HCA TV Awards Night One: ‘The White Lotus,’ ‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘Better Call Saul’ the big winners for Broadcast and Cable
The Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) revealed the TV award winners for Broadcast Network and Cable, night one of their two-night television celebration at The Beverly Hilton, live-streamed on the official HCA YouTube channel. The ceremony was hosted by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah correspondent Dulcé Sloan where the big winners were The White Lotus, Abbott Elementary, and Better Call Saul.
HBO’s The White Lotus was the biggest winner of the night with five (Best Writing in a Broadcast or Cable Limited, Anthology Series, or Movie, Best Directing in a Broadcast or Cable Limited, Anthology Series, or Movie, Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast or Cable Limited, Anthology Series, or Movie for Murray Bartlett, Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast or Cable Limited, Anthology Series, or Movie, for Jennifer Coolidge and Best Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series). ABC’s Abbott Elementary was next with four: Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy for Quinta Brunson, Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy for Janelle James, Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy, and Best Broadcast Network Series, Comedy).
AMC’s Better Call Saul also nabbed four wins: Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama for Giancarlo Esposito, Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama for Rhea Seehorn, Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama for Bob Odenkirk, and Best Cable Series, Drama in a tie with HBO’s Succession. NBC’s This Is Us earned two wins, Best Broadcast Network Series, Drama and Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama while Showtime’s Yellowjackets also took home two trophies, Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama for Karyn Kusama and Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama for Melanie Lynskey. FX’s What We Do in the Shadows was named Best Cable Series, Comedy.
Actress, Director, Singer, and Songwriter, Mandy Moore was honored with this year’s Virtuoso Award. The Virtuoso Award is presented to an individual who has cultivated the industry with their talent that expands well beyond a singular role. “Over the past two decades, Mandy Moore has transformed from a pop superstar to an actress to a director,” says HCA Founder, Scott Menzel. “Moore’s talent is undeniable, and her work on This Is Us solidifies that as she was able to combine all of her talents within this final chapter that included a multifaceted performance that left millions around the world in tears.”
This year, the Hollywood Critics Association, in partnership with Petco Love and Big Love Animal Rescue, turned the 2022 HCA TV Awards into a two-night rescue animal adoption event. “We hope to shine a spotlight on shelter dogs and help a few of them find their forever homes,” adds HCA Co-Founder, Ashley Menzel. “When you rescue a dog, they are forever grateful. Dogs know you saved them and they share their love unconditionally every single day. We are so glad to be hosting this adoption event as it is a cause that is very near and dear to our hearts.”
There was a designated Petco Love step and repeat with rescue dogs and puppies on the Red Carpet both nights. Additionally, at the ceremony after-parties, guests of the HCA TV Awards had the opportunity to adopt a rescue dog and give them a forever home.
The HCA TV Awards night two, awarding the best in streaming programming, will be presented live, and live-streamed tomorrow night on the HCA’s Official YouTube Channel and via the HCA App, which is available now to download on Apple TV and Roku.
You can find a complete list of all the Broadcast & Cable winners for night one of the 2nd Annual HCA TV Awards and the full video of the show below:
Best Cable Network Series, Drama
- Better Call Saul (AMC) – WINNER (TIE)
- Chucky (SYFY)
- Euphoria (HBO)
- The Gilded Age (HBO)
- Snowpiercer (TNT)
- Succession (HBO) – WINNER (TIE)
- Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (HBO)
- Yellowjackets (Showtime)
Best Broadcast Network Series, Drama
- 9-1-1: Lonestar (FOX)
- Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
- Kung Fu (The CW)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
- New Amsterdam (NBC)
- Superman & Lois (The CW)
- The Cleaning Lady (FOX)
- This Is Us (NBC) – WINNER
Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama
- Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul (AMC) – WINNER
- Brian Cox, Succession (HBO)
- Jeremy Strong, Succession (HBO)
- Kevin Costner, Yellowstone (Paramount Network)
- Harold Perrineau, From (EPIX)
- Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us (NBC)
- Daveed Diggs, Snowpiercer (TNT)
- Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us (NBC)
Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama
- Freema Agyeman, New Amsterdam (NBC)
- Juliette Lewis, Yellowjackets (Showtime)
- Jodie Comer, Killing Eve (AMC)
