3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards

[2] The ceremony was hosted by comedian and actress Retta, and was live-streamed on Ustream.

[3] Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface: The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Breaking Bad (AMC) (TIE) Game of Thrones (HBO) (TIE) Behind the Candelabra (HBO) Archer (FX) Louis C.K.

as Louie – Louie Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer – Veep Simon Helberg as Howard Wolowitz – The Big Bang Theory Kaley Cuoco as Penny – The Big Bang Theory (TIE) Eden Sher as Sue Heck – The Middle (TIE) Bryan Cranston as Walter White – Breaking Bad Tatiana Maslany as Various Characters – Orphan Black Michael Cudlitz as John Cooper – Southland Monica Potter as Kristina Braverman – Parenthood Michael Douglas as Liberace – Behind the Candelabra Elisabeth Moss as Det.

Robin Griffin – Top of the Lake Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Thredson – American Horror Story: Asylum Sarah Paulson as Lana Winters – American Horror Story: Asylum Patton Oswalt as Garth Blundin – Parks and Recreation Jane Fonda as Leona Lansing – The Newsroom Duck Dynasty (A&E) (TIE) Push Girls (Sundance Channel) (TIE) The Voice (NBC) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Tom Bergeron – Dancing with the Stars The following shows received multiple awards: The following shows received multiple nominations: