Here are the results for the 6th set of categories to be voted on for the semi-finalists of the Canadagraphs BEST OF TV AWARDS 2012.

This set of categories dealt with Best Actors in Comedy, Sci-fi or Fantasy & Action or Drama.

The Best Comedy category was dominated by 3 shows, Psych, The Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother, as they combined, took the top 7 spots in the category. Timothy Omunson from Psych was an unlikely leader, as he managed a large lead over Jim Parsons of The Big Bang Theory and Neil Patrick Harris, last years winner from how I Met Your Mother. The top 5 were rounded out by Johnny Galecki from The Big Hang Theory and James Roday from Psych.

Those who have advanced to the semi-finals will be in BOLD text.

SEMI FINALIST VOTING FOR BEST COMEDY ACTOR

Timothy Omundson "Psych" 285
Jim Parsons "The Big Bang Theory" 153
Neil Patrick Harris "How I Met Your Mother" 109
Jonny Galecki "The Big Bang Theory" 76
James Roday "Psych" 70
Dule Hill "Psych" 58
Jason Segel "How I Met Your Mother" 54
Danny Pudi "Community" 56
Alec Baldwin "30 Rock"
Cory Monteith "Glee" 43
Charlie Sheen "Anger Management" 41
Donald Glover "Community" 40
Joel McHale "Community" 28
Ty Burrell "Modern Family" 28
Eric Stonestreet "Modern Family" 25
Chris Pratt "Parks And Recreation" 21
James Marsden "30 Rock" 16
Jon Cryer "2 & 1/2 Men" 12
Louis C.K. "Louie" 12
Henry Winkler "Childrens Hospital" 11
Rainn Wilson "The Office" 11
Rob Corddry "Childrens Hospital" 10
Don Cheadle "House Of Lies" 6
Chevy Chase "Community" 4
Christian Slater "Breaking In" 3

The Best sci-fi/fantasy actor category was dominated by the 2010 Best Actor & 2011 winner of this category Jensen Ackles from Supernatural. John Noble of Fringe was 2, thwarting a possible clean sweep for SPN as Jared Padalecki & Misha Collins finished 3r

SEMI FINALIST VOTING FOR BEST SCI-Fi OR FANTASY ACTOR

Jensen Ackles "Supernatural" 547
John Noble "Fringe" 170
Jared Padalecki "Supernatural" 138
Misha Collins "Supernatural" 127
Joshua Jackson "Fringe" 109
Josh Dallas "Once Upon A Time" 105
Andrew Lincoln "The Walking Dead" 104
Norman Reedus "The Walking Dead" 97
Michael Kopsa "Fringe" 92
Seth Gabel "Fringe" 88
Ian Somerhalder "The Vampire Diaries" 85
Peter Dinklage "Game Of Thrones" 84
Robert Carlyle "Once Upon A Time" 84
Gale Harold "The Secret Circle" 83
Neil Grayston "Eureka" 49
Matthew Davis "The Vampire Diaries" 46
Colin Ferguson "Eureka" 36
Colin Cunningham "Falling Skies" 36
Joe Morton "Eureka" 33
Kris Holden Ried "Lost Girl" 27 (write in votes)
Paul Wesley "The Vampire Diaries" 6 (write in votes)
Rick Howland "Lost Girl 4 (write in votes)
KC Collins "Lost Girl" 2 (write in votes)

