Television Critics Association

The Television Critics Association represents more than 220 journalists writing about television for print and online outlets in the United States and Canada.
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Marc Allan
Michael Ausiello
Victor Balta
Anne Louise Bannon
Ed Bark
Chuck Barney
Aaron Barnhart
Stephen Battaglio
Walt Belcher
Rick Bentley
Marc Berman
Robert Bianco
David Bianculli
Hal Boedeker
Jeremy D. Bonfiglio
Bill Brioux
Joel Brown
Peter Ames Carlin
Bill Carter
Roger Catlin
Gael Fashingbauer Cooper
Amanda Cuda
Mark Dawidziak
Lisa de Moraes TCA blog | stories
Eric Deggans
Mike Duffy
Doug Elfman
Nancy Franklin
Brent Furdyk
Ava Gacser
Glenn Garvin
Matthew Gilbert
Tim Goodman
Ellen Gray TCA blog | stories
Bill Harris
R.D. Heldenfels
Jeff Hidek
Rodney Ho
Diane Holloway
Vince Horiuchi
Jeanne Jakle
Tom Jicha
Neal Justin
David Kronke
Rick Kushman
Malinda Lo
Mekeisha Madden Toby
Ed Martin
Charlie McCollum
Melanie McFarland
Bruce Miller
Matt Webb Mitovich
Terry Morrow
Kate O’Hare
Brad Oswald
Rob Owen
Joanne Ostrow
Gail Pennington
Robert Philpot
Scott Pierce
James Poniewozik
Virginia Rohan
Phil Rosenthal
Matt Roush
Maureen Ryan
Rob Salem
Dusty Saunders
Alan Sepinwall
Gail Shister
Jonathan Storm
Alex Strachan
Ken Tucker
Dave Walker
Joanne Weintraub
Diane Werts
Molly Willow
Jeanne Wolf
Susan Young
Zap2it TCA blog

TELEVISION CRITICS HAIL CAESAR!

JAMES GANDOLFINI AND JANE KACZMAREK
ALSO HONORED AT TCA AWARDS

PASADENA, CA — JULY 21, 2001 — The FOX series Malcolm in the Middle was honored for the second consecutive year as Outstanding Comedy at the 17th annual Television Critics Association (TCA) Awards ceremony held at Pasadena’s Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel and Spa.

Malcolm co-star Jane Kaczmarek won the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy for the second year in a row, while The Sopranos star James Gandolfini garnered the award for Individual Achievement in Drama for the third consecutive year.

The WB’s Gilmore Girls took home its first TCA award, as Outstanding New Program of the Year.

Filmmaker Ken Burns was honored for the acclaimed PBS documentary series Jazz, and ABC’s Life with Judy Garland: Me & My Shadows won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Mini-Series and Specials. Television comedy pioneer Sid Caesar was the recipient of this year’s TCA Career Achievement Award.

Other nods went to NBC’s The West Wing and HBO’s The Sopranos, which tied for Outstanding Achievement in Drama, and PBS’s Between the Lions and Sesame Street, which won awards for Outstanding Children’s Programming.

Among those accepting awards were David Chase (The Sopranos); Richard Schiff, Allison Janney, Bradley Whitford and John Spencer (The West Wing); Jane Kaczmarek and Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle); Ken Burns (Jazz); Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls), and Sid Caesar. Comedian Christopher Titus from the FOX show Titus opened the ceremony.

The 2001 Television Critics Awards recipients are as follows:

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY:
Jane Kaczmarek

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA:
James Gandolfini

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY:
Malcolm in the Middle (FOX)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA:
The Sopranos (HBO)
The West Wing (NBC)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN
NEWS & INFORMATION:
Jazz (PBS)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING:
Between the Lions (PBS)
Sesame Street (PBS)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES,
MINI-SERIES & SPECIALS:
Life with Judy Garland: Me & My Shadows (ABC)

OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM OF THE YEAR:
Gilmore Girls (WB)

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR:
The Sopranos (HBO)

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT:
Sid Caesar

Founded in 1978, the Television Critics Association is composed of more than 200 reporters and columnists in the print media from the United States and Canada.

