Brooklynn Prince and Mckenna Grace to announce HCA TV Awards nominations

Awards ceremony to take place at Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 22, 2021

The Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) announced today that Brooklynn Prince (Apple TV+’s Home Before Dark) and Mckenna Grace (Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale) will be announcing the nominations for the Inaugural HCA TV Awards on the HCA’s official YouTube channel beginning at 8am PT/11am ET on Thursday, July 8, 2021.

Over the past three months, the HCA has been working closely with networks, streamers, and publicists on revamping their categories and selecting key dates for the upcoming ceremony. “The level of interest and support that we have received for this event has been incredibly humbling,” notes HCA Founder Scott Menzel. The organization received over 1,200 submissions prompting the need to reevaluate their initial category selections that were announced back in March. 

“As the number of television productions continues to increase, we wanted to make sure that the categories we created were reflective of the current television landscape,” adds HCA Co-Chair Ashley Menzel. The HCA’s goal is to celebrate the very best television has to offer and we believe that means acknowledging a wide variety of stories that are being told across all platforms and networks. 

“It is important to not forget television’s legacy and where it all began,” Scott Menzel continued. “As the rise of streaming services paves the way for more series and more stories, including ones with bigger budgets, we want to make sure that we continue to honor the legacy of television by commemorating broadcast and cable series as well as ones on streaming platforms. We hope our ceremony will shine a light on a number of series that would possibly be overlooked due to the limited number of spots found in traditional television categories.”

The full list of categories for the HCA TV Awards are: 

Best Animated Series or Animated Television Movie

Best Broadcast Network Series, Drama

Best Cable Series, Drama

Best Broadcast Network Series, Comedy

Best Cable Series, Comedy

Best Broadcast Network Reality Series, Competition Series, or Game Show 

Best Broadcast Network or Cable Sketch Series, Variety Series, Talk Show, or Comedy/Variety Special

Best Broadcast Network or Cable Docuseries, Documentary Television Movie, or Non-Fiction Series

Best Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Live-Action Television Movie

Best Streaming Series, Drama

Best Streaming Series, Comedy

Best Cable or Streaming Reality Series, Competition Series, or Game Show

Best Streaming Sketch Series, Variety Series, Talk Show, or Comedy/Variety Special

Best Streaming Docuseries, Documentary Television Movie, or Non-Fiction Series

Best Streaming Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Live-Action Television Movie

Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama

Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy 

Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama

Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy  

Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie

Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama

Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy 

Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama

Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy 

Best Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie

Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama

Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama 

Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy

Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy

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

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

Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama

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

Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy 

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

In addition to the TV Awards, the HCA has also finalized their dates for the HCA Film Awards, which will take place in Los Angeles on Saturday, January 8, 2022, with a location to be determined at a later date. 

The timeline for the HCA Film Awards is as follows:

Tuesday, November 23, 2021 – Nomination ballots will be emailed to all HCA members

Tuesday, November 30, 2021 – Ballots are due by 6 pm PT/9 pm ET.  

Thursday, December 2, 2021 – HCA Film Awards nominations will be announced beginning at 8 am PT/11 pm ET via live stream and social media. 

Saturday, January 8, 2021 – HCA Film Awards Ceremony 

About the Hollywood Critics Association:

Founded in late 2016, the Hollywood Critics Association’s mission is to bring together a passionate group of critics and journalists who represent the voices of a new era in Hollywood.