SEMI FINALIST VOTING FOR BEST ACTION OR DRAMA ACTOR

Jim Caviezel "Person Of Interest" 642
Michael Emerson "Person Of Interest" 373
Nathan Fillion "Castle" 133
Michael C. Hall "Dexter" 90
Shemar Moore "Criminal Minds" 82
Jeffrey Donovan "Burn Notice" 74
Alex O'Loughlin "Hawaii Five-O" 70
Thomas Gibson "Criminal Minds" 51
Damian Lewis "Homeland" 51
Bruce Campbell "Burn Notice" 50
Timothy Olyphant "Justified" 50
Hugh Laurie "House MD" 49
Gabrial Mann "Revenge" 43
Joel Kinnaman "The Killing" 42
Charlie Hunnam "Sons Of Anarchy" 41
Matthew Gray Gubler "Criminal Minds" 36
Jon Huertas "Castle" 31
Hugh Bonneville "Downton Abbey" 27
Bryan Cranston "Breaking Bad" 26
Scott Caan "Hawaii Five-O" 26
Aaron Paul "Breaking Bad" 18
Billy Burke "Revolution" 17
Jeff Daniels "The Newsroom" 15
Nick Weschler "Revenge" 14
Kim Coates "Sons Of Anarchy" 14
Brent Sexton "The Killing" 14
Jon Hamm "Mad Men" 13
Steve Buscemi "Boardwalk Empire" 11
Taye Diggs "Private Practice" 3

The 2012 Best Of TV Awards nominees have been selected. Dozens of selections were recommended in several categories, and the final list is below.

VOTING for the finalists began today November 19,2012.
2-4 categories will be up for voting every few days.

You can cast your votes HERE
http://canadagraphs.weebly.com/best-of-tv-awards.html
Check back there every couple days for new categories till all the finalists have been selected.

BEST ACTION OR DRAMA PROGRAM (25 nominees) - 90210, Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, Burn Notice, Castle, Criminal Minds, CSI, Dexter, Downton Abbey, Greys Anatomy, Homeland, Leverage, House, Hawaii Five-O, Justified, Mad Men, NCIS Los Angeles, Nikita, Person Of Interest, Revenge, Sons Of Anarchy, Suits, The Killing, The Mentalist, Unforgettable

BEST SCI-FI OR FANTASY PROGRAM (11 nominees) - Eureka, Falling Skies, Fringe, Game Of Thrones, Grimm, Lost Girl, Red Dwarf, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, The Walking Dead, True Blood

BEST COMEDY PROGRAM (16 Nominees)- 2 Broke Girls, 30 Rock, Breaking In, Childrens Hospital, Community, Family Guy, Futurama, Girls, Glee, How I Met Your Mother, Modern Family, New Girl, Parks And Recreation, Psych, The Big Bang Theory, The Office,

BEST NEW PROGRAM (14 nominees) - 666 Park Avenue, Anger Management, Arrow, Continuum, Elementary, Emily Owens MD, Nashville, Primeval: New World, Political Animals, Revolution, Scandal, The Client List, The Newsroom, Touch, Veep

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION OR DRAMA PROGRAM - (26 nominees)
Steve Buscemi - BOARDWALK EMPIRE
Bryan Cranston - BREAKING BAD
Jeffrey Donovan - BURN NOTICE
Nathan Fillion - Jon Huertas - CASTLE
Matthew Gray Gubler - Shemar Moore - Thomas Gibson - CRIMINAL MINDS
Michael C. Hall - DEXTER
Hugh Bonneville - DOWNTON ABBEY
Alex O'Loughin - Scott Caan - HAWAII FIVE - O
Damian Lewis - HOMELAND
Hugh Laurie - HOUSE
Timothy Olyphant - JUSTIFIED
Jon Hamm - MAD MEN
Jim Caviezel - Michael Emerson - PERSON OF INTEREST
Taye Diggs - PRIVATE PRACTICE
Gabriel Mann - Nick Wechsler - REVENGE
Billy Burke - REVOLUTION
Kim Coates - Charlie Hunnam - SONS OF ANARCHY
Joel Kinnaman - Brent Sexton - THE KILLING
Jeff Daniels - THE NEWSROOM

BEST ACTOR IN A SCI-FI OR FANTASY PROGRAM - (17 nominees)
Joe Morton - Neil Grayston - EUREKA
Colin Cunningham - FALLING SKIES
John Noble - Josh Jackson - Seth Gabel - Michael Kopsa - FRINGE
Peter Dinklage - GAME OF THRONES
Robert Carlyle - ONCE UPON A TIME
Jensen Ackles - Jared Padalecki - Misha Collins - SUPERNATURAL
Gale Harold - THE SECRET CIRCLE
Ian Somerhalder - Matthew Davis - THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
Andrew Lincoln - Norman Reedus - THE WALKING DEAD

