The 2015 Television Critics Choice Awards were handed out last night, with ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ hostess Cat Deeley overseeing the evening.
In a shocking win over fan favorites ‘Empire‘ and ‘Game of Thrones‘, FX hit show ‘The Americans‘ took home Best Drama Series while ‘Veep‘ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus and ‘Jane the Virgin‘ breakout star Gina Rodriguez both lost Actress in a Comedy Series to Amy Schumer for ‘Inside Amy Schumer‘.
The other shock for yours truly?
Screen legend Cicely Tyson seemed like a lock for Guest Performer in a Drama Series for her turn on ‘How To Get Away with Murder‘, but lost out to Sam Elliott for ‘Justified‘.
However, there were a couple of exciting wins!!
Taraji P. Henson took home Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Cookie in ‘Empire‘, and Jonathan Banks finally took home an award for his portrayal of Mike on ‘Better Call Saul‘.
Check out the FULL winners list from the 2015 Critics Choice Awards below:
BEST DRAMA SERIES
The Americans (FX)
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Silicon Valley (HBO)
DRAMA SERIES
Taraji P. Henson
Empire (Fox)
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Bob Odenkirk
Better Call Saul (AMC)
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jeffrey Tambor
Transparent (Amazon)
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Amy Schumer
Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Bessie (HBO)
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Frances McDormand
Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
David Oyelowo
Nightingale (HBO)
BEST REALITY SERIES HOST
Cat Deeley
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
BEST REALITY COMPETITION SERIES
Face Off (Syfy)
BEST REALITY SERIES
Shark Tank (ABC)
GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES
Sam Elliott
Justified (FX)
BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A COMEDY SERIES
Bradley Whitford
Transparent (Amazon)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Allison Janney
Mom (CBS)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
T.J. Miller
Silicon Valley (HBO)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Lorraine Toussaint
Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jonathan Banks
Better Call Saul (AMC)
GENIUS AWARD
Seth MacFarlane
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Bill Murray
Olive Kitteridge (HBO)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Sarah Paulson
American Horror Story: Freak Show (FX)
BEST ANIMATED SERIES
Archer (FX)
BEST TALK SHOW
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)