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2024 TCA Award winners

THE TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES 2024 TCA AWARD WINNERS

FX’s First-Year Standout ‘Shōgun’ Led the Charge with a Season-Best Four Wins, Headlined by the Program of the Year Award & Outstanding New Program

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Wendi McLendon-Covey to Host 40th Annual TCA Awards

THE TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES WENDI McLENDON-COVEY AS HOST OF THE 40th ANNUAL TCA AWARDS 

LOS ANGELES – June X, 2024 –The Television Critics Association (TCA) announced that St. Denis Medical star Wendi McLendon-Covey has been named the host for its landmark 40TH annual TCA Awards. McLendon-Covey will preside over the TCA’s first in-person event in five years—taking place on Friday, July 12, at The Langham Huntington in Pasadena.

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2024 TCA Award Nominees

LOS ANGELES – June 10, 2024 – The Television Critics Association (TCA) announced today the nominees for the organization’s landmark 40TH Annual TCA Awards, putting the spotlight on the best performances, series, creators, and stars from the 2023-2024 TV season. The TCA is a non-profit organization of more than 230 professional television journalists from the U.S. and Canada. They made their nominations based on programming available on broadcast, cable, and streaming outlets. Winners will be announced at an exclusive ceremony held in-person at The Langham Huntington in Pasadena on Friday, July 12.

The TCA presents awards in 12 distinct categories, highlighting outstanding achievements in Drama; Comedy; Miniseries; News and Information; Reality; Variety, Sketch or Talk Shows, and more, headlined by the organization’s coveted Program of the Year Award. Two additional awards will be announced on July 12.

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Announcing the 2023 End-of-Year Spotlight!

THE TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES ITS ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF TV COVERAGE 

LOS ANGELES – (December 15, 2023)  The Television Critics Association (TCA), a non-profit organization representing more than 200 professional North American journalists who cover television, has compiled a list of its membership’s favorite stories from 2023 — highlighting the year’s best features, interviews, articles, and more, as submitted by its network of industry professionals spanning across the United States and Canada. The selection is available for review at the association’s website here.

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2023 TCA Award winners

The Television Critics Association (TCA) announced today the winners of the organization’s 39TH Annual TCA Awards, celebrating the top television offerings from the 2022-2023 season. The winners were selected by the TCA’s membership of more than 200 TV journalists from across the United States and Canada. TCA summer tour, including the awards, was canceled. Wanting to acknowledge the winners from the 2022-23 television season, they are being released online.

HBO | Max’s acclaimed hit “Succession” came out on top of the ratings war in its final season, as it took home the TCA’s most-prestigious honor: Program Of The Year. The dysfunctional dynasty boardroom epic also appropriately added its second Outstanding Achievement In Drama Award to its growing list of accolades, fueled by high-stakes twists and conniving characters brought to life by an all-star ensemble. 

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2023 TCA Award nominees

LOS ANGELES – (June 30, 2023) – The Television Critics Association (TCA) announced today the nominees for the organization’s 39th Annual TCA Awards.

The 2023 TCA Awards celebrate the best of the best from the 2022-2023 TV season, putting the spotlight on exceptional performances, series, creators, and stars spanning across all genres and platforms. The TCA is comprised of more than 200 professional journalists from the US and Canada, each covering television. TCA members made their nominations based on programming available on broadcast, cable and streaming outlets.

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2022 TCA Award winners

The Television Critics Association (TCA) announced today the winners of the organization’s 38TH Annual TCA Awards, recognizing the absolute best television offerings from the 2021-2022 season. The winners were selected by the TCA’s membership of more than 200 TV journalists from across the United States and Canada. The awards were announced virtually, due to concerns over the latest COVID strain.

ABC’s first-year public school sitcom “Abbott Elementary'' made the grade as the night’s top winner with four victories. The series took home some of the TCA’s highest honors including Individual Achievement In Comedy for series creator, producer, writer, and star, Quinta Brunson; as well as Outstanding Achievement In Comedy, Outstanding New Program, and the prestigious Program Of The Year Award. 

Other winners include “This Is Us” star Mandy Moore, who earned the award for Individual Achievement In Drama; acclaimed Disney+ rock doc “The Beatles: Get Back, which won the Outstanding Achievement In News And Information Award; CBS’ globe-hopping smash “The Amazing Race, which shared Outstanding Achievement In Reality Programming with HBO Max’s glam favorite “Legendary;” the surreal Netflix comedy “I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson, which left with Outstanding Achievement In Variety, Talk, Or Sketch; Hulu’s gripping opioid epic “Dopesick, which scored the award for Outstanding Movie, Miniseries Or Specials; HBO’s media dynasty hit “Succession, which took home Outstanding Achievement In Drama; and the Netflix adaptation “The Baby-Sitter’s Club, which pocketed Outstanding Achievement In Youth Programming for the second-consecutive year.

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2022 TCA Award nominees

The Television Critics Association (TCA) announced today the nominees for the organization’s 38TH Annual TCA Awards. The 2022 TCA Awards showcase a diverse roster of TV content across a wide array of platforms and genres, spotlighting outstanding creators, series, and stars of the 2021-2022 TV season. The TCA, made up of more than 200 professional journalists covering television, nominated programming available on broadcast, cable and streaming outlets.

 

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2021 TCA Award winners

Today The Television Critics Association (TCA) announced the winners of the organization’s 37th Annual TCA Awards, honoring exceptional programs and performances from the 2020-2021 television season.

Winners were selected by the TCA’s membership of more than 200 professional TV critics and journalists from across the United States and Canada, who each cast their votes to determine top standouts from a diverse roster of stars and series. Featured categories included Program of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming, Individual Achievement in Drama, Outstanding Achievement in News and Information, Outstanding Achievement in Variety, Talk or Sketch, and Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming, as well as the prestigious Heritage Award and Career Achievement Award, among others. 

