BEST OF TV AWARDS 2020 Nomination thread

We are officially under way in starting the Nominations for the 11th annual, Best Of TV Awards here on Canadagraphs. With last years 10th awards having the most nominees ever, we do expect a downturn this year because of the COVID-19 issues plaguing the entertainment industry, as well as all of us.
Still, our yearly rules will not change, even though many shows did not get to complete their full run of episodes this calendar year. This SHOULD mean a shorter than usual list for the main categories, and perhaps a slightly longer list for Recurring & Guest categories.

This year, we are adding categories for Best Limited Series (4 or less total episodes), or single episode (TV Movie, or Special of a TV series not connected to their season), Actor & Actress category.

As usual, the automatic nominees list includes, Eligible finalists, and semi-finalists from last years awards. As well as eligible winners from prior years. Lastly eligible Emmy, Golden Globe & People's Choice Awards Nominees from last year.

Without further ado, here is the list of nominees GUARANTEED* a spot in this years awards

* - Guaranteed a spot in the awards, may relocate to a different category as late as the semi-final round if episode totals change.

BEST ACTION OR DRAMA PROGRAM -
(Any scripted Action Or Drama program that aired at least 1 original episode on television or online in 2020 and did not debut in 2020)
Almost Family (FOX)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Blue Bloods (CBS)
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Hanna (AMAZON)
Hawaii Five-O (CBS)
Killing Eve (BBC AMERICA)
MacGyver (CBS)
NCIS (CBS)
New Amsterdam (NBC)
Ozark (NETFLIX)
Prodigal Son (FOX)
Stumptown (ABC)
The Blacklist (NBC)
The Good Doctor (ABC)
The Resident (FOX)
The Rookie (ABC)
This Is Us (NBC)

BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY PROGRAM -
(Any scripted Sci-Fi or Fantasy program that aired at least 1 original episode on television or online in 2020 and did not debut in 2020)
Agents Of SHIELD (ABC)
Arrow (CW)
Batwoman (CW)
Black Lightning (CW)
Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina (NETFLIX)
Doctor Who (BBC ONE)
Doom Patrol (DC UNIVERSE/ HBO MAX)
Evil (CBS)
Legends Of Tomorrow (CW)
Lucifer (NETFLIX)
Nancy Drew (CW)
Project Blue Book (HISTORY)
Supergirl (CW)
Supernatural (CW)
The 100 (CW)
The Boys (AMAZON)
The Flash (CW)
The Mandalorian (DISNEY PLUS)
The Umbrella Academy (NETFLIX)
The Walking Dead (AMC)

BEST COMEDY PROGRAM -
(Any scripted Comedy Program that aired at least 1 original episode on television or online in 2020 and did not debut in 2020)
Black-ish (ABC)
Brooklyn Nine Nine (NBC)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Dead To Me (NETFLIX)
God Friended Me (CBS)
Insecure (HBO)
Mixed-ish (ABC)
Modern Family (ABC)
Mom (CBS)
Schooled (ABC)
Sex Education (NETFLIX)
Shameless (SHOWTIME)
The Goldbergs (ABC)
The Good Place (NBC)
What We Do In The Shadows (FX)
Will & Grace (NBC)
Young Sheldon (CBS)

BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM -
(Any animated program that aired at least 1 original episode on television or online in 2020 and did not debut in 2020)
Archer (FX)
BoJack Horseman (NETFLIX)
Family Guy (FOX)
Rick And Morty (ADULT SWIM)
The Simpsons (FOX)

