The TCA announces 2007 award nominees

The Emmys get all the buzz, but truly, the Television Critics Association Awards usually get it right when honoring TV’s best. The TCA announced earlier this week its list of nominees.

The winners will be announced July 21 at a ceremony at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.

I agree with most of the choices this year. My preferences are in bold.

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR

“American Idol” (Fox)

“Friday Night Lights” (NBC)

“Heroes” (NBC)

“Planet Earth” (Discovery)

“The Wire” (HBO)

“When the Levees Broke” (HBO)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY

“30 Rock” (NBC)

“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)

“Entourage” (HBO)

“The Office” (NBC)

“Ugly Betty” (ABC)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA

“Heroes” (NBC)

“Friday Night Lights” (NBC)

“Lost” (ABC)

“The Sopranos” (HBO)

“The Wire” (HBO)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT MOVIES, MINI-SERIES AND SPECIALS

“Broken Trail” (AMC)

“Planet Earth” (Discovery)

“Prime Suspect” (PBS)

“The State Within” (BBC America)

“When the Levees Broke” (HBO)

OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM OF THE YEAR

“30 Rock” (NBC)

"Dexter” (Showtime)

“Friday Night Lights” (NBC)

“Heroes” (NBC)

“Ugly Betty” (ABC)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY

Alec Baldwin (“30 Rock”)

Stephen Colbert (“The Colbert Report”)

America Ferrera (“Ugly Betty”)

Tina Fey (“30 Rock”)
Jon Stewart (“The Daily Show”)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA

Connie Britton (“Friday Night Lights”)

Kyle Chandler (“Friday Night Lights”)

Michael C. Hall (“Dexter”)

Hugh Laurie (“House”)

Helen Mirren (“Prime Suspect”)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING

“Dora the Explorer” (Nickelodeon)

“Johnny and the Sprites” (The Disney Channel)

“Kyle XY” (ABC Family)

“Lincoln Heights” (ABC Family)
“SpongeBob Squarepants” (Nickelodeon)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS & INFORMATION

“Baghdad ER” (HBO)

“Bill Moyers Journal” (PBS)

“Galapagos” (National Geographic)

“Planet Earth” (Discovery)

“When the Levees Broke” (HBO)

HERITAGE AWARD

“M*A*S*H” (CBS)

“Roots” (ABC)

“Sesame Street” (PBS)

“The Mary Tyler Moore Show” (CBS)
“The Sopranos” (HBO)

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