28th TCA Awards


The nominees for the 28th TCA Awards were announced by the Television Critics Association on June 6, 2012. The winners were announced on July 28, 2012, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in a ceremony hosted by Bryan Cranston.

Winners and nominees

CategoryWinnerOther Nominees
Program of the YearGame of Thrones
Outstanding Achievement in ComedyLouie
  • The [Big Bang Theory]
  • Community
  • Modern Family
  • Parks and Recreation
    • Outstanding Achievement in DramaBreaking Bad
  • Game of Thrones
  • Homeland
  • Justified
  • Mad Men
    • Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and SpecialsDownton Abbey
  • Game Change
  • Hatfields & McCoys
  • Hemingway & Gellhorn
  • Sherlock
    • Outstanding New ProgramHomeland
  • Girls
  • New Girl
  • Revenge
  • Smash
    • Individual Achievement in ComedyLouis C.K. - Louie
  • Lena Dunham - Girls
  • Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Veep
  • Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory
  • Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation
    • Individual Achievement in DramaClaire Danes - Homeland
  • Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
  • Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
  • Jon Hamm - Mad Men
  • Jessica Lange - American Horror Story
    • Outstanding Achievement in Youth ProgrammingSwitched at Birth
  • iCarly
  • Phineas and Ferb
  • Sesame Street
  • Yo Gabba Gabba!
    • Outstanding Achievement in News and Information60 Minutes
  • Anderson Cooper 360°
  • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  • Frontline
  • The [Rachel Maddow Show (TV series)|The Rachel Maddow Show]
    • Outstanding Achievement in Reality ProgrammingSo [You Think You Can Dance (United States)|So You Think You Can Dance]
  • The [Amazing Race (U.S. TV series)|The Amazing Race]
  • Dancing with the Stars
  • The Glee Project
  • The Voice
    • Heritage AwardCheers
  • Lost
  • Saturday Night Live
  • Star Trek
  • Twin Peaks
    • Career Achievement AwardDavid Letterman
  • Dick Clark
  • Andy Griffith
  • Regis Philbin
  • William Shatner

    • Multiple wins

    The following shows received multiple wins:
    WinsRecipient
    2Homeland
    2Louie

    Multiple nominations

    The following shows received multiple nominations:
    NominationsRecipient
    4Homeland
    3Breaking Bad
    3Game of Thrones
    2The Big Bang Theory
    2Downton Abbey
    2Girls
    2Louie
    2Mad Men
    2Parks and Recreation