The Television Critics Association (TCA) announced on Friday the shows and movies nominated for the 2023 TCA Awards.
Succession, from HBO, which concluded its run recently, tied with the FX’s The Bear and freshman drama The Last of Us, also from HBO, with the most nominations at five each.
HBO leads all nominees for the second consecutive year, with 20 nominations to its credit. FX places second with 10, followed by Disney+ and Peacock with nine each.
The TCA presents awards in 14 distinct categories, featuring the newly-announced additions of Outstanding Achievement In Children’s Programming, which recognizes shows catering to children seven years old and under; and Outstanding Achievement In Family Programming, which recognizes shows created for youths from seven years old and up.
Additional categories put the spotlight on outstanding achievements in Drama; Comedy; Miniseries; News and Information; Reality; and Variety, Sketch or Talk Shows, among others.
The TCA represents more than 200 professional journalists who cover television for publications across the United States and Canada. The members reach tens of millions of consumers each week, and are considered experts within the industry, representing their employers as moderators, panelists, radio/TV guests and more. The prestigious organization honors outstanding achievements in television and enduring contributions to the medium’s heritage through the TCA Awards each year.
In the Program Of The Year category, 2022 winner Abbott Elementary looks to take the trophy again, but faces stiff competition from AMC’s legal series Better Call Saul, the Disney+ Star Wars spinoff Andor, Peacock’s new crime caper Poker Face, and HBO’s anthology drama The White Lotus’ and sibling rivalry series The Other Two, in addition to the aforementioned Succession, The Bear and The Last of Us.
Vying for kudos in the Individual Achievement In Comedy are Barry’s Bill Hader, The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri and Jeremy Allen White, Natasha Lyonne from Poker Face, along with Quinta Brunson and Janelle Jones from Abbott Elementary, Jury Duty’s James Marsden and Harrison Ford, who stars in Shrinking.
Three actors from Succession are nominated in the Individual Achievement In Drama category ‑ Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook and Jeremy Strong. The trio are joined by Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey from The Last of Us, Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn, Betty Gilpin from Mrs. Davis, Swarm’s Dominique Fishback and Christine Baranski, who is the lead in The Good Fight.
In other categories, surreal hits The Rehearsal and Jury Duty try to out-awkward each other for Outstanding Achievement In Reality alongside new series The Traitors and returning show Top Chef.
Musical-themed shows Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and Daisy Jones & The Six compete against each other in the Outstanding Achievement In Movies, Miniseries Or Specials category, while three-time category winner Last Week Tonight With John Oliver tries to reclaim its crown from reigning champ I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson.
“The 2023 nominees for the TCA Awards boast an eclectic lineup from across the entertainment spectrum,” said Melanie McFarland, TCA President and TV Critic for Salon.com. “This season truly had something for everyone—from innovative comedies and gripping dramas, to immersive documentaries and refreshingly cerebral storytelling set in a galaxy far, far away. I am eager to see which stars and series our members have chosen to honor when the winners are revealed.”
Below is the list of 2023 Television Critics Association nominees, excluding the Career Achievement and Heritage Award winners, which will be announced later this summer.
Past TCA Award winners are listed on the organization’s official website, tvcritics.org/tca-awards.
Winners of the 39TH Annual TCA Awards will be announced on August 7th.
PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
“Abbott Elementary” – ABC (2022 Winner in Category)
“Andor” – Disney+
“Better Call Saul” – AMC
“Poker Face” – Peacock
“Succession” – HBO
“The Bear” – FX
“The Last of Us” – HBO
“The Other Two” – HBO
“The White Lotus” – HBO
OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM
“Andor” – Disney+
“Interview with the Vampire” – AMC
“Jury Duty” – Amazon Freevee
“Mrs. Davis” – Peacock
“Poker Face” – Peacock
“Shrinking” – Apple
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“The Bear” – FX
“The Last of Us” – HBO
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Christine Baranski, “The Good Fight” – Paramount+
Kieran Culkin, “Succession” – HBO
Dominique Fishback, “Swarm” – Prime Video
Betty Gilpin, “Mrs. Davis” – Peacock
Pedro Pascal, “The Last of Us” – HBO
Bella Ramsey, “The Last of Us” – HBO
Rhea Seehorn, “Better Call Saul” – AMC
Sarah Snook, “Succession” – HBO
Jeremy Strong, “Succession” – HBO
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary” – ABC (2022 Winner in Category)
Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear” – FX
Harrison Ford – “Shrinking” – Apple TV+
Bill Hader, “Barry” – HBO
Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary” – ABC
Natasha Lyonne, “Poker Face” – Peacock
James Marsden, “Jury Duty” – Amazon Freevee
Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear” – FX
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES, MINISERIES OR SPECIALS
“A Small Light” – National Geographic
“Beef” – Netflix
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“Black Bird” – Apple TV+
“Daisy Jones & The Six” – Prime Video
“Fleishman is in Trouble” – FX
“Mrs. Davis” – Peacock
“The Patient” – FX
“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” – The Roku Channel
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
“Andor” – Disney+
“Better Call Saul” – AMC (2019 Winner in Category)
“Interview with the Vampire” – AMC
“Succession” – HBO (2022 & 2020 Winner in Category)
“The Good Fight” – Paramount+
“The Last of Us” – HBO
“The White Lotus” – HBO
“Yellowjackets” – Showtime
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
“Abbott Elementary” – ABC (2022 Winner in Category)
“Barry” – HBO
“Poker Face”– Peacock
“Reservation Dogs” – FX
“Shrinking” – Apple TV+
“The Bear” – FX
“The Other Two” – HBO
“What We Do in the Shadows” – FX
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS
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“30 for 30” – ESPN
“Free Chol Soo Lee” – PBS
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“Frontline” – PBS (Eight-time Winner in Category)
“Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?” – Netflix
“Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence” – Hulu
“Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi” – Hulu
“The 1619 Project” – Hulu
“The U.S. and the Holocaust” – PBS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN REALITY
“Couples Therapy” – Showtime (2021 Winner in Category)
“Jury Duty” – Amazon Freevee
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” – MTV (2014 Winner in Category)
“The Rehearsal” – HBO
“The Traitors” – Peacock
“Top Chef” – Bravo
“Vanderpump Rules” – Bravo
“Welcome to Wrexham” – FX
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING – (New Category for 2023)
“Alma’s Way” – PBS KIDS
“Bluey” – Disney+
“Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” – PBS KIDS (2016 Winner in Youth Category)
“Donkey Hodie” – PBS KIDS
“Eva the Owlet” – Apple TV+
“Molly of Denali” – PBS KIDS (2020 Winner in Youth Category)
“Ridley Jones” – Netflix
“Sesame Street” – HBO (2018, 2011 & 2001 Winner in Youth Category)
“Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures” – Disney Junior/Disney+
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FAMILY PROGRAMMING – (New Category for 2023)
“American Born Chinese” – Disney+
“High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” – Disney+
“Jane” – Apple TV+
“Love, Victor” – Hulu
“Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” – Disney Channel
“Ms. Marvel” – Disney+
“Never Have I Ever” – Netflix
“Star Trek: Prodigy” – Paramount+
“The Mysterious Benedict Society” – Disney+
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN VARIEY, TALK OR SKETCH
“The Amber Ruffin Show” – Peacock
“A Black Lady Sketch Show” – HBO (2020 Winner in Category)
“I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson” – Netflix (2022 Winner in Category)
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” – HBO (2021, 2019 & 2018 Winner in Category, and 2015 winner in News & Information)
“Late Night with Seth Meyers” – NBC
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” – CBS
“Saturday Night Live” – NBC
“Ziwe” – Showtime
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