Best Of TV Awards 2015 - Results for Semi-Finals voting and FINALISTS for Best Action or Drama Actor, Actress and Program

The 2015 Best Of TV Awards finals are under way. The 6th annual BOTVA's have already shattered the previous record for votes in the first round combined. With over 487,000 votes. The 2015 BOTVA's all time record is 575,000 votes in a year has also fallen now.
The Semi-Final rounds for Best Action or Drama Actor, Actress and Program categories took place a couple weeks ago.

Here are the complete results (BOLD nominees have qualified for the Finals)

Best Action or Drama Program
ARROW 698
PERSON OF INTEREST 285
CASTLE 273
HANNIBAL 238
GOTHAM 97
HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER 93
CRIMINAL MINDS 91
HAWAII FIVE-O 77
THE BLACKLIST 67
RIZZOLI AND ISLES 65
ROOKIE BLUE 55

Elementary 51, fargo 34, Revenge 34, House Of Cards 23, Saving Hope 19, Homeland 15, Justified 15

Best Action or Drama Actor
STEPHEN AMELL "Arrow" 767
NATHAN FILLION "Caslte" 299
MADS MIKKELSEN "Hannibal" 282
RAMI MALEK "Mr. Robot" 237
MICHAEL EMERSON "Person Of Interest" 216
HUGH DANCY "Hannibal" 168
JOHN BARROWMAN "Arrow" 158
JIM CAVIEZEL "Person Of Interest" 152
KEVIN CHAPMAN "Person Of Interest" 152
JON HUERTAS "Castle" 121
PAUL BLACKTHORNE "Arrow" 105
YANNICK BISSON "Murdoch Mysteries" 88
ALEX O'LOUGHLIN "Hawaii Five-0" 84
ROBIN LORD TAYLOR "Gotham" 80
CHARLIE COX "Daredevil" 79
BEN MCKENZIE "Gotham" 78
JAMES SPADER "The Blacklist" 75

Qualified for finals, but did not finish in the top 3 for their program
Colton Haynes "Arrow" 95

Jonny Lee Miller "Elementary" 67, Shemar Moore "Criminal Minds" 63, Ben bass "Rookie Blue" 62, Brandon Routh "Arrow" 58, Lawrence Fishburne "Hannibal" 53, Cory Michael Smith "Gotham" 50, Sean Pertwee "Gotham" 45, Scott Caan "Hawaii Five-0" 43, Daniel Dae Kim "Hawaii Five-0" 38, Ryan Eggold "The Blacklist" 35, gabriel Mann "Revenge" 33, gregory Smith "Rookie Blue" 32, Kevin Spacey "House Of Cards" 29, Travis Milne "Rookie Blue" 29, Elden Henson "daredevil" 24, Timothy Olyphant "Justified" 20, Nick Weschler "Revenge" 18, Philip Winchester "The Player" 17, Kristoffer Polaha "Backstrom" 14, Bob Odenkirk "Better Call Saul" 13, Wesley Snipes "The Player" 12, Liev Schrieber "Ray Donovan" 10

Best Action or Drama Actress
EMILY BETT RICKARDS "Arrow" 843
STANA KATIC "Castle" 312
AMY ACKER "Person Of Interest" 285
SARAH SHAHI "Person Of Interest" 229
GILLIAN ANDERSON "Hannibal" 190
MOLLY QUINN "Castle" 121
WILLA HOLLAND "Arrow" 115
VIOLA DAVIS "How To Get Away With Murder" 110
CAROLINE DHAVERNAS "Hannibal" 100
HELENE JOY "Murdoch Mysteries" 89
KATIE CASSIDY "Arrow" 83
SASHA ALEXANDER "Rizzoli And Isles" 72
GRACE PARK "Hawaii Five-O" 67
LUCY LIU "Elementary" 65
TARAJI P HENSON "Empire" 64
ANGIE HARMON "Rizzoli And Isles" 61
MISSY PEREGRYM "Rookie Blue" 60