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2021 TCA Award nominees

Today The Television Critics Association (TCA) announced the nominees for the organization’s 37TH Annual TCA Awards. The 2021 TCA Awards showcase a diverse roster of TV content across a wide array of platforms and genres, spotlighting outstanding creators, series, and stars of the 2020-2021 TV season. More than 200 TCA members, professional television critics and journalists from the United States and Canada, nominate programming available on broadcast, cable and streaming outlets

The TCA presents awards in 13 distinct categories, honoring outstanding achievements in drama, comedy, miniseries, youth, news and information, reality, and variety, sketch or talk shows, among others. Categories have been expanded this year to feature a total of eight nominees each, with the exception of “Outstanding Achievement In Variety, Talk Or Sketch,” which has nine. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TCA will forego its formal in-person presentation once again. Winners will instead be announced at a later date. 

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2020 TCA Award Winners

Watchmen Reigns at the 36TH Annual TCA Awards, Taking Home Four Trophies Including Program Of The Year and Individual Achievement In Drama for Regina King

Other Winners Include The Last Dance, Schitt’s Creek, Succession, Beloved Jeopardy Host Alex Trebek and the Landmark Space Odyssey Star Trek

LOS ANGELES - September 14, 2020 - The Television Critics Association (TCA) announced today the winners of the organization’s 36TH Annual TCA Awards, honoring the absolute best programs and performances from the 2019-2020 television season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the TCA Summer Press Tour and the Awards could not be held in person.

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2020 TCA Award Nominations

HBO Leads All Networks with 16 Nominations, HBO’s Hit “Watchmen” and the Netflix Drama “Unbelievable” Lead All Series with Four Nominations Each 

Other Notable Nominees Include the Disney+ Epic “The Mandalorian,” ESPN’s “The Last Dance,” Hulu’s “Ramy,” HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” FX on Hulu’s “Mrs. America” and AMC’s “Better Call Saul”

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The Television Critics Association Announces 2019 TCA Awards Winners

Amazon Hit ‘Fleabag’ Finds Love at the TCAs, Earning Top Honors for Program of The Year, Outstanding Achievement In Comedy, & Individual Achievement in Comedy for Series Star and Creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Additional Winners Include ‘Russian Doll,’ ‘Chernobyl,’ ‘Better Call Saul,’ Celebrated Writer & Producer David Milch, and Groundbreaking Western Epic ‘Deadwood’

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The Television Critics Association Saddles Up With Deadwood, Honoring The Franchise With The Heritage Award & Presenting Series Creator David Milch With The Career Achievement Honor

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – July 31, 2019 – Groundbreaking Western series “Deadwood” wrangles up prestigious accolades, as the Television Critics Association (TCA) announced today that the series has been selected for the Heritage Award, and series creator David Milch will receive the Career Achievement honor. Both awards will be formally presented at the organization’s 35TH Annual TCA Awards ceremony—emceed by the comedy duo Desus & Mero—on Saturday, August 3.

Blending factual diary entries and newspaper articles with a dose of creativity and imagination, “Deadwood” redefined the Western genre on television for a modern audience. On the strength of expert writing and painstaking attention to detail from creator David Milch, and fueled by a talented ensemble featuring Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, Molly Parker, Brad Dourif, Powers Boothe, Paula Malcomson, Gerald McRaney, John Hawkes, Kim Dickens and others, the series brought the legendary town of Deadwood, South Dakota to stunning life as it welcomed viewers into a fully formed world populated by heroes, villains, and larger-than-life historical figures such as Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickok, Wyatt Earp, George Hearst, and E.B. Farnum. During its three seasons, the series won eight Emmy® Awards and one Golden Globe, amassing a large and loyal fanbase whose continued passion for the program was instrumental in the creation of “Deadwood: The Movie,” which premiered to rave reviews and high ratings in May of 2019.

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The Television Critics Association Announces 2019 TCA Award Nominations

HBO Leads All Networks with 15 Nominations, First-Year Hits FX’s “Pose” & Netflix’s “Russian Doll” Lead All Series with Four Nominations Each

Other Notable Nominees Include HBO’s “Game Of Thrones,” NBC’s “The Good Place,” HBO’s “Leaving Neverland,” Amazon’s “Fleabag,” Starz’s “America To Me” and Showtime’s “Desus & Mero”

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The Television Critics Association Announces Acclaimed Comedy Duo Desus & Mero As Hosts Of The 35th Annual TCA Awards On Saturday, August 3

Held at the Beverly Hilton, the Exclusive Event Recognizes the Top Television Series & Performers from the 2018-2019 Season

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero in DESUS & MERO. Photo: Micaiah Carter/SHOWTIME

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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.

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The Television Critics Association Announces 2018 TCA Awards Winners

FX’s Hit Cold War Thriller ‘The Americans’ Takes Home Top Honors for Star Keri Russell, and Outstanding Achievement In Drama & Program Of The Year

Writer and TV personality Robin Thede emcees

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The TCA Honors Rita Moreno, Co-Star Of ‘One Day At A Time,’ With The Lifetime Achievement Award

The Organization also bestows beloved NBC/Warner Bros.’ ‘Friends’ with the Heritage Award

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The Television Critics Association Announces 2018 TCA Award Nominations

FX Leads All Networks with 10 Nods, While BBC America’s Freshman Thriller “Killing Eve” Leads All Series with Five Nominations

Other Notable Nominees Include First-Year Favorites ‘Barry,’ ‘GLOW,’ and ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ as well as Past TCA Award-Winners ‘Atlanta,’ ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ and ‘The Americans,’ Among Others

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