"The White Lotus" and "Severance" top the HCA TV Awards

by Nathaniel R

Severance won 5 prizes

The Hollywood Critics Association has been making waves in the past couple of years inviting lots of new members (expanding beyond California, albeit with a 25% cap) and getting more press, too. Their TV awards were distributed over two star-studded nights where both celebrities and critics presented.

The most noteworthy thing is that they divvy their awards up much differently than the Emmys, by splitting them in half between "broadcast & cable" and "streaming". They even split hairs further for the top program prizes divvying it up three ways: "broadcast", "cable", and "streaming". In a way, it's a savvy Golden Globe to the Oscars kind of tactic, since they get to honor way more programs and actors by splitting things in half or by thirds. Consider for example that the Hollywood Critics Association did not have Dopesick (streaming) and The White Lotus (cable) in direct competition; they could both win prizes with ease! At the Emmys of course those two shows will go head-to-head. Two of TFE's three California-based contributors were on hand as you can see in the photo after the jump. A complete list of winners follows, too...

Abe Friedtanzer and Christopher James were both at the ceremonies

The White Lotus and Severance were the biggest winners with five prizes each though Abbot Elementary, Dopesick, and Better Call Saul also cleaned up with four wins each. 

THE PROGRAMS

Best Broadcast Network Series, Drama
This is Us (NBC)

Best Cable Network Series, Drama (TIE)
Better Call Saul (AMC)
Succession (HBO)

Best Streaming Series, Drama
Severance (Apple TV+)

Best Broadcast Network Series, Comedy
Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Best Cable Series, Comedy
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

Best Streaming Series, Comedy
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

Best Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series
The White Lotus (HBO)

Best Streaming Limited or Anthology Series
Dopesick (Hulu)

Best Broadcast Network Reality Show or Competition Series
Lego Masters (Fox)

Best Cable Reality Show or Competition Series
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)

Best Streaming Reality Show or Competition Series
Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls (Prime Video)

Best Broadcast Network or Cable Variety Sketch Series, Talk Series, or Special
A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)

Best Streaming Variety Sketch Series, Talk Series, or Special
The Kids in the Hall (Prime Video)

Best Broadcast Network or Cable Animated Series or TV Movie
Rick and Morty (Adult Swim)

Best Streaming Animated Series or TV Movie
Arcane (Netflix)

Best Broadcast Network or Cable Live-Action TV Movie
The Survivor (HBO)

Best Streaming Movie
Chip ‘N Dale: Rescue Rangers (Disney+)

Best International Series
Squid Game (Netflix)

THE ACTORS  

Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama
Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets (Showtime)

Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama
*Tie* Britt Lower, Severance (Apple TV+) and Laura Linney, Ozark (Netflix)

Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul (AMC)

Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama
Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama
Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul (AMC)

Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama
Sadie Sink, Stranger Things (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama
Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul (AMC)

Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy
Quinta Brunson, Abbot Elementary (ABC)

Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy
Bill Hader, Barry (HBO)

Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks (HBO Max)

Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy
Henry Winkler, Barry (HBO)

Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Comedy
Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or TV Movie
Sarah Paulson, Impeachment: American Crime Story (FX)

Best Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout (Hulu)

Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or TV Movie
Oscar Isaac, Scenes from a Marriage (HBO)

Best Actor in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Michael Keaton, Dopesick (Hulu)

Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Movie
Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus (HBO)

Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Kaitlyn Dever, Dopesick (Hulu)

Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Movie
Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus (HBO)

Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama
John Turturro, Severance (Apple TV+)

Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Seth Rogen, Pam & Tommy (Hulu)

AND STILL MORE PRIZES! 

Best Game Show
Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)

Best Broadcast Network or Cable Docuseries or Non-Fiction Series
We Need to Talk About Cosby (Showtime)

Best Streaming Docuseries or Non-Fiction Series
The Beatles: Get Back (Disney+)

Best Broadcast Network or Cable Documentary TV Movie
End of the Line: The Women of Standing Rock (Fuse)

Best Streaming Documentary Television Movie
Lucy & Desi (Prime Video)

Best Comedy or Standup Special
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special (Netflix)

Best Animated Short Form Series
Love, Death + Robots (Netflix)

Best Short Form Live-Action Series
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix)

Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary “Pilot” (ABC)

Best Writing in a Streaming Series, Comedy
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky, Hacks “The One, The Only” (HBO Max)

Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy
Bill Hader, Barry – “701N” (HBO)

Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Comedy
Lucia Aniello, Hacks “There Will Be Blood” (HBO Max)

Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama
Dan Fogelman, This is Us “The Train” (NBC)

Best Writing in a Streaming Series, Drama
Dan Erickson, Severance “The We We Are” (Apple TV+)

Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama
Karyn Kusama, Yellowjackets – “Pilot” (Showtime)

Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Drama
Ben Stiller, Severance “The We We Are” (Apple TV+)

Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Movie
Mike White, The White Lotus “Mysterious Monkeys” (HBO)

Best Writing in a Streaming Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Movie
Danny Strong, Dopesick “The People vs Purdue Pharma” (Hulu)

Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Movie
Mike White, The White Lotus “Mysterious Monkeys” (HBO)

Best Directing in a Streaming Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Movie
Lake Bell, Pam & Tommy “The Master Beta” (Hulu)

SPECIAL AWARDS

TV Breakout Star – Quinta Brunson

TV Icon Award – Giancarlo Esposito

Virtuoso Award – Mandy Moore

Spotlight Award – As We See It

Legacy Award – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Comments

[Travis C]

I don't think it is necessary to divide up the awards according to which platform they are delivered on. (Among other things, it meant I barely registered any of the winners because the list was so long!) Genre, sure, but not broadcast v cable v streaming.

[Travis C]

I don't think it is necessary to divide up the awards according to which platform they are delivered on. (Among other things, it meant I barely registered any of the winners because the list was so long!) Genre, sure, but not broadcast v cable v streaming.

[Finbar McBride]

At first blush, it appears the best of the season was properly recognized here. A closer look, however, reveals some decisions that might raise eyebrows - Selena Gomez besting Jean Smart for Best Actress or a Disney Chip 'n' Dale cartoon winning Best Movie over The Fallout.

[Pam]

I love Jean Smart and I loved S2 of Hacks, but the best performance in a comedy "streaming" wasn't even nominated, so now I'm glad Selena Gomez won.

The Seehorn, Bartlett, Seyfried, Keaton, and Dever wins made my day..

[Lucky]

My mental health depends on seeing Jennifer Coolidge accept an Emmy on stage next month

[Abe Friedtanzer]

These ceremonies were a lot of fun but they're not so helpful for Emmy predictions. This crowd LOVED Abbott Elementary and Better Call Saul, yet the latter still tied with Succession, which one no other prizes, for the top series award. Abbott didn't have to compete with Ted Lasso or Hacks, but Ted Lasso still took the series award they were both vying for while Hacks won writing and directing (just like at last year's Emmys) while Jean Smart lost best actress to Selena Gomez, who isn't Emmy-nominated. That makes me think Quinta Brunson may just be able to win the Emmy.

Between The White Lotus and Dopesick, however, I just don't know. Both won five prizes - limited series, two acting awards, and writing and directing.

But it's nice to see such fun winners, like This Is Us for Best TV Drama, and the excitement around Yellowjackets picking up a few prizes. I always say - the more categories, the better!