The Book of Negroes nominated for two Critics' Choice Awards

The critically-acclaimedCBC seriesThe Book of Negroesmay soon have more accomplishments to its name.

The historical drama has beennominated fortwo Critics'Choice Television Awards: oneforbest limited series and one for best actress in a movie or limited seriesforlead,AunjanueEllis.

The Book of Negroes is up against some big contenders in thebest limited series category,including24: Live Another Day,OliveKitteridge andTheHonorableWoman, which also had its Canadian premiere on CBC Television.

In Negroes,Ellis playsAminataDiallo, a woman who was kidnapped from her west African home as a girl and sold into slavery in the U.S., in theTV adaptation based on Lawrence Hill's award-winning book.

The six-part miniseries, directed by Clement Virgo,premiered on CBC in January and earnedtop ratings for its time slot.

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TheBroadcast Television Journalists Association announcedthe full list of contenders for the 5th annualCritics'Choice Television Awards.

The awards will be handed out onMay 31 at a galainBeverly Hills, Calif.

The show will broadcast live at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) on A&E.

A select listof Critics'Choice Television Awardsnominees:

Best comedy series:

• Broad City
• Jane the Virgin
• Mom
• Silicon Valley
• Transparent
• Veep
• You're the Worst

Best actor in a comedy series:

• Anthony Anderson, Blackish
• Chris Messina, The Mindy Project
• Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
• Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
• Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
• Will Forte, The Last Man on Earth

Best actress in a comedy series:

• Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
• Constance Wu, Fresh Off the Boat
• Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
• Ilana Glazer, Broad City
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
• Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback

Best supporting actor in a comedy series:

• Adam Driver, Girls
• Cameron Monaghan, Shameless
• Jaime Camil, Jane the Virgin
• T.J. Miller, Silicon Valley
• Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
• Tony Hale, Veep (HBO)

Best supporting actress in a comedy series:

• Allison Janney, Mom
• Carrie Brownstein, Portlandia
• Eden Sher, The Middle
• Judith Light, Transparent
• Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
• Melanie Lynskey, Togetherness

Best movie made for television:

• Bessie
• Killing Jesus
• Nightingale
• A Poet in New York
• Stockholm, Pennsylvania

Best limited series:

• 24: Live Another Day
• American Crime
• The Book of Negroes
• The Honorable Woman
• Olive Kitteridge
• Wolf Hall

Best actor in a movie or limited series

• David Oyelowo, Nightingale
• James Nesbitt, The Missing
• Kiefer Sutherland, 24: Live Another Day
• Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
• Michael Gambon, The Casual Vacancy
• Richard Jenkins, Olive Kitteridge

Best actress in a movie or limited series:

• Aunjanue Ellis, The Book of Negroes
• Felicity Huffman, American Crime
• Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge
• Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show
• Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
• Queen Latifah, Bessie

Best drama series:

• The Americans
• Empire
• Game of Thrones
• The Good Wife
• Homeland
• Justified
• Orange Is the New Black