The Television Critics Association Rescinds Bill Cosby’s 2002 Career Achievement Award
LOS ANGELES – Tuesday, September 25, 2018 –The Television Critics Association (TCA) voted overwhelmingly to rescind the Career Achievement Award bestowed to Bill Cosby in 2002. The move comes at the start of the comedian’s sentencing hearing on September 24, after he was found guilty of sexual abuse in April 2018. The revocation of the honor will be noted in the organization’s official online records.
For over 30 years the media organization of more than 200 professional TV critics and journalists from the United States and Canada has recognized outstanding television programming and actors in a variety of categories. This includes the prestigious Career Achievement Award, which is presented to an individual who has influenced television through his or her work on the small screen. Cosby received that award in 2002. This marks the first time the TCA has repealed an award.