Evil, Insecure, Pose Among TV Critics Choice Nominees

Score another one for the Roys, as Succession leads the TV nominations in the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards. The HBO drama received eight nods, followed by limited series Mare of Easttown and Paramount+ drama Evil, each with five.

Fan favorites Pose and This is Us join Succession in the Best Drama Series category, while Insecure and Reservation Dogs are up for Best Comedy Series, and Mare of Easttown competes against The Underground Railroad and WandaVision for Best Limited Series.

In Best Actor in a Drama Series, Sterling K. Brown (This is Us), Mike Colter (Evil) and Billy Porter (Pose) lead a strong category that include Succession’s Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong, as well as Lee Jung-jae in Squid Game.

Best Actress in a Drama Series features nominations for Uzo Aduba (In Treatment) and Michaela Jae Rodriguez (Pose). The supporting categories are Succession heavy with six time Tony-winning Broadway legend Audra McDonald recognized for The Good Fight and Susan Kelchi Watson receiving a nod for This is Us.

The comedy acting categories include Renée Elise Goldsberry (Girls5eva) and Issa Rae (Insecure) for Best Actress, and Ncuti Gatwa (Sex Education) for Best Supporting Actor.

William Jackson Harper is a double nominee, receiving nods for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television and Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television for Love Life and The Underground Railroad respectively.

We’re not going to claim these nominations represent a step forward in diversity, as there were categories with no Black nominees. However, there were also several categories with multiple Black nominees, so we guess it’s something.

The real test comes at the ceremony, when we see how many Black artists win awards. Don’t think we haven’t noticed how award shows seem to think the nomination is enough, so Black nominees never actually win.

With that in mind, the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards airs live Sunday, Jan. 9 at 7 pm on TBS and The CW.

The full list of TV nominees is below:

BEST DRAMA SERIES

• Evil (Paramount+)
• For All Mankind (Apple TV+)
• The Good Fight (Paramount+)
• Pose (FX)
• Squid Game (Netflix)
• Succession (HBO)
• This Is Us (NBC)
• Yellowjackets (Showtime)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC)
• Mike Colter – Evil (Paramount+)
• Brian Cox – Succession (HBO)
• Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game (Netflix)
• Billy Porter – Pose (FX)
• Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Uzo Aduba – In Treatment (HBO)
• Chiara Aurelia – Cruel Summer (Freeform)
• Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (Paramount+)
• Katja Herbers – Evil (Paramount+)
• Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets (Showtime)
• Michaela Jae Rodriguez – Pose (FX)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Nicholas Braun – Succession (HBO)
• Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
• Kieran Culkin – Succession (HBO)
• Justin Hartley – This Is Us (NBC)
• Matthew Macfadyen – Succession (HBO)
• Mandy Patinkin – The Good Fight (Paramount+)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

• Andrea Martin – Evil (Paramount+)
• Audra McDonald – The Good Fight (Paramount+)
• Christine Lahti – Evil (Paramount+)
• J. Smith-Cameron – Succession (HBO)
• Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO)
• Susan Kelechi Watson – This Is Us (NBC)

BEST COMEDY SERIES

• The Great (Hulu)
• Hacks (HBO Max)
• Insecure (HBO)
• Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• The Other Two (HBO Max)
• Reservation Dogs (FX on Hulu)
• Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
• What We Do in the Shadows (FX)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Iain Armitage – Young Sheldon (CBS)
• Nicholas Hoult – The Great (Hulu)
• Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
• Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Elle Fanning – The Great (Hulu)
• Renée Elise Goldsberry – Girls5eva (Peacock)
• Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
• Sandra Oh – The Chair (Netflix)
• Issa Rae – Insecure (HBO)
• Jean Smart – Hacks (HBO Max)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Ncuti Gatwa – Sex Education (Netflix)
• Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
• Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
• Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts (CBS)
• Ray Romano – Made for Love (HBO Max)
• Bowen Yang – Saturday Night Live (NBC)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

• Hannah Einbinder – Hacks (HBO Max)
• Kristin Chenoweth – Schmigadoon! (Apple TV+)
• Molly Shannon – The Other Two (HBO Max)
• Cecily Strong – Saturday Night Live (NBC)
• Josie Totah – Saved By the Bell (Peacock)
• Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

BEST LIMITED SERIES

• Dopesick (Hulu)
• Dr. Death (Peacock)
• It’s a Sin (HBO Max)
• Maid (Netflix)
• Mare of Easttown (HBO)
• Midnight Mass (Netflix)
• The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)
• WandaVision (Disney+)

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Come From Away (Apple TV+)
• List of a Lifetime (Lifetime)
• The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (Amazon Prime Video)
• Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (Lifetime)
• Oslo (HBO)
• Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas (The Roku Channel)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Olly Alexander – It’s a Sin (HBO Max)
• Paul Bettany – WandaVision (Disney+)
• William Jackson Harper – Love Life (HBO Max)
• Joshua Jackson – Dr. Death (Peacock)
• Michael Keaton – Dopesick (Hulu)
• Hamish Linklater – Midnight Mass (Netflix)

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Danielle Brooks – Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (Lifetime)
• Cynthia Erivo – Genius: Aretha (National Geographic)
• Thuso Mbedu – The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)
• Elizabeth Olsen – WandaVision (Disney+)
• Margaret Qualley – Maid (Netflix)
• Kate Winslet – Mare of Easttown (HBO)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Murray Bartlett – The White Lotus (HBO)
• Zach Gilford – Midnight Mass (Netflix)
• William Jackson Harper – The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime Video)
• Evan Peters – Mare of Easttown (HBO)
• Christian Slater – Dr. Death (Peacock)
• Courtney B. Vance – Genius: Aretha (National Geographic)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION

• Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus (HBO)
• Kaitlyn Dever – Dopesick (Hulu)
• Kathryn Hahn – WandaVision (Disney+)
• Melissa McCarthy – Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu)
• Julianne Nicholson – Mare of Easttown (HBO)
• Jean Smart – Mare of Easttown (HBO)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES

• Acapulco (Apple TV+)
• Call My Agent! (Netflix)
• Lupin (Netflix)
• Money Heist (Netflix)
• Narcos: Mexico (Netflix)
• Squid Game (Netflix)

BEST ANIMATