‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘WandaVision,’ ‘The Crown’ top 1st Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) TV Awards winners

The Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) announced the winners of its inaugural television awards tonight, where Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso scored wins for Best Streaming Series, Comedy plus three acting prizes for Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham and Brett Goldstein among its field best 8 nominations.

The awards are the first of its kind to separate streaming and broadcast network categories, giving a wide berth to celebrate more shows and more performances in an effort to capture how we watched television in 2020 and the first half of 2021. As with the Television Academy’s Primetime Emmy Awards, the HCA TV Awards number of nominations in each category is based on total submissions.

The ceremony was originally slated to be an in-person outdoor event at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, CA this Sunday with on-site testing and proof of vaccination for all attendees, but due to rising Coronavirus cases across the United States and for the safety of everyone scheduled to attend, the organization has made the tough decision to make the ceremony virtual. 

“Our team was very excited to celebrate all of our winners in person, but due to Covid cases still rising, we felt it was in everyone’s best interest to move the event virtually to ensure the safety of all of our attendees and staff,” said HCA Chairman Scott Menzel. “We are hopeful to be back to an in-person ceremony for our film awards in 2022.” 

In the broadcast and cable categories, NBC’s New Amsterdam and Freeform’s Cruel Summer took the series prizes while the pair of Billy Porter and Mj Rodriguez won the Broadcast or Cable Series, Drama lead acting awards for Pose. In streaming, another duo won the lead prizes: Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin for The Crown. Gillian Anderson also picked up a win for The Crown in supporting.

WandaVision from Disney+ won two awards, for Best Streaming Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Live-Action Television Movie and Kathryn Hahn for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie. HBO’s Mare of Easttown named Best Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Live-Action Television Movie and star Evan Peters won Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie. In the leading categories, Colman Domingo (Euphoria Two-Part Special) and Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit) were the winners.

Additionally, the organization will be celebrating Bo Burnham, Marta Kauffman, Tom Ellis, Cobra Kai, New Amsterdam, and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist with honorary awards at the HCA TV Awards.

The HCA also bestowed Honorary Awards to each of the recipients with the below awards:

• Bo Burnham (Inside) was presented with the Virtuoso Award
• Marta Kauffman (Friends creator) was presented with the TV Icon Award
• Tom Ellis (Lucifer) was presented with the Pop Icon Award
• Cobra Kai was presented with the Legacy Award
• New Amsterdam was presented with the Impact Award
• Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist was presented with the “Spotlight Award

“All of the nominees that we celebrated and honored tonight are amongst some of the best in television history,” notes HCA Chairman Scott Menzel. “While these past 17 months have been incredibly difficult for many of us, television has once again become our best friend. Series like Ted Lasso, Hacks, and Young Rock provided us with a sense of joy and happiness during these troubled times. Dramatic series such as New Amsterdam, Lovecraft Country, and Pose were as entertaining as they were educational. These are only a few of the shows that were nominated, but it is so inspiring to see all of these passionate stories being told from diverse storytellers that aren’t afraid to touch upon timely issues including racism, COVID-19, and LGBTIQ rights.

Here is the full list of 1st annual HCA TV Awards winners.

Best Broadcast Network Series, Drama (6)

• Big Sky (ABC)
• Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC)
• New Amsterdam (NBC) – WINNER
• Superman & Lois (The CW)
• The Good Doctor (ABC)
• This Is Us (NBC)

Best Cable Series, Drama (6)

• Cruel Summer (Freeform) – WINNER
• Gangs of London (AMC)
• Lovecraft Country (HBO)
• Perry Mason (HBO)
• Pose (FX)
• Yellowstone (Paramount Network)

Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama (6)

• Billy Porter – Pose (FX) – WINNER
• Christopher Meloni – Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC)
• Freddie Highmore – The Good Doctor (ABC)
• Jonathan Majors – Lovecraft Country (HBO)
• Matthew Rhys – Perry Mason (HBO)
• Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC)

Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama (6)

• Chiara Aurelia – Cruel Summer (Freeform)
• Jurnee Smollett – Lovecraft Country (HBO)
• Mandy Moore – This Is Us (NBC)
• Mariska Hargitay – Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
• Mj Rodriguez – Pose (FX) – WINNER
• Olivia Holt – Cruel Summer (Freeform)

Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama (8)

