Mad Men, Empire and Transparent are among the leading nominees for the 2015 TCA Awards.
The Television Critics Association announced nominees for its August 8 ceremony today (June 4).
Transparent and Empire are the overall leaders with four nods each, with Mad Men, Jane the Virgin and The Americans earning three each.
The Programme of the Year Award pits Critics' Choice Television Award winner The Americans against Empire, Game of Thrones, Transparent and Mad Men.
Last year's winner in the most coveted category was Breaking Bad.
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy nominees this year are The Big Bang Theory, Inside Amy Schumer, Jane the Virgin, Transparent and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
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Empire, The Americans, Game of Thrones, Justified and Mad Men are nominated in the Outstanding Achievement in Drama category.
The 2015 TCA Award will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday, August 8.
The full list of this year's nominees is presented below:
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 AWARD
Friends
Late Show/Late Night with David Letterman
The Shield
Star Trek
Twin Peaks
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