The 3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards ceremony, presented by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA), honored the best in primetime television programming from June 1, 2012, to May 31, 2013, and was held on June 10, 2013, at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/critics-choice-awards-game-thrones-and-breaking-bad-tie-best-drama-big-bang-theory-wins-best/ |title=Critics' Choice TV Awards: 'Game of Thrones' and 'Breaking Bad' Tie for Best Drama, 'Big Bang Theory' Wins Best Comedy |first=Tim |last=Molloy |work=TheWrap |date=June 10, 2013 |access-date=June 10, 2013}} The nominations were announced on May 22, 2013.{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2013/05/22/critics-choice-television-nominations-3rd-annual/ |title=Big Bang, Horror Story, Parks & Rec, Good Wife, The Americans Lead Critics Choice Nominations |author=Team TVLine |work=TVLine |date=May 22, 2013 |access-date=May 22, 2013}} The ceremony was hosted by comedian and actress Retta, and was live-streamed on Ustream. Bob Newhart received the Critics' Choice Television Icon Award.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/06/critics-choice-tv-awards-name-top-new-series-sets-bob-newhart-for-icon-honor-512422/ |title=Critics' Choice TV Awards Name Top New Series, Sets Bob Newhart For Icon Honor |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=June 3, 2013 |access-date=June 3, 2013}}

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:

File:Louis CK 2012 Shankbone.JPG, Best Actor in a Comedy Series winner]]

File:Julia Louis-Dreyfus VF 2012 Shankbone 3.jpg, Best Actress in a Comedy Series winner]]

File:Simon Helberg at PaleyFest 2013.jpg, Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner]]

File:Kaley Cuoco at PaleyFest 2013.jpg, Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series co-winner]]

File:Bryan Cranston by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg, Best Actor in a Drama Series winner]]

File:Tatiana Maslany by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg, Best Actress in a Drama Series winner]]

File:Michael Cudlitz 2016 (cropped).jpg, Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner]]

File:Monica Potter 2, Paleyfest 2013.jpg, Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner]]

File:Michael Douglas César 2016 3.jpg, Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries winner]]

File:Elisabeth Moss at PaleyFest 2014.jpg, Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries winner]]

File:Zachary Quinto by Gage Skidmore.jpg, Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries winner]]

File:Sarah Paulson in 2015.jpg, Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries winner]]

File:Patton Oswalt by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg, Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series winner]]

File:Jane Fonda Cannes 2015.jpg, Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series winner]]

File:TomBergeronApr09.jpg, Best Reality Show Host winner]]

