1st Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards

1st Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
1st Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
Date	August 29, 2021
Location	Avalon Hollywood, Los Angeles
Presented by	Hollywood Critics Association
Most awards	Ted Lasso (4)
Most nominations	Ted Lasso (8)
Website	https://hollywoodcriticsassociation.com/
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The Inaugural Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards, presented by the Hollywood Critics Association, was originally supposed to be held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles on August 22, 2021. But was ultimately delayed a week and broadcast through a virtual ceremony.^[1] The awards did not have a host. Mckenna Grace and Brooklynn Prince announced the complete list of nominees for the awards via a live stream on Thursday, July 8, 2021, on the organization's official YouTube Channel. Ted Lasso lead series nominations with 8 nominations, followed by The Handmaid's Tale and WandaVision with 7 each.^[2] HBO and NBC lead network and platform nominations with 29 nominations each, followed by Netflix with 28.^[3]

The HCA TV Awards became the first organization to separate streaming programs from broadcast/cable shows, electing to give the streaming platforms their own separate category in drama and comedy, with the exception of the limited series/TV movie field, which isn't divided by platform.^[4]

Ted Lasso won the most awards of the night with four total, followed by The Crown with three.^[5]

Winners and nominees[]

Jason Sudeikis, Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy winner

Jean Smart, Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy winner

Hannah Waddingham, Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy winner

Ted Danson, Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy winner

Jane Levy, Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy winner

Mary Steenburgen, Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy winner

Rupert Grint, Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama winner

Gillian Anderson, Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama winner

Billy Porter, Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama winner

Mj Rodriguez, Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama winner

Michael K. Williams, Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama winner

Tatiana Maslany, Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama winner

Colman Domingo, Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie winner

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

Evan Peters, Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie winner

Kathryn Hahn, Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie winner

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface:

Programs[]

Best Streaming Series, Comedy Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) Cobra Kai (Netflix) The Flight Attendant (HBO Max) Girls5eva (Peacock) Hacks (HBO Max) Mythic Quest (Apple TV+)	Best Broadcast Network Series, Comedy Young Rock (NBC) black-ish (ABC) Mr. Mayor (NBC) Superstore (NBC) Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC)
Best Cable Series, Comedy Resident Alien (Syfy) Breeders (FX) Chad (TBS) Everything's Gonna Be Okay (Freeform) Shameless (Showtime)	Best Streaming Series, Drama The Mandalorian (Disney+) Bridgerton (Netflix) The Boys (Amazon Prime Video) The Crown (Netflix) The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) Servant (Apple TV+)
Best Broadcast Network Series, Drama New Amsterdam (NBC) Big Sky (ABC) The Good Doctor (ABC) Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC) Superman & Lois (The CW) This Is Us (NBC)	Best Cable Series, Drama Cruel Summer (Freeform) Gangs of London (AMC) Lovecraft Country (HBO) Perry Mason (HBO) Pose (FX) Yellowstone (Paramount Network)
Best Streaming Docuseries, Documentary Television Movie, or Non-Fiction Series Kid 90s (Hulu) 1971: The Year Music Changed Everything (Apple TV+) American Murder: The Family Next Door (Netflix) Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (Netflix) Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults (HBO Max) Murder Among Mormons (Netflix) P!nk: All I Know So Far (Amazon Prime Video) The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness (Netflix) Unsolved Mysteries (Netflix)	Best Broadcast Network or Cable Docuseries, Documentary Television Movie, or Non-Fiction Series Welcome to Chechnya (HBO) 30 for 30 (ESPN) Allen vs. Farrow (HBO) I’ll Be Gone in the Dark (HBO) RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (VH1) The Vow (HBO)
Best Streaming Sketch Series, Variety Series, Talk Show, or Comedy/Variety Special Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix) 8:46 – Dave Chappelle (Netflix) A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (HBO Max) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion (HBO Max) Friends: The Reunion Special (HBO Max) Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist (Amazon Prime Video)	Best Broadcast Network or Cable Sketch Series, Variety Series, Talk Show, or Comedy/Variety Special Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO) The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Best Cable or Streaming Reality Series, Competition Series, or Game Show RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1) Indian Matchmaking (Netflix) Nailed It (Netflix) Queer Eye (Netflix) Selena + Chef (HBO Max) Top Chef (Bravo)	Best Broadcast Network Reality Series, Competition Series, or Game Show The Masked Singer (FOX) Celebrity Family Feud (ABC) Holey Moley (ABC) Shark Tank (ABC) The Voice (NBC)
Best Streaming Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Live-Action Television Movie WandaVision (Disney+) Hamilton (Disney+) The Queen's Gambit (Netflix) Small Axe (Amazon Prime Video) The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)	Best Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Live-Action Television Movie Mare of Easttown (HBO) Euphoria Two-Part Special (HBO) Fargo (FX) I May Destroy You (HBO) The Undoing (HBO) Your Honor (Showtime)
Best Animated Series or Animated Television Movie Harley Quinn (HBO Max) Animaniacs (Hulu) Big Mouth (Netflix) Bob's Burgers (Fox) Invincible (Amazon Prime Video)