BEST NEW TV PROGRAM -
(Any scripted program that had the first episode of the show debut for the first time in 2020)
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BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION OR DRAMA PROGRAM -
(Minimum 8 episodes aired in 2020 on scripted Action or Drama programs)
James Roday Rodriguez "A Million Little Things"
Giancarlo Esposito "Better Call Saul"
Will Estes "Blue Bloods"
Donnie Wahlberg "Blue Bloods"
Tom Selleck "Blue Bloods"
Matthew Gray Gubler "Criminal Minds"
Alex O'Loughlin "Hawaii Five-O"
Scott Caan "Hawaii Five-O"
Ian Anthony Dale "Hawaii Five-O"
Lucas Till "MacGyver"
Justin Hires "MacGyver"
Josh Dallas "Manifest"
Mark Harmon "NCIS"
Ryan Eggold "New Amsterdam"
Jason Bateman "Ozark"
Cole Sprouse "Riverdale"
James Spader "The Blacklist"
Diego Klattenhoff "The Blacklist"
Harry Lennix "The Blacklist"
Hisham Tawfiq "The Blacklist"
Amir Arison "The Blacklist"
Nicholas Gonzalez "The Good Doctor"
Freddie Highmore "The Good Doctor"
Nathan Fillion "The Rookie"
Eric Winter "The Rookie"
Sterling K Brown "This Is Us"
Milo Ventimiglia "This Is Us"
Justin Hartley "This Is Us"

BEST ACTOR IN A SCI-FI OR FANTASY PROGRAM -
(Minimum 8 episodes aired in 2020 on Scripted Sci-Fi or Fantasy Programs)
Brandon Routh "Legends Of Tomorrow"
Dominic Purcell "Legends Of Tomorrow"
Nick Zano "Legends Of Tomorrow"
Adam Tsekhman "Legends Of Tomorrow"
Tom Ellis “Lucifer”
DB Woodside "Lucifer"
Jesse Rath "Supergirl"
David Harewood "Supergirl"
Jensen Ackles "Supernatural"
Jared Padalecki "Supernatural"
Misha Collins "Supernatural"
Bob Morley "The 100"
Richard Harmon "The 100"
Antony Starr "The Boys"
Jack Quaid "The Boys"
Karl Urban "The Boys"
Tom Cavanagh "The Flash"
Carlos Valdes "The Flash"
Grant Gustin "The Flash"
Hartley Sawyer "The Flash"
Jesse L Martin "The Flash"
Pedro Pascal "The Mandalorian"
Robert Sheehan "The Umbrella Academy"

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY PROGRAM -
(Minimum 8 episodes aired in 2020 on scripted Comedy programs)
Anthony Anderson "Black-ish"
Don Cheadle "Black Monday"
Andy Samberg "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Terry Crews "Brooklyn Nine Nine"
Andre Braugher "Brooklyn Nine Nine"
Ed O'Neill "Modern Family"
Eric Stonestreet "Modern Family"
Brett Dier "Schooled"
Jeff Garlin "The Goldbergs"
Troy Gentile "The Goldbergs"
Sean Giambrone "The Goldbergs"
Eric McCormack "Will & Grace"

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION OR DRAMA PROGRAM -
(Minimum 8 episodes aired in 2020 on scripted Action or Drama Programs)
Grace Park "A Million Little Things"
Marisa Ramirez "Blue Bloods"
Paget Brewster "Criminal Minds"
Kirsten Vangsness "Criminal Minds"
A.J. Cook "Criminal Minds"
Ellen Pompeo "Grey's Anatomy"
Meaghan Rath "Hawaii Five-O"
Katrina Law "Hawaii Five-O"
Kimee Balmilero "Hawaii Five-O"
Sandra Oh "Killing Eve"
Jodie Comer "Killing Eve"
Meredith Eaton "MacGyver"
Tristin Mays "MacGyver"
Laura Linney "Ozark"
Julia Garner "Ozark"
Lili Reinhart "Riverdale"
Camila Mendes "Riverdale"
Madelaine Petsch "Riverdale"
Megan Boone "The Blacklist"
Antonia Thomas "The Good Doctor"
Elisabeth Moss "The Handmaids Tale"
Yvonne Strahovski "The Handmaids Tale"
Emily VanCamp "The Resident"
Mandy Moore "This Is Us"
Chrissy Metz "This Is Us"
Erin Krakow "When Calls The Heart"