Megan Boone "The Blacklist" 53, Emily VanCamp "Revenge" 50, Deborah Ann Woll "Daredevil" 48, Kerry Washington "Scandal" 44, Pauley Perrette "NCIS" 43, Erin Richards "Gotham" 42, Chelsea Spack "Gotham" 39, Vera farmiga "Bates Motel" 37, Jennifer Love Hewitt "Criminal Minds" 37, Beatrice Rosen "Backstrom" 31, Clare Danes "Homeland" 29, Charlotte Sullivan "Rookie Blue" 28, Robin Wright "House Of cards" 27, Bex taylor-Klaus "Scream" 27, Shiri Appleby "UnReal" 25, Laura Carmichael "Downton Abbey" 24, Olivia Cooke "Bates Motel" 20, Madeleine Stowe "Revenge" 19, Erica Durance "Saving Hope" 19, Charity Wakefield "The Player" 18, Lauren Holly "Motive" 17, Willa Fitzgerald "Scream" 14, Katie Holmes "Ray Donovan" 10

The Best Action or Drama Program category appears set to crown its first 3X winner as the defending 2 time winner Arrow ran away with the semi-final voting. Person Of Interest finds itself in the finals for a 5th consecutive year, 4th time in this category (plus 2011 New Program category), they will try to improve on their all time best 5th place finish & their 2nd in the semi-finals bodes well for that happening. Last years runner up and former 2X category winners Castle are again in the mix with a 3rd place finish in the semis. Hannibal finds themselves back in the finals for a 2nd time, looking to improve on their 7th place finish last year. Criminal Minds stays in the finals, making it an unprecidented 6th finals appearance in this category. Still hoping to get their 1st win, with a 2nd & 3rd in the past few years. Hawaii Five-0 is back for their 5th finals. The Blacklist is in their 2nd straight finals. Rookie Blue is in the finals for a 2nd time, their last appearance was in 2013.

Gotham and How To Get Away With Murder find themselves in the finals for the first time in this category. Last year they both made it in the New Program category. Rizzoli And Isles makes the finals for the first time in any category.

The Best Action or Drama Actor Category will not have a repeat winner as last years winner Christopher Gorham "Covert Affairs" is not eligible this year. There are two former Winners in the mix though. The 2013 winner John Barrowman "Arrow" is once again back, along with his shows star Stephen Amell, who led semi-final voting (as he did last year as well) and Paul Blackthorne for his 2nd time. The 2012 & 2011 winner Nathan Fillion "Castle" who is joined this time by 1st time finalst Jon Huertas from his show. Mads Mikkelsen & Hugh Dancy "Hannibal" both are back for a 3rd consecutive finals. Jim Caviezel and Michael Emerson "Person Of Interest" are back in the finals, caviezel for his 3rd time (missing last year) and Emerson for his 2nd (first time since 2012) along with their cast mate Kevin Chapman making his 1st finals. Yannick Bisson "Murdoch Mysteries" makes the finals for the 2nd time. Alex O'Loughlin "Hawaii Five-0" is back for his 4th finals. Ben McKenzie "Gotham" returns to the finals for his 2nd year in a row, along with 1st time finalist from the show Robin Lord taylor. James Spader "The Blacklist" slips into the last spot of the finals, making it his 3rd consecutive finals.

In the finals for the first time, along with Huertas, Chapman and Taylor are Rami Malek "Mr. Robot" and Charlie Cox "Daredevil" in their shows 1st year.
The Best Action or Drama Actress Category had last years winner leading the semi-final voting as Emily Bett Rickards "Arrow" led by a wide margin, her co-stars Katie Cassidy & Willa Holland also made it for the 2nd time each. The former 3 time winner Stana Katic "Castle" was 2nd and will be joined this year in the finals by co-star Molly Quinn for her 1st time. Amy Acker "Person Of Interest" who plays Root, the May Madness Character winner this past year was 3rd and makes the finals for her 3rd time. She is joined by 1st time finalist Sarah Shahi from the show. Gillian Anderson "Hannibal" a finalist last year in the recurring actress category is back this time in the action/drama actress category, along with co-star Caroline Dhavernas. Helene Joy "Murdoch Mysteries" makes the finals for the 2nd consecutive year. Lucy Liu "Elementary" is back for her 3rd time as is Grace Park "Hawaii Five-0". Taraji P Henson "
Empire" makes the finals for the first time on this show, and her 2nd time in the category, previously with "Person Of Interest" in 2013.

In the finals for the first time besides Molly Quinn, Sarah Shahi, Gillian Anderson and Caroline Dhavernas. Viola Davis "How To Get Away With Murder. Sasha Alexander & Angie Harmon "Rizzoli And Isles", Missy Peregrym "Rookie Blue" making this the 1st finals appearance for a Rookie Blue main cast member.

The Final round of the 2015 Best Of TV Awards is under way. Each voting round will last 3 to 6 days..

Voting, and a complete list of nominees in all categories can be found HERE