• Courtney B. Vance – Lovecraft Country (HBO)
• Dylan McDermott – Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC)
• Jason Rodriguez – Pose (FX)
• Jeffrey Dean Morgan – The Walking Dead (AMC)
• John Carroll Lynch – Big Sky (ABC)
• John Lithgow – Perry Mason (HBO)
• Michael K. Williams – Lovecraft Country (HBO) – WINNER
• Tzi Ma – Kung Fu (The CW)

Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama (8)

• Brooke Smith – Big Sky (ABC)
• Catherine Zeta-Jones – Prodigal Son (NBC)
• Dominique Jackson – Pose (FX)
• Hannah Zeile – This is Us (NBC)
• Indya Moore – Pose (FX)
• Kelly Reilly – Yellowstone (Paramount Network)
• Tatiana Maslany – Perry Mason (HBO) – WINNER
• Wunmi Mosaku – Lovecraft Country (HBO)

Best Streaming Series, Drama (6)

• Bridgerton (Netflix)
• The Boys (Amazon Prime Video)
• The Crown (Netflix)
• The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
• The Mandalorian (Disney+) – WINNER
• Servant (Apple TV+)

Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama (5)

• Anthony Mackie – The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (Disney+)
• Josh O’ Connor – The Crown (Netflix) – WINNER
• Karl Urban – The Boys (Amazon Prime Video)
• Pedro Pascal – The Mandalorian (Disney+)
• Regé-Jean Page – Bridgerton (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama (5)

• Emma Corrin – The Crown (Netflix) – WINNER
• Olivia Colman – The Crown (Netflix)
• Aya Cash – The Boys (Amazon Prime Video)
• Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
• Sarah Paulson – Ratched (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama (7)

• Bradley Whitford – The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
• Daniel Brühl – The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (Disney+)
• Giancarlo Esposito – The Boys (Amazon Prime Video)
• Giancarlo Esposito – The Mandalorian (Disney+)
• Rupert Grint – Servant (Apple TV+) – WINNER
• Tobias Menzies – The Crown (Netflix)
• Wyatt Russell – The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (Disney+)

Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama (7)

• Alexis Bledel – The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
• Ann Dowd – The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
• Gillian Anderson – The Crown (Netflix) – WINNER
• Ming-Na Wen – The Mandalorian (Disney+)
• Samira Wiley – The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
• Yvette Nicole Brown – Big Shot (Disney+)
• Yvonne Strahovski – The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

Best Broadcast Network Series, Comedy (5)

• black-ish (ABC)
• Mr. Mayor (NBC)
• Superstore (NBC)
• Young Rock (NBC) – WINNER
• Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC)

Best Cable Series, Comedy (5)

• Breeders (FX)
• Chad (TBS)
• Everything is Going to Be Okay (Freeform)
• Resident Alien (SYFY) – WINNER
• Shameless (Showtime)

Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy (5)

• Alan Tudyk – Resident Alien (SYFY)
• Anthony Anderson – black-ish (ABC)
• Joseph Lee Anderson – Young Rock (NBC)
• Martin Freeman – Breeders (FX)
• Ted Danson – Mr. Mayor (NBC) – WINNER

Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy (5)

• Daisy Haggard – Breeders (FX)
• Jane Levy – Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC) – WINNER
• Robin Thede – A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)
• Stacey Leilua – Young Rock (NBC)
• Tracee Ellis Ross – black-ish (ABC)

Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy (6)

• Alex Newell – Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC)
• Corey Reynolds – Resident Alien (SYFY)
• Dwayne Johnson – Young Rock (NBC)
• John Clarence Stewart – Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC)
• Nico Santos – Superstore (NBC) – WINNER
• Skylar Astin – Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC)

Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy (6)

• Alice Wetterlund – Resident Alien (SYFY)
• Ana Tuisila – Young Rock (NBC)
• Holly Hunter – Mr. Mayor (NBC)
• Lauren Ash – Superstore (NBC)
• Mary Steenburgen – Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC) – WINNER
• Vella Lovell – Mr. Mayor (NBC)

Best Streaming Series, Comedy (6)

• Cobra Kai (Netflix)
• Girls5Eva (Peacock)
• Hacks (HBO Max)
• Mythic Quest (Apple TV+)
• Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) – WINNER
• The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)

Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy (5)

• Ed Helms – Rutherford Falls (Peacock)
• Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) – WINNER
• Michael Douglas – The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
• Rob McElhenney – Mythic Quest (Apple TV+)
• Tom Ellis – Lucifer (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy (5)

