Maybe we’re just saying this because we all exist in the same media bubble, relentlessly tweeting the same things at each other, but TV critics — generally, they have pretty good taste! The TV Critics Association has announced its list of nominees for this year’s TCA Awards, and they’re all shows that we (or at least the TCA) can agree are pretty good. The two shows with the most nominations are newcomers Pose and Russian Doll, which earned four noms apiece. HBO, meanwhile, earned 15, the most of any network, ahead of Netflix’s 14 and FX’s eight. The contenders for the big prize, Program of the Year, include Chernobyl, Fleabag, Game of Thrones, Pose, Russian Doll, and When They See Us. Emmy nominators, take note!
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Amy Adams, Sharp Objects — HBO
Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora — Showtime
Christine Baranski, The Good Fight — CBS All Access
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve — BBC America
Billy Porter, Pose — FX
Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon — FX
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Pamela Adlon, Better Things — FX
Bill Hader, Barry — HBO
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep — HBO (2014 Winner in Category)
Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll — Netflix
Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek — Pop TV
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag — Amazon
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS AND INFORMATION
60 Minutes — CBS (2012 Winner in Category)
America to Me — Starz
Leaving Neverland — HBO
Our Planet — Netflix
The Rachel Maddow Show — MSNBC
Surviving R. Kelly - Lifetime
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN REALITY
The Great British Baking Show — PBS
Making It — NBC
Nailed It! — Netflix
Queer Eye — Netflix
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat — Netflix
Tidying Up With Marie Kondo — Netflix
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN YOUTH PROGRAMMING
Arthur — PBS Kids
Carmen Sandiego — Netflix
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood — PBS Kids (2016 Winner in Category)
Muppet Babies — Disney Junior
Odd Squad — PBS Kids
Sesame Street — HBO (2018, 2011, 2001 Winner in Category)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SKETCH/VARIETY SHOWS
Desus & Mero — Showtime
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee — TBS
I Think You Should Leave — Netflix
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver — HBO (2018 Winner in Category)
Late Night With Seth Meyers — NBC
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert — CBS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Chernobyl — HBO
Deadwood: The Movie — HBO
Escape at Dannemora — Showtime
Fosse/Verdon — FX
Sharp Objects — HBO
When They See Us — Netflix
OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM
Dead to Me — Netflix
The Other Two — Comedy Central
Pose — FX
Russian Doll — Netflix
Succession — HBO
What We Do in the Shadows — FX
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Better Call Saul — AMC
The Good Fight — CBS All Access
Homecoming — Amazon
Killing Eve — BBC America
Pose — FX
Succession — HBO
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Barry — HBO
Fleabag — Amazon
The Good Place — NBC (2018 Winner in Category)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — Amazon
Russian Doll — Netflix
Schitt’s Creek — Pop TV
Veep — HBO (2014 Winner in Category)
PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Chernobyl — HBO
Fleabag — Amazon
Game of Thrones — HBO (2012 Winner in Category)
Pose — FX
Russian Doll — Netflix
When They See Us — Netflix