Nominees Announced For 2010 Television Critics Association Awards; Modern Family, Glee, and Breaking Bad Lead The Way

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Glee and Modern Family are among the leading nominees for the 2010 Television Critics Association Awards, which were announced Thursday, June 3. Modern Family has five nominations total, while Glee. AMC’s Breaking Bad. The Good Wife, Lost, The Big Bang Theory, Sons of Anarchy, and Parks and Recreation were also nominated for multiple awards.

The TCA Awards will be given on July 31. Here are all the nominees:

Program of the Year

Breaking Bad (AMC)
Friday Night Lights (DirecTV/NBC)
Glee (Fox)
Lost (ABC)
Modern Family (ABC)

Outstanding Drama Series

Breaking Bad (AMC)
Lost (ABC)
Mad Men (AMC)
Sons of Anarchy (FX)
The Good Wife (CBS)

Outstanding Comedy Series

Glee (Fox)
Modern Family (ABC)
Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Party Down (Starz)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

Individual Achievement in Drama

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, AMC)
John Lithgow (Dexter, Showtime)
Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife, CBS)
Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad, AMC)
Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy, FX)

Individual Achievement in Comedy

Ty Burrell (Modern Family, ABC)
Jane Lynch (Glee, Fox)
Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation, NBC)
Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory, CBS)
Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family, ABC)

Outstanding New Program

Glee (Fox)
Justified (FX)
Modern Family (ABC)
Parenthood (NBC)
The Good Wife (CBS)

Outstanding Movie, Miniseries or Special

Life (Discovery Channel)
The Pacific (HBO)
Temple Grandin (HBO)
Torchwood: Children of Earth (BBC America)
You Don’t Know Jack (HBO)

Outstanding Achievement in News & Information

30 for 30 (ESPN)
America: The Story of Us (History Channel)
Life (Discovery Channel)
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC)

Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming

Dinosaur Train (PBS)
iCarly (Nickelodeon)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Cartoon Network)
Word Girl (PBS)
Yo Gabba Gabba (Nick Jr.)

Career Achievement

James Garner
Bill Moyers
Sherwood Schwartz
William Shatner
Dick Wolf

Heritage Award

24
M*A*S*H
Law & Order
Lost
Twin Peaks

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