• Kaley Cuoco – The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
• Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max) – WINNER
• Hailee Steinfeld – Dickinson (Apple TV+)
• Cristin Milioti – Made for Love (HBO Max)
• Renée Elise Goldsberry – Girls5eva (Peacock)

Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy (7)

• Brendan Hunt – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
• Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) – WINNER
• Danny Pudi – Mythic Quest (Apple TV+)
• Jeremy Swift – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
• Nick Mohammed – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
• Patton Oswald – A.P. Bio (Peacock)
• Ray Romano – Made for Love (HBO Max)

Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy (7) – tie

• Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO Max) – WINNER
• Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) – WINNER
• Juno Temple – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
• Kaitlin Olson – Hacks (HBO Max)
• Kathleen Turner – The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
• Paula Pell – Girls5Eva (Peacock)
• Rosie Perez – The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)

Best Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Live-Action Television Movie (6)

• Euphoria Two-Part Special (HBO)
• Fargo (FX)
• I May Destroy You (HBO)
• Mare of Easttown (HBO) – WINNER
• The Undoing (HBO)
• Your Honor (Showtime)

Best Streaming Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Live-Action Television Movie (5)

• Hamilton (Disney+)
• Small Axe (Amazon Prime Video)
• The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
• The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)
• WandaVision (Disney+) – WINNER

Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie (7)

• Bryan Cranston – Your Honor (Showtime)
• Chris Rock – Fargo (FX)
• Colman Domingo – Euphoria Two-Part Special (HBO) – WINNER
• Hugh Grant – The Undoing (HBO)
• Joel Edgerton – The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)
• Leslie Odom Jr. – Hamilton (Disney+)
• Paul Bettany – WandaVision (Disney+)

Best Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie (7)

• Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix) – WINNER
• Cynthia Erivo – Genius: Aretha (NatGeo)
• Elizabeth Olsen – WandaVision (Disney+)
• Kate Winslet – Mare of Easttown (HBO)
• Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You (HBO)
• Thuso Mbedu – The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)
• Zendaya – Euphoria Two-Part Special (HBO)

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie (7)

• Bill Camp – The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
• Courtney B. Vance – Genius: Aretha (NatGeo)
• Daveed Diggs – Hamilton (Disney+)
• Evan Peters – Mare of Easttown (HBO) – WINNER
• John Boyega – Small Axe (Amazon Prime Video)
• Randall Park – WandaVision (Disney+)
• William Jackson Harper – The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie (7)

• Jean Smart – Mare of Easttown (HBO)
• Jessie Buckley – Fargo (FX)
• Julianne Nicholson – Mare of Easttown (HBO)
• Kat Dennings – WandaVision (Disney+)
• Kathryn Hahn – WandaVision (Disney+) – WINNER
• Marielle Heller – The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)
• Teyonah Parris – WandaVision (Disney+)

Best Animated Series or Animated Television Movie (5)

• Animaniacs (Hulu)
• Big Mouth (Netflix)
• Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
• Harley Quinn (HBO Max) – WINNER
• Invincible (Amazon Prime Video)

Best Broadcast Network or Cable Docuseries, Documentary Television Movie, or Non-Fiction Series (6)

• 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)
• Welcome to Chechnya (HBO) – WINNER

Best Streaming Docuseries, Documentary Television Movie, or Non-Fiction Series (9)

• 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)
• Kid 90s (Hulu) – WINNER
• 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 Sketch Series, Variety Series, Talk Show, or Comedy/Variety Special (6)

• A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)
• Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) – WINNER
• Saturday Night Live (NBC)
• The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Best Streaming Sketch Series, Variety Series, Talk Show, or Comedy/Variety Special (6)

• 8:45 – Dave Chappelle (Netflix)
• A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (HBO Max)
• Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix) – WINNER
• Friends: The Reunion Special (HBO Max)
• Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist (Amazon Prime Video)
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion (HBO Max)

Best Broadcast Network Reality Series, Competition Series, or Game Show (5)

• Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
• Holey Moley (ABC)
• Shark Tank (ABC)
• The Masked Singer (FOX) – WINNER
• The Voice (NBC)

Best Cable or Streaming Reality Series, Competition Series, or Game Show (6)

• Indian Matchmaking (Netflix)
• Nailed It (Netflix)
• Queer Eye (Netflix)
• RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) – WINNER
• Selena + Chef (HBO Max)
• Top Chef (Bravo)

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