Friday, June 12, 2026

The 2026 Television Critics Association (TCA) Award Nominations

The Television Critics Association (TCA) have announced their nominations for the 4nd annual TCA Awards representing the best in television for 2025-2026. The winners will be announced later this summer. Here are this year’s nominees…

Program of the Year
The Comeback
Hacks
Heated Rivalry
Industry
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
The Pitt
Pluribus
Shrinking
Widow’s Bay

Outstanding Achievement in Comedy
Abbott Elementary
The Comeback
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
Hacks
The Lowdown
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Shrinking
Widow’s Bay

Outstanding Achievement in Drama
The Gilded Age
Heated Rivalry
Industry
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Paradise
The Pitt
Pluribus
Task

Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries or Specials
All Her Fault
The Beast in Me
Beef
Death by Lightning
DTF St. Louis
Half Man
Lord of the Flies
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

Outstanding New Program
Alien: Earth
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
Heated Rivalry
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
The Lowdown
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Pluribus
Widow’s Bay

Individual Achievement in Drama
Marisa Abela, Industry
Sterling K. Brown, Paradise
David Harbour, DTF St. Louis
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt
Ken Leung, Industry
Myha’la, Industry
Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus
Connor Storrie, Heated Rivalry
Hudson Williams, Heated Rivalry
Noah Wyle, The Pitt

Individual Achievement in Comedy
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Elle Fanning, Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Harrison Ford, Shrinking
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay
Matthew Rhys, Widow’s Bay
Jean Smart, Hacks
Tim Robinson, The Chair Company

Outstanding Achievement in News and Information
60 Minutes
The American Revolution
CBS This Morning
Disneyland Handcrafted
Frontline
Have I Got News for You
Marty, Life Is Short
Mr. Scorsese

Outstanding Achievement in Variety, Talk or Sketch
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Late Night With Seth Meyers
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
The Muppet Show: Sabrina Carpenter
Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Achievement in Reality
Couples Therapy
Finding Mr. Christmas
The Great British Baking Show
Love on the Spectrum
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Traitors

Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming
Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation
Electric Bloom
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Phineas and Ferb
Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85
Vampirina: Teenage Vampire
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place
WondLa

Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Programming
Carl the Collector
The First Snow of Fraggle Rock
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+
Phoebe & Jay
Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical
Sofia the First: Royal Magic
Weather Hunters
The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball

Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Bob’s Burgers
Haunted Hotel
Invincible
King of the Hill
Long Story Short
The Simpsons
South Park
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord
Women Wearing Shoulder Pads

Outstanding International Series
The Boyfriend
Crime Scene Zero
Drops of God
The House of the Spirits
Last Samurai Standing
Squid Game

What do you think of the nominations? What do you think will be nominated at this year’s Emmy Awards? Please let us know your thoughts on our X account. Click here for our most recent Emmy predictions.

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Matt Neglia
Matt Negliahttps://nextbestpicture.com/
Obsessed about the Oscars, Criterion Collection and all things film 24/7. Critics Choice Member.

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