{"id":2456507,"date":"2026-06-12T15:51:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2456507"},"modified":"2026-06-12T15:51:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:51:40","slug":"heated-rivalry-tops-television-critics-awards-nominations-and-yes-its-leading-men-are-going-head-to-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/heated-rivalry-tops-television-critics-awards-nominations-and-yes-its-leading-men-are-going-head-to-head\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d tops Television Critics Awards nominations \u2014 and, yes, its leading men are going head to head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 2026 Television Critics Association Awards nominations have been announced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Heated Rivalry<\/em> leads the way with five nominations, along with <em>Industry<\/em> and <em>Widow&#8217;s Bay<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Winners will be announced later this summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/heated-rivalry-11867005\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Heated Rivalry;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Heated Rivalry&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Heated Rivalry<\/em><\/a> is ineligible at the Emmys, but it&#8217;s heating up the Television Critics Association Awards. The hit hockey romance topped Friday&#8217;s 2026 TCA Awards nominations with five bids alongside <em>Industry<\/em> and <em>Widow&#8217;s Bay<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">All three are contending for Program of the Year against <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-comeback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Comeback;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Comeback&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Comeback<\/em><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/hacks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Hacks;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hacks&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Hacks<\/em><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Late Show With Stephen Colbert;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Late Show With Stephen Colbert&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Late Show With Stephen Colbert<\/em><\/a>, reigning champ <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-pitt-11719068\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Pitt;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Pitt&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Pitt<\/em><\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/pluribus-cover-story-vince-gilligan-rhea-seehorn-11976511\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Pluribus;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pluribus&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Pluribus<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Heated Rivalry<\/em>, which, as a Canadian production, is not eligible at the Emmys, is also nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Drama and Outstanding New Program, while\u00a0its leading men, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/connor-storrie-11898841\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Connor Storrie;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Connor Storrie&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Connor Storrie<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/hudson-williams-11898842\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Hudson Williams;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hudson Williams&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Hudson Williams<\/a>, will face off for the Individual Achievement in Drama prize.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Storrie and Williams are two of 10 nominees in the gender-neutral category \u2014 the largest it&#8217;s been \u2014 and are up against <em>Industry<\/em> stars Marisa Abela, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/ken-leung\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Ken Leung;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ken Leung&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ken Leung<\/a>, and Myha&#8217;la, <em>The Pitt<\/em> duo <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/noah-wyle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Noah Wyle;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Noah Wyle&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Noah Wyle<\/a> (last year&#8217;s winner) and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/katherine-la-nasa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Katherine LaNasa;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Katherine LaNasa&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Katherine LaNasa<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/sterling-k-brown\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Sterling K. Brown;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sterling K. Brown&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sterling K. Brown<\/a> (<em>Paradise<\/em>), <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/david-harbour\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:David Harbour;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;David Harbour&quot;}\" class=\"link \">David Harbour<\/a> (<em>DTF St. Louis<\/em>), and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/rhea-seehorn\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Rhea Seehorn;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Rhea Seehorn&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Rhea Seehorn<\/a> (<em>Pluribus<\/em>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie on &#8216;Heated Rivalry&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Sabrina Lantos\/HBO Max<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Industry<\/em> is the fifth show to earn three Individual Achievement in Drama nominations in the same year after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-practice\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Practice;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Practice&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Practice<\/em><\/a> in 1999, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-west-wing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The West Wing;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The West Wing&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The West Wing<\/em><\/a> in 2000, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/succession\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Succession;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Succession&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Succession<\/em><\/a> in 