“BERNIE MAC” AND “24” EACH TAKE HOME TWO; “THE SHIELD” AND “SIX FEET UNDER” ALSO RECEIVE NODS (2002)

JULY 20, 2002 — PASADENA, CA - Never mind a tough ratings year: Fox proved the darling of TV journalists at the 18th annual Television Critics Association Awards.

In a ceremony guest-hosted by comic legend Bob Newhart, Fox received 5 awards for its new shows.

“The Bernie Mac Show” won for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy and Individual Achievement in Comedy for Bernie Mac’s performance. Fox’s innovative drama “24” was honored for Outstanding New Program and Program of the Year.

And the newly-created Heritage Award, intended to recognize distinguished programming whose influence has had an impact on society and popular culture, went to “The Simpsons.”

In a trend matched by the just-announced Emmy Award nominations, cable continued to make inroads. HBO’s acclaimed mini-series “Band of Brothers” was honored, as was its new series “Six Feet Under” for drama.

Veteran actor Michael Chiklis received the drama performance nod for his riveting work in “The Shield,” the series that put cable channel FX on the critics’ map.

Elsewhere, “Frontline” secured its fifth TCA award for Outstanding Achievement in News & Information for its series of reports on Islamic fundamentalism. The acclaimed program received accolades from the TCA in 1992, 1993, 1995, and 1996.

Other nods went to the children’s program “Spongebob Squarepants” and to Bill Cosby, recipient of this year’s Career Achievement Award.

Among highlights of the evening were tributes to television’s coverage of 9/11 and to recently-deceased director John Frankenheimer, a lifelong pioneer in TV.

Among those accepting the awards were Kiefer Sutherland (“24”), Michael Chiklis (“The Shield”), James L. Brooks (“The Simpsons”), and Donnie Wahlberg (“Band of Brothers”).

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The 2002 TCA Award recipients are as follows:

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
“The Bernie Mac Show” (Fox)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
“Six Feet Under” (HBO)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT MOVIES, MINI-SERIES AND SPECIALS
“Band of Brothers” (HBO)

OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
“24” (Fox)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Bernie Mac (“The Bernie Mac Show”)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Michael Chiklis (“The Shield”)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING
“Spongebob Squarepants” (Nickelodeon)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS & INFORMATION
“Frontline” (PBS)

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
“24” (Fox)

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT
Bill Cosby

HERITAGE AWARD (New award in 2002)
“The Simpsons” (Fox)

The TCA Awards were again held at the Ritz Carlton Huntington Hotel &Spa in
Pasadena.

Founded in 1978, the Television Critics Association is composed of more than
200 reporters and columnists in the print media from the USA and Canada.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES
2003 AWARD NOMINEES

June 4, 2003, Los Angeles, CA — The Television Critics Association today
unveiled its 2003 TCA Award nominations and as usual, critics showed their
preference for cutting-edge TV with a flood of heavyweight dramas among the
candidates.

Among them, NBC’s almost-axed series “Boomtown” led with four nominations.

But in a year overshadowed by war coverage, Comedy Central’s
side-splitting — and split-personality — “The Daily Show” was right up
there with its own quartet of nods.

The TCA Awards honor the finest work of the 2002-2003 season as selected by
the association’s 200 member critics and journalists. The winners will be
announced on July 19 in a ceremony guest hosted by comedienne Wanda Sykes at
the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel.

This year, HBO snagged a list-topping total of 10 nominations with its
strong display in series television. Among the selections are gritty
newcomer “The Wire,” which received nods for Program of the Year,
Outstanding New Program and Outstanding Achievement in Drama; “The
Sopranos,” whose scenes of a disintegrating marriage secured nominations for
Outstanding Achievement in Drama and for Edie Falco and James Gandolfini in
the Outstanding Achievement in Individual Drama category; and “Curb Your
Enthusiasm” for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy and for Outstanding
Achievement in Individual Comedy performance by producer-star Larry David.

