2013 Celebrity Bug Awards: Nominations

The nominations for the 6th Annual Celebrity Bug Awards, which honors the best of the year in all the fields of entertainment, have arrived, and Justin Timberlake leads the pack with a whopping 11 nominations including Album of the Year.

Taylor Swift follows closely with 9 nominations and controversial star Miley Cyrus scores 8 nominations including Song of the Year and Single of the Year nods.

On the television front, 'Scandal' leads with 5 nominations including nominations for Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn, Scott Foley and Bellamy Young, while 'The Good Wife' rebounds with 4 nominations including a nod for Julianna Margulies.

In motion pictures, Matthew McConaughey caps off his tremendous creative year by landing Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor nominations, while his film 'Dallas Buyers Club' and '12 Years A Slave' lead the categories with 4 nominations each. Voting will begin on Tuesday, December 17. Until then, view the complete list of nominees beneath:

2013 CELEBRITY BUG AWARDS : NOMINATIONS

General Categories

Most Shocking Event of 2013
1. Reese Witherspoon Gets Arrested
2. Miguel Kick Fan In the Head
3. Cory Monteith Dies At 31
4. Paul Walker Dies At 40
5. Miley Cyrus’ VMA Performance

Most Talked About Star of 2013
1. Justin Timberlake
2. Miley Cyrus
3. Beyonce
4. Taylor Swift
5. Kim Kardashian

Most Wanted Return in 2014
1. Janet Jackson
2. Jennifer Lopez
3. Usher
4. Lil' Kim
5. Christina Aguilera

Music Categories

Album of the Year
1. Bruno Mars, ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’
2. Justin Timberlake, ‘The 20/20 Experience’
3. Taylor Swift, ‘Red’
4. Kanye West, ‘Yeezus’
5. Daft Punk, 'Random Access Memories'

Song of the Year
1. Rihanna – “Stay”
2. Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”
3. Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
4. Pink feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason”
5. Lorde - “Royals”

Single of the Year
1. Pink feat. Nate Ruess – “Just Give Me A Reason”
2. Robin Thicke – “Blurred Lines”
3. Florida Georgia Line – “Cruise”
4. Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”
5. Lorde - “Royals”

Collaboration of the Year
1. Pink feat. Nate Ruess – Just Give Me A Reason
2. Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. – ‘Blurred Lines’
3. Florida Georgia Line feat. Nelly – “Cruise”
4. Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko - Stay
5. Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake – “Holy Grail”

Video of the Year
1. Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”
2. Katy Perry – “Roar”
3. Britney Spears – “Work Bitch”
4. Justin Timberlake – “Mirrors”
5. Taylor Swift – “I Knew You Were Trouble”

Performer of the Year
1. Bruno Mars
2. Justin Timberlake
3. Carrie Underwood
4. Kanye West
5. Beyonce

Best New Artist
1. Kendrick Lamar
2. Florida Georgia Line
3. Kacey Musgraves
4. Lorde
5. Ariana Grande

Best Female Artist
1. Taylor Swift
2. Rihanna
3. Pink
4. Katy Perry
5. Miley Cyrus

Best Male Artist
1. Bruno Mars
2. Justin Timberlake
3. Luke Bryan
4. Jay Z
5. Robin Thicke

Best Group
1. Maroon 5
2. Little Big Town
3. Imagine Dragons
4. One Direction
5. Daft Punk

Pop Artist of the Year
1. Taylor Swift
2. Katy Perry
3. Miley Cyrus
4. Bruno Mars
5. Justin Timberlake

Pop Album of the Year
1. Bruno Mars, ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’
2. Justin Timberlake, ‘The 20/20 Experience’
3. Taylor Swift, ‘Red’
4. Rihanna – 'Unapoletic'
5. Robin Thicke, ‘Blurred Lines’

Pop Single of the Year
1. Taylor Swift – ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’
2. Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko – “Stay”
3. Katy Perry – “Roar”
4. Lorde – “Royals”
5. Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”