- Kelly Reilly, Yellowstone (Paramount Network)
- Mandy Moore, This Is Us (NBC)
- Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets (Showtime) – WINNER
- Sandra Oh, Killing Eve (AMC)
- Zendaya, Euphoria (HBO)
Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama
- Eric Dane, Euphoria (HBO)
- Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul (AMC) – WINNER
- Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul (AMC)
- Jon Huertas, This Is Us (NBC)
- Justin Hartley, This Is Us (NBC)
- Kieran Culkin, Succession (HBO)
- Matthew Macfadyen, Succession (HBO)
- Michael Mando, Better Call Saul (AMC)
Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama
- Chrissy Metz, This Is Us (NBC)
- Christina Ricci, Yellowjackets (Showtime)
- J. Smith-Cameron, Succession (HBO)
- Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul (AMC) – WINNER
- Sandra Mae Frank, New Amsterdam (NBC)
- Sarah Snook, Succession (HBO)
- Susan Kelechi Watson, This Is Us (NBC)
- Sydney Sweeney, Euphoria (HBO)
Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama
- Casey Johnson, David Windsor & Chrissy Metz, This Is Us “The Hill” (NBC)
- Clyde Phillips, Alexandra Franklin, Marc Muszynski, Dexter: New Blood “Sins of the Father” (Showtime)
- Dan Fogelman, This Is Us “The Train” (NBC) – WINNER
- Jesse Armstrong, Succession “All The Bells Say” (HBO)
- Julian Fellowes, The Gilded Age “Face The Music” (HBO)
- Sam Levinson, Euphoria “Stand Still Like The Hummingbird” (HBO)
- Taylor Sheridan, Yellowstone “Half the Money” (Paramount Network)
- Ashley Lyle & Bart Nickerson, Yellowjackets “Pilot” (Showtime)
Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama
- Cathy Yan, Succession – “The Disruption” (HBO)
- Jon Huertas, This Is Us – “Four Fathers” (NBC)
- Karyn Kusama, Yellowjackets – “Pilot” (Showtime) – WINNER
- Lorene Scafaria, Succession – “Too Much Birthday” (HBO)
- Mark Mylod, Succession – “All the Bells Say” (HBO)
- Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us – “Guitar Man” (NBC)
- Sam Levinson, Euphoria – “Stand Still Like the Hummingbird” (HBO)
- Taylor Sheridan, Yellowstone – “Keep the Wolves Close” (Paramount Network)
Best Cable Series, Comedy
- Atlanta (FX)
- Barry (HBO)
- Better Things (FX)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
- Resident Alien (SYFY)
- The Righteous Gemstones (HBO)
- Somebody Somewhere (HBO)
- What We Do in the Shadows (FX) – WINNER
Best Broadcast Network Series, Comedy
- Abbott Elementary (ABC) – WINNER
- American Auto (NBC)
- Black-ish (ABC)
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC)
- Ghosts (CBS)
- Mr. Mayor (NBC)
- The Wonder Years (ABC)
- Young Rock (NBC)
Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy
- Andy Samberg, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC)
- Anthony Anderson, Black-ish (ABC)
- Bill Hader, Barry (HBO) – WINNER
- Donald Glover, Atlanta (FX)
- Kayvan Novak, What We Do In The Shadows (FX)
- Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
- Matt Berry, What We Do In The Shadows (FX)
- Utkarsh Ambudkar, Ghosts (CBS)
Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy
- Bridget Everett, Somebody Somewhere (HBO)
- Issa Rae, Insecure (HBO)
- Jasmine Cephas Jones, Blindspotting (Starz)
- Natasia Demetriou, What We Do In The Shadows (FX)
- Pamela Adlon, Better Things (FX)
- Quinta Brunson, Abbot Elementary (ABC) – WINNER
- Rose McIver, Ghosts (CBS)
- Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish (ABC)
Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy
- Anthony Carrigan, Barry (HBO)
- Bowen Yang, SNL (NBC)
- Brandon Scott Jones, Ghosts (CBS)
- Brian Tyree Henry, Atlanta (FX)
- Harvey Guillén, What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
- Henry Winkler, Barry (HBO) – WINNER
- Chris Perfetti, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- Tyler James Williams, Abbot Elementary (ABC)
Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy
- D’Arcy Carden, Barry (HBO)
- Danielle Pinnock, Ghosts (CBS)
- Janelle James, Abbott Elementary (ABC) – WINNER
- Kristen Schaal, What We Do In The Shadows (FX)
- Sarah Goldberg, Barry (HBO)
- Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
- Stephanie Beatriz, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC)
- Zazie Beetz, Atlanta (FX)
Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy
- Albertina Rizzo, American Auto “Commercial” (NBC)
- Alec Berg & Bill Hader, Barry “Starting Now” (HBO)
- Donald Glover, Atlanta “Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga” (FX)
- Issa Rae, Insecure “Everything Gonna Be, Okay?!” (HBO)
- John Carcieri, Danny McBride, & Edi Patterson, The Righteous Gemstones “As to How They Might Destroy Him” (HBO)
- Liz Sarnoff, Barry “Candy Asses” (HBO)
- Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary “Pilot” (ABC) – WINNER
- Stefani Robinson, What We Do in the Shadows “Wellness Center” (FX)
Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy
- Bill Hader, Barry – “701N” (HBO) – WINNER
- Danny McBride, The Righteous Gemstones – “As to How They Might Destroy Him” (HBO)
- Hiro Murai, Atlanta – “New Jazz” (FX)
- Iona Morris Jackson, black-ish – “If a Black Man Cries in the Woods” (ABC)