HBO also got a Outstanding Achievement in Drama citation for “Six Feet
Under,” giving the premium cable channel three of six nominations in that
category. The other Outstanding Achievement in Drama nominees are freshman
show and critical fave “Boomtown,” which also got picked for
Program of the Year; Fox’s “24,” likewise a Program of the Year candidate;
and FX’s “The Shield.”

Yet among all series, the big surprise was “The Daily Show.” Fueled by
props for its satirical yet informative
coverage of the war, the show was plucked for Program of the Year, for
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy, for host Jon Stewart in Outstanding
Achievement in Individual Comedy and even for Outstanding Achievement in
News and Information.

The remaining Outstanding Achievement in Comedy vote-getters include another
satire, BBC America’s lacerating workplace comedy “The Office,” along with
CBS perennial “Everybody Loves Raymond” and Fox’s canceled “Andy Richter
Controls the Universe.” (It’s practically a TCA tradition to nominate at
least one critically acclaimed but killed series.) Individual Comedy
selections showed lots of range, with Bonnie Hunt of ABC’s “Life With
Bonnie,” Tony Shalhoub of USA’s “Monk” and Brad Garrett of “Everybody Loves
Raymond” joining Stewart and David.

Individual Drama displayed nearly as much diversity. Besides Gandolfini and
Falco, critics cited Jennifer Garner of ABC’s “Alias,” Kiefer Sutherland of
“24,” and Neil McDonough of “Boomtown.”

In the category of Outstanding New Program, there was a lot of
mood-shifting, with “Boomtown” and “The Wire” joined by wholesome family
entries like NBC’s “American Dreams and The WB’s “Everwood,” plus FX’s very
adult Las Vegas dramedy, “Lucky.”

Despite choosing “The Daily Show” for Outstanding Achievement in News and
Information, other crix pix for that group are more traditional: PBS’s
“Frontline,” CBS’s “60 Minutes,” ABC’s “Nightline” (another nearly-killed
show) and NBC correspondent David Bloom, who died reporting from Iraq.

For the second year in a row, the TCA chose candidates for its Heritage
Award, which recognizes a long-standing program whose positive cultural and
social impact extends beyond television. The nominees are “60 Minutes,”
NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” NBC’s “Law & Order,” PBS’s “Reading Rainbow”
and UPN’s just-concluded “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”

In the complementary category of Career Achievement, this year’s potential
honorees are Larry Gelbart, Don Hewitt, Carl Reiner, Aaron Spelling and
Oprah Winfrey.

The TCA also voted for Outstanding Achievement in Movie, Miniseries and
Special and for Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Programming. Below
are those selections and a complete list of the nominations.

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
American Idol (Fox)
Boomtown (NBC)
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
24 (Fox)
The Wire (HBO)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Boomtown (NBC)
The Shield (FX)
Six Feet Under (HBO)
The Sopranos (HBO)
24 (Fox)
The Wire (HBO)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Andy Richter Controls the Universe (Fox)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
The Office (BBC America)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Larry David (”Curb Your Enthusiasm”)
Brad Garrett (”Everybody Loves Raymond”)
Bonnie Hunt (”Life With Bonnie”)
Tony Shalhoub (”Monk”)
Jon Stewart (”The Daily Show”)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Edie Falco (”The Sopranos”)
James Gandolfini (”The Sopranos”)
Jennifer Garner (”Alias)
Neil McDonough (”Boomtown”)
Kiefer Sutherland (”24″)

OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
American Dreams (NBC)
Boomtown (NBC)
Everwood (The WB)
Lucky (FX)
The Wire (HBO)

HERITAGE AWARD
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (UPN)
Law & Order (NBC)
Reading Rainbow (PBS)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
60 Minutes (CBS)