R&B Artist of the Year
1. Justin Timberlake
2. Alicia Keys
3. Miguel
4. John Legend
5. Tamar Braxton

R&B Album of the Year
1. Fantasia, ‘Side Effects of You’
2. Alicia Keys, ‘Girl On Fire’
3. Tamar Braxton, ‘Love & War’
4. K. Michelle, ‘Rebellious Soul’
5. John Legend, ‘Love in the Future’

R&B Single of the Year
1. Tamar Braxton – “Love & War”
2. Alicia Keys – “Brand New Me”
3. Ciara – “Body Party”
4. K. Michelle – ‘VSOP’
5. John Legend – “All of Me”

Country Artist of the Year
1. Carrie Underwood
2. Luke Bryan
3. Blake Shelton
4. Tim McGraw
5. Florida Georgia Line

Country Album of the Year
1. Kacey Musgraves, ‘Same Trailer, Different Park'
2. Tim McGraw, ‘Two Lanes of Freedom’
3. Blake Shelton, ‘Based On A True Story…’
4. Sheryl Crow, ‘Feels Like Home’
5. Jason Aldean, ‘Night Train’

Country Single of the Year
1. Florida Georgia Line – “Cruise”
2. Eric Church – “Like Jesus Does”
3. Miranda Lambert – “Mama’s Broken Heart”
4. Hunter Hayes – “I Want Crazy”
5. Tim McGraw feat. Taylor Swift & Keith Urban – “Highway Don’t Care”

Rap Artist of the Year
1. Kanye West
2. Drake
3. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
4. Kendrick Lamar
5. Jay-Z

Rap Album of the Year
1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, 'The Heist'
2. Kanye West, 'Yeezus'
3. Drake, 'Nothing Was the Same'
4. Jay-Z, 'Magna Carter... Holy Grail'
5. Kendrick Lamar, 'Good Kid, M.A.A.D City'

Rap Single of the Year
1. J Cole feat. TLC – “Crooked Smile”
2. Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
3. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – “Thrift Shop”
4. Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake – “Holy Grail”
5. Kanye West – “New Slaves”

Rock/Alternative/Dance Artist of the Year
1. John Mayer
2. Phillip Phillips
3. Ed Sheeran
4. Imagine Dragons
5. Daft Punk

Rock/Alternative/Dance Album of the Year
1. Phillip Phillips, 'The World From the Side of the Moon'
2. Daft Punk, 'Random Access Memories'
3. John Mayer, 'Paradise Valley'
4. Kings of Leon, 'Mechanical Bull'
5. Led Zeppelin, 'Celebration Day'

Rock/Alternative/Dance Single of the Year
1. Phillip Phillips – “Gone, Gone, Gone”
2. Daft Punk feat. Pharrell - “Get Lucky”
3. Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive”
4. Zedd feat. Foxes – “Clarity”
5. Queens Of The Stone Age - “My God Is The Sun”

Television Categories

Television Show of the Year - Drama
1. House of Cards
2. Breaking Bad
3. Revenge
4. The Good Wife
5. Scandal

Television Show of the Year - Comedy
1. Modern Family
2. The Big Bang Theory
3. Girls
4. House of Lies
5. Parks and Recreation

Television Show of the Year - Reality
1. American Idol
2. The Voice
3. The X Factor
4. The Amazing Race
5. Project Runway

Television Host of the Year
1. Ellen DeGeneres, 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'
2. Oprah Winfrey, 'Oprah's Next Chapter'
3. Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood, 2013 CMA Awards
4. Tina Fey & Amy Poehler, 2013 Golden Globes
5. Queen Latifah, 'The Queen Latifah Show'

Television Judge of the Year
1. Kelly Rowland, 'The X Factor'
2. Nicki Minaj, 'American Idol'
3. Usher, 'The Voice'
4. Blake Shelton, 'The Voice'
5. Simon Cowell, 'The X Factor'

