5th Critics' Choice Television Awards

The 5th Critics' Choice Television Awards ceremony, presented by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA), honored the best in primetime television programming from June 1, 2014, to May 31, 2015, and was held on May 31, 2015, at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California.

Channelwise, HBO received a total of 27 nominations and FX came in second with 16.

[1] On May 13, 2015, Cat Deeley was announced as host.

[3] Seth MacFarlane received the Critics' Choice Louis XIII Genius Award.

[4] Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface: Silicon Valley (HBO) The Americans (FX) Bessie (HBO) Olive Kitteridge (HBO) Archer (FX) The Walking Dead (AMC) Jeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman – Transparent Amy Schumer as Various Characters – Inside Amy Schumer T.J. Miller as Erlich Bachman – Silicon Valley Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett – Mom Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman – Better Call Saul Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon – Empire Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut – Better Call Saul Lorraine Toussaint as Yvonne "Vee" Parker – Orange Is the New Black David Oyelowo as Peter Snowden – Nightingale Frances McDormand as Olive Kitteridge – Olive Kitteridge Bill Murray as Jack Kennison – Olive Kitteridge Sarah Paulson as Bette and Dot Tattler – American Horror Story: Freak Show Bradley Whitford as Marcy May – Transparent Sam Elliott as Avery Markham – Justified Shark Tank (ABC) Face Off (Syfy) The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Cat Deeley – So You Think You Can Dance The following shows received multiple awards: The following shows received multiple nominations:

Jeffrey Tambor , Best Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Amy Schumer , Best Actress in a Comedy Series winner
T.J. Miller , Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner
Allison Janney , Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner
Bob Odenkirk , Best Actor in a Drama Series winner
Taraji P. Henson , Best Actress in a Drama Series winner
Jonathan Banks , Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner
Lorraine Toussaint , Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner
David Oyelowo , Best Actor in a Movie/Limited Series winner
Frances McDormand , Best Actress in a Movie/Limited Series winner
Bill Murray , Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Limited Series winner
Sarah Paulson , Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Limited Series winner
Bradley Whitford , Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series winner
Sam Elliott , Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series winner
Cat Deeley , Best Reality Show Host winner