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT
Larry Gelbart
Don Hewitt
Carl Reiner
Aaron Spelling
Oprah Winfrey

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS & INFORMATION
David Bloom (NBC)
The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Frontline (PBS)
Nightline (ABC)
60 Minutes (CBS)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING
Dora the Explorer (Nickelodeon)
Liberty’s Kids (PBS)
Nick News (Nickelodeon)
Reading Rainbow (PBS)
Sesame Street (PBS)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT MOVIES, MINI-SERIES AND SPECIALS
Door to Door (TNT)
Hitler: Rise of Evil (CBS)
Live From Baghdad (HBO)
Manor House (PBS)
Taken (Sci Fi)

TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES
WINNERS OF 19TH ANNUAL AWARDS

JULY 19, 2003, HOLLYWOOD, CA ­ The nation’s TV critics reached for the
breadth and depth of programming this year, handing out 11 awards to 8
different cable and broadcast networks at the 19th annual Television Critics
Association Awards.

In a ceremony guest-hosted by comedienne Wanda Sykes at the Hollywood
Renaissance Hotel, Comedy Central, NBC and PBS nabbed two trophies each
while FOX, HBO, and the SciFi Channel each received one.

Comedy Central¹s satirical yet informative news series “The Daily Show with
Jon Stewart” won for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy and Individual
Achievement in Comedy for host Jon Stewart.

NBC¹s complex ensemble drama, “Boomtown,” was recognized for Outstanding New
Program and Outstanding Achievement in Drama.

Edie Falco received the drama performance plaudit for her powerful role as
the wife in a crumbling marriage on HBO¹s “The Sopranos.” Critics chose
Fox¹s pop culture phenomenon “American Idol” as Program of the Year.

PBS¹s “Frontline” secured its sixth TCA award for Outstanding Achievement in
News & Information, while its long-running “Reading Rainbow” snagged a
first-ever TCA honor for Outstanding Achievement in Children¹s Programming.

Under unusual circumstances, the WB and UPN shared kudos when “Buffy the
Vampire Slayer,” which aired on both networks, received the Heritage award.
The award recognizes distinguished programming whose influence has had an
impact on society beyond the bounds of TV.

Other nods went to Carl Reiner, recipient of this year’s Career Achievement
Award, and to the Sci Fi Channel¹s mini-series “Taken,” executive produced
by Steven Spielberg.

Among those on hand to accept were Edie Falco (”The Sopranos”), Jon Stewart
(”The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”), Ryan Seacrest and Paula Abdul
(”American Idol”), and LeVar Burton (”Reading Rainbow”).

The 2003 TCA Award recipients are as follows:

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
“American Idol” (Fox)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
“Boomtown” (NBC)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” (Comedy Central)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Jon Stewart (”The Daily Show”)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Edie Falco (”The Sopranos”)

OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM
“Boomtown” (NBC)

HERITAGE AWARD
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (WB/UPN)

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT
Carl Reiner

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS & INFORMATION
“Frontline” (PBS)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN¹S PROGRAMMING
“Reading Rainbow” (PBS)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES, MINI-SERIES & SPECIALS
“Taken” (Sci Fi)

The TCA Awards were held for the first time at the Renaissance Hollywood
Hotel at Hollywood and Highland.

Founded in 1978, the Television Critics Association is composed of more than
200 reporters and columnists in print media from the USA and Canada.

To download photos of the event go to www.wireimage.com. Log in username is
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TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES

2004 AWARD NOMINEES

June 3, 2004, Los Angeles, CA — The Television Critics Association today unveiled its 2004 TCA Award nominations, and despite much Hollywood hand wringing over the state of the sitcom, the Fox comedy “Arrested Development” walked away with the most nominations of any series, five total.

Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” and HBO’s “The Sopranos” received four nominations each. HBO’s Western “Deadwood” and the gay-themed miniseries “Angels in America” received three nominations apiece.

