HBO leads Television Critics Association nominations; Watchmen, Schitt's Creek, and Mandalorian get nods
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Critics hate everything, right? Well, apparently sometimes we like to praise things because dozens of shows across almost 20 networks/platforms are among those who received nominations from the Television Critics Association on Thursday. Leading the pack of nominated series are HBO’s Watchmen and Netflix’s Unbelievable, with four nominations each. (Both series that are likely not to return, unfortunately.) For the second year in a row, HBO had the most nominations (16), followed by Netflix follows with 10 nods, FX/FX on Hulu with seven, Hulu and PBS/PBS Kids both with six, and NBC with five.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there will not be a formal in-person awards presentation. Winners of the 36th annual TCA Awards will, instead, be announced later this summer.
Here is a full list of the TCA Awards nominees, with a breakdown by network and series at the bottom.
NDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America (FX on Hulu)
Kaitlyn Dever, Unbelievable (Netflix)
Regina King, Watchmen (HBO)
Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much Is True (HBO)
Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul (AMC)
Jeremy Strong, Succession (HBO)
Merrit Wever, Unbelievable (Netflix)
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Pamela Adlon, Better Things (FX)
Christina Applegate, Dead to Me (Netflix)
Elle Fanning, The Great (Hulu)
Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV)
Issa Rae, Insecure (HBO)
Ramy Youssef, Ramy (Hulu)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS AND INFORMATION
60 Minutes (CBS) — 2012 Winner in Category
Frontline (PBS) — Eight-time Winner in Category
Hillary (Hulu)
The Last Dance (ESPN)
McMillions (HBO)
The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN REALITY
Cheer (Netflix)
Encore! (Disney+)
Holey Moley (ABC)
Making It (NBC)
Top Chef All-Stars L.A. (Bravo)
We’re Here! (HBO)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN YOUTH PROGRAMMING
Carmen Sandiego (Netflix)
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood (PBS Kids) — 2016 Winner in Category
Molly of Denali (PBS Kids)
Odd Squad (PBS Kids)
Wild Kratts (PBS Kids)
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (PBS Kids)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SKETCH/VARIETY SHOWS
A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) — 2019 and 2018 Winner in Category
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)
Mrs. America (FX on Hulu)
Normal People (Hulu)
The Plot Against America (HBO)
Unbelievable (Netflix)
Watchmen (HBO)
OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM
The Great (Hulu)
The Mandalorian (Disney+)
The Morning Show (AppleTV+)
Never Have I Ever (Netflix)
Watchmen (HBO)
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Better Call Saul (AMC) — 2019 Winner in Category
The Crown (Netflix)
Euphoria (HBO)
The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
Pose (FX)
Succession (HBO)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Better Things (FX)
Dead to Me (Netflix)
The Good Place (NBC) — 2018 Winner in Category
Insecure (HBO)
Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Mrs. America (FX on Hulu)
Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV)
Succession (HBO)
Unbelievable (Netflix)
Watchmen (HBO)
NETWORK TALLY
HBO – 16
Netflix –10
FX/FX on Hulu – 7
Hulu – 6
PBS/PBS Kids – 6
NBC – 5
AMC – 3
Pop TV – 3
CBS/CBS All Access – 2
Disney+ – 2
ABC – 1
AppleTV+ – 1
Bravo TV – 1
Comedy Central – 1
ESPN – 1
MSNBC – 1
TBS – 1
PROGRAMS WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS
Watchmen (HBO) – 4
Unbelievable (Netflix) – 4
Better Call Saul (AMC) – 3
Mrs. America (FX on Hulu) – 3
Schitt’s Creek (Pop TV) – 3
Succession (HBO) – 3
Better Things (FX) – 2
Dead to Me (Netflix) – 2
The Great (Hulu) – 2
Insecure (HBO) – 2
The A.V. Club’s Erik Adams, Danette Chavez, Patrick Gomez, Gwen Inhat, and Alex McLevy are members of the Television Critics Association.
23 Comments
Mandalorian did get nominated I guess, but it might as well not‘ve been. It stands 0% chance of winning with that competition.And is Jeremy Strong Mark Strong’s brother or relative? Or they just two unrelated people with the same last name?
There is no relation; the Strongs are neither brothers nor husbands.
I thought so. I couldn’t find anything on imdb or wiki, but figured I’d ask in case someone knew something else.
I was expecting Mando to get some technical nom, myself. I read an article about the LED background thing they use and it sounds amazing.
I tried looking it up and all I found were the categories listed on this article, so it’s possible there is no technical awards to this one. Here’s what it says:
I can’t read the words “Heritage Award” and not cringe a bit. I am sure its not about Confederate racists but the fact is that word is used so much by that group that its sorta poisoned it for me.
Yeah, now all I can think of is this guy:
All the money on WATCHMEN (this was easy)
Regina King really had one of my fave performances ever on a television show.(also a fave would be Carrie Coon in The Leftovers, Lindelof owes a lot to these ladies hehe).
Still haven’t finished it along with Mrs. America.
lol yeah Maddow’s been killing it
Rami Malek and Mr. Robot were robbed.
Happy for Rhea Seehorn’s nomination. I hope this is the year BCS finally starts winning some of the big awards.
Since Watchmen won’t have any additional seasons and Better Call Saul has at least one more season, I predict Watchmen sweeping any category it’s been nominated for while BCS will get everything it’s nominated for in its last season.
The technical term for it is the “Lord of the Rings dilemma”
As much as I want the BCS actors to win something, I’d be 100% okay with Regina King winning everything. BCS will have that last season but then there always seems to be some hot new show that ends up getting all the attention. I hope there isn’t any such show so that the Lord of the Rings dilemma can happen for Rhea, Bob, and Jonathan.
Damn it! I can’t believe that the TCA screwed over Baby Yoda!
Per your lede – I don’t think that really proves anything. Something had to be nominated no matter what.
Kristen Bell’s performance in The Good Place deserves a nomination!!!
Desus and Mero not nominated, WTF!
No love for Floor Is Lava?!
The vote was split between that an Ultimate Tag.
I REALLY don’t get the lack of love for Devs.
This least is not valid for lack of Lodge 49.