colspan="2"\| Best Series
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style="width=50%"\| Best Comedy Series ! style="width=50%"\| Best Drama Series
valign="top" \| The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Louie (FX) The Middle (ABC) New Girl (Fox) Parks and Recreation (NBC) Veep (HBO) \| valign="top" \| Breaking Bad (AMC) (TIE) Game of Thrones (HBO) (TIE) The Americans (FX) Downton Abbey (PBS) The Good Wife (CBS) Homeland (Showtime)
Best Movie/Miniseries ! Best Animated Series
valign="top" \| Behind the Candelabra (HBO) American Horror Story: Asylum (FX) The Crimson Petal and the White (Encore) The Hour (BBC America) Political Animals (USA) Top of the Lake (Sundance Channel) \| valign="top" \| Archer (FX) Adventure Time (Cartoon Network) Phineas and Ferb (Disney Channel) Regular Show (Cartoon Network) The Simpsons (Fox) Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Cartoon Network)
colspan="2"\| Most Exciting New Series (All Honored)
valign="top" colspan="2"\| Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC) The Bridge (FX) Masters of Sex (Showtime) The Michael J. Fox Show (NBC) Ray Donovan (Showtime) Under the Dome (CBS)
colspan="2"\| Best Acting in a Comedy Series
Best Actor ! Best Actress
valign="top" \| Louis C.K. as Louie – Louie Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan – House of Lies Jake Johnson as Nick Miller – New Girl Jim Parsons as Dr. Sheldon Cooper – The Big Bang Theory Adam Scott as Ben Wyatt – Parks and Recreation Jeremy Sisto as George Altman – Suburgatory \| valign="top" \| Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer – Veep Laura Dern as Amy Jellicoe – Enlightened Zooey Deschanel as Jessica Day – New Girl Lena Dunham as Hannah Horvath – Girls Sutton Foster as Michelle Simms Flowers – Bunheads Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope – Parks and Recreation
Best Supporting Actor ! Best Supporting Actress
valign="top" \| Simon Helberg as Howard Wolowitz – The Big Bang Theory Max Greenfield as Schmidt – New Girl Alex Karpovsky as Ray Ploshansky – Girls Adam Pally as Max Blum – Happy Endings Chris Pratt as Andy Dwyer – Parks and Recreation Danny Pudi as Abed Nadir – Community \| valign="top" \| *Kaley Cuoco as Penny – The Big Bang Theory* (TIE) Eden Sher as Sue Heck – The Middle (TIE)** Carly Chaikin as Dalia Oprah Royce – Suburgatory Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy – Modern Family Melissa Rauch as Dr. Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz – The Big Bang Theory Casey Wilson as Penny Hartz – Happy Endings
colspan="2"\| Best Acting in a Drama Series
Best Actor ! Best Actress
valign="top" \| Bryan Cranston as Walter White – Breaking Bad Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody – Homeland Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes – The Walking Dead Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens – Justified Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings – The Americans Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood – House of Cards \| valign="top" \| Tatiana Maslany as Various Characters – Orphan Black Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison – Homeland Vera Farmiga as Norma Bates – Bates Motel Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick – The Good Wife Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson – Mad Men Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings – The Americans
Best Supporting Actor ! Best Supporting Actress
valign="top" \| Michael Cudlitz as John Cooper – Southland Jonathan Banks as Mike Ehrmantraut – Breaking Bad Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister – Game of Thrones Noah Emmerich as Stan Beeman – The Americans Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder – Justified Corey Stoll as Peter Russo – House of Cards \| valign="top" \| Monica Potter as Kristina Braverman – Parenthood Jennifer Carpenter as Debra Morgan – Dexter Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen – Game of Thrones Anna Gunn as Skyler White – Breaking Bad Regina King as Det. Lydia Adams – Southland Abigail Spencer as Amantha Holden – Rectify
colspan="2"\| Best Acting in a Movie/Miniseries
Best Actor ! Best Actress
valign="top" \| Michael Douglas as Liberace – Behind the Candelabra Benedict Cumberbatch as Christopher Tietjens – Parade's End Matt Damon as Scott Thorson – Behind the Candelabra Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock – The Girl Al Pacino as Phil Spector – Phil Spector Dominic West as Hector Madden – The Hour \| valign="top" \| Elisabeth Moss as Det. Robin Griffin – Top of the Lake Angela Bassett as Coretta Scott King – Betty & Coretta Romola Garai as Bel Rowley – The Hour Rebecca Hall as Sylvia Tietjens – Parade's End Jessica Lange as Sister Jude Martin / Judy Martin – American Horror Story: Asylum Sigourney Weaver as Elaine Barrish – Political Animals
Best Supporting Actor ! Best Supporting Actress
valign="top" \| Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Thredson – American Horror Story: Asylum James Cromwell as Dr. Arthur Arden / Hans Grüper – American Horror Story: Asylum Peter Mullan as Matt Mitcham – Top of the Lake Sebastian Stan as T.J. Hammond – Political Animals David Wenham as Det. Al Parker – Top of the Lake Thomas M. Wright as Johnno Mitcham – Top of the Lake \| valign="top" \| Sarah Paulson as Lana Winters – American Horror Story: Asylum Ellen Burstyn as Margaret Barrish – Political Animals Sienna Miller as Tippi Hedren – The Girl Lily Rabe as Sister Mary Eunice McKee – American Horror Story: Asylum Imelda Staunton as Alma Reville – The Girl Alfre Woodard as Louisa "Ouiser" Boudreaux – Steel Magnolias
colspan="2"\| Best Guest Performing
Best Guest Performer – Comedy ! Best Guest Performer – Drama
valign="top" \| Patton Oswalt as Garth Blundin – Parks and Recreation Melissa Leo as Laurie – Louie David Lynch as Jack Dall – Louie Bob Newhart as Arthur Jeffries, Ph.D. / Professor Proton – The Big Bang Theory Molly Shannon as Eileen – Enlightened Patrick Wilson as Joshua – Girls \|valign="top" \| Jane Fonda as Leona Lansing – The Newsroom Jim Beaver as Sheriff Shelby Parlow – Justified Martha Plimpton as Patti Nyholm – The Good Wife Carrie Preston as Elsbeth Tascioni – The Good Wife Diana Rigg as Lady Olenna Tyrell – Game of Thrones Jimmy Smits as Nero Padilla – Sons of Anarchy
colspan="2"\| Reality & Variety
Best Reality Series ! Best Reality Series – Competition
valign="top" \| Duck Dynasty (A&E) (TIE) Push Girls (Sundance Channel) (TIE) The Moment (USA) Pawn Stars (History) Small Town Security (AMC) Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan (BBC America) \| valign="top" \| The Voice (NBC) Chopped (Food Network) Face Off (Syfy) Shark Tank (ABC) So You Think You Can Dance (Fox) Survivor (CBS)
Best Talk Show ! Best Reality Show Host
valign="top" \| The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central) Conan (TBS) The Ellen DeGeneres Show (NBC) Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) Marie (Hallmark Channel) \| valign="top" \| Tom Bergeron – Dancing with the Stars Cat Deeley – So You Think You Can Dance Gordon Ramsay – Hell's Kitchen / MasterChef RuPaul – RuPaul's Drag Race Ryan Seacrest – American Idol Kurt Warner – The Moment

Shows with multiple wins

The following shows received multiple awards:

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scope="col" style="text-align:center;"\| Program ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"\| Network ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"\| Category ! scope="col" style="width:55px;"\| Wins
The Big Bang Theory \| CBS \| Comedy \| style="text-align:center"\| 3
American Horror Story: Asylum \| FX \| rowspan="2"\| Movie/Miniseries \| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"\| 2
Behind the Candelabra \| HBO
Breaking Bad \| AMC \| Drama

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! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| Category

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The Big Bang Theory

| CBS

| Comedy

| style="text-align:center"| 3

American Horror Story: Asylum

| FX

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