The nominees for the 31st Television Critics Association Awards have been announced, and include a wide array of subjects and genres.

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For the first time, The Legend of Korra was nominated in the Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming category alongside the likes of Sesame Street and ABC Family's Switched at Birth.For Outstanding New Program, Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul faces off against Fox's Empire, DC comics adaptation The Flash, CW's Jane the Virgin, and Amazon Instant's Transparent.Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and The Big Bang Theory are nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy, along with a second nomination for Transparent, Comedy Central's Inside Amy Schumer, and Jane the Virgin.AMC's Mad Men, FX's Justified, HBO's Game of Thrones , Fox's Empire, and FX's The Americans are all nominated for Outstdanding Achievement in Drama.Overall, it's The Americans, Game of Thrones , Mad Men, Transparent, and Empire all competing for the honor of winning Program of the Year.Out of all the television networks and services with contending programs, HBO leads with seven nominations. Additionally, Julia Louise-Dreyfus, Viola Davis, Jon Hamm, and Amy Schumer are all nominated for individual performance awards.Below are all the nominees.INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDYJulia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep,” HBO - (2014 Winner in Category)Gina Rodriguez, “Jane The Virgin,” The CWAmy Schumer, “Inside Amy Schumer,” Comedy CentralJeffrey Tambor, “Transparent,” AmazonConstance Wu, “Fresh Off the Boat,” ABCINDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMAViola Davis, “How to Get Away with Murder,” ABCJon Hamm, “Mad Men,” AMCTaraji P. Henson, “Empire,” FoxMatthew Rhys, “The Americans,” FXBob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul,” AMCOUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS AND INFORMATION“CBS Sunday Morning,” CBS“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central“Frontline,” PBS“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” HBO“60 Minutes,” CBSOUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN REALITY PROGRAMMING“The Amazing Race,” CBS“The Chair,” Starz“Dancing with the Stars,” ABC“RuPaul's Drag Race,” Logo - (2014 Winner in Category)“Shark Tank,” ABCOUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN YOUTH PROGRAMMING“Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood,” PBS“The Fosters,” ABC Family - (2014 Winner in Category)“The Legend of Korra,” Nickelodeon“Sesame Street,” PBS“Switched at Birth,” ABC FamilyOUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM“Better Call Saul,” AMC“Empire,” Fox“The Flash,” The CW“Jane the Virgin,” The CW“Transparent,” AmazonOUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES, MINISERIES AND SPECIALS“Bessie,” HBO“The Honorable Woman,” SundanceTV“The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,” HBO“Olive Kitteridge,” HBO“Wolf Hall,” PBSOUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY“The Big Bang Theory,” CBS“Inside Amy Schumer,” Comedy Central“Jane the Virgin,” The CW“Transparent,” Amazon“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” NetflixOUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA“The Americans,” FX“Empire,” Fox“Game of Thrones,” HBO“Justified,” FX“Mad Men,” AMCHERITAGE AWARD“Friends,” NBC“Late Show/Late Night with David Letterman,” CBS/NBC“The Shield,” FX“Star Trek,” NBC“Twin Peaks,” ABCPROGRAM OF THE YEAR“The Americans,” FX“Empire,” Fox“Game of Thrones,” HBO“Mad Men,” AMC“Transparent,” AmazonThese awards apply to programs from the 2014-2015 television season and will be awarded on Saturday, August 8 at a closed event in the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

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