BEST ACTRESS IN A SCI-FI OR FANTASY PROGRAM -
(Minimum 8 episodes aired in 2020 on scripted Sci-Fi or Fantasy Program)
Ming-Na Wen "Agents Of SHIELD"
Rachel Skarsten "Batwoman"
Ruby Rose "Batwoman"
Nicole Kang "Batwoman"
Kiernan Shipka "Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina"
Jodie Whittaker "Doctor Who"
Caity Lotz "Legends Of Tomorrow"
Jes Macallan "Legends Of Tomorrow"
Tala Ashe "Legends Of Tomorrow"
Maisie Richardson Sellers "Legends Of Tomorrow"
Lesley Ann Brandt “Lucifer”
Rachael Harris "Lucifer"
Aimee Garcia "Lucifer"
Melissa Benoist "Supergirl"
Chyler Leigh "Supergirl"
Katie McGrath "Supergirl"
Julie Gonzalo "Supergirl"
Eliza Taylor "The 100"
Lindsey Morgan "The 100"
Erin Moriarty "The Boys"
Dominique McElligott "The Boys"
Karen Fukuhara "The Boys"
Danielle Panabaker "The Flash"
Candice Patton "The Flash"
Ellen Page "The Umbrella Academy"

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY PROGRAM -
(Minimum 8 episodes aired in 2020 on a Scripted Comedy program.)
Tracee Ellis Ross "Black-ish"
Stephanie Beatriz "Brooklyn Nine Nine"
Melissa Fumero "Brooklyn Nine Nine"
Christina Applegate "Dead To Me"
Linda Cardellini "Dead To Me"
Alison Brie "GLOW"
Betty Gilpin "GLOW"
Violett Beane "God Friended Me"
Issa Rae "Insecure"
Yvonne Orji "Insecure"
Sofia Vergara "Modern Family"
Anna Faris "Mom"
Allison Janney "Mom"
Catherine O'Hara "Schitt's Creek"
Hayley Orrantia "The Goldbergs"
Wendi McLendon Covey "The Goldbergs"
Debra Messing "Will & Grace"
 

BEST RECURRING ACTOR -
(Minimum 3 to maximum 7 appearances in a program in 2018. This INCLUDES leads who are on programs that did not have enough episodes in 2020 for the lead to be eligible for the Best Actor categories)
Stephen Amell "Arrow"
Sam Littlefield "Batwoman"
Cress Williams "Black Lightning"
Idris Elba "Luther"
Tate Donovan "MacGyver"
Sam Heughan "Outlander"
Mahershala Ali "Ramy"
William H Macy "Shameless"
Jon Cryer "Supergirl"
Rob Benedict "Supernatural"
Patrick Sabongui "The Flash"
William Jackson Harper "The Good Place"
Ted Danson "The Good Place"
Manny Jacinto "The Good Place"
Carl Weathers "The Mandalorian"
Jeffrey Dean Morgan "The Walking Dead"
Norman Reedus "The Walking Dead"
Ryan Hurst "The Walking Dead"
Chris Sullivan "This Is Us"
Jeffrey Wright "Westworld"

BEST GUEST ACTOR -
(Minimum 1 to a maximum 2 appearances in 2020)
Grant Gustin "Arrow"
David Ramsey "Arrow"
Colton Haynes "Arrow"
Echo Kellum "Arrow"
LaMonica Garrett "Arrow"
Paul Blackthorne "Arrow"
David Nykl "Arrow"
Colin Donnell "Arrow"
Jon Cryer "Arrow"
Lou Diamond Phillips "Blue Bloods"
David McCallum "NCIS"
Jim Beaver “Supernatural”
David Ramsey "The Flash"
Bill Burr "The Madalorian"
Giancarlo Esposito "The Mandalorian"
Gerald McRaney "This Is Us"

