11th Critics' Choice Television Awards

11th Critics' Choice Television Awards
11th Critics' Choice Television Awards
Date	March 7, 2021
Location	Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California
Country	United States
Presented by	Critics Choice Association
Hosted by	Taye Diggs
Highlights
Most awards	The Crown (4)
Most nominations	The Crown ; Ozark (6)
Best Drama Series	The Crown
Best Comedy Series	Ted Lasso
Best Limited Series	The Queen's Gambit
Website	www.criticschoice.com
Television/radio coverage
Network	The CW
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The 11th Critics' Choice Television Awards ceremony, presented by the Critics Choice Association, honored the best in primetime television programming from 2020, and was held on March 7, 2021, at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica, California.^[1] It was broadcast on The CW, alongside the film awards, with Taye Diggs hosting.^[2]

The nominations were announced on January 18, 2021.^[3] Netflix led with 26 nominations, followed by HBO with 24.^[4]

Winners and nominees[]

Josh O'Connor, Best Actor in a Drama Series winner

Michael K. Williams, Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winner

Gillian Anderson, Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series winner

Jason Sudeikis, Best Actor in a Comedy Series winner

Catherine O'Hara, Best Actress in a Comedy Series winner

Dan Levy, Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winner

Hannah Waddingham, Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series winner

John Boyega, Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television winner

Anya Taylor-Joy, Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television winner

Donald Sutherland, Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television winner

Uzo Aduba, Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television winner

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:

Best Drama Series The Crown (Netflix) Better Call Saul (AMC) The Good Fight (CBS All Access) Lovecraft Country (HBO)^[a] The Mandalorian (Disney+)^[b] Ozark (Netflix) Perry Mason (HBO) This Is Us (NBC)
Best Actor in a Drama Series *Josh O'Connor – The Crown* as Prince Charles (Netflix)** Jason Bateman – Ozark as Martin "Marty" Byrde (Netflix) Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us as Randall Pearson (NBC) Jonathan Majors – Lovecraft Country as Atticus "Tic" Freeman (HBO)^[c] Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul as Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman (AMC) Matthew Rhys – Perry Mason as Perry Mason (HBO)	Best Actress in a Drama Series *Emma Corrin – The Crown* as Princess Diana (Netflix)** Christine Baranski – The Good Fight as Diane Lockhart (CBS All Access) Olivia Colman – The Crown as Queen Elizabeth II (Netflix) Claire Danes – Homeland as Carrie Mathison (Showtime) Laura Linney – Ozark as Wendy Byrde (Netflix) Jurnee Smollett – Lovecraft Country as Letitia "Leti" Lewis (HBO)^[d]
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series *Michael K. Williams – Lovecraft Country* as Montrose Freeman (HBO)*^[c] Jonathan Banks – Better Call Saul* as Mike Ehrmantraut (AMC) Justin Hartley – This Is Us as Kevin Pearson (NBC) John Lithgow – Perry Mason as Elias Birchard "E. B." Jonathan (HBO) Tobias Menzies – The Crown as Prince Philip (Netflix) Tom Pelphrey – Ozark as Ben Davis (Netflix)	Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series *Gillian Anderson – The Crown* as Margaret Thatcher (Netflix)** Cynthia Erivo – The Outsider as Holly Gibney (HBO)^[e] Julia Garner – Ozark as Ruth Langmore (Netflix) Janet McTeer – Ozark as Helen Pierce (Netflix) Wunmi Mosaku – Lovecraft Country as Ruby Baptiste (HBO)^[e] Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul as Kim Wexler (AMC)
Best Comedy Series Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) Better Things (FX) The Flight Attendant (HBO Max) Mom (CBS) PEN15 (Hulu) Ramy (Hulu) Schitt's Creek (Pop TV) What We Do in the Shadows (FX)^[f]
Best Actor in a Comedy Series *Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso* as Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)** Hank Azaria – Brockmire as Jim Brockmire (IFC) Matt Berry – What We Do in the Shadows as Laszlo Cravensworth (FX) Nicholas Hoult – The Great as Peter III (Hulu) Eugene Levy – Schitt's Creek as Johnny Rose (Pop TV) Ramy Youssef – Ramy as Ramy Hassan (Hulu)	Best Actress in a Comedy Series *Catherine O'Hara – Schitt's Creek* as Moira Rose (Pop TV)** Pamela Adlon – Better Things as Sam Fox (FX) Christina Applegate – Dead to Me as Jen Harding (Netflix) Kaley Cuoco – The Flight Attendant as Cassie Bowden (HBO Max) Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows as Nadja (FX)^[g] Issa Rae – Insecure as Issa Dee (HBO)
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series *Dan Levy – Schitt's Creek* as David Rose (Pop TV)** William Fichtner – Mom as Adam Janikowski (CBS) Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows as Guillermo de la Cruz (FX) Alex Newell – Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist as Mo (NBC) Mark Proksch – What We Do in the Shadows as Colin Robinson (FX) Andrew Rannells – Black Monday as Blair Pfaff (Showtime)	Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series *Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso* as Rebecca Welton (Apple TV+)** Lecy Goranson – The Conners as Becky Conner (ABC) Rita Moreno – One Day at a Time as Lydia Riera (Pop TV) Annie Murphy – Schitt's Creek as Alexis Rose (Pop TV) Ashley Park – Emily in Paris as Mindy Chen (Netflix) Jaime Pressly – Mom as Jill Kendall (CBS)
Best Limited Series The Queen's Gambit (Netflix) I May Destroy You (HBO) Mrs. America (FX on Hulu) Normal People (Hulu) The Plot Against America (HBO) Small Axe (Prime Video) The Undoing (HBO) Unorthodox (Netflix)	Best Movie Made for Television Hamilton (Disney+) Bad Education (HBO) Between the World and Me (HBO) The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (Lifetime) Sylvie's Love (Prime Video) What the Constitution Means to Me (Prime Video)
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television *John Boyega – Small Axe* as Leroy Logan (Prime Video)** Hugh Grant – The Undoing as Jonathan Fraser (HBO) Paul Mescal – Normal People as Connell Waldron (Hulu) Chris Rock – Fargo as Loy Cannon (FX) Mark Ruffalo – I Know This Much Is True as Dominick and Thomas Birdsey (HBO) Morgan Spector – The Plot Against America as Herman Levin (HBO)	Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television *Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen's Gambit* as Beth Harmon (Netflix)** Cate Blanchett – Mrs. America as Phyllis Schlafly (FX on Hulu) Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You as Arabella Essiedu (HBO) Daisy Edgar-Jones – Normal People as Marianne Sheridan (Hulu) Shira Haas – Unorthodox as Esther "Esty" Shapiro (Netflix) Tessa Thompson – Sylvie's Love as Sylvie Parker (Prime Video)
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television *Donald Sutherland – The Undoing* as Franklin Reinhardt (HBO)** Daveed Diggs – The Good Lord Bird as Frederick Douglass (Showtime) Joshua Caleb Johnson – The Good Lord Bird as Henry "Onion" Shackleford (Showtime) Dylan McDermott – Hollywood as Ernest "Ernie" West (Netflix) Glynn Turman – Fargo as Doctor Senator (FX) John Turturro – The Plot Against America as Rabbi Lionel Bengelsdorf (HBO)	Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television *Uzo Aduba – Mrs. America* as Shirley Chisholm (FX on Hulu)** Betsy Brandt – Soulmates as Caitlin Jones (AMC) Marielle Heller – The Queen's Gambit as Alma Wheatley (Netflix) Margo Martindale – Mrs. America as Bella Abzug (FX on Hulu) Winona Ryder – The Plot Against America as Evelyn Finkel (HBO) Tracey Ullman – Mrs. America as Betty Friedan (FX on Hulu)
Best Talk Show Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) Desus & Mero (Showtime) Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC / Syndicated) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch)	Best Comedy Special Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill (Netflix) (TIE) Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia (Netflix) (TIE) Fortune Feimster: Sweet & Salty (Netflix) Hannah Gadsby: Douglas (Netflix) Marc Maron: End Times Fun (Netflix) Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything (Netflix)
Best Short Form Series Better Call Saul: Ethics Training with Kim Wexler (AMC / YouTube) The Andy Cohen Diaries (Quibi) Mapleworth Murders (Quibi) Nikki Fre$h (Quibi) Reno 911! (Quibi) Tooning Out the News (CBS All Access)

