There are a little over three days left in Emmy nomination voting and the Television Critics Association (TCA) has given Television Academy members who haven’t completed their ballots yet something to think about. The nominations for the 2020 TCA Awards are out and featured a number of pleasant surprises. Not so surprising where the two programs that earned the most nominations, “Watchmen” and “Unbelievable” with four each.
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Damon Lindelof’s Peabody winner earned nods in the Movie or Miniseries, Individual Achievement in Drama (Regina King), New Program and Program of the Year categories. Netflix’s “Unbelievable” also earned New Program and Program of the Year nods along with Individual Achievement in Drama nods for both Kaitlyn Dever and Merrit Wever. “Better Call Saul,” “Schitt’s Creek,” “Succession” and “Mrs. America” rounded out the prestigious Program of the Year category.
Other notable nominees included Disney Plus’ “The Mandalorian,” ESPN’s “The Last Dance,” Hulu’s “Ramy,” HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” FX on Hulu’s “Mrs. America,” Hulu’s “Hillary,” HBO’s “We’re Here” and AMC’s “Better Call Saul,” FX’s “Pose,” Netflix’s “Never have I Ever,” Hulu’s “The Great” and HBO’s “Succession,” which earned three nominations.
Among individual networks, HBO landed 16 nominations, Netflix earned 10 nods, FX and FX on Hulu earned 7 moms and both Hulu and PBS landed six apiece.
Surprising omissions from the TCA included “Ozark,” “Tiger King,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Dickinson, “Little America,” “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” and “Killing Eve.”
Traditionally, the TCA Awards are handed out in a ceremony during the organization’s summer press tour. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there will be no in-person ceremony. The TCA has not picked a date to reveal the winners but noted it will be later this summer.
Here’s a list of all of this year’s nominees.
INDIVIDUAL 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
“Frontline” – PBS
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
