My TV in the Year Awards 2012.

                    Well i normally don't post anything from TV on this blog since its strictly for movies but this is one thing that i always do. This post is where i chose my favorite TV shows i have been watching all year whether new/currently running shows or catching up with older ones so it comprises of both. 2012 was the year when i actually started watching TV with the highlights being Homeland's season 1 at the beginning of the year followed by Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, Girls and Fringe among the currently running shows. While from the older ones, i watched complete The X-Files, Twin Peaks, Firefly, Arrested Development and 4 seasons of Six Feet Under among many other shows.


Below are the winners:

Best TV Show (Drama) Top 10:

1. Six Feet Under (S1,2,3,4)
2. The X-Files (S1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
3. Breaking Bad (S1,2,3,4)
4. Homeland (S1,2)
5. Twin Peaks (S1,2)
6. Boardwalk Empire (S1,2,3)
7. Game of Thrones (S1,2)
8. Firefly (S1)
9. Fringe (S1,2,3,4,5)
10. The Walking Dead (S3)

Best TV Show (Comedy) Top 6:

1. Arrested Development (S1,2,3)
2. Girls (S1)
3. Modern Family (S3)
4. Community (S3)
5. Glee (S3,4)
6. The Big Bang Theory (S3,4,5)

Best TV Show of 2012:

Girls Season 1
Boardwalk Empire Season 3
Game of Thrones Season 2
The Walking Dead Season 3
Homeland Season 2

Best Lead Actor Drama:

Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
Damian Lewis - Homeland
Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
Kyle MacLachlan - Twin Peaks
David Duchovny - The X-Files
Peter Krause - Six Feet Under

Best Lead Actor Comedy:

Jim Parsons - The Big Bang Theory
Jason Bateman - Arrested Development
Joel McHale - Community
Johnny Galecki - The Big Bang Theory
Garret Dillahunt - Raising Hope
Jim Morrison - Glee

Best Lead Actress Drama:

Claire Danes - Homeland
Frances Conroy - Six Feet Under
Gillian Anderson - The X-Files
Sarah Wayne Callies - The Walking Dead
Anna Torv - Fringe
Ellen Pompeo - Grey's Anatomy

Best Lead Actress Comedy:

Laura Dern - Enlightened
Lena Dunham - Girls
Zooey Deschanel - New Girl
Martha Plimpton - Raising Hope
Felicity Huffman - Desperate Housewives
Lea Michelle - Glee

Best Supporting Actor Drama:

John Noble - Fringe
Aaron Paul - Breaking Bad
Giancarlo Esposito - Breaking Bad
Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones
Mandy Patinkin - Homeland
Michael C. Hall - Six Feet Under

Best Supporting Actor Comedy:

Jeffrey Tambor - Arrested Development
David Cross - Arrested Development
Eric Stonestreet - Modern Family
Tony Hale - Arrested Development
Ty Burrell - Modern Family
Will Arnett - Arrested Development

Best Supporting Actress Drama:

Anna Gun - Breaking Bad
Rachel Griffiths - Six Feet Under
Sandra Oh - Grey's Anatomy
Kelly Macdonald - Boardwalk Empire
Gretchen Mol - Boardwalk Empire
Lauren Ambrose - Six Feet Under

Best Supporting Actress Comedy:

Jessica Walter - Arrested Development
Julie Bowen - Modern Family
Cloris Leachman - Raising Hope
Sofia Vergara - Modern Family
Mayim Bialik - The Big Bang Theory
Diane Ladd - Enlightened

Best Direction (Drama):

Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Homeland
Six Feet Under
The X-Files

Best Direction (Comedy):

Arrested Development
Girls
Modern Family
Community
Enlightened

Best Writing (Drama):

Six Feet Under
Homeland
Twin Peaks
Breaking Bad
Boardwalk Empire

Best Writing (Comedy):

Arrested Development
Girls
Community
Modern Family
Enlightened

Best Ensemble (Drama):

Six Feet Under
Grey's Anatomy
Homeland
Twin Peaks
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad

Best Ensemble (Comedy):

Arrested Development
Modern Family
Community
Girls
Glee
The Big Bang Theory

Best New TV Show (2012):

Girls
Awake
Arrow
Touch
The River

Best Guilty Pleasure:

The Vampire Diaries
Supernatural
Castle
True Blood
Awkward