BEST YOUTH ACTOR -
(under 20 years old at start of 2020 - min. 3 appearances in 1 program)
Chance Hurstfield "A Million Little Things"
Andrew Terraciano "Blue Bloods"
Tony Terraciano "Blue Bloods"
Aidan Gallagher "The Umbrella Academy"
Niles Fitch "This Is Us"
Parker Bates "This Is Us"
Lonnie Chavis "This Is Us"
Logan Shroyer "This Is Us"
Iain Armitage "Young Sheldon"

BEST RECURRING ACTRESS -
(Minimum 3 to maximum 7 appearances in a program in 2018. This INCLUDES leads who are on programs that did not have enough episodes in 2020 for the lead to be eligible for the Best Actress categories)
Katie Cassidy "Arrow"
Nafessa Williams "Black Lightning"
China Anne McClain "Black Lightning"
Aja Naomi King "How To Get Away With Murder"
Viola Davis "How To Get Away With Murder'
Fiona Shaw "Killing Eve"
Courtney Ford "Legends Of Tomorrow"
Ruth Wilson "Luther",
Caitrione Balfe "Outlander"
Lisa Berry "Supernatural"
Adina Porter "The 100"
Shantel VanSanten "The Boys"
Christine Baranski "The Good Fight"
Jameela Jamil "The Good Place"
Kristen Bell "The Good Place"
D'Arcy Carden "The Good Place"
Gina Carano "The Mandalorian"
Emily Swallow "The Mandalorian"
Melissa McBride "The Walking Dead"
Susan Kelechi Watson "This Is Us"
Katheryn Winnick "Vikings"
Thandie Newton "Westworld"
Andrea Brooks "When Calls The Heart"


BEST GUEST ACTRESS -
(Minimum 1 to a maximum 2 appearances in 2020)
Audrey Marie Anderson "Arrow"
Emily Bett Rickards "Arrow"
Katrina Law "Arrow"
Willa Holland "Arrow"
Caity Lotz "Arrow"
Danielle Panabaker "Arrow"
Katherine McNamara "Arrow"
Lexa Doig "Arrow"
Susanna Thompson "Arrow"
Elizabeth Tulloch "Arrow"
Emily Swallow "Supernatural"
Maya Rudolph "The Good Place"
Ming Na Wen "The Mandalorian"
Julia Jones "The Mandalorian"
Amy Sedaris "The Mandalorian"
Jennifer Morrison "This Is Us"


BEST YOUTH ACTRESS -
(under 20 years old at start of 2020 - min. 3 appearances in 1 program)
China Anne McClain "Black Lightning"
Yara Shahidi "Grown-ish"
Scarlett Estevez "Lucifer"
Freya Allan "The Witcher"
Lyric Ross "This Is Us"
Faithe Herman "This Is Us"
Mackenzie Hancsicsak "This Is Us"
Eris Baker "This Is Us"

BEST DIRECTOR -
(any director of a scripted program that has an original air date in 2020)
Lisa Linka Glatter "Prisoners Of War" (Homeland)
Gail Mancuso "Finale Part 2" (Modern Family)
Alik Sakharov "Fire Pink" (Ozark)
Ben Semanoff "Su Casa Es Mi Casa" (Ozark)
Ramy Youssef "Miakhalifa.mov" (Ramy)
Andrew Cividino & Dan Levy (Happy Ending" (Schitt's Crreek)
Matt Shakman "The Great" (The Great)
James Burrows "We Love Lucy" (Will & Grace)

BEST EPISODE -
(any episode from a scripted program that has an original airing date in 2020.)
Episode Title “Program”

