The 18th annual
cadet television awards 2013

drama series
 

Breaking Bad
(AMC)

Nominees
The Americans (FX)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Homeland (Showtime)
House of Cards (Netflix)
comedy series
 

Veep
(HBO)

Nominees
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Episodes (Showtime)
Girls (HBO)
Louie (FX)
Nurse Jackie (Showtime)
tv movie/mini-series
 

American Horror Story: Asylum
(FX)

Nominees
Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome (Syfy)
Behind the Candelabra (HBO)
The Big C: Hereafter (Showtime)
Political Animals (USA)
Top of the Lake (Sundance)
new series
 

Orphan Black
(BBC America)

Nominees
Bates Motel (A&E)
Elementary (CBS)
Hannibal (NBC)
The Newsroom (HBO)
Vikings (History)
reality/non-fiction program
 

Survivor
(CBS)

Nominees
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN)
Inside the Actor’s Studio (Bravo)
The Voice (NBC)
Vice (HBO)
variety program
 

Real Time with Bill Maher
(HBO)

Nominees
70th Annual Golden Globe Awards (NBC)
Inside Comedy (Showtime)
Louis CK: Oh My God (HBO)
Saturday Night Live (HBO)
youth performance
 

Kiernan Shipka
Mad Men

Nominees
Max Burkholder Parenthood
Maisie Williams Game of Thrones
variety/non-fiction performer
 

Tina Fey & Amy Poehler
70th Annual Golden Globe Awards

Nominees
Seth MacFarlane The Oscars
Bill Maher Real Time with Bill Maher
Justin Timberlake Saturday Night Live
Kristin Wiig Saturday Night Live
lead actor, drama series
 

Damian Lewis
Homeland

Nominees
Matthew Rhys The Americans
Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad
Hugh Dancy Hannibal
Kevin Spacey House of Cards
Jon Hamm Mad Men
lead actress, drama series
 

Tatiana Maslany
Orphan Black

Nominees
Keri Russell The Americans
Julianna Margulies The Good Wife
Claire Danes Homeland
Robin Wright House of Cards
Kerry Washington Scandal
supporting actor, drama series
 

Bobby Cannavale
Boardwalk Empire

Nominees
Noah Emmerich The Americans
Jonathan Banks Breaking Bad
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Game of Thrones
Laurence Fishburne Hannibal
Corey Stoll House of Cards
supporting actress, drama series
 

Anna Gunn
Breaking Bad

Nominees
Morena Baccarin Homeland
Christina Hendricks Mad Men
Lauren Graham Parenthood
Monica Potter Parenthood
Bellamy Young Scandal
guest actor, drama series
 

Matt Lauria
Parenthood

Nominees
Derek Luke The Americans
Nathan Lane The Good Wife
Conleth HillGame of Thrones
Eddie Izzard Hannibal
Rupert Friend Homeland
guest actress, drama series
 

Laura Fraser
Breaking Bad

Nominees
Margo Martindale The Americans
Shirley MacLaine Downton Abbey
Diana Rigg Game of Thrones
Stockard Channing The Good Wife
Jane Fonda The Newsroom
directing, drama series
 

David Fincher
House of Cards
"Chapter 1"

Nominees

Tim Van Patten
Boardwalk Empire
"Margate Sands"

Michelle MacLaren
Breaking Bad
"Madrigal"

George Mastras
Breaking Bad
"Dead Freight"

Michelle MacLaren
Game of Thrones
"The Bear and the Maiden Fair"

Lesli Linka Glatter
Homeland
"Q&A"

writing, drama series
 

George Mastras
Breaking Bad
"Dead Freight"

Nominees

Joel Fields & Joe Wesiberg
The Americans
"The Colonel"

Thomas Schnauz
Breaking Bad
"Say My Name"

Robert King & Michelle King
The Good Wife
"Red Team/Blue Team"

Meredith Stiehm
Homeland
"New Car Smell"

Aaron Sorkin
The Newsroom
"Bullies"

lead actor, comedy series
 

Louis CK
Louie

Nominees
Jason Bateman Arrested Development
Matt LeBlanc Epiosdes
Stephen Mangan Episodes
Don Cheadle House of Lies
Jake Johnson New Girl
lead actress, comedy series
 

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Veep

Nominees
Tamsin Greig Episodes
Lena Dunham Girls
Melissa McCarthy Mike and Molly
Edie Falco Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation
supporting actor, comedy series
 

Tony Hale
Veep

Nominees
David Cross Arrested Development
Simon Helberg The Big Bang Theory
Ed O'Neill Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet Modern Family
Max Greenfield New Girl
supporting actress, comedy series
 

Kathleen Rose Perkins
Episodes

Nominees
Jessica Walter Arrested Development
Kaley Cuoco The Big Bang Theory
Allison Williams Girls
Merritt Wever Nurse Jackie
Anna Chlumsky Veep
guest actor, comedy series
 

Adam Ferrera
Nurse Jsckie

Nominees
Bob Newhart The Big Bang Theory
Patrick Wilson Girls
Morris Chestnut Nurse Jackie
Gary Cole Veep
guest actress, comedy series
 

Parker Posey
Louie

Nominees
Melissa Leo Louie
Chloe Sevigny Louie
Elaine Stritch 30 Rock
Allison Janney Veep
Sally Phillips Veep
directing, comedy series
 

Armando Ianucci
Veep
"First Response"

Nominees

Jim Field Smith
Episodes
"The Affair"

Lena Dunham
Girls
"On All Fours"

Louis CK
Louie
"New Years Eve"

Steven Levitan
Modern Family
"Goodnight Gracie"

Tim Kirby
Veep
"Running"

writing, comedy series
 

David Crane & Jeffrey Klarik
Episodes
"The Guest Star"

Nominees

Louis CK & Pamela Adlon
Louie
"Daddy's Girlfriend, Part 1"

Louis CK
Louie
"New Years Eve"

Abe Sylvia, Clyde Phillips & Tom Straw
Nurse Jackie
"Soul"

Armando Ianucci
Veep
"D.C."

