LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Nominations for the 17th annual Television Critics Association Awards (think of them as the anti-People’s Choice) were announced Thursday (May 31), with "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" and "The Sopranos" making strong showings.

CBS received seven nominations, including two for its first-season crime drama "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." "Survivor" garnered nominations for Program of the Year and New Program.

In the repeat category, previous winners "The Sopranos" and "The West Wing" were nominated again in the outstanding program and drama categories. "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini, who has won the award the past two years, was also nominated again for individual achievement in drama.

New shows "Ed," "Gilmore Girls" and "The Job" were also favorites among the notoriously picky critics.

Winners will be announced during the TCA Awards Ceremony, which will be hosted by Christopher Titus, on Saturday, July 21, at the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, CA.

The 2001 TCA Award nominees are: [note- I've only posted the nominations pertaining to Buffy]

OUSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (WB)
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS)
"Gilmore Girls" (WB)
"The Sopranos" (HBO)
"The West Wing" (NBC)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Edie Falco ("The Sopranos")
James Gandolfini ("The Sopranos")
Sarah Michelle Gellar ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer")
Chi McBride ("Boston Public")
Martin Sheen ("The West Wing")

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (WB)
"Gilmore Girls" (WB)
"The Sopranos" (HBO)
"Survivor" (CBS)
"The West Wing" (NBC)