TCA Awards: Empire, Transparent, Jane, Americans, Mad Men Lead Nominees

The Television Critics Association has announced the nominees for the 31st Annual TCA Awards, and Fox's mighty Empire and Amazon's groundbreaking Transparent lead the pack with four nods apiece.

The CW's Jane the Virgin, AMC's Mad Men and FX's The Americans followed with three nominations each.

Network-by-network, HBO came out on top with seven total nominations, while ABC, CBS, AMC, and FX each amassed five.

Among the shows looking to succeed Breaking Bad as Program of the Year are the freshmen Empire and Transparent and the recently wrapped Mad Men.

The 31st Annual TCA Awards will be held Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel during the Television Critics Association's summer press tour.

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR

The Americans, FX

Empire, Fox

Game of Thrones, HBO

Mad Men, AMC

Transparent, Amazon

OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM

Better Call Saul, AMC

Empire, Fox

The Flash, The CW

Jane the Virgin, The CW

Transparent, Amazon

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY

The Big Bang Theory, CBS

Inside Amy Schumer, Comedy Central

Jane the Virgin, The CW

Transparent, Amazon

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Netflix

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (2014 winner)

Gina Rodriguez, Jane The Virgin

Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer

Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Constance Wu, Fresh Off the Boat

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA

The Americans, FX

Empire, Fox

Game of Thrones, HBO

Justified, FX

Mad Men, AMC

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA

Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Taraji P. Henson, Empire

Matthew Rhys, The Americans

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES, MINISERIES AND SPECIALS

Bessie, HBO

The Honorable Woman, SundanceTV

The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, HBO

Olive Kitteridge, HBO

Wolf Hall, PBS

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN REALITY PROGRAMMING

The Amazing Race, CBS

The Chair, Starz

Dancing With the Stars, ABC

RuPaul's Drag Race, Logo  (2014 Winner)

Shark Tank, ABC

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN YOUTH PROGRAMMING

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, PBS

The Fosters, ABC Family (2014 winner)

The Legend of Korra, Nickelodeon

Sesame Street, PBS

Switched at Birth, ABC Family

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS AND INFORMATION

60 Minutes, CBS

CBS Sunday Morning, CBS

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, Comedy Central

Frontline, PBS

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, HBO

HERITAGE AWARDFriends Late Show/Late Night with David Letterman The Shield Star Trek Twin Peaks

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