Leftovers, Fargo, Transparent, Black-Ish, Penny Dreadful, Mr. Robot Lead The 2016 Critics Choice Nominations

HBO's The Leftovers is making a sudden arrival in awards season.

Nominations for the 2016 Critics' Choice Television Awards were announced early Monday and Damon Lindelof's dark dissertation on loss and grief led the drama field with an impressive six nominations, including best series, lead actor (for Justin Theroux), lead actress (for Carrie Coon), supporting actor (for Christopher Eccleston) and supporting actress (for Ann Dowd and Regina King).

The Leftovers' strong showing comes less than a week after HBO renewed the show for a third and final season (and just days after the series' Golden Globe nomination shutout).

On the comedy side, Amazon's Transparent also scored a leading six nods, including best series and lead actor for Jeffrey Tambor, a 2015 winner in this category.

The acclaimed second addition of FX's Fargo's led the limited-series field with eight total nods, making it the year's most nominated program.

NBC's recent well-received movie event The Wiz Live! garnered five nominations, while ABC's black-ish, USA Network's Mr. Robot and Showtime's Penny Dreadful each earned four.

Mr. Robot wasn't the only first-year series making a strong showing. Lifetime's UnREAL, Netflix's Master of None and Fox's The Grinder all nabbed multiple nominations. Netflix's rookie superhero saga Jessica Jones, meanwhile, received some love via a lead actress nom for Krysten Ritter.

Other notable nominations: Nashville's Hayden Panettiere and Jonathan Jackson, who play super-stressed couple Juliette and Avery on the ABC drama, each got recognized for their supporting work; NBC's cancelled Hannibal landed two nods (for lead actor Hugh Dancy and guest star Richard Armitage); and FXX's You're the Worst walked off with nominations for best comedy series and lead actress (for Aya Cash).

Note: Because of the Critics' Choice Awards' newly combined TV/film format, only television shows airing within the seven months from June 1 to December 31 were eligible.

The Broadcast Television Journalists Association — of which TVLine's Michael Ausiello serves on the executive committee and Matt Webb Mitovich is a member — will announce the winners at a Sunday, Jan. 17 awards gala broadcast live on A&E (8/7c).

Scan the complete list of nominations below and then hit the comments and let us know what you think!

BEST DRAMA SERIESEmpire  Mr. Robot  Penny Dreadful  Rectify  The Knick  The Leftovers  UnREAL BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Hugh Dancy – Hannibal 

Rami Malek – Mr. Robot 

Clive Owen – The Knick 

Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan 

Justin Theroux – The Leftovers 

Aden Young – Rectify 

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Shiri Appleby – UnREAL

Carrie Coon – The Leftovers 

Viola Davis – How to Get Away With Murder 

Eva Green – Penny Dreadful 

Taraji P. Henson – Empire 

Krysten Ritter – Jessica Jones

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Clayne Crawford – Rectify

Christopher Eccleston – The Leftovers 

Andre Holland – The Knick 

Jonathan Jackson – Nashville 

Rufus Sewell – The Man in the High Castle 

Christian Slater – Mr. Robot 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Ann Dowd – The Leftovers 

Regina King – The Leftovers 

Helen McCrory – Penny Dreadful 

Hayden Panettiere – Nashville 

Maura Tierney – The Affair 

Constance Zimmer – UnREAL 

BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Richard Armitage – Hannibal 

Justin Kirk – Manhattan 

Patti LuPone – Penny Dreadful 

Margo Martindale – The Good Wife 

Marisa Tomei – Empire 

B.D. Wong – Mr. Robot 

BEST COMEDY SERIESblack-ish  Catastrophe  Jane the Virgin  Master of None The Last Man on Earth  Transparent  You're the Worst BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Anthony Anderson – black-ish 

Aziz Ansari – Master of None 

Will Forte – The Last Man on Earth 

Randall Park – Fresh Off the Boat 

Fred Savage – The Grinder 

Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent 

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Rachel Bloom — Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Aya Cash — You're the Worst

Wendi McLendon-Covey — The Goldbergs 

Gina Rodriguez — Jane the Virgin

Tracee Ellis Ross — black-ish

Constance Wu — Fresh Off the Boat

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine 

Jaime Camil – Jane the Virgin

Jay Duplass – Transparent 

Neil Flynn – The Middle 

Keegan-Michael Key – Playing House 

Mel Rodriguez – Getting On 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Mayim Bialik – The Big Bang Theory 

Kether Donohue – You're the Worst 

Allison Janney – Mom 

Judith Light – Transparent 

Niecy Nash – Getting On 

Eden Sher – The Middle

BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Ellen Burstyn – Mom 

Anjelica Huston – Transparent 

Cherry Jones – Transparent 

Jenifer Lewis – black-ish 

Timothy Olyphant — The Grinder

John Slattery – Wet Hot American Summer 

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES

Kathy Bates – American Horror Story: Hotel 

Kirsten Dunst – Fargo 

Sarah Hay – Flesh and Bone 

Alyvia Alyn Lind – Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors 

Rachel McAdams – True Detective 

Shanice Williams – The Wiz Live! 

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIESChildhood's End  Fargo  Luther  Saints & Strangers  Show Me a Hero  The Wiz Live! BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES

Wes Bentley — American Crime Story: Hotel

Martin Clunes —Arthur & George 

Idris Elba — Luther 

Oscar Isaac —Show Me a Hero

Vincent Kartheiser — Saints & Strangers 

Patrick Wilson — Fargo

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES

David Alan Grier – The Wiz Live! 

Ne-Yo – The Wiz Live! 

Nick Offerman – Fargo 

Jesse Plemons – Fargo 

Raoul Trujillo – Saints & Strangers 

Bokeem Woodbine – Fargo 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION OR LIMITED SERIES

Mary J. Blige – The Wiz Live! 

Laura Haddock – Luther 

Cristin Milioti – Fargo 

Sarah Paulson – American Horror Story: Hotel 

Winona Ryder – Show Me a Hero 

Jean Smart – Fargo 

BEST ANIMATION SERIES Bob's Burgers  BoJack Horseman  South Park  Star Wars Rebels  The Simpsons BEST TALK SHOWJimmy Kimmel Live  Last Week Tonight with John Oliver  The Daily Show with Jon Stewart  The Graham Norton Show  The Late Late Show with James Corden  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon BEST REALITY SHOW – COMPETITIONChopped  Face Off  MasterChef Junior  Survivor  The Amazing Race  The Voice BEST REALITY SHOW HOST

Ted Allen – Chopped 

Phil Keoghan – The Amazing Race

James Lipton – Inside the Actors Studio 

Jane Lynch – Hollywood Game Night 

Jeff Probst – Survivor 

Gordon Ramsay – Hell's Kitchen 

BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SHOWAntiques Roadshow  Inside The Actors Studio  MythBusters Project Greenlight  Shark Tank  Undercover Boss BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SHOWAnthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown  Cops  Deadliest Catch  Intervention  Naked and Afraid  Pawn Stars