The 20th annual TCA Awards honor the finest work of the 2003-04 season as selected by the association’s 200 member critics and journalists. The winners will be announced at a July 17 ceremony at The Westin Century Plaza Hotel & Spa.

Bill Maher (HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher”) will open the awards show.

This year, HBO snagged a list-topping total of 14 nominations. Fox programs received nine nominations and NBC shows received five nods.

In addition to notices for HBO’s “Deadwood,” new broadcast network series receiving thumbs up from TCA members included CBS’s “Joan of Arcadia” and Fox’s “The O.C.” and the quickly canceled “Wonderfalls.”

Past winners up for honors this year include Jon Stewart (“The Daily Show”), James Gandolfini (“The Sopranos”), Edie Falco (“The Sopranos”), HBO’s “The Sopranos,” Fox’s “24,” Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” NBC’s “Frasier,” PBS’s “Frontline,” ABC’s “Nightline” and Nickelodeon’s “Nick News.”

For the third year in a row, the TCA chose candidates for its Heritage Award, which recognizes a long-standing program that made a lasting cultural or social impact. NBC had three shows nominated in this historical category: “Frasier,” “Friends” and “Saturday Night Live.”

The TCA also voted for Outstanding Achievement in Children’s

Programming with Nickelodeon series receiving three of the five nominations.

Below is a complete list of this year’s TCA Award nominations. Please note, career achievement nominees are not listed, but a winner in that category will be chosen by TCA members.

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
“Angels in America” (HBO)
“Arrested Development” (Fox)
“The Apprentice” (NBC)
“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
“The Sopranos” (HBO)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
“Arrested Development” (Fox)
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO)
“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
“Sex and the City” (HBO)
“The Office” (BBC America)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
“The Sopranos” (HBO)
“24” (Fox)
“The Shield” (FX)
“Deadwood” (HBO)
“The Wire” (HBO)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT MOVIES, MINI-SERIES AND SPECIALS
“Angels in America” (HBO)
“Lion in Winter” (Showtime)
“Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness” (PBS)
“Soldier’s Girl” (Showtime)
“State of Play” (BBC America)

OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
“Arrested Development” (Fox)
“Deadwood” (HBO)
“Joan of Arcadia” (CBS)
“The O.C.” (Fox)
“Wonderfalls” (Fox)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Larry David (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”)
Ricky Gervais (“The Office”)
Jon Stewart (“The Daily Show”)
Jason Bateman (“Arrested Development”)
Jeffrey Tambor (“Arrested Development”)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Edie Falco (“The Sopranos”)
James Gandolfini (“The Sopranos”)
Ian McShane (“Deadwood”)
Al Pacino (“Angels In America”)
Kiefer Sutherland (“24”)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING
“Dora the Explorer” (Nickelodeon)
“Fairly OddParents” (Nickelodeon)
“Nick News” (Nickelodeon)
“Sesame Street” (PBS)
“The Proud Family” (Disney Channel)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS & INFORMATION
“Frontline” (PBS)
“60 Minutes” (CBS)
“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
“Nightline” (ABC)
“Meet the Press” (NBC)

HERITAGE AWARD
“60 Minutes” (CBS)
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
“Frasier” (NBC)
“Friends” (NBC)
“Frontline” (PBS)

TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES

WINNERS OF 20th ANNUAL AWARDS

JULY 17, 2004, LOS ANGELES — The nation’s TV critics bestowed a pair of awards on three distinctly different programs, including an innovative comedy, a controversial miniseries and television’s most venerable newsmagazine at the 20th annual Television Critics Association Awards.

In a ceremony introduced by Bill Maher (HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher”) at the Westin Century Plaza Hotel, HBO received four trophies while Fox and CBS won two apiece. BBC America, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon received one award each.

The new Fox comedy “Arrested Development” and HBO’s miniseries “Angels in America” each won two awards. In the individual achievement categories, Ian McShane (“Deadwood”) won for drama and Ricky Gervais (“The Office”) won for comedy.