Acting[]

Comedy[]

Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy *Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso* as Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)** Ed Helms – Rutherford Falls as Nathan Rutherford (Peacock) Michael Douglas – The Kominsky Method as Sandy Kominsky (Netflix) Rob McElhenney – Mythic Quest as Ian Grimm (Apple TV+) Tom Ellis – Lucifer as Lucifer Morningstar (Netflix)	Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy *Jean Smart – Hacks* as Deborah Vance (HBO Max)** Kaley Cuoco – The Flight Attendant as Cassie Bowden (HBO Max) Hailee Steinfeld – Dickinson as Emily Dickinson (Apple TV+) Cristin Milioti – Made for Love as Hazel Green-Gogol (HBO Max) Renée Elise Goldsberry – Girls5eva as Wickie (Peacock)
Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy *Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso* as Roy Kent (Apple TV+)** Brendan Hunt – Ted Lasso as Coach Beard (Apple TV+) Danny Pudi – Mythic Quest as Brad Bakshi (Apple TV+) Jeremy Swift – Ted Lasso as Leslie Higgins (Apple TV+) Nick Mohammed – Ted Lasso as Nathan Shelley (Apple TV+) Patton Oswalt – A.P. Bio as Principal Ralph Durbin (Peacock) Ray Romano – Made for Love as Herbert Green (HBO Max)	Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy *Hannah Einbinder – Hacks* as Ava Daniels (HBO Max) (TIE) Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso as Rebecca Welton (Apple TV+) (TIE)** Juno Temple – Ted Lasso as Keeley Jones (Apple TV+) Kaitlin Olson – Hacks as Deborah "DJ" Vance Jr. (HBO Max) Kathleen Turner – The Kominsky Method as Dr. Roz Volander (Netflix) Paula Pell – Girls5eva as Gloria (Peacock) Rosie Perez – The Flight Attendant as Megan Briscoe (HBO Max)
Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy *Ted Danson – Mr. Mayor* as Neil Bremer (NBC)** Alan Tudyk – Resident Alien as Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle (Syfy) Anthony Anderson – black-ish as Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr. (ABC) Joseph Lee Anderson – Young Rock as Rocky Johnson (NBC) Martin Freeman – Breeders as Paul Worsley (FX)	Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy *Jane Levy – Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist* as Zoey Clarke (NBC)** Daisy Haggard – Breeders as Ally Grant (FX) Robin Thede – A Black Lady Sketch Show as Various Characters (HBO) Stacey Leilua – Young Rock as Ata Johnson (NBC) Tracee Ellis Ross – black-ish as Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson (ABC)
Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy *Nico Santos – Superstore* as Mateo Fernando Aquino Liwanag (NBC)** Alex Newell – Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist as Mo (NBC) Corey Reynolds – Resident Alien as Mike Thompson (Syfy) Dwayne Johnson – Young Rock as Himself (NBC) John Clarence Stewart – Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist as Simon (NBC) Skylar Astin – Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist as Max Richman (NBC)	Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy *Mary Steenburgen – Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist* as Maggie Clarke (NBC)** Alice Wetterlund – Resident Alien as D'Arcy Bloom (Syfy) Ana Tuisila – Young Rock as Lia Maivia (NBC) Holly Hunter – Mr. Mayor as Arpi Meskimen (NBC) Lauren Ash – Superstore as Dina Fox (NBC) Vella Lovell – Mr. Mayor as Mikaela Shaw (NBC)

Drama[]

Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama *Josh O’ Connor – The Crown* as Charles, Prince of Wales (Netflix)** Anthony Mackie – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as Sam Wilson / Falcon / Captain America (Disney+) Karl Urban – The Boys as William "Billy" Butcher (Amazon Prime Video) Pedro Pascal – The Mandalorian as The Mandalorian (Disney+) Regé-Jean Page – Bridgerton as Simon Bassett, Duke of Hastings (Netflix)	Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama *Emma Corrin – The Crown* as Diana, Princess of Wales (Netflix)** Olivia Colman – The Crown as Queen Elizabeth II (Netflix) Aya Cash – The Boys as Klara Risinger / Liberty / Stormfront (Amazon Prime Video) Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid's Tale as June Osborne / Offred (Hulu) Sarah Paulson – Ratched as Nurse Mildred Ratched (Netflix)
Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama *Rupert Grint – Servant* as Julian Pearce (Apple TV+)** Bradley Whitford – The Handmaid's Tale as Commander Joseph Lawrence (Hulu) Daniel Brühl – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as Helmut Zemo (Disney+) Giancarlo Esposito – The Boys as Stan Edgar (Amazon Prime Video) Giancarlo Esposito – The Mandalorian as Moff Gideon (Disney+) Tobias Menzies – The Crown as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Netflix) Wyatt Russell – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as John Walker / Captain America / U.S. Agent (Disney+)	Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama *Gillian Anderson – The Crown* as Margaret Thatcher (Netflix)** Alexis Bledel – The Handmaid's Tale as Dr. Emily Malek (Hulu) Ann Dowd – The Handmaid's Tale as Aunt Lydia Clements (Hulu) Ming-Na Wen – The Mandalorian as Fennec Shand (Disney+) Samira Wiley – The Handmaid's Tale as Moira Strand (Hulu) Yvette Nicole Brown – Big Shot as Sherilyn Thomas (Disney+) Yvonne Strahovski – The Handmaid's Tale as Serena Joy Waterford (Hulu)
Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama *Billy Porter – Pose* as Pray Tell (FX)** Christopher Meloni – Law & Order: Organized Crime as Detective Elliot Stabler (NBC) Freddie Highmore – The Good Doctor as Dr. Shaun Murphy (ABC) Jonathan Majors – Lovecraft Country as Atticus "Tic" Freeman (HBO) Matthew Rhys – Perry Mason as Perry Mason (HBO) Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us as Randall Pearson (NBC)	Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama *Mj Rodriguez – Pose* as Blanca Rodriguez-Evangelista (FX)** Chiara Aurelia – Cruel Summer as Jeanette Turner (Freeform) Jurnee Smollett – Lovecraft Country as Letitia "Leti" Lewis (HBO) Mandy Moore – This Is Us as Rebecca Pearson (NBC) Mariska Hargitay – Law & Order: SVU as Captain Olivia Benson (NBC) Olivia Holt – Cruel Summer as Kate Wallis (Freeform)
Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama *Michael K. Williams – Lovecraft Country* as Montrose Freeman (HBO)** Courtney B. Vance – Lovecraft Country as George Freeman (HBO) Dylan McDermott – Law & Order: Organized Crime as Richard Wheatley (NBC) Jason A. Rodriguez – Pose as Lemar Khan (FX) Jeffrey Dean Morgan – The Walking Dead as Negan (AMC) John Carroll Lynch – Big Sky as Rick Legarski(ABC) John Lithgow – Perry Mason as Elias Birchard "E.B." Jonathan (HBO) Tzi Ma – Kung Fu as Jin Shen (The CW)	Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama *Tatiana Maslany – Perry Mason* as Sister Alice McKeegan (HBO)** Brooke Smith – Big Sky as Merrilee Legarski (ABC) Catherine Zeta-Jones – Prodigal Son as Vivian Capshaw (FOX) Dominique Jackson – Pose as Elektra Evangelista (FX) Hannah Zeile – This Is Us as teenage Kate Pearson (NBC) Indya Moore – Pose as Angel Vasquez-Evangelista (FX) Kelly Reilly – Yellowstone as Beth Dutton (Paramount Network) Wunmi Mosaku – Lovecraft Country as Ruby Baptiste (HBO)

Limited, Anthology Series, or Television Movie[]

Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie *Colman Domingo – Euphoria Two-Part Special* as Ali (HBO)** Bryan Cranston – Your Honor as Michael Desiato (Showtime) Chris Rock – Fargo as Loy Cannon (FX) Hugh Grant – The Undoing as Jonathan Fraser (HBO) Joel Edgerton – The Underground Railroad as Arnold Ridgeway (Amazon Prime Video) Leslie Odom Jr. – Hamilton as Aaron Burr (Disney+) Paul Bettany – WandaVision as Vision (Disney+)	Best Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie *Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen's Gambit* as Beth Harmon (Netflix)** Cynthia Erivo – Genius: Aretha as Aretha Franklin (NatGeo) Elizabeth Olsen – WandaVision as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (Disney+) Kate Winslet – Mare of Easttown as Marianne "Mare" Sheehan (HBO) Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You as Arabella Essiedu (HBO) Thuso Mbedu – The Underground Railroad as Cora Randall (Amazon Prime Video) Zendaya – Euphoria Two-Part Special as Rue Bennett (HBO)
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie *Evan Peters – Mare of Easttown* as Detective Colin Zabel (HBO)** Bill Camp – The Queen's Gambit as Mr. Shaibel (Netflix) Courtney B. Vance – Genius: Aretha as C. L. Franklin (NatGeo) Daveed Diggs – Hamilton as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson (Disney+) John Boyega – Small Axe as Leroy Logan (Amazon Prime Video) Randall Park – WandaVision as Jimmy Woo (Disney+) William Jackson Harper – The Underground Railroad as Royal (Amazon Prime Video)	Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie *Kathryn Hahn – WandaVision* as Agatha Harkness (Disney+)** Jean Smart – Mare of Easttown as Helen Fahey (HBO) Jessie Buckley – Fargo as Oraetta Mayflower (FX) Julianne Nicholson – Mare of Easttown as Lori Ross (HBO) Kat Dennings – WandaVision as Darcy Lewis (Disney+) Marielle Heller – The Queen's Gambit as Alma Wheatley (Netflix) Teyonah Parris – WandaVision as Monica Rambeau (Disney+)

