The TCA Awards are always one of the most interesting awards to follow. So much of what the organization (made up of top TV critics across the US and Canada) nominates ends up being what goes on to be nominated for other awards, for one. The same goes for winners. And they’re always first, so it’s a good marker of what will happen during awards season. But also, if anyone would have a finger on the pulse of what’s good, it’s… well, critics! So, getting a nomination here means something.
And this year, a clear trend has emerged. In past years, the TCA Awards have seen one show clearly rise above the rest. This year, three shows have five nominations each: Crave/HBO Max’s hockey romance Heated Rivalry, HBO Max’s corporate drama Industry, and Apple TV’s genre-bending Widow’s Bay.
The two Heated Rivalry leads, Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, are also nominated for their acting. And though Heated Rivalry isn’t eligible for other big awards like the Emmys, because it’s a Canadian production, it can still win the biggest TV critics’ award. So can the actors. Can it beat Industry and Widow’s Bay? Will The Late Show with Stephen Colbert pull out a win in its last year?
“My fellow TCA members’ nominations illustrate a wide range of excellent television and the artists who create it. Even in this period of contraction, there’s so much outstanding art being created and delivered to our homes, and we’re thrilled to celebrate it,” said TCA President Andy Dehnart, creator of reality blurred and host of the podcast Made from Humans: How Reality Becomes TV. “The selections you see here are the result of a year of members watching, reporting, and reviewing, in addition to weeks of spirited conversation in our community, both virtually and in-person at the ATX TV Festival. We’re thrilled to celebrate these artists and their outstanding art with the TCA Awards.”
Here is the full list of nominees:
Program of the Year
“The Comeback” — HBO Max
“Hacks” — HBO Max
“Heated Rivalry” — Crave/HBO Max
“Industry” — HBO Max
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” — CBS
“The Pitt” — HBO Max (2025 Winner)
“Pluribus” — Apple TV
“Shrinking” — Apple TV
“Widow’s Bay” — Apple TV
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
“Abbott Elementary” — ABC (2022 Winner)
“The Comeback” — HBO Max
“The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” — NBC
“Hacks” — HBO Max (2024 Winner)
“The Lowdown” — FX
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” — Apple TV
“Shrinking” — Apple TV
“Widow’s Bay” — Apple TV
Outstanding Achievement in Drama
“The Gilded Age” — HBO Max
“Heated Rivalry” — Crave/HBO Max
“Industry” — HBO Max
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” — HBO Max
“Paradise” — Hulu
“The Pitt” — HBO Max (2025 Winner)
“Pluribus” — Apple TV
“Task” — HBO Max
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries or Specials
“All Her Fault” — Peacock
“The Beast in Me” — Netflix
“Beef” — Netflix (2023 Winner)
“Death by Lightning”— Netflix
“DTF St. Louis” — HBO Max
“Half Man” — HBO Max
“Lord of the Flies”— Netflix
“Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” — FX
Outstanding New Program
“Alien: Earth” — FX
“The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” — NBC
“Heated Rivalry” — Crave/HBO Max
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” — HBO Max
“The Lowdown” — FX
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” — Apple TV
“Pluribus” — Apple TV
“Widow’s Bay” — Apple TV
Individual Achievement in Drama
Marisa Abela, “Industry” — HBO Max
Sterling K. Brown, “Paradise” — Hulu
David Harbour, “DTF St. Louis” — HBO Max
Katherine LaNasa, “The Pitt” — HBO Max
Ken Leung, “Industry” — HBO Max
Myha’la, “Industry” — HBO Max
Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus” — Apple TV
Connor Storrie, “Heated Rivalry” — Crave/HBO Max
Hudson Williams, “Heated Rivalry” — Crave/HBO Max
Noah Wyle, “The Pitt” — HBO Max (2025 Winner)
Individual Achievement in Comedy
Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks” — HBO Max
Elle Fanning, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” — Apple TV
Harrison Ford, “Shrinking” — Apple TV
Lisa Kudrow, “The Comeback” — HBO Max
Kate O’Flynn, “Widow’s Bay” — Apple TV
Matthew Rhys, “Widow’s Bay” — Apple TV
Jean Smart, “Hacks” — HBO Max (2021, 2024 Winner)
Tim Robinson, “The Chair Company” — HBO Max
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
“60 Minutes” — CBS (2012 Winner)
“The American Revolution” — PBS
“CBS This Morning” — CBS
“Disneyland Handcrafted” — Disney+
“Frontline” — PBS (Eight-time Winner in Category)
“Have I Got News For You” — CNN
“Marty, Life Is Short” — Netflix
“Mr. Scorsese” — Apple TV
Outstanding Achievement in Variety, Talk or Sketch
“The Daily Show” — Comedy Central
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” — ABC
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” — HBO Max (2018, 2019, 2021 Winner)
“Late Night with Seth Meyers” — NBC
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” — CBS
“The Muppet Show: Sabrina Carpenter” — Disney+
“Saturday Night Live” — NBC
Outstanding Achievement in Reality
“Couples Therapy” — Showtime/Paramount+ (2021 Winner)
“Finding Mr. Christmas” — Hallmark
“The Great British Baking Show” — Netflix
“Love on the Spectrum” — Netflix
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” — MTV (2014 Winner)
“Survivor” — CBS
“Top Chef” — Bravo
“The Traitors” — Peacock (2024, 2025 Winner)
Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming
“Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation” — Disney+
“Electric Bloom” — Disney+/Disney Channel
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” — Disney+/Hulu
“Phineas and Ferb” — Disney+/Disney Channel
“Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85” — Netflix
“Vampirina: Teenage Vampire” — Disney+/Disney Channel
“Wizards Beyond Waverly Place” — Disney+/Disney Channel
“WondLa” — Apple TV
Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Programming
“Carl the Collector” — PBS KIDS
“The First Snow of Fraggle Rock” — Apple TV
“Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+” — Disney+/Disney Jr.
“Phoebe & Jay” — PBS KIDS
“Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical” — Apple TV
“Sofia the First: Royal Magic” — Disney+/Disney Jr.
“Weather Hunters” — PBS KIDS
“The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball” — Hulu
Outstanding Achievement in Animation – New Category
“Bob’s Burgers” — Fox
“Haunted Hotel” — Netflix
“Invincible” — Prime Video
“King of the Hill” — Hulu
“Long Story Short” — Netflix
“The Simpsons” — Fox
“South Park” — Comedy Central
“Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord” — Disney+
“Women Wearing Shoulder Pads” — Adult Swim
Outstanding International Series – New Category
“The Boyfriend” — Netflix
“Crime Scene Zero” — Netflix
“Drops of God” — Apple TV
“The House of the Spirits” — Prime Video
“Last Samurai Standing” — Netflix
“Squid Game” — Netflix
PROGRAMS WITH MULTIPLE NOMINATIONS
“Heated Rivalry” — Crave/HBO Max — 5
“Industry” — HBO Max — 5
“Widow’s Bay” — Apple TV — 5
“Hacks” — HBO Max — 4
“The Pitt” — HBO Max — 4
“Pluribus” — Apple TV — 4
“The Comeback” — HBO Max — 3
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” — Apple TV — 3
“Shrinking” — Apple TV — 3
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” — HBO Max — 2
“DTF St. Louis” — HBO Max — 2
“The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” — NBC — 2
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” — CBS — 2
“The Lowdown” — FX — 2
“Paradise” — Hulu — 2
TCA Award Winners will be announced later this summer.