CBS’s “60 Minutes” received the Heritage Award, which recognizes a long-standing program that has had a lasting cultural or social impact, and its creator, Don Hewitt, received TCA’s 2004 award for career achievement.

Other winners included “The Sopranos” (outstanding achievement in drama), “The Daily Show” (outstanding achievement in news & information) and “Nick News” (outstanding achievement in children’s programming).

Among those on hand to accept were Will Arnett (“Arrested Development”), Jason Bateman (“Arrested Development”), Michael Cera (“Arrested Development”), Portia de Rossi (“Arrested Development”), Linda Ellerbee (“Nick News”), Edie Falco (“The Sopranos”), Tony Hale (“Arrested Development”), Justin Kirk (“Angels in America”), Ian McShane (“Deadwood”), Mike Nichols (“Angels in America”), Alia Shawkat (“Arrested Development”), Lesley Stahl (“60 Minutes”) and Jeffrey Tambor (“Arrested Development”).

2004 TCA Award recipients are as follows:

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR: “Angels in America” (HBO)

OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM: “Arrested Development” (Fox)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA: “The Sopranos” (HBO)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY: “Arrested Development” (Fox)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS & INFORMATION: “The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING: “Nick News” (Nickelodeon)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES, MINI-SERIES & SPECIALS: “Angels in America” (HBO)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY: Ricky Gervais, “The Office” (BBC America)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA: Ian McShane, “Deadwood” (HBO)

HERITAGE AWARD: “60 Minutes” (CBS)

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT: Don Hewitt, “60 Minutes” (CBS)

The 20th annual TCA Awards were held at the Westin Century Plaza Hotel, which also served as the site of the very first TCA Awards ceremony. Founded in 1978, the Television Critics Association is composed of more than 200 reporters and columnists in print media from the USA and Canada.

HOUSEWIVES CLEAN UP; ABC LEADS WITH ELEVEN NOMINATIONS

June 2, 2005, Los Angeles, CA — The Television Critics Association today unveiled its 2005 TCA Award nominations.

ABC’s smash hit “Desperate Housewives” had the most nominations, five. ABC’s “Lost” and Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” were next with 4 nominations each.

The 21st annual TCA Awards honor the finest work of the 2004-05 season as selected by the association’s 200-plus member critics and journalists. The winners will be announced at a July 23rd ceremony at Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Craig Ferguson, host of CBS’s “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson,” will open the awards show.

This year, ABC leads the list with eleven nominations. Fox programs received eight nominations and HBO received seven nods.

In addition to “Desperate Housewives,” ABC received accolades for another first-year series, “Lost.” Another newcomer gaining the critics’ praise is Fox’s “House.”

Past winners up for honors this year include Jon Stewart (“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”), Ian McShane (“Deadwood”), Fox’s “24,” Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” Fox’s “Arrested Development,” PBS’s “Frontline,” ABC’s “Nightline” and Nickelodeon’s “Nick News.”

For the fourth year in a row, the TCA chose candidates for its Heritage Award, which recognizes a long-standing program that made a lasting cultural or social impact. PBS has two shows nominated in this legacy category: “Sesame Street” and “Frontline.”

The TCA also voted for Outstanding Achievement in Children’s programming with Nickelodeon series receiving three of the five nominations.

Below is a complete list of this year’s TCA Award nominations. Please note, career achievement nominees are not listed, but a winner in that category will be chosen by TCA members.