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY PROGRAM - (24 nominees)
Jon Cryer - 2 & 1/2 MEN
Alec Baldwin - James Marsden - 30 ROCK
Charlie Sheen - ANGER MANAGEMENT
Christian Slater - BREAKING IN
Henry Winkler - CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
Danny Pudi - Joel McHale - Chevy Chase - Donald Glover - COMMUNITY
Cory Monteith - GLEE
Don Cheadle - HOUSE OF LIES
Neil Patrick Harris - Jason Segal - HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
Louie C.K. - LOUIE
Ty Brrell - Eric Stonestreet - MODERN FAMILY
Chris Pratt - PARKS AND RECREATION
James Roday - Dule Hill - Timothy Omundson - PSYCH
Jim Parsons - Johnny Galecki - THE BIG BANG THEORY
Rainn Wilson - THE OFFICE

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION OR DRAMA PROGRAM - (22 nominees)
Sharon Gless - BURN NOTICE
Stana Katic - CASTLE
AJ Cook - Paget Brewster - CRIMINAL MINDS
Glenn Close - DAMAGES
Michelle Dockery - DOWNTON ABBEY
Ellen Pompeo - GREYS ANATOMY
Kathy Bates - HARRYS LAW
Clare Danes - HOMELAND
Beth Riesgraf - LEVERAGE
Elizabeth Moss - Christina Hendricks - MAD MEN
Maggie Q - NIKITA
Taraji P. Henson - PERSON OF INTEREST
Emily VanCamp - Madeline Stowe - REVENGE
Katey Sagal - Maggie Siff - SONS OF ANARCHY
Jennifer Love Hewitt - THE CLIENT LIST
Julianne Margulies - THE GOOD WIFE
Jamie Anne Allman - Mireille Enos - THE KILLING

BEST ACTRESS IN A SCI-FI OR FANTASY PROGRAM - (17 nominees)
Erica Cerra - Sally Richardson-Whitfield - Felicia Day - EUREKA
Anna Torv - Jasika Nicole - FRINGE
Maisie Williams - Lena Headey - GAME OF THRONES
Anna Silk - Ksenia Solo - LOST GIRL
Jennifer Morrison - Ginnifer Goodwin - Lana Parrilla - ONCE UPON A TIME
Natasha Henstridge - Britt Robertson - Jessica Parker Kennedy - THE SECRET CIRCLE
Lauren Cohan - THE WALKING DEAD
Alison Scagliotti - WAREHOUSE 13

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY PROGRAM - (22 nominees)
Beth Behr - Kat Dennings - 2 BROKE GIRLS
Tina Fey - 30 ROCK
Megan Mullally - CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
Alison Brie - Gillian Jacobs - COMMUNITY
Lena Dunham - GIRLS
Cobie Smulders - Alyson Hannigan - HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
Jane Lynch - Lea Michele - GLEE
Betty White - HOT IN CLEVELAND
Melissa McCarthy - MIKE AND MOLLY
Julie Bowen - MODERN FAMILY
Zooey Deschanel - NEW GIRL
Edie Falco - NURSE JACKIE
Amy Poehler - PARKS AND RECREATION
Maggie Lawson - PSYCH
Kaley Cuoco - Mayim Bialik - Melissa Rauch - THE BIG BANG THEORY
Julia Louis Dreyfuss - VEEP

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (3 to 7 appearances) - (12 nominees)
Ray Stevenson - DEXTER
Wil Wheaton - EUREKA
Michael Cerveris - Jared Harris - Shaun Smyth - FRINGE
Lee Arenberg - ONCE UPON A TIME
Kurt Fuller - Sage Brocklebank - PSYCH
Mark Sheppard - Jim Beaver - Osric Chau - SUPERNATURAL
Wil Wheaton - THE BIG BANG THEORY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (3 to 7 appearances) - (11 nominees)
Lauren Stamile - Kristianna Loken - BURN NOTICE
Jayne Atkinson - CRIMINAL MINDS
Yvonne Strahovski - Katia Winter - DEXTER
Georgina Haig - FRINGE
Michelle Borth - HAWAII FIVE-O
Barbara Hershey - ONCE UPON A TIME
Liane Balaban - Rachel Miner - SUPERNATURAL
Katie Findlay - THE KILLING

