Best Of TV Awards 2016 - Nominations Thread

The 2016 Best Of TV Awards will open soon with the 1st round of voting in late October/early November.

Before that however, we need some nominees for the awards obviously.

To begin, below is a list of actors/characters/shows etc ALREADY NOMINATATED.
They are automatically nominated if they have the following standards.
- Still eligible in the category by the guidelines stated. In the case of actors, they may be relocated to a different category based on which standard they reached for the year. This does not always match up with what category they previously were in.
- Nominees get automatically nominated either thru being a finalist last year, a winner or runner up in a previous year, or a winner or nominee for either the Emmy, Golden Globe or Peoples Choice Awards.

Like past years, Nominations are open to anyone. PLEASE make sure your nomination IS eligible for the category you are adding them in. The less time I have to spend sorting out if they are eligible or not, the faster the awards can start & thus, end.

If someone is on the list of automatic nominees, OR in the comments below YOU DO NOT HAVE TO NOMINATE THEM. Only 1 nomination is needed. More nominations does nothing except annoy me & slow down the process.... so take a read thru before you add who you want to add.

Shows that were eligible last year with finalists that no longer are - About A Boy, Constantine, Continuum, Forever, Glee, Hannibal, Parks And Recreation, Rookie Blue. These are all shows who did not have a new episode in 2016.

REMEMBER. If you don't nominate your choice NOW, you cant really complain later if they didn't win or even get out of the opening round of voting.

BEST ACTION OR DRAMA PROGRAM -
(Any scripted Action Or Drama program that aired at least 1 original episode on television or online in 2016 and did not debut in 2016)
- Agent Carter (ABC) - Arrow (CW) - Bates Motel (AMC) - Better Call Saul (AMC) - Castle (ABC) - Criminal Minds (CBS) - Daredevil (NETFLIX) - Empire (FOX) - The Fosters (FREEFORM) - Gotham (FOX) - Grey's Anatomy (ABC) - Hawaii Five-O (CBS) - House Of Cards (NETFLIX) - How To Get Away With Murder (ABC) - Limitless (CBS) - Mr. Robot (USA) - Murdoch Mysteries (CBC) - Narcos (NETFLIX) - NCIS (CBS) - Person of Interest (CBS) - Pretty Little Liars (FREEFORM) - Quantico (ABC) - Rizzoli And Isles (TNT) - Scandal (ABC) - Suits (USA) - The Americans (FX) - The Blacklist (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 2016 and did not debut in 2016)
- Agents Of SHEILD (ABC) - Doctor Who (BBC) - Fear The Walking Dead (AMC) - Game Of Thrones (HBO) - iZombie (CW), Lost Girl (Showcase) - Once Upon A Time (ABC) - Outlander (STARZ) - Supergirl (CBS/CW) - Supernatural (CW) - Teen Wolf (MTV) - The Flash (CW) - The Librarians (TNT) - The Vampire Diaries (CW) - The Walking Dead (AMC)

BEST COMEDY PROGRAM -
(Any scripted Comedy Program that aired at least 1 original episode on television or online in 2016 and did not debut in 2016)
- 2 Broke Girls (CBS) - Black'ish (ABC) - Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX) - Casual (HULU) - Galavant (ABC) - Jane The Virgin (CW) - Mike And Molly (CBS) - Modern Family (ABC) - New Girl (FOX) - Orange Is The New Black (NETFLIX) - Shameless (SHOWTIME) - Silicon Valley (HBO) - The Big Bang Theory (CBS) - The Goldbergs (ABC) - Transparent (AMAZON)- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (NETFLIX) - Veep (HBO)

BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM -
( Any animated program that aired at least 1 original episode on television or online in 2016 and did not debut in 2016)
- Archer (FX) - Bobs Burgers (FOX) - Family Guy (FOX) - Phineas And Ferb (DISNEY) - South Park (Comedy Central) - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NICKELODEON) - The Simpsons (FOX)

BEST NEW TV PROGRAM
(Any scripted program that had the first episode of the show debut for the first time in 2016)



BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION OR DRAMA PROGRAM -
(Minimum 8 episodes aired in 2016 on scripted Action or Drama programs)
- John Barrowman "Arrow"
- Stephen Amell "Arrow"
- Paul Blackthorne "Arrow"
- Bob Odenkirk "Better Call Saul"
- Jonathan Banks "Better Call Saul"
- Ben Mendelsohn "Bloodline"
- Kyle Chandler "Bloodline"
- Nathan Fillion "Castle"
- Jon Huertas "Castle"
- Taylor Kinney "Chicago Fire"
- Shemar Moore "Criminal Minds"
- Charlie Cox "Daredevil"
- terrence Howard "Empire"
- Robin Lord Taylor "Gotham"
- Ben McKenzie "Gotham"
- Justin Chambers "Grey's Anatomy"
- Jesse Williams "Grey's Anatomy"
- Alex O'Loughlin "Hawaii Five-0"
- Kevin Spacey "House Of Cards"
- Michael Kelly "House Of Cards"
- Rami Malek "Mr. Robot"
- Christian Slater "Mr. Robot"
- Yannick Bisson "Murdoch Mysteries"
- Wagner Moura "Narcos"
- Mark Harmon "NCIS"
- LL Cool J "NCIS:LA"
- Michael Emerson "Person Of Interest"
- Jim Caviezel "Person Of Interest"
- Kevin Chapman "Person Of Interest"
- Liev Schrieber "Ray Donovan"
- Jon Voight "Ray Donovan"
- Scott Foley "Scandal"
- Matthew Rhys "The Americans"
- James Spader "The Blacklist"
- Alan Cumming "The Good Wife"

BEST ACTOR IN A SCI-FI OR FANTASY PROGRAM -
(Minimum 8 episodes aired in 2016 on Scripted Sci-Fi or Fantasy Programs)
- Clark Gregg "Agents Of SHIELD"
- Iain De Caestecker "Agents Of SHIELD"
- Peter Capaldi "Doctor Who"
- Peter Dinklage "Game Of Thrones"
- Kit Harington "Game Of Thrones"
- Rahul Kohli "iZombie"
- Robert Carlyle "Once Upon A Time"
- Colin O'Donoghue "Once Upon A Time"
- Josh Dallas "Once Upon A Time"
- Sam Heughan "Outlander"
- Jensen Ackles "Supernatural"
- Jared Padalecki "Supernatural"
- Misha Collins "Supernatural"
- Bob Morley "The 100"
- Richard Harmon "The 100"
- Grant Gustin "The Flash"
- Tom Cavanagh "The Flash"
- Carlos Valdes "The Flash"
- Andrew Lincoln "The Walking Dead"
- Norman Reedus "The Walking Dead"

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY PROGRAM -
(Minimum 8 episodes aired in 2016 on scripted Comedy programs)
- Dwayne Johnson "Ballers"
- Louie Anderson "Baskets"
- Anthony Anderson "Black'ish"
- Andy Samberg "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
- Andre Braugher "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
- Terry Crews "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
- Matt LeBlanc "Episodes"
- Timothy Omundson "Galavant"
- Don Cheadle "House Of Lies"
- Charlie Day "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia"
- Ed O'neill "Modern Family"
- Ty Burrell "Modern Family"
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson "Modern Family"
- William H. Macy "Shameless"
- Thomas Middleditch "Silicon Valley"
- Jim Parsons "The Big Bang Theory"
- Simon Helberg "The Big Bang Theory"
- Kevin Sussman "The Big Bang Theory"
- Johnny Galecki "The Big Bang Theory"
- Rob Lowe "The Grinder"
- Will Forte "The Last Man On Earth"
- Jeffrey Tambor "Transparent"
- Tituss Burgess "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
- Tony Hale "Veep"
- Matt Walsh "Veep"

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION OR DRAMA PROGRAM
(Minimum 8 episodes aired in 2016 on scripted Action or Drama Programs)
- Lily Taylor "American Crime"
- Felicity Huffman "American Crime"
- Regina King "American Crime"
- Kathy Bates "American Horror Story"
- Sarah Paulson "American Horror Story"
- Emily Bett Rickards "Arrow"
- Katie Cassidy "Arrow"
- Willa Holland "Arrow"
- Emily Deschanel "Bones"
- Molly Quinn "Castle"
- Stana Katic "Castle"
- Lucy Liu "Elementary"
- Taraji P. Henson "Empire"
- Jessica Lucas "Gotham"
- Ellen Pompeo "Grey's Anatomy"
- Sara Ramirez "Grey's Anatomy"
- Grace Park "Hawaii Five-0"
- Clare Danes "Homeland"
- Robin Wright "House Of Cards"
- Viola Davis "How To Get Away With Murder"
- Mariska Hartigay "Law And Order SVU"
- Helene Joy "Murdoch Mysteries"
- Pauley Perrette "NCIS"
- Amy Acker "Person Of Interest"
- Sarah Shahi "Person Of Interest"
- Angie Harmon "Rizzoli And Isles"
- Sasha Alexander "Rizzoli And Isles"
- Kerry Washington "Scandal"
- Keri Russell "The Americans"
- Constance Zimmer "UnREAL"