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
“Arrested Development” (Fox)
“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” (Comedy Central)
“Deadwood” (HBO)
“Desperate Housewives” (ABC)
“Lost” (ABC)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
“Arrested Development” (Fox)
“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” (Comedy Central)
“Desperate Housewives” (ABC)
“Everybody Loves Raymond” (CBS)
“Gilmore Girls” (The WB)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
“24” (Fox)
“Deadwood” (HBO)
“House” (Fox)
“Lost” (ABC)
“Rescue Me” (FX)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT MOVIES, MINI-SERIES AND SPECIALS
“Lackawanna Blues” (HBO)
“The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers” (HBO)
“The Office Special” (BBC America)
“Something The Lord Made” (HBO)
“Sometimes In April” (HBO)

OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
“Desperate Housewives” (ABC)
“House” (Fox)
“Lost” (ABC)
“Rescue Me” (FX)
“Veronica Mars” (UPN)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Jason Bateman (“Arrested Development”)
Marcia Cross (“Desperate Housewives”)
Teri Hatcher (“Desperate Housewives”)
Ray Romano (“Everybody Loves Raymond”)
Jon Stewart (“The Daily Show With Jon Stewart”)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Kristen Bell (“Veronica Mars”)
Matthew Fox (“Lost”)
Hugh Laurie (“House”)
Ian McShane (“Deadwood”)
Kiefer Sutherland (“24”)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING
“DeGrassi: The Next Generation” (The N)
“Dora The Explorer” (Nickelodeon)
“Nick News” (Nickelodeon)
“Postcards From Buster” (PBS)
“SpongeBob SquarePants” (Nickelodeon)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS & INFORMATION
“60 Minutes” Sunday edition (CBS)
“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
“Frontline” (PBS)
“Meet the Press” (NBC)
“The News Hour With Jim Lehrer” (PBS)
“Nightline” (ABC)

HERITAGE AWARD
“Frontline” (PBS)
“M*A*S*H” (CBS)
“Nightline” (ABC)
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
“Sesame Street” (PBS)

“DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES” NOT DESPERATE ANYMORE

JULY 23, 2005, LOS ANGELES — The nation’s TV critics bestowed their praise on ABC, awarding the network four awards including the top three awards Program of the Year, Outstanding New Program of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Drama.

In a ceremony introduced by Craig Ferguson, host of CBS’s “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson” at The Beverly Hilton, ABC was the top trophy earner with four, while Fox came away with two. BBC America, Comedy Central, PBS and The N received one award each.

ABC’s newcomers “Lost” and “Desperate Housewives” came away victorious with “Lost” winning two awards (Outstanding New Program and Outstanding Achievement in Drama) and “Desperate Housewives” awarded Program of The Year. The Fox comedy “Arrested Development” came away with a repeat win for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. In the individual achievement categories, Hugh Laurie (“House”) won for drama and Jon Stewart (“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”) won for comedy. This is the second time Stewart has been honored in this category, with a previous win in 2003.

“Frontline” received its seventh honor in the category of Outstanding Achievement in News & Information.

ABC’s “Nightline” received the Heritage Award, which recognizes a long-standing program that has had a lasting cultural or social impact. Bob Newhart received TCA’s 2005 award for Career Achievement.

Other winners included “The Office Special” (Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Mini-series and Specials,) and “Degrassi: The Next Generation” (Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Programming).

Among those on hand to accept were Will Arnett (“Arrested Development”), Lucy Davis (“The Office”), Tony Hale (“Arrested Development”), Felicity Huffman (“Desperate Housewives”), Yunjin Kim (“Lost”), Hugh Laurie (“House”), Dominic Monaghan (“Lost”), Bob Newhart and Doug Savant (“Desperate Housewives”).

2005 TCA Award recipients are as follows:

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR: “Desperate Housewives” (ABC)

OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM: “Lost” (ABC)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA: “Lost” (ABC)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY: “Arrested Development” (Fox)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS & INFORMATION: “Frontline” (PBS)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING: “Degrassi: The Next Generation” (The N)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES, MINI-SERIES & SPECIALS: “The Office Special” (BBC America)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY: Jon Stewart, “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” (Comedy Central)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA: Hugh Laurie, “House” (Fox)

HERITAGE AWARD: “Nightline” (ABC)

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT: Bob Newhart

The 21st annual TCA Awards were held at The Beverly Hilton. Founded in 1978, the Television Critics Association is composed of more than 200 reporters and columnists in print media from the United States and Canada.