BEST GUEST STAR (1-2 appearances) - (18 nominees)
Kathy Bates - 2 & 1/2 MEN
Elizabeth Banks - Margaret Cho - 30 ROCK
Jordan Hinson - EUREKA
Rebecca Mader - Leonard Nimoy - FRINGE
Jennifer Love Hewitt - HOT IN CLEVELAND
Jeremy Davies - JUSTIFIED
Mark Sheppard - LEVERAGE
Amy Acker - PERSON OF INTEREST
Cary Elwes - PSYCH
Mark Pellegrino - DJ Qualls - Madison McLaughlin - Kevin McNally - Felicia Day - SUPERNATURAL
Martha Plimpton - THE GOOD WIFE
Kacey Rohl - THE KILLING

BEST TALK SHOW HOST - (8 nominees)
Stephen Colbert
Ellen Degeneres
Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel
Conan O'Brien
David Letterman
Jon Stewart
George Stroumboulopoulos

BEST DIRECTOR - (12 nominees)
Matthew Hastings "Just Another Day" (EUREKA)
Joe Chappelle "Letters Of Transit" (FRINGE)
Jon Cassar "Through The Looking Glass And What Walter Found There" (FRINGE)
Lena Dunham "She Did" (GIRLS)
Phil Abraham "The Other Woman" (MAD MEN)
Jason Winer "Virgin Territory" (MODERN FAMILY)
Steve Levitan "Baby On Board" (MODERN FAMILY)
Dean White "Heart of Darkness" (ONCE UPON A TIME)
Dean White "A Land Without Magic" (ONCE UPON A TIME)
David Crabtree "Santabarbaratown" (PSYCH)
Patty Jenkins "What I Know" (THE KILLING)
Ernest R. Dickerson "Beside The Dying Fire" (THE WALKING DEAD)

BEST EPISODE - (29 nominees)
Lone Gunmen - ARROW
Legacies - ARROW
Desperate Times - BURN NOTICE
Undead Again - CASTLE
Linchpin - CASTLE
Are You...? - DEXTER
Argentina - DEXTER
Just Another Day - EUREKA
Brave New World Part 1&2 - FRINGE
The End Of All Things - FRINGE
Valar Morghulis - GAME OF THRONES
Everybody Dies - HOUSE
Splitsville - HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
Heart of Darkness - ONCE UPON A TIME
A Land Without Magic - ONCE UPON A TIME
Tallahassee - ONCE UPON A TIME
Many Happy Returns - PERSON OF INTEREST
Firewall - PERSON OF INTEREST
Santabarbaratown - PSYCH
Heeeeere's Lassie - PSYCH
Reckoning - REVENGE
Laying Pipe - SONS OF ANARCHY
Survival Of The Fittest - SUPERNATURAL
The Girl With The Dungeons And Dragons Tattoo - SUPERNATURAL
The Countdown Reflection - THE BIG BANG THEORY
We Just Decided To - THE NEWSROOM
What I Know - THE KILLING
Better Angels - THE WALKING DEAD
Beside The Dying Fire - THE WALKING DEAD

FAVORITE SHOW - (27 nominees)
90210, Arrow, Breaking Bad, Burn Notice, Castle, Community, Continuum, Criminal Minds, Dexter, Elementary, Eureka, Fringe, Games Of Thrones, Glee, Greys Anatomy, How I Met Your Mother, Justified, Leverage, Nikita, Person Of Interest, Psych, Revenge, Sons Of Anarchy, Supernatural, The Big Bang Theory, The Vampire Diaries, The Walking Dead