Shows with multiple wins[]

The following shows received multiple awards:

Wins	Series
4	The Crown
3	Ted Lasso
2	The Queen's Gambit
2	Schitt's Creek

Shows with multiple nominations[]

The following shows received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Series
6	The Crown
6	Ozark
5	Lovecraft Country
	Mrs. America
	Schitt's Creek
	What We Do in the Shadows
4	Better Call Saul
4	The Plot Against America
3	Mom
	Normal People
	Perry Mason
	The Queen's Gambit
	Ted Lasso
	This Is Us
	The Undoing
2	Better Things
	Fargo
	The Flight Attendant
	The Good Fight
	The Good Lord Bird
	I May Destroy You
	Ramy
	Small Axe
	Sylvie's Love
	Unorthodox

Notes[]

^ Won Best Horror Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards
^ Won Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards
^ ^a ^b Nominated for Best Actor in a Horror Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards
^ Won Best Actress in a Horror Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards
^ ^a ^b Nominated for Best Actress in a Horror Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards
^ Nominated for Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards
^ Won Best Actress in a Science Fiction or Fantasy Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards

References[]

^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 7, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards: 'Nomadland', 'The Crown' Among Top Honorees – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
^ "Annual Critics Choice Awards Returns To The CW Network On Sunday, March 7, 2021 With Host Taye Diggs". Critics Choice Association. June 20, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ Schneider, Micahel (January 18, 2021). "'Ozark,' 'The Crown' and Netflix Lead 26th Annual Critics' Choice Awards TV Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
^ Hammond, Pete (February 8, 2021). "'Mank', 'Minari' Lead Critics Choice Awards Film Nominations; Netflix Tops Studios; Chadwick Boseman Receives 4". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 8, 2021.

[5] Won Best Horror Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards

[6] Won Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards

[BestActorInAHorrorSeries-7] Nominated for Best Actor in a Horror Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards

[8] Won Best Actress in a Horror Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards

[BestActressInAHorrorSeries-9] Nominated for Best Actress in a Horror Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards

[10] Nominated for Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards

[11] Won Best Actress in a Science Fiction or Fantasy Series at the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards

[1] Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 7, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards: 'Nomadland', 'The Crown' Among Top Honorees – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

[2] "Annual Critics Choice Awards Returns To The CW Network On Sunday, March 7, 2021 With Host Taye Diggs". Critics Choice Association. June 20, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.

[3] Schneider, Micahel (January 18, 2021). "'Ozark,' 'The Crown' and Netflix Lead 26th Annual Critics' Choice Awards TV Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[4] Hammond, Pete (February 8, 2021). "'Mank', 'Minari' Lead Critics Choice Awards Film Nominations; Netflix Tops Studios; Chadwick Boseman Receives 4". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 8, 2021.

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