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'True Detective' leads TCA Awards 2014 nominees

By Yvonne Villarreal contact the reporter

The Television Critics Assn. names its annual award nominees; "True Detective" leads with 4 nods

TCA Awards: Top nominees "True Detective" (4), "The Good Wife" (3), "Breaking Bad" (3) and "The Americans" (3)

It's the sort of news that Rust Cohle might celebrate with an unhurried swig of Lone Star beer: "True Detective" picked up four nominations for this years Television Critics Assn. Awards.

The hit HBO anthology series was nominated for program of the year, outstanding achievement in movies, miniseries and specials, and outstanding new program, and Matthew McConaughey was singled out for individual achievement in drama.

Tied with three nominations each are "The Good Wife," after a full-charge fifth season, "Breaking Bad," which ended its five-season run last summer, and "The Americans."

Other nominees familiar to the roster include "Louie," "Game of Thrones," "The Big Bang Theory," "The Daily Show" and childhood mainstay "Sesame Street."

And a crop of newcomers are making their mark: Logo’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” Netflix’s critically acclaimed women’s prison dramedy “Orange Is the New Black,” FX’s small-screen adaptation of the Coen brothers' “Fargo," and Fox all-stars “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Sleepy Hollow," as well as ABC Family's "The Fosters."

The category with perhaps the most eclectic list of nominees is the Heritage Award -- where "Lost," "Saturday Night Live," "South Park," Star Trek" and "Twin Peaks" will duke it out.

The TCA Awards will be held July 19 in Beverly Hills.

Here's the full list of nominees:

Individual achievement in comedy

Louis C.K., “Louie” (FX) [2013 winner in category]

Mindy Kaling, “The Mindy Project” (Fox)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” (HBO)

Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS)

Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation” (NBC)

Individual achievement in drama

Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad” (AMC)

Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife” (CBS)

Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black” (BBC America) [2013 winner in category]

Matthew McConaughey, “True Detective” (HBO)

Matthew Rhys, “The Americans” (FX)

Outstanding achievement in news and information

“CBS Sunday Morning” (CBS)

“Cosmos” (Fox)

“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (Comedy Central)

“Frontline” (PBS)

“60 Minutes” (CBS)

Outstanding achievement in reality programming

“The Amazing Race” (CBS)

“RuPaul's Drag Race” (Logo)

“Shark Tank” (ABC) [2013 winner in category]

“Survivor” (CBS)

“The Voice” (NBC)

Outstanding achievement in youth programming

“Adventure Time” (Cartoon Network)

“Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood” (PBS)

“The Fosters” (ABC Family)

“Sesame Street” (PBS)

“Switched at Birth” (ABC Family)

Outstanding new program

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox)

“Fargo” (FX)

“Orange Is the New Black” (Netflix)

“Sleepy Hollow” (Fox)

“True Detective” (HBO)

Outstanding achievement in movies, miniseries and specials

“American Horror Story: Coven” (FX)

“Broadchurch” (BBC America)

“Fargo” (FX)

“The Returned” (SundanceTV)

“True Detective” (HBO)

Outstanding achievement in drama

“The Americans” (FX)

“Breaking Bad” (AMC)

“Game of Thrones” (HBO) [2013 winner in category]

“House of Cards” (Netflix)

“The Good Wife” (CBS)

Outstanding achievement in comedy

“The Big Bang Theory” (CBS) [2013 winner in category – tied with “Parks and Recreation”]

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox)

“Louie” (FX)

“The Mindy Project” (Fox)

“Veep” (HBO)

Career achievement award

Mark Burnett

James Burrows

Valerie Harper

Jay Leno

William Shatner

Heritage Award

“Lost” (ABC)

“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)

“South Park” (Comedy Central)

“Star Trek” (NBC)

“Twin Peaks” (ABC)

Program of the year

“Breaking Bad” (AMC) [2013 winner in category]

“Game of Thrones” (HBO)

“The Good Wife” (CBS)

“Orange Is the New Black” (Netflix)

“True Detective” (HBO)