Special Honorary Awards[]

Legacy Award – Cobra Kai
Spotlight Award – Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Impact Award – New Amsterdam
Pop Culture Icon Award – Tom Ellis
TV Icon Award – Marta Kauffman
Virtuoso Award – Bo Burnham
TV Breakout Star Award – Thuso Mbedu

Most wins[]

Wins by Series
Wins	Series
4	Ted Lasso
3	The Crown
2	Hacks
	Mare of Easttown
	Pose
	WandaVision
	Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

Wins by Network/Platform
Nominations	Network
7	HBO
6	NBC
5	AppleTV+
5	Netflix
3	Disney+
3	HBO Max
2	FX

Most nominations[]

Nominations by Series
Nominations	Series
8	Ted Lasso
7	The Handmaid's Tale
7	WandaVision
6	The Crown
	Lovecraft Country
	Pose
	Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
5	Mare of Easttown
5	Young Rock
4	The Boys
	Hacks
	The Mandalorian
	Mr. Mayor
	Perry Mason
	The Queen's Gambit
	Resident Alien
	This Is Us
	The Underground Railroad
3	Big Sky
	Black-ish
	Breeders
	Cruel Summer
	Euphoria Two-Part Special
	The Falcon and The Winter Soldier
	Fargo
	The Flight Attendant
	Girls5eva
	Hamilton
	Law & Order: Organized Crime
	Mythic Quest
	Superstore
2	A Black Lady Sketch Show
	Bridgerton
	Genius: Aretha
	The Good Doctor
	I May Destroy You
	The Kominsky Method
	Made for Love
	Servant
	Small Axe
	The Undoing
	Yellowstone
	Your Honor

Nominations by Network/Platform
Nominations	Network
29	HBO
29	NBC
28	Netflix
18	Disney+
15	AppleTV+
15	HBO Max
13	Amazon Prime Video
12	FX
11	ABC
9	Hulu
5	Peacock
4	Freeform
4	SyFy
3	Fox
3	Showtime
2	AMC
	The CW
	NatGeo
	Paramount Network

References[]

^ "Hollywood Critics Association Cancels Sunday's In-Person TV Awards, Shifts to Virtual on Aug. 29 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
^ "Ted Lasso, The Handmaid's Tale, and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist lead Inaugural HCA TV Awards Nominations – Hollywood Critics Association". Retrieved July 11, 2021.
^ Pedersen, Erik (July 8, 2021). "HCA TV Awards Nominations: 'Ted Lasso' Leads Programs For Inaugural Honors; NBC, HBO & Netflix Lead Nets". Deadline. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
^ Schneider, Michael (March 24, 2021). "Hollywood Critics Association Launches New TV Awards, First to Separate Streaming From Broadcast/Cable". Variety. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ Anderson, Erik (August 29, 2021). "'Ted Lasso,' 'WandaVision,' 'The Crown' top 1st Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) TV Awards winners". Awardswatch. Retrieved September 4, 2021.

[1] "Hollywood Critics Association Cancels Sunday's In-Person TV Awards, Shifts to Virtual on Aug. 29 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

[2] "Ted Lasso, The Handmaid's Tale, and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist lead Inaugural HCA TV Awards Nominations – Hollywood Critics Association". Retrieved July 11, 2021.

[3] Pedersen, Erik (July 8, 2021). "HCA TV Awards Nominations: 'Ted Lasso' Leads Programs For Inaugural Honors; NBC, HBO & Netflix Lead Nets". Deadline. Retrieved September 4, 2021.

[4] Schneider, Michael (March 24, 2021). "Hollywood Critics Association Launches New TV Awards, First to Separate Streaming From Broadcast/Cable". Variety. Retrieved July 14, 2021.

[5] Anderson, Erik (August 29, 2021). "'Ted Lasso,' 'WandaVision,' 'The Crown' top 1st Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) TV Awards winners". Awardswatch. Retrieved September 4, 2021.

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