2023, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/severance-tv-series\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Severance;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Severance&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Severance<\/em><\/a> last year. Like <em>Heated Rivalry<\/em>, the corporate drama is also nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Drama along with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-gilded-age-8690722\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Gilded Age;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Gilded Age&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Gilded Age<\/em><\/a>, <em>A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms<\/em>, <em>Paradise<\/em>, defending champ <em>The Pitt<\/em>, <em>Pluribus<\/em>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/task-11802584\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Task;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Task&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Task<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Widow&#8217;s Bay<\/em>, Apple TV&#8217;s spring breakout, is among the Outstanding New Program contenders. In Outstanding Achievement in Comedy, it will duke it out against <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/abbott-elementary\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Abbott Elementary;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Abbott Elementary&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Abbott Elementary<\/em><\/a>, <em>The Comeback<\/em>, <em>The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins<\/em>, <em>Hacks<\/em>, <em>The Lowdown<\/em>, <em>Margo&#8217;s Got Money Troubles<\/em>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/shrinking-8735557\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Shrinking;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Shrinking&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Shrinking<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The horror comedy has two spots in the Individual Achievement in Comedy lineup in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/matthew-rhys\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Matthew Rhys;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Matthew Rhys&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Matthew Rhys<\/a> and Kate O&#8217;Flynn. The other nominees are <em>Hacks<\/em> stars <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jean-smart\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jean Smart;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jean Smart&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jean Smart<\/a>, a two-time winner, and Hannah Einbinder; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/elle-fanning\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Elle Fanning;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Elle Fanning&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Elle Fanning<\/a> (<em>Margo&#8217;s Got Money Troubles<\/em>); <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/harrison-ford\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Harrison Ford;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Harrison Ford&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Harrison Ford<\/a> (<em>Shrinking<\/em>); <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/lisa-kudrow\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Lisa Kudrow;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Lisa Kudrow&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Lisa Kudrow<\/a> (<em>The Comeback<\/em>); and Tim Robinson (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-chair-company-review-tim-robinson-hbo-11825598\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Chair Company;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Chair Company&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Chair Company<\/em><\/a>).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Matthew Rhys and Kate O'Flynn on 'Widow's Bay'Credit: Apple TV\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/bX0X_whoIYYHEOj3HJTeWg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/50ebbe9c1c3a772654751ec89769b036\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Matthew Rhys and Kate O&#8217;Flynn on &#8216;Widow&#8217;s Bay&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Apple TV<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries or Specials race features <em>All Her Fault<\/em>, <em>The Beast in Me<\/em>, <em>Beef<\/em>, <em>Death by Lightning<\/em>, <em>DTF St. Louis<\/em>, <em>Half Man<\/em>, <em>Lord of the Flies<\/em>, and <em>Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. &amp; Carolyn Bessette<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two new categories were added this year: Outstanding Achievement in Animation and Outstanding Achievement in International Series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Winners will be announced later this summer. <em>The Pitt<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/2025-tca-awards-winners-the-pitt-sweep-11794163\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:dominated;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;dominated&quot;}\" class=\"link \">dominated<\/a> last year&#8217;s awards, winning all four categories in which it was nominated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">See the full list of nominees below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Program of the Year<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Comeback<\/em><br \/><em>Hacks<\/em><br \/><em>Heated Rivalry<\/em><br \/><em>Industry<\/em><br \/><em>The Late Show With Stephen Colbert<\/em><br \/><em>The Pitt<\/em><br \/><em>Pluribus<\/em><br \/><em>Shrinking<\/em><br \/><em>Widow\u2019s Bay<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Outstanding Achievement in Comedy <\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Abbott Elementary<\/em><br \/><em>The Comeback<\/em><br \/><em>The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins<\/em><br \/><em>Hacks<\/em><br \/><em>The Lowdown<\/em><br \/><em>Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles<\/em><br \/><em>Shrinking<\/em><br \/><em>Widow\u2019s Bay<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Outstanding Achievement in Drama<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Gilded Age<\/em><br \/><em>Heated Rivalry<\/em><br \/><em>Industry<\/em><br \/><em>A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms<\/em><br \/><em>Paradise<\/em><br \/><em>The