BEST WRITING -
(any scripted [non-reality, non-news] program that aired original episodes in 2020)
Arrow - Batwoman - Better Call Saul - Black Lightning - BoJack Horseman - Brooklyn Nine Nine - Doctor Who - Killing Eve - MacGyver - Ozark - Rick And Morty - Schitt's Creek - The Blacklist - The Boys - The Flash - The Good Fight - The Good Place - The Great - The Mandalorian - This Is Us - What We Do In The Shadows

BEST STUNTS -
(any scripted [non-reality, non-news] program that aired original episodes in 2020)
Agents Of SHIELD - Arrow - Batwoman - Black Lightning - Hawaii Five-0 - MacGyver - Supernatural - The Blacklist - The Boys - The Mandalorian

FAVORITE TV SHOW -
(any scripted [non-reality, non-news] program that aired original episodes in 2020)
Agents Of SHIELD (ABC) - Arrow (CW) - Batwoman (CW) - Black Lightning (CW) - BoJack Horseman (NETFLIX) - Brooklyn Nine Nine (FOX) - Doctor Who (BBC) - Hawaii Five-O (CBS) - Legends Of Tomorrow (CW) - Lucifer (FOX) - MacGyver (CBS) - NCIS (CBS) - Supergirl (CW) - Supernatural (CW) - The 100 (CW) - The Blacklist (NBC) - The Boys (AMAZON) - The Flash (CW) - The Good Doctor (ABC) - The Good Place (NBC) - The Mandalorian (DISNEY PLUS) - The Rookie (ABC) - The Umbrella Academy (NETFLIX) - This Is Us (NBC)

FAVORITE TV CHARACTER -
(any character in an episode in 2020)
Melinda May - AGENTS OF SHIELD, Phil Coulson - AGENTS OF SHIELD, Jemma Simmons - AGENTS OF SHIELD, Sterling Archer - ARCHER, Laurel Lance/Black Siren - ARROW, Oliver Queen/The Green Arrow - ARROW, John Diggle/Spartan - ARROW, Felicity Smoak - ARROW, Kate Kane/Batwoman - BATWOMAN, Luke Fox - BATWOMAN, Alice/Beth Kane - BATWOMAN, Mary Hamilton - BATWOMAN, Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning - BLACK LIGHTNING, Anissa Pierce/Thunder/Blackbird - BLACK LIGHTNING, Frank Reagan - BLUE BLOODS, Danny Reagan - BLUE BLOODS, BoJack Horseman - BOJACK HORSEMAN, Jake Peralta - BROOKLYN NINE NINE, Raymond Holt - BROOKLYN NINE NINE, Rosa Diaz - BROOKLYN NINE NINE, Amy Santiago - BROOKLYN NINE NINE, Sabrina Spellman - CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA, Penelope Garcia - CRIMINAL MINDS, Spencer Reid - CRIMINAL MINDS, The Doctor - DOCTOR WHO, Lois Griffin - FAMILY GUY, Meredith Grey - GREYS ANATOMY, Danny Williams - HAWAII FIVE-O, Steve McGarrett - HAWAII FIVE-0, Villanelle - KILLING EVE, Sara Lance/White Canary - LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, Mick Rory/ Heatwave - LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, Ray Palmer/ATOM - LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, Lucifer Morningstar - LUCIFER, Mazikeen Smith - LUCIFER, Angus MacGyver - MACGYVER, Jack Dalton - MACGYVER, Riley Davis - MACGYVER, Wilt Bozer - MACGYVER, Rick Sanchez - RICK AND MORTY, Morty Smith - RICK AND MORTY, Mister Meseeks - RICK AND MORTY, Cheryl Blossom - RIVERDALE, Lena Luthor - SUPERGIRL, Kara Danvers/Supergirl - SUPERGIRL, Alex Danvers – SUPERGIRL, J'onn J'onzz/ Martian Manhunter - SUPERGIRL, Dean Winchester - SUPERNATURAL, Castiel - SUPERNATURAL, Sam Winchester - SUPERNATURAL, Clarke Griffin - THE 100, Bellamy Blake - THE 100, Octavia Blake - THE 100, Raven Reyes - THE 100, Raymond Reddington - THE BLACKLIST, Elizabeth Keen - THE BLACKLIST, Homelander - THE BOYS, Billy Butcher - THE BOYS, Frenchie - THE BOYS, Hughie Campbell - THE BOYS, Annie January/ Starlight - THE BOYS, Mothers Milk - THE BOYS, Kimiko/The Female - THE BOYS, Ralph Dibny/Elongated Man - THE FLASH, Nash Wells - THE FLASH, Barry Allen/The Flash - THE FLASH, Cisco Ramon/Vibe - THE FLASH, Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost - THE FLASH, Barry Goldberg - THE GOLDBERGS, Chidi Adagonye - THE GOOD PLACE, Eleanor Shellstrop - THE GOOD PLACE, Jason Mendoza - THE GOOD PLACE, Michael - THE GOOD PLACE, Janet - THE GOOD PLACE, Din Djarin/The Mandalorian - THE MANDALORIAN, IG-11 - THE MANDALORIAN, Baby Yoda/The Child - THE MANDALORIAN, Cara Dune - THE MANDALORIAN, Moff Gideon - THE MANDALORIAN, Greef Karga - THE MANDALORIAN, The Armorer - THE MANDALORIAN, Conrad Hawkins - THE RESIDENT, John Nolan - THE ROOKIE, Klaus Hargreeves - THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY, Vanya Hargreeves - THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY, Diego Hargreeves - THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY, Carol Peletier - THE WALKING DEAD, Daryl Dixon - THE WALKING DEAD, Negan - THE WALKING DEAD, Jack Pearson - THIS IS US, Rebecca Pearson - THIS IS US