BEST ACTRESS IN A SCI-FI OR FANTASY PROGRAM
(Minimum 8 episodes aired in 2016 on scripted Sci-Fi or Fantasy Program)
- Hayley Atwell "Agent Carter"
- Ming-Na Wen "Agents Of SHIELD"
- Chloe Bennet "Agents Of SHIELD"
- Elizabeth Henstridge "Agents Of SHIELD"
- Zoie Palmer "Dark Matter"
- Alycia Debnam-Carey "Fear The Walking Dead"
- Emilia Clarke "Game Of Thrones"
- Maisie Williams "Game Of Thrones"
- Lena Headey "Game Of Thrones"
- Rose McIver "iZombie"
- Jennifer Morrison "Once Upon A Time"
- Lana Parrilla "Once Upon A Time"
- Ginnifer Goodwin "Once Upon A Time"
- Tatiana Maslany "Orphan Black"
- Caitriona Balfe "Outlander"
- Eliza Taylor "The 100"
- Lindsey Morgan "The 100"
- Danielle Panabaker "The Flash"
- Candice Patton "The Flash"
- Danai Gurira "The Walking Dead"
- Melissa McBride "The Walking Dead"

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY PROGRAM
(Minimum 8 episodes aired in 2016 on a Scripted Comedy program.)
- Kat Dennings "2 Broke Girls"
- Tracee Ellis Ross "Black'ish"
- Chelsea Peretti "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
- Rachel Bloom "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend"
- Constance Wu "Fresh Off The Boat"
- Lily Tomlin "Grace And Frankie"
- Gina Rodriguez "Jane The Virgin"
- Melissa McCarthy "Mike And Molly"
- Sofia Vergara "Modern Family"
- Anna Faris "Mom"
- Allison Janney "Mom"
- Zooey Deschanel "New Girl"
- Taylor Schilling "Orange Is The New Black"
- Uzo Aduba "Orange Is The New Black"
- Melissa Rauch "The Big Bang Theory"
- Mayim Bialik "The Big Bang Theory"
- Kaley Cuoco "The Big Bang Theory"
- Wendi McLendon-Covey "The Goldbergs"
- Gaby Hoffman "Transparent"
- Judith Light "Transparent"
- Ellie Kemper "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
- Julia Louis Dreyfus "Veep"
- Anna Chlumsky "Veep"

BEST RECURRING ACTOR
(Minimum 3 to maximum 7 appearances in a program in 2016. This INCLUDES leads who are on programs that did not have enough episodes in 2016 for the lead to be eligible for the Best Actor categories)
- Max Von Sydow "Game Of Thrones"
- Peter Scolari "Girls"
- Ian Anthony Dale "Hawaii Five-0"
- Mahershala Ali "House Of Cards"
- Paul Sparks "House Of Cards"
- Lee Arenberg "Once Upon A Time"
- Faustino Di Bauda "Once Upon A Time"
- Mig Macario "Once Upon A Time"
- Tobias Menzies "Outlander"
- Enrico Colantoni "Person Of Interest"
- Edi Gathegi "The Blacklist"
- Tom Hiddleston "The Night Manager"
- Hugh Laurie "The Night Manager"
- Jon Hamm "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"
- Martin Mull "Veep"

BEST RECURRING ACTRESS -
(Minimum 3 to maximum 7 appearances in a program in 2016. This INCLUDES leads who are on programs that did not have enough episodes in 2016 for the lead to be eligible for the Best Actress categories)
- Katrina Law "Arrow"
- Lady Gaga "American Horror Story"
- Rosario Dawson "Daredevil"
- Ellen Burstyn "House Of Cards"
- Molly Parker "House Of Cards"
- Beverley Elliott "Once Upon A Time"
- Victoria Smurfit "Once Upon A Time"
- Eva Green "Penny Dreadful"
- Ruth Connell "Supernatural"
- Alycia Debnam-Carey "The 100"
- Christine Baranski "The Big Bang Theory"
- Olivia Colman "The Night Manager"
- Ann Mahoney "The Walking Dead"