- Pamela Adlon, Better Things – “We Are Not Alone” (FX)
- Randall Einhorn, Abbott Elementary – “Pilot” (ABC)
- Jay Duplass, Somebody Somewhere – “Tee-Tee Pa-Pah” (HBO)
- Yana Gorskaya, What We Do In The Shadows – “Wellness Center” (FX)
Best Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series
- Gaslit (Starz)
- Impeachment: American Crime Story (FX)
- Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail (TBS)
- Scenes From a Marriage (HBO)
- The White Lotus (HBO) – WINNER
- We Own This City (HBO)
Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or TV Movie
- Ben Foster, The Survivor (HBO)
- Bill Pullman, The Sinner (USA)
- Daniel Radcliffe, Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail (TBS)
- Jon Bernthal, We Own This City (HBO)
- Sean Penn, Gaslit (Starz)
- Oscar Isaac, Scenes from a Marriage (HBO) – WINNER
Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or TV Movie
- Julia Roberts, Gaslit (Starz)
- Geraldine Viswanathan, Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail (TBS)
- Jessica Chastain, Scenes from a Marriage (HBO)
- Michelle Pfeiffer, The First Lady (Showtime)
- Renée Zellweger, The Thing About Pam (NBC)
- Sarah Paulson, Impeachment: American Crime Story (FX) – WINNER
Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Movie
- Dan Stevens, Gaslit (Starz)
- Josh Charles, We Own This City (HBO)
- Josh Duhamel, The Thing About Pam (NBC)
- Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus (HBO) – WINNER
- Steve Buscemi, Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail (TBS)
- Steve Zahn, The White Lotus (HBO)
Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Movie
- Alexandra Daddario, The White Lotus (HBO)
- Betty Gilpin, Gaslit (Starz)
- Connie Britton, The White Lotus (HBO)
- Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus (HBO) – WINNER
- Judy Greer, The Thing About Pam (NBC)
- Sydney Sweeney, The White Lotus (HBO)
Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Movie
- Aaron Cooley, Cathy Schulman, Ellen Fairey, Abby Ajayi, The First Lady “Voices Carry” (Showtime)
- Jenny Klein & Travis Sentell, The Thing About Pam “She’s a Killer” (NBC)
- George Pelecanos and David Simon, We Own This City “Part One” (HBO)
- Hagai Levi, Scenes From a Marriage “The Illiterates” (HBO)
- Mike White, The White Lotus “Mysterious Monkeys” (HBO) – WINNER
- Sarah Burgess, Impeachment: American Crime Story “Man Handled” (FX)
- Taylor Cox, Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail “What Happens in Branchwater” (TBS)
Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Movie
- Gina Prince-Bythewood, Women of the Movement “Mother and Son” (ABC)
- Hagai Levi, Scenes From A Marriage “The Illiterates” (HBO)
- Mike White, The White Lotus “Mysterious Monkeys” (HBO) – WINNER
- Barry Levinson, The Survivor (HBO)
- Ryan Murphy, Impeachment: American Crime Story “Man Handled” (FX)
- Steve Buscemi, Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail “Over the Mountain” (TBS)
Best Broadcast Network or Cable Live-Action TV Movie
- A Clüsterfünke Christmas (Comedy Central)
- List of a Lifetime (Lifetime)
- Ray Donovan: The Movie (Showtime)
- Reba McEntire’s Christmas in Tune (Lifetime)
- The Survivor (HBO) – WINNER
- Vandal (Fuse)
Best Broadcast Network or Cable Documentary TV Movie
- Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James (Showtime)
- Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War (History)
- Dean Martin: King of Cool (TCM)
- End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock (Fuse) – WINNER
- Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer (National Geographic)
- Sheryl (Showtime)
Best Broadcast Network or Cable Variety Sketch Series, Talk Series, or Special
- A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO) – WINNER
- Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
- Real-Time With Bill Maher (HBO)
- Saturday Night Live (NBC)
- The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
Best Broadcast Network or Cable Animated Series or TV Movie
- Archer (FX)
- Bob’s Burgers (FOX)
- Family Guy (FOX)
- Rick and Morty (Adult Swim) – WINNER
- South Park (Comedy Central)
- Tuca & Bertie (Adult Swim)
Best Game Show
- Celebrity Family Feud (ABC) – WINNER
- Jeopardy! National College Championship (ABC)
- Name That Tune (FOX)
- Supermarket Sweep (ABC)
- The Chase (ABC)
- To Tell The Truth (ABC)
Best Broadcast Network Reality Show or Competition Series
- America’s Got Talent (NBC)
- Holey Moley (ABC)
- Lego Masters (FOX) – WINNER
- Next Level Chef (FOX)
- The Masked Singer (FOX)
- The Voice (NBC)
Best Cable Reality Show or Competition Series
- Bar Rescue (Paramount Network)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses (TBS)
- Project Runway (Bravo)
- RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) – WINNER
- Top Chef (Bravo)
- Wipeout (TBS)
Best Broadcast Network or Cable Docuseries or Non-Fiction Series
- 30 for 30 (ESPN)
- The New York Times Presents: Controlling Britney Spears (FX)
- Janet Jackson (Lifetime)
- Shark Tank (ABC)
- The American Rescue Dog Show (ABC)
- We Need to Talk About Cosby (Showtime) – WINNER
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