Roger Drew & Armando Ianucci
Veep
"First Response"

actor, tv movie/mini-series
 

Michel Douglas
Behind the Candelabra

Nominees
Evan Peters American Horror Story: Asylum
Zachary Quinto American Horror Story: Asylum
Matt Damon Behind the Candelabra
Peter Mullan Top of the Lake
actress, tv movie/mini-series
 

Elisabeth Moss
Top of the Lake

Nominees
Jessica Lange American Horror Story: Asylum
Sarah Paulson American Horror Story: Asylum
Laura Linney The Big C: Hereafter
Sigourney Weaver Political Animals
directing, movie/mini-series
 

American Horror Story: Asylum

Nominees

Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome
Behind the Candelabra
Political Animals
Top of the Lake

writing, movie/mini-series
 

Top of the Lake

Nominees

American Horror Story: Asylum
Behind the Candelabra
The Hour
Political Animals

dramatic ensemble
 

Parenthood

Nominees

American Horror Story: Asylum

The Americans

Breaking Bad

Suits

Top of the Lake

comedic ensemble
 

Veep

Nominees

Arrested Development

Episodes

Girls

Nurse Jackie

Saturday Night Live

animated program
 

Family Guy
(Fox)

Nominees

Futurama (Fox)
The Simpsons (Fox)Saturday Night Live

music composition/score
 

House of Cards
"Chapter 1"
(Netflix)

Nominees

Downton Abbey "Part 4" (PBS)
Game of Thrones "Myhsa" (HBO)
Hunted "Mort" (Cinemax)
Last Resort "Captain" (ABC)

main title theme music
 

House of Cards
(Netflix)

Nominees
The Americans (FX)
Hemlock Grove (Netflix)
Orphan Black (BBC America)
Vikings (History)
main title design
 

American Horror Story: Asylum
(FX)

Nominees
The Americans (FX)
Defiance (Syfy)
Elementary (CBS)
Orphan Black (BBC America)
film editing
 

Breaking Bad
"Dead Freight"
(AMC)

Nominees
House of Cards "Chapter 11” (Netflix)
Louie "New Years Eve” (FX)
Southland "Bleed Out” (TNT)
Top of the Lake "Part 5” (Sundance)
cinematography
 

The Americans
"The Colonel"
(FX)

Nominees
Game of Thrones "Myhsa” (HBO)
Hannibal "Entree” (NBC)
House of Cards "Chapter 1” (Netflix)
Mad Men "In Care Of” (AMC)
Top of the Lake "Part 5” (Sundance)
production design
 

The Americans
"Pilot"
(FX)

Nominees
American Horror Story: Asylum "Welcome to Briarcliff” (FX)
Mad Men "In Care Of” (AMC)
The Newsroom "We Just Decided To” (HBO)
Vikings "Dispossessed” (History)
costume design
 

The Americans
"Pilot"
(ABC)

Nominees
American Horror Story: Asylum "Madness Ends” (FX)
Downton Abbey "Episode 5” (PBS)
Game of Thrones "Walk of Punishment” (HBO)
Once Upon a Time "Queen of Hearts” (ABC)
makeup/hairstyling
 

Orphan Black
"Unnatural Selection"
(BBC America)

Nominees
American Horror Story: Asylum "I Am Anne Frank, Part 1” (FX)
Behind the Candelabra (HBO)
Once Upon a Time "The Evil Queen” (ABC)
The Walking Dead "This Sorrowful Life” (AMC)
casting
 

Homeland
(Showtime)

Nominees
Game of Thrones (HBO)
The Good Wife (CBS)
House of Cards (Netflix)
Veep (HBO)
sound
 

American Horror Story: Asylum
"Welcome to Briarcliff"
(FX)

Nominees
Breaking Bad "Dead Freight” (AMC)
Game of Thrones "And Now His Watch is Ended” (HBO)
Homeland "Beirut is Back” (Showtime)
Hunted "Mort” (Cinemax)
visual effects
 

Orphan Black
"Endless Forms Most Beautiful"
(BBC America)

Nominees
Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome (Syfy)
Defiance "Pilot” (Syfy)
Game of Thrones "And Now His Watch is Ended” (Fox)
Last Resort "Captain” (ABC)

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top 6 scenes of the 2012-2013 television season
(alphabetical order)

Breaking Bad
"Dead Freight"
The Boy

 

Game of Thrones
"The Rains of Castamere"
Massacre

 

Louie
"New Years Eve"
The Doll

 

House of Cards
"Chapter 11"
Garage Murder

 

The Newsroom
"Bullies"
Santorum Aide Interview

 

Veep
"The Vic Allen Dinner"
Selina Sings