“Earl,” “Sopranos,” top TCA nominations

NBC Garners 10 Nominations

May 31, 2006 (Los Angeles, CA) — The Television Critics Association today unveiled its 2006 TCA Award nominations.

This year, NBC leads the list with 10 nominations on the strength of its strong comedy series. Freshmen series, “My Name Is Earl” and second year comedy “The Office” each received three nods. Long-running drama “The West Wing” received two nominations, including Heritage Award.

Veteran favorites, “The Sopranos” (HBO) and “24″ (Fox), also earned three nominations apiece.

PBS programs dominated the news and information category, locking up four of the five nominations. Public television received seven notices overall. Fox received six nods, including a nomination for newcomer “Prison Break.”

The 22nd annual TCA Awards honor the finest work of the 2005-06 season as selected by the association’s 200-plus member critics and journalists. The winners will be announced at a July 23rd ceremony at the Ritz Carlton Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif.

Mary Lynn Rajskub, from the hit Fox series “24,” will open the show.

Past winners up for honors this year include Jon Stewart (”The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”), Hugh Laurie (”House”), James Gandolfini (”The Sopranos”), Fox’s “24,” Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” HBO’s “The Sopranos,” PBS’s “Frontline,” ABC’s “Lost” and Nickelodeon’s “Nick News.”

NBC has two series, “The West Wing” and “Will & Grace,” nominated for a TCA Heritage Award, which recognizes a long-standing program that made a lasting cultural or social impact. Also nominated in this category is “The Hallmark Hall of Fame,” most of which have aired on CBS.

The TCA also voted for Outstanding Achievement in Children’s programming with Nickelodeon series receiving two of the five nominations for “Dora the Explorer” and “Nick News.” Disney Channel received a nod for their popular “High School Musical” TV movie.

Below is a complete list of this year’s TCA Award nominations. Please note, career achievement nominees are not listed, but a winner in that category will be chosen by TCA members.

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
“Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
“Lost” (ABC)
“The Office” (NBC)
“The Sopranos” (HBO)
“24″ (Fox)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central)
“Everybody Hates Chris” (UPN)
“My Name is Earl” (NBC)
“The Office” (NBC)
“Scrubs” (NBC)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
“Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
“House” (Fox)
“Lost” (ABC)
“The Sopranos” (HBO)
“24″ (Fox)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT MOVIES, MINI-SERIES AND SPECIALS
“American Masters: Bob Dylan: No Direction Home” (PBS)
“Elizabeth I” (HBO)
“Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House” (PBS)
“Sleeper Cell” (Showtime)
“Viva Blackpool” (BBC America)

OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
“Big Love” (HBO)
“The Colbert Report” (Comedy Central)
“Everybody Hates Chris” (UPN)
“My Name Is Earl” (NBC)
“Prison Break” (Fox)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Steve Carell (”The Office”)
Stephen Colbert (”The Colbert Report”)
Lauren Graham (”Gilmore Girls”)
Jason Lee (”My Name Is Earl”)
Jon Stewart (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”)

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Alan Alda (”West Wing”)
James Gandolfini (”The Sopranos”)
Hugh Laurie (”House”)
Kiefer Sutherland (”24″)
Kyra Sedgwick (”The Closer”)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING
“Dora the Explorer” (Nickelodeon)
“Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends” (Cartoon Network)
“High School Musical” (The Disney Channel)
“Nick News” (Nickelodeon)
“Sesame Street” (PBS)

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS & INFORMATION
“American Masters: Newhart” (PBS)
“Broadway: The Golden Age” (PBS)
“Frontline” (PBS)
“Frontline: Country Boys” (PBS)
“60 Minutes” (CBS)

HERITAGE AWARD
“Hallmark Hall of Fame” (CBS)
“The West Wing” (NBC)
“Will & Grace” (NBC)

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