BEST GUEST STAR
(Minimum 1 to a maximum 2 appearances in 2016)
- Lyndsy Fonseca "Agent Carter"
- Anthony Carrigan "Gotham"
- Laurie Metcalf "Horace And Pete"
- Reg E. Cathey "House Of Cards"
- Meghan Ory "Once Upon A Time"
- Jamie Chung "Once Upon A Time"
- Amy Manson "Once Upon A Time"
- Annie Ilonzeh "Person Of Interest"
- Hank Azaria "Ray Donovan"
- Benedict Cumberbatch "Sherlock"
- Curtis Armstrong "Supernatural"
- Margo Martindale "The Americans"
- Wil Wheaton "The Big Bang Theory"
- Laurie Metcalf "The Big Bang Theory"
- Clark Middleton "The Blacklist"
- Stephen Amell "The Flash"
- Shantel VanSanten "The Flash"
- Michael J. Fox "The Good Wife"
- Carrie Preston "The Good Wife"
- Noah Wyle "The Librarians"
BEST YOUTH ACTOR
(under 20 years old at start of 2016 - min. 3 appearances in 1 program)
- Isaac Hempstead-Wright "Game Of Thrones"
- Sloane Morgan Siegel "Gortimer Gibbons Life On Normal Street"
- David Mazouz "Gotham"
- Jared Gilmore "Once Upon A Time"
- Sean Giambrone "The Goldbergs"
- Chandler Riggs "The Walking Dead"

BEST YOUTH ACTRESS
(under 20 years old at start of 2016 - min. 3 appearances in 1 program)
- Maisie Williams "Game Of Thrones"
- Sophie Turner "Game Of Thrones"
- Chandler Kinney "Gortimer Gibbons Life On Normal Street"
- Ashley Boettcher "Gortimer Gibbons Life On Normal Street"
- Camren Bicondova "Gotham"
- Teilor Grubbs "Hawaii Five-O"
- Skyler Wexler "Orphan Black"
- Sasha Pieterse "Pretty Little Liars"
- Natalie Alyn Lind "The Goldbergs"

BEST DIRECTOR -
(any director of a scripted program that has an original air date in 2016)
- Miguel Sapochnik "Game Of Thrones" (Battle Of The bastards)
- Jack Bender "Game Of Thrones" (The Door)
- Mike Judge "Silicon Valley" (Founder Friendly)
- Alec Berg "Silicon Valley" (Daily Active Users)
- Chris Addison "Veep" (Morning After)
- Dale Stern "Veep" (Mother)
- David Mandel "Veep" (Kissing Your Sister)

BEST EPISODE -
(any episode from a scripted program that has an original airing date in 2016.)


BEST WRITING -
(any scripted [non-reality, non-news] program that aired original episodes in 2016)
- Agent Carter - Agents Of SHIELD - Arrow - Castle - - catastrophe - Daredevil - Doctor Who - Game Of Thrones - Mr. Robot - Once Upon A Time - Person Of Interest - Silicon Valley - Supernatural - The 100 - The Blacklist - The Big Bang Theory - The Good Wife - The Night Manager - The Walking Dead - UnReal - Veep

BEST STUNTS -
(any scripted [non-reality, non-news] program that aired original episodes in 2016)
- Agents Of SHIELD - Arrow - Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Daredevil - Game Of Thrones - Gotham - Hawaii Five-0 - Once Upon A Time - Person Of Interest - Rush Hour - Shameless - The Blacklist - The Flash - The Walking Dead

FAVORITE TV SHOW
(any scripted [non-reality, non-news] program that aired original episodes in 2016)
- Agents Of SHIELD (ABC) - Arrow (CW) - Daredevil (NETFLIX) - Games Of Thrones (HBO) - Grey's Anatomy (ABC) - How To Get Away With Murder (ABC) - iZombie (CW) - Once Upon A Time (ABC) - Orange Is The New Black (Netflix) - Orphan Black (Space) - Person Of Interest (CBS) - Supernatural (CW) - The 100 (CW) - The Flash (CW) - The Walking Dead (AMC)

FAVORITE TV CHARACTER -
( any character in an episode in 2016)
Peggy Carter - AGENT CARTER, Philip Coulson - AGENTS OF SHIELD, Skye/Daisy Johnson- AGENTS OF SHIELD, Jemma Simmons - AGENTS OF SHIELD, Felicity Smoak - ARROW, Oliver Queen/The Green Arrow - ARROW, John Diggle - ARROW, Jake Peralta - BROOKLYN NINE-NINE, Richard Castle - CASTLE, Kate Beckett - CASTLE, Spencer Reid - CRIMINAL MINDS, Matt Murdock/Daredevil - DAREDEVIL, The Doctor - DOCTOR WHO, Sherlock Holmes - ELEMENTARY, Joan Watson - ELEMENTARY, Tyrion Lannister - GAME OF THRONES, Arya Stark - GAME OF THRONES, Oswald Cobblepot - GOTHAM, Selina Kyle - GOTHAM, , Annalise Keating - HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, Liv Moore - IZOMBIE, Ravi Chakrabarti - IZOMBIE, Captain Hook - ONCE UPON A TIME, Regina Mills/Evil Queen - ONCE UPON A TIME, Emma Swan - ONCE UPON A TIME, Samantha groves/Root - PERSON OF INTEREST, Harold Finch - PERSON OF INTEREST, Sameen Shaw - PERSON OF INTEREST, Dean Winchester - SUPERNATURAL, Castiel - SUPERNATURAL, Sam Winchester - SUPERNATURAL, Lexa The Commander - THE 100, Clarke Griffin - THE 100, Raven Reyes - THE 100, Dr. Sheldon Cooper - THE BIG BANG THEORY, Amy Farrah Fowler - THE BIG BANG THEORY, Raymond Reddington - THE BLACKLIST, Barry Allen/The Flash - THE FLASH, Iris West - THE FLASH, Cisco Ramon - THE FLASH, Damon Salvatore - THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, Michonne - THE WALKING DEAD, Rick Grimes - THE WALKING DEAD, Daryl Dixon - THE WALKING DEAD, Kimmy Schmidt - UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT, Titus Andromedon - UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT

BEST TALK SHOW HOST -
(any host of a talk show in the day time or night time, or talk news program in the year 2016. Newscast anchors are NOT eligible.)
- Bill Maher - Conan O'Brien - Ellen Degeneres - James Corden - John Oliver - Jimmy Fallon - Stephen Colbert


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 2016. 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 2016. Items like buildings, weapons, animals, vehicles mostly.)
- ATOM Suit "Arrow" - Lazarus Pit "Arrow" - The TARDIS "Doctor Who" - Rumplestiltskins Dagger "Once Upon A Time" - Bear "Person of Interest" - The Machine "Person Of Interest" - The Impala "Supernatural" - The Flash Suit "The Flash"

BEST COUPLE -
(characters must be either married, dating or shared intimate romantic exchange any time in 2016.)
- Oliver Queen and Felicity Smoak "Arrow"
- Thea Queen & Roy Harper "Arrow"
- Richard Castle & Kate Beckett "Castle"
- Steve McGarrett & Catherine Rollins "Hawaii Five-0"
- Emma Swan & Captain Hook "Once Upon A Time"
- Robin Hood and Regina Mills "Once Upon A Time"
- Prince Charming & Snow White "Once Upon A Time"
- Samantha Groves/Root & Sameen Shaw "Person Of Interest"
- Carke Griffin & Lexa The Commander "The 100"
- Sheldon Cooper & Amy Farrah Fowler "The Big Bang Theory"
- Barry Allen & Iris West "The Flash"

SEXIEST ACTOR -
(Any actor on television or in movies. Mo one under the age of 19 at the start of 2016)
- Alex O'Loughlin - Benedict Cumberbatch - Chris Evans - Chris Hemsworth - Chris Pratt - Colin O'Donoghue - Grant Gustin - Ian Somerhalder - Jared Padalecki - Jensen Ackles - Jim Caviezel - John Barrowman - Johnny Depp - Josh Dallas - Kris Holden-Ried - Liam Hemsworth - Mads Mikkelsen - Nathan Fillion - Shemar Moore - Stephen Amell - Tom Hardy - Tom Hiddleston

SEXIEST ACTRESS -
(Any actress on television or in movies. No one under the age of 19 at the start of 2016)
Amy Acker- Anna Silk - Anna Torv - Elizabeth Henstridge - Emily Bett Rickards - Gillian Anderson - Grace Park - Hayley Atwell - Jamie Chung - Jenna Coleman - Jennifer Lawrence - Jennifer Morrison - Kat Dennings - Katrina Law - Lana Parrilla - Sarah Shahi - Scarlett Johansson - Stana Katic - Yvonne Strahovski - Zoie Palmer

Categories not yet confirmed (will add if there is enough interest)
BEST PAIRING/TRIO
(Any non-romantic Duo/Trio in a series in 2016)

BEST QUOTES
(Any quote from an episode with an original airdate in 2016 )

I will try to add eligible nominees to the list when time permits. In the mean time, check out nomination suggestions below to see if your fave was already added.

If your favorite choice is NOT on the list yet.... you can nominate them by simply leaving a comment below. You can absolutely nominate more than 1 candidate per category. There is no limit, long as they are all eligible. But be careful, if you nominate too many for a show in 1 category where multiple candidates from a show can exist, you risk the real possibility of vote splitting happening & costing your top choice a chance to win.

To fill out the comment form, PLEASE post your nominations like this.

CATEGORY
Candidate
2nd Candidate (if necessary)
3rd Candidate (if necessary)
etc

example

BEST EPISODE
The Episode title "Program"
The Episode title of another episode "Program"
etc.