Cat Deeley – So You Think You Can Dance (TIE) The following shows received multiple awards: The following shows received multiple nominations: