20th annual cadet tv awards 2015

drama series

Winner:
The Americans (FX)

Nominees:
Game of Thrones (HBO)
The Good Wife (CBS)
House of Cards (Netflix)
The Leftovers (HBO)
Mad Men (AMC)

comedy series

Winner:
Episodes (Showtime)

Nominees:
The Comeback (HBO)
Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
Transparent (Amazon Prime)
Veep (HBO)

tv movie/limited series

Winner:
American Crime (ABC)

Nominees:
American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
The Honourable Woman (Sundance)
The Missing (Starz)
Wolf Hall (PBS)
Whitney (Lifetime)

new series

Winner:
The Leftovers (HBO)

Nominees:
12 Monkeys (Syfy)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Bosch (Amazon Prime)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon Prime)
Transparent (Amazon Prime)

reality/non-fiction program

Winner:
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (HBO)

Nominees:
Face Off (Syfy)
Inside Comedy (Showtime)
Shark Tank (ABC)
Survivor (CBS)
Vice (HBO)

variety program

Winner:
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Nominees:
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
Key and Peele (Comedy Central)
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary (NBC)

youth performance

Winner:
Holly Taylor, The Americans

Nominees:
Kiernan Shipka Mad Men
Maisie Williams Game of Thrones

variety/non-fiction performer

Winner:
Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Nominees:
Dane Cook Dane Cook: Troublemaker
Amy Schumer Inside Amy Schumer
Jim Jefferies Jim Jefferies: Bare
Keegan Michael Key Key and Peele
Jordan Peele Key and Peele

lead actor, drama series

Winner:
Matthew Rhys, The Americans

Nominees:
Bob Odenkirk Better Call Saul
Titus Welliver Bosch
Kevin Spacey House of Cards
Jon Hamm Mad Men
Andrew Lincoln The Walking Dead

lead actress, drama series

Winner:
Keri Russell, The Americans

Nominees:
Ruth Wilson The Affair
Taraji P. Henson Empire
Gillian Anderson The Fall
Julianna Margulies The Good Wife
Robin Wright House of Cards

supporting actor, drama series

Winner:
Christopher Eccleston, The Leftovers

Nominees:
Jonathan Banks Better Call Saul
Jussie Smollett Empire
Matt Czuchry The Good Wife
Mahershala Ali House of Cards
Rick Hoffman Suits

supporting actress, drama series

Winner:
Carrie Coon, The Leftovers

Nominees:
Alison Wright The Americans
Ann Dowd The Leftovers
Christina Hendricks Mad Men
Uzo Aduba Orange is the New Black
Yael Stone Orange is the New Black

guest actor, drama series

Winner:
Lars Mikkelsen, House of Cards

Nominees:
Pat Skipper Bosch
David Hyde Pierce The Good Wife
Raza Jaffrey Homeland
Corey Stoll Homeland
Walton Goggins Sons of Anarchy

guest actress, drama series

Winner:
Tovah Feldshuh, The Walking Dead

Nominees:
Lois Smith The Americans
Linda Lavin The Good Wife
Rachel Brosnahan House of Cards
Julia Ormond Mad Men
Jessica Pare Mad Men

directing, drama series

Winner:
Matthew Weiner, Mad Men, “Person to Person”

Nominees:
Christopher Misiano, The Americans, “I Am Abassin Zadran”
Miguel Sapochnik, Game of Thrones, “Hardhome”
Dan Attias, Homeland, “13 Hours in Islamabad”
Agnieszka Holland, House of Cards, “Chapter 37”
Mimi Leder, The Leftovers, “The Prodigal Son Returns”

writing, drama series

Winner:
Kath Lingenfelter and Damon Lindelof, The Leftovers, “The Garveys at Their Best”

Nominees:
Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi, The Affair, “1”
Joshua Brand, The Americans, “Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?”
Gordon Smith, Better Call Saul, “Five-O”
Damon Lindelof and Kath Lingenfelter, The Leftovers, “Guest”
Damon Lindelof and Jacqueline Hoyt, The Leftovers, “Two Boats and a Helicopter”

lead actor, comedy series

Winner:
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Nominees:
Billy Crystal The Comedians
Matt LeBlanc Episodes
Will Forte The Last Man of Earth
Gael Garcia Bernal Mozart in the Jungle
Thomas Middleditch Silicon Valley

lead actress, comedy series

Winner:
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback

Nominees:
Laurie Metcalf Getting On
Jane Fonda Grace and Frankie
Lily Tomlin Grace and Frankie
Edie Falco Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep

supporting actor, comedy series

Winner:
Kevin Dunn, Veep

Nominees:
Josh Gad The Comedians
Stephen Mangan Episodes
T.J. Miller Silicon Valley
Tituss Burgess Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Reid Scott Veep

supporting actress, comedy series

Winner:
Kathleen Rose Perkins, Episodes

Nominees:
Tamsin Greig Episodes
Niecy Nash Getting On
Allison Janney Mom
Anna Deavere-Smith Nurse Jackie
Merritt Wever Nurse Jackie

guest actor, comedy series

Winner:
Martin Short, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Nominees:
Steven Weber The Comedians
Seth Rogen The Comeback
Michael Rapaport Louie
Bradley Whitford Transparent
Jon Hamm Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

guest actress, comedy series

Winner:
Kathryn Hahn, Transparent

Nominees:
Laurie Metcalf The Big Bang Theory
Dana Delany The Comedians
Caroline Aaron Episodes
Pamela Adlon Louie
Tina Fey Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

directing, comedy series

Winner:
Michael Patrick King, The Comeback, “Valerie Gets What She Really Wants”

Nominees:
Larry Charles, The Comedians, “The Red Carpet”
Iain B McDonald, Episodes, “409”
Bart Freundlich, Mozart in the Jungle, “The Rehearsal”
Jill Soloway, Transparent, “Best New Girl”
Becky Martin, Veep, “Data”

writing, comedy series

Winner:
David Crane & Jeffrey Klarik, Episodes, “406”

Nominees:
Amy Harris, The Comeback, “Valerie is Brought to Her Knees”
Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth, “Alive in Tucson”
Alec Berg, Silicon Valley, “Two Days of the Condor”
Jill Soloway, Transparent, “Pilot”
Simon Blackwell, Tony Roche & Armando Ianucci, Veep, “Election Night”

actor, tv movie/limited series

Winner:
Richard Cabral, American Crime

Nominees:
Timothy Hutton American Crime
Benito Martinez American Crime
Evan Peters American Horror Story: Freak Show
Finn Wittrock American Horror Story: Freak Show
Mark Rylance Wolf Hall

actress, tv movie/mini-series

Winner:
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honourable Woman

Nominees:
Caitlin Gerard American Crime
Felicity Huffman American Crime
Regina King American Crime
Sarah Paulson American Horror Story: Freak Show
Yaya DaCosta Whitney

directing, movie/mini-series

Winner:
American Horror Story: Freak Show

Nominees:
American Crime
The Honourable Woman
Whitney
Wolf Hall

writing, movie/mini-series

Winner:
American Crime

Nominees:
American Horror Story: Freak Show
The Honourable Woman
The Missing
Wolf Hall

directing, variety/non-fiction program

Winner:
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (HBO)

Nominees:
21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TNT)
Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Key and Peele (Comedy Central)
Survivor (CBS)

writing, variety/non-fiction program

Winner:
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)

Nominees:
72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (NBC)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (HBO)
Key and Peele (Comedy Central)

dramatic ensemble

Winner:
American Crime

Nominees:
Bosch
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Orange is the New Black
Parenthood

comedic ensemble

Winner:
Veep

Nominees:
The Comeback
Episodes
Getting On
Saturday Night Live
Transparent

animated program

Winner:
Family Guy (Fox)

Nominees:
Bojack Horseman (Netflix)
The Simpsons (Fox)

music composition/score

Winner:
The Leftovers, “Pilot” (HBO)

Nominees:
The Americans “Stingers” (FX)
House of Cards “Chapter 26” (Netflix)
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (HBO)
Mad Men “Person to Person” (AMC)
Penny Dreadful “Pilot” (Showtime)

main title theme music

Winner:
The Leftovers (HBO)

Nominees:
The Affair (Showtime)
Halt and Catch Fire (AMC)
Marco Polo (Netflix)
Penny Dreadful (Showtime)
Transparent (Amazon Prime)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)

main title design

Winner:
The Leftovers (HBO)

Nominees:
Bosch (Amazon Prime)
Marvels’ Daredevil (Netflix)
Halt and Catch Fire (AMC)
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (HBO)
Marco Polo (Netflix)
Power (Starz)

film editing

Winner:
The Americans, “Stingers” (FX)

Nominees:
Bosch “Donkey’s Years” (Amazon Prime)
The Good Wife “The Debate” (CBS)
The Leftovers “Guesr” (HBO)
Transparent “Best New Girl” (Amazon Prime)
The Walking Dead “Them” (AMC)

cinematography

Winner:
Marco Polo, “The Wolf and the Deer” (Netflix)

Nominees:
The Americans “Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?” (FX)
Better Call Saul “Five-O” (AMC)
House of Cards “Chapter 29” (FX)
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst “Episode 1” (HBO)
The Leftoverss “The Prodigal Son Returns” (HBO)

production design

Winner:
Game of Thrones, “High Sparrow” (HBO)

Nominees:
The Americans “Do Mail Robots Dream of Elecric Sheep?” (FX)
The Knick “Method and Madness” (Cinemax)
Mad Men “Person to Person” (AMC)
Marco Polo “The Wolf and the Deer” (Netflix)
Outlander “The Way Out” (Starz)

costume design

Winner:
Outlander, “The Wedding” (Starz)

Nominees:

The Americans “One Day in the Life of Antonin Baklanov” (FX)
Game of Thrones “The Dance of Dragons” (HBO)
Mad Men “Person to Person” (AMC)
Marco Polo “The Wolf and the Deer” (Netflix)
Vikings “To the Gates!” (History)

makeup/hairstyling

Winner:
American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)

Nominees:
The Americans “I Am Abassin Zadran” (FX)
Game of Thrones “Hardhome” (HBO)
Marco Polo “The Wayfarer” (Netflix)
Penny Dreadful “Grand Guignolr” (Showtime)
The Strain “The Master” (FX)

casting

Winner:
Transparent (Amazon Prime)

Nominees:
American Crime (ABC)
American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
The Americans (FX)
The Leftovers (HBO)
Orange is the New Black (Netflix)

sound

Winner:
Vikings, “Breaking Point” (History)

Nominees:
The Americans “Open House” (FX)
Better Call Saul “Marco” (AMC)
Game of Thrones “Hardhome” (HBO)
Homeland “13 Hours in Islamabad” (Showtime)
The Killing “Eden” (Netflix)

visual effects

Winner:
Game of Thrones, “The Dance of Dragons” (HBO)

Nominees:
American Horror Story: Freak Show “Monsters Among Us” (FX)
Marvel’s Daredevil “Speak of the Devil” (Netflix)
Marco Polo “The Scholar’s Pen” (Netflix)
Vikings “To the Gates!” (History)
The Walking Dead “Conquer” (AMC)

 

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top 10 scenes of the 2013-2014 television season (alphabetical order)

The Americans, “Stingers”, Elizabeth and Phillip tell Paige
Better Call Saul, “Pimento”, Henchmen lineup
The Comeback, “Valerie Gets What She Really Wants”, Valerie is announced as Emmy winner
Game of Thrones, “Hardhome”, Rise of the Dead
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “Surveillance”, Edward Snowden
The Leftovers, “The Garveys at Their Best”, The Sudden Departure
Inside Amy Schumer, “Last F***able Day”, Last F***able Day
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, “What the Hell Did I Do?”, Confession
Nurse Jackie, “I Say a Little Prayer”, The Ending
Mad Men, “Person to Person”, The Ending