‘Heated Rivalry’, ‘Industry’ & ‘Widow’s Bay’ Lead 2026 TCA Awards Noms

Gay ice hockey romance series Heated Rivalry, corporate drama Industry and horror comedy Widow’s Bay lead the 42nd Annual TCA Awards nominations with five each, the Television Critics Association announced Friday.

They’re followed by Hacks, The Pitt and Pluribus with 4 each and The Comeback, Margo’s Got Money Troubles and Shrinking with 3 each.

The 2026 TCA Awards honor standout series and stars from the 2025-2026 television season. Winners will be announced later this summer across TCA’s social media.

TCA also announced it is expanding its categories to 14 with the additions of Outstanding Achievement in Animation—recognizing the best in new or returning animated series—and Outstanding Achievement in International Series, recognizing the best overall series produced by a country outside the United States where the predominant language spoken on screen is not English.

The Simpsons, South Park, and Invincible are among the nominees for the Outstanding Achievement in Animation award, and Outstanding International Series nominees include Squid Game, The Boyfriend and The House of the Spirits.

In late-night, John Oliver, Jimmy Kimmel, and Seth Meyers will face of in the Outstanding Achievement in Variety, Talk, or Sketch category.

Below is the list of 2026 Television Critics Association nominees.

Program of the Year

“The Comeback” — HBO Max
“Hacks” — HBO Max
“Heated Rivalry” — Crave/HBO Max
“Industry” — HBO Max
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” — CBS
“The Pitt” — HBO Max (2025 Winner)
“Pluribus” — Apple TV
“Shrinking” — Apple TV
“Widow’s Bay” — Apple TV

Outstanding Achievement in Comedy  

“Abbott Elementary” — ABC (2022 Winner)

“The Comeback” — HBO Max
“The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” — NBC
“Hacks” — HBO Max (2024 Winner)
“The Lowdown” — FX 
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” — Apple TV
“Shrinking” — Apple TV
“Widow’s Bay” — Apple TV

Outstanding Achievement in Drama

“The Gilded Age” — HBO Max
“Heated Rivalry” — Crave/HBO Max
“Industry” — HBO Max
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” — HBO Max
“Paradise” — Hulu
“The Pitt” — HBO Max (2025 Winner)
“Pluribus” — Apple TV
“Task” — HBO Max

Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries or Specials

“All Her Fault” — Peacock
“The Beast in Me” — Netflix
“Beef” — Netflix (2023 Winner)
“Death by Lightning”— Netflix
“DTF St. Louis” — HBO Max 
“Half Man” — HBO Max
“Lord of the Flies”— Netflix
“Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette” — FX

Outstanding New Program

“Alien: Earth” — FX 
“The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” — NBC
“Heated Rivalry” — Crave/HBO Max
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” — HBO Max
“The Lowdown” — FX 
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” — Apple TV
“Pluribus” — Apple TV
“Widow’s Bay” — Apple TV

Individual Achievement in Drama

Marisa Abela, “Industry” — HBO Max
Sterling K. Brown, “Paradise” — Hulu
David Harbour, “DTF St. Louis” — HBO Max
Katherine LaNasa, “The Pitt” — HBO Max
Ken Leung, “Industry” — HBO Max
Myha’la, “Industry” — HBO Max
Rhea Seehorn, “Pluribus” — Apple TV
Connor Storrie, “Heated Rivalry” — Crave/HBO Max
Hudson Williams, “Heated Rivalry” — Crave/HBO Max
Noah Wyle, “The Pitt” — HBO Max (2025 Winner)

Individual Achievement in Comedy

Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks” — HBO Max
Elle Fanning, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” — Apple TV 
Harrison Ford, “Shrinking” — Apple TV
Lisa Kudrow, “The Comeback” — HBO Max
Kate O’Flynn, “Widow’s Bay” — Apple TV 
Matthew Rhys, “Widow’s Bay” — Apple TV
Jean Smart, “Hacks” — HBO Max (2021, 2024 Winner)
Tim Robinson, “The Chair Company” — HBO Max

Outstanding Achievement in News and Information

“60 Minutes” — CBS (2012 Winner)
“The American Revolution” — PBS
“CBS This Morning” — CBS
“Disneyland Handcrafted” — Disney+ 
“Frontline” — PBS (Eight-time Winner in Category)
“Have I Got News For You” — CNN
“Marty, Life Is Short” — Netflix 
“Mr. Scorsese” — Apple TV

Outstanding Achievement in Variety, Talk or Sketch

“The Daily Show” — Comedy Central 
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” — ABC
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” — HBO Max (2018, 2019, 2021 Winner)
“Late Night with Seth Meyers” — NBC
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” — CBS
“The Muppet Show: Sabrina Carpenter” — Disney+
“Saturday Night Live” — NBC

Outstanding Achievement in Reality

“Couples Therapy” — Showtime/Paramount+ (2021 Winner)
“Finding Mr. Christmas” — Hallmark
“The Great British Baking Show” — Netflix
“Love on the Spectrum” — Netflix
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” — MTV (2014 Winner)
“Survivor” — CBS
“Top Chef” — Bravo
“The Traitors” — Peacock (2024, 2025 Winner)

Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming

“Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation” — Disney+
“Electric Bloom” — Disney+/Disney Channel 
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” — Disney+/Hulu
“Phineas and Ferb” — Disney+/Disney Channel
“Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85” — Netflix
“Vampirina: Teenage Vampire” — Disney+/Disney Channel
“Wizards Beyond Waverly Place” — Disney+/Disney Channel
“WondLa” — Apple TV

Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Programming

“Carl the Collector” — PBS KIDS
“The First Snow of Fraggle Rock” — Apple TV
“Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+” — Disney+/Disney Jr. 
“Phoebe & Jay” — PBS KIDS
“Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical” — Apple TV
“Sofia the First: Royal Magic” — Disney+/Disney Jr.
“Weather Hunters” — PBS KIDS
“The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball” — Hulu

Outstanding Achievement in Animation – New Category

“Bob’s Burgers” — Fox
“Haunted Hotel” — Netflix 
“Invincible” — Prime Video
“King of the Hill” — Hulu
“Long Story Short” — Netflix
“The Simpsons” — Fox
“South Park” — Comedy Central
“Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord” — Disney+
“Women Wearing Shoulder Pads” — Adult Swim

Outstanding International Series – New Category

“The Boyfriend” — Netflix 
“Crime Scene Zero” — Netflix 
“Drops of God” — Apple TV
“The House of the Spirits” — Prime Video
“Last Samurai Standing” — Netflix 
“Squid Game” — Netflix