'Mr. Robot' Gets Critics' Choice Awards Nomination; Rami Malek, Christian Slater Receive Acting Nods

Robot" has been getting a lot of attention not just from viewers but also award-giving bodies. The latest to give a nod to the USA show is the Broadcast Film Critics Association's Critics' Choice Awards. The show created by Sam Esmail was nominated in three categories, according to Deadline. The show was nominated for Best Drama Series. Two of the show's actors were also nominated for their performances. Rami Malek was nominated for Best Actor for a Drama Series for his portrayal of Elliot Alderson. Christian Slater, meanwhile, was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Mr. Robot/Edward Alderson. The show was previously nominated for the Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Casting and Outstanding Sound Mixing categories at the Emmy Awards. Esmail was also nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. While they failed to grab the awards for the said categories, Mac Quayle won in the Outstanding Music Composition category, while Malek bagged the Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama award. Esmail has already taken to Twitter to share his joy over the show's nomination. The writer-director said: "This is such an amazing honor.