FAVORITE TV CHARACTER - (54 nominees)
Max Black - 2 BROKE GIRLS
Liz Lemon - 30 ROCK
Oliver Queen/Arrow - John Diggle - ARROW
Walter White - BREAKING BAD
Michael Westen - Sam Axe - BURN NOTICE
Richard Castle - Kate Beckett - Javier Esposito - CASTLE
Abed Nadir - COMMUNITY
Kiera Cameron - CONTINUUM
Dexter Morgan - DEXTER
Allison Blake - Jack Carter - EUREKA
Peter Bishop - Dr. Walter Bishop - Olivia Dunham - FRINGE
Tyrion Lannister - Jon Snow - GAME OF THRONES
Finn Hudson - GLEE
Merideth Gray - Arizona Robins - GREYS ANATOMY
Nick Burkhardt - GRIMM
Dr. Gregory House - HOUSE
Barney Stinson - Robin Scherbatsky - Lily Aldrin - Marshall Eriksen - HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
Parker - LEVERAGE
Bo - Kenzi - Dr. Lauren Lewis - LOST GIRL
Emma Swan - Rumplestiltskin - Snow White - ONCE UPON A TIME
John Reese - PERSON OF INTEREST
Shawn Spencer - Carlton Lassiter - Burton Guster - PSYCH
Victoria Grayson - REVENGE
Jax Teller - SONS OF ANARCHY
Dean Winchester - Sam Winchester - Castiel - Bobby Singer - Kevin Tran - SUPERNATURAL
Dr. Sheldon Cooper - Penny - Amy Farrah Fowler - THE BIG BANG THEORY
Dwight K. Schrute - THE OFFICE
Charles Meade - THE SECRET CIRCLE
Damon Salvatore - THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
Daryl Dixon - THE WALKING DEAD

BEST COUPLE - (19 nominees)
Fiona & Michael - BURN NOTICE
Castle & Beckett - CASTLE
Dexter & Hannah - DEXTER
Allison Blake & Jack Carter - EUREKA
Peter & Olivia - FRINGE
Finn & Rachel - GLEE
Derek & Meredith - GREYS ANATOMY
Marshall & Lily - HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
Hardison & Parker - LEVERAGE
Bo & Lauren - LOST GIRL
Snow White & Prince Charming - ONCE UPON A TIME
Shawn & Juliet - PSYCH
Howard & Bernadette - THE BIG BANG THEORY
Sheldon & Amy - THE BIG BANG THEORY
Penny & Sheldon - THE BIG BANG THEORY
Jim & Pam - THE OFFICE
Damon & Elena - THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
Stefan & Elena - THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
Peter & Elizabeth - WHITE COLLAR

SEXIEST ACTOR (TV & Movie) (21 nominees)
Chris Evans, Colin Donnell, Cory Monteith, Gale Harold, George Clooney, Henry Cavill, Jared Padalecki. Jensen Ackles, Johnny Depp, Josh Dallas, Joshua Jackson, Justin Hartley. Matt Lanter, Misha Collins. Nathan Fillion, Robert Pattinson, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds. Stephen Amell, Tom Welling. Kris Holden-Ried

SEXIEST ACTRESS - (TV & Movie)(22 nominees)
Alison Brie, Aly Michalka, Anna Silk. Anna Torv, Britt Robertson, Erica Durance, Jennifer Lawrence, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jennifer Morrison, Kaley Cuoco, Kat Dennings, Katie Holmes, Lea Michele, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Melissa Rauch, Mila Kunis, Molly Quinn, Olivia Wilde, Rachel Nichols, Shelley Hennig, Stana Katic, Yvonne Strahovski, Zoie Palmer

BEST NON-HUMAN CHARACTER OR PROP - (10 nominees)
Bow & Arrows - ARROW
The Dodge Charger - BURN NOTICE
Annies Boobs - COMMUNITY
Dexters knife - DEXTER
S.A.R.A.H - EUREKA
Doomsday Machine - FRINGE
Gene - FRINGE
Walters Lab - FRINGE
The Machine - PERSON OF INTEREST
The Blueberry - PSYCH
The Impala - SUPERNATURAL