BEST NON-HUMAN CHARACTER OR PROP -
(any non-human character [NOT characters that are not "human" played by a human actor.] that is in the show for more than 1 episode in 2020. Any item that is commonly used [NOT a generic item like a coffee mug or a plant.... unless they have physically been used in some way relevant to a plot/scene] in a show that has a purpose to scenes/plots in 2020. Items like buildings, weapons, animals, vehicles mostly.)
Batarangs "Batwoman"
The TARDIS "Doctor Who"
Waverider "Legends Of Tomorrow"
Sparky "MacGyver"
Rick Sanchez Portal Gun "Rick And Morty"
The Impala "Supernatural"
S.T.A.R. Labs "The Flash"

BEST TALK SHOW HOST -
(any host of a talk show in the day time or night time, or talk news program in the year 2020. Newscast anchors are NOT eligible.)
Ellen Degeneres - Hasan Minhaj - James Corden - Jimmy Fallon - Jimmy Kimmel - John Oliver - Kelly Clarkson - Kelly Ripa - Meghan McCain - Samantha Bee - Seth Meyer - Stephen Colbert - Trevor Noah - Wendy Williams - Whoopi Goldberg

BEST COUPLE -
(characters must be either married, dating or shared intimate romantic exchange any time in 2020.)
Oliver Queen & Felicity Smoak "Arrow"
Anissa Pierce & Grace Choi "Black Lightning"
Jake Peralta & Amy Santiago "Brooklyn Nine Nine"
Sara Lance & Ava Sharpe "Legends Of Tomorrow"
Lucifer Morningstar & Chloe Decker "Lucifer"
Wilt Bozer & Leanna Martin "MacGyver"
Jamie & Claire Fraser "Outlander"
Alex Danvers & Kelly Olsen "Supergirl"
Querl Dox & Nia Nal "Supergirl"
Hughie Campbell & Annie January "The Boys"
Joe West & Cecile Horton "The Flash"
Barry Allen & Iris West "The Flash"
Erica Goldberg & Geoff Schwartz "The Goldbergs"
Beth & Randall Pearson "This Is Us"
Rebecca & Jack Pearson "This Is Us"