Best New Show
1. The Crazy Ones
2. The Blacklist
3. Ray Donovan
4. Orange Is the New Black
5. Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Television Actor of the Year - Drama
1. Matt Damon, 'Behind the Candelabra'
2. Michael Douglas, 'Behind the Candelabra'
3. Bryan Cranston, 'Breaking Bad'
4. Liev Schreiber, 'Ray Donovan'
5. Kevin Spacey, 'House of Cards'

Television Actor of the Year - Comedy
1. Robin Williams, 'The Crazy Ones'
2. Don Cheadle, 'House of Lies'
3. Michael J. Fox, 'The Michael J. Fox Show'
4. Jim Parsons, 'The Big Bang Theory'
5. Jason Bateman, 'Arrested Development'

Television Actress of the Year - Drama
1. Julianna Margulies, 'The Good Wife'
2. Kerry Washington, 'Scandal'
3. Claire Danes, 'Homeland'
4. Robin Wright, 'House of Cards'
5. Jessica Lange, 'American Horror Story: Coven'

Television Actress of the Year - Comedy
1. Julie Bowen, 'Modern Family'
2. Amy Poehler, 'Park and Recreation'
3. Zooey Deschanel, 'New Girl'
4. Lena Dunham, 'Girls'
5. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, 'Veep'

Television Supporting Actor of the Year
1. Josh Charles - 'The Good Wife'
2. Rob Lowe, 'Behind the Candelabra'
3. Aaron Paul, 'Breaking Bad'
4. Scott Foley, 'Scandal'
5. Tony Goldwyn, 'Scandal'

Television Supporting Actress of the Year
1. Archie Panjabi - 'The Good Wife'
2. Hayden Panettiere, 'Nashville'
3. Sofía Vergara, 'Modern Family'
4. Madeleine Stowe, 'Revenge'
5. Bellamy Young, 'Scandal'

Motion Picture Categories

Best Motion Picture
1. The Great Gatsby
2. Mud
3. 12 Years A Slave
4. American Hustle
5. The Wolf of Wall Street
6. Gravity
7. World War Z
8. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
9. Dallas Buyers Club
10. Captain Phillips

Best Actor - Motion Picture
1. Chiwetel Ejiofor, '12 Years a Slave'
2. Idris Elba, 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom'
3. Tom Hanks, 'Captain Phillips'
4. Matthew McConaughey, 'Dallas Buyers Club'
5. Leonardo DiCaprio, 'The Wolf of Wall Street '

Best Actress - Motion Picture
1. Amy Adams, 'American Hustle'
2. Meryl Streep, 'August: Osage County'
3. Sandra Bullock, 'Gravity'
4. Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine'
5. Jennifer Lawrence, 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'

Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
1. Matthew McConaughey, 'Mud'
2. Jared Leto, 'Dallas Buyers Club'
3. Michael Fassbender, '12 Years a Slave'
4. Daniel Brühl, 'Rush'
5. Tobey Maguire, 'The Great Gatsby'

Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
1. Oprah Winfrey, 'The Butler'
2. Jennifer Lawrence, 'American Hustle'
3. Lupita Nyong'o, '12 Years a Slave'
4. Julia Roberts, 'August: Osage County'
5. Jennifer Garner, 'Dallas Buyers Club'

Best Song From A Movie
1. Taylor Swift - “Sweeter Than Fiction”
2. Coldplay - “Atlas”
3. Lana Del Rey - “Young & Beautiful”
4. Demi Lovato - “Let It Go”
5. Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake & Adam Drive - “Please, Mr. Kennedy”

Sports Categories

Athlete of the Year
1. Tom Brady
2. LeBron James
3. Kevin Durant
4. Eli Manning
5. Serena Williams

Most Exciting (Sports) Win of 2013
1. NBA Finals (Miami Heat)
2. Super Bowl XLVII (Baltimore Ravens)
3. World Series (Boston Red Sox)

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Write by: RC - Monday, December 16, 2013