Pitt<\/em><br \/><em>Pluribus<\/em><br \/><em>Task<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries or Specials<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>All Her Fault<\/em><br \/><em>The Beast in Me<\/em><br \/><em>Beef<\/em><br \/><em>Death by Lightning\u00a0<\/em><br \/><em>DTF St. Louis<\/em><br \/><em>Half Man<\/em><br \/><em>Lord of the Flies<\/em><br \/><em>Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. &amp; Carolyn Bessette\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Outstanding New Program<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Alien: Earth\u00a0<\/em><br \/><em>The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins<\/em><br \/><em>Heated Rivalry\u00a0<\/em><br \/><em>A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms\u00a0<\/em><br \/><em>The Lowdown<\/em><br \/><em>Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles<\/em><br \/><em>Pluribus\u00a0<\/em><br \/><em>Widow\u2019s Bay<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Individual Achievement in Drama<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Marisa Abela, <em>Industry<\/em><br \/>Sterling K. Brown, <em>Paradise<\/em><br \/>David Harbour, <em>DTF St. Louis<\/em>\u00a0<br \/>Katherine LaNasa, <em>The Pitt<\/em>\u00a0<br \/>Ken Leung, <em>Industry<\/em>\u00a0<br \/>Myha\u2019la, <em>Industry<\/em>\u00a0<br \/>Rhea Seehorn, <em>Pluribus<\/em><br \/>Connor Storrie, <em>Heated Rivalry<\/em><br \/>Hudson Williams, <em>Heated Rivalry<\/em><br \/>Noah Wyle, <em>The Pitt<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Individual Achievement in Comedy<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hannah Einbinder, <em>Hacks<\/em>\u00a0<br \/>Elle Fanning, <em>Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>Harrison Ford, <em>Shrinking<\/em><br \/>Lisa Kudrow, <em>The Comeback<\/em><br \/>Kate O\u2019Flynn, <em>Widow\u2019s Bay<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>Matthew Rhys, <em>Widow\u2019s Bay<\/em>\u00a0<br \/>Jean Smart, <em>Hacks<\/em>\u00a0<br \/>Tim Robinson, <em>The Chair Company<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Outstanding Achievement in News and Information<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>60 Minutes<\/em><br \/><em>The American Revolution<\/em><br \/><em>CBS This Morning<\/em><br \/><em>Disneyland Handcrafted\u00a0<\/em><br \/><em>Frontline<\/em><br \/><em>Have I Got News for You<\/em><br \/><em>Marty, Life Is Short<\/em><br \/><em>Mr. Scorsese<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Outstanding Achievement in Variety, Talk or Sketch<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Daily Show\u00a0<\/em><br \/><em>Jimmy Kimmel Live<\/em><br \/><em>Last Week Tonight With John Oliver\u00a0<\/em><br \/><em>Late Night With Seth Meyers<\/em><br \/><em>The Late Show With Stephen Colbert<\/em><br \/><em>The Muppet Show: Sabrina Carpenter<\/em><br \/><em>Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Outstanding Achievement in Reality<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Couples Therapy<\/em><br \/><em>Finding Mr. Christmas<\/em><br \/><em>The Great British Baking Show<\/em><br \/><em>Love on the Spectrum<\/em><br \/><em>RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em><br \/><em>Survivor<\/em><br \/><em>Top Chef<\/em><br \/><em>The Traitors<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation<\/em><br \/><em>Electric Bloom<\/em><br \/><em>Percy Jackson and the Olympians<\/em><br \/><em>Phineas and Ferb<\/em><br \/><em>Stranger Things: Tales From \u201885<\/em><br \/><em>Vampirina: Teenage Vampire<\/em><br \/><em>Wizards Beyond Waverly Place<\/em><br \/><em>WondLa<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Outstanding Achievement in Children&#8217;s Programming<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Carl the Collector<\/em><br \/><em>The First Snow of Fraggle Rock<\/em><br \/><em>Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+<\/em><br \/><em>Phoebe &amp; Jay<\/em><br \/><em>Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical<\/em><br \/><em>Sofia the First: Royal Magic<\/em><br \/><em>Weather Hunters<\/em><br \/><em>The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Outstanding Achievement in Animation<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Bob\u2019s Burgers<\/em><br \/><em>Haunted Hotel<\/em><br \/><em>Invincible<\/em><br \/><em>King of the Hill<\/em><br \/><em>Long Story Short<\/em><br \/><em>The Simpsons<\/em><br \/><em>South Park<\/em><br \/><em>Star Wars: Maul \u2013 Shadow Lord<\/em><br \/><em>Women Wearing Shoulder Pads<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Outstanding International Series<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em><br \/>The Boyfriend\u00a0<\/em><br \/><em>Crime Scene Zero\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><br \/><em>Drops of God<\/em><br \/><em>The House of the Spirits<\/em><br \/><em>Last Samurai Standing<\/em><br \/><em>Squid Game<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/2026-tca-awards-nominations-heated-rivalry-11996521\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points The 2026 Television Critics Association Awards nominations have been announced. Heated Rivalry leads the way with five nominations, along with Industry and Widow&#8217;s Bay. Winners will be announced later this summer. Heated Rivalry is ineligible at the Emmys, but it&#8217;s heating up the Television Critics Association Awards. The hit hockey romance topped Friday&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2456508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[346087,419962,40867,347085,419961,416224,351317,452675,312995,321599,350506,359902,306277,338310,330680,350557],"class_list":["post-2456507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-awards-nominations","tag-connor-storrie","tag-david-harbour","tag-harrison-ford","tag-heated-rivalry","tag-hudson-williams","tag-katherine-lanasa","tag-ken-leung","tag-marisa-abela","tag-noah-wyle","tag-outstanding-achievement","tag-pluribus","tag-sterling-k-brown","tag-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert","tag-the-pitt","tag-tim-robinson"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Heated-Rivalry-tops-Television-Critics-Awards-nominations-\u2014-and-yes.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2456507"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2456509,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456507\/revisions\/2456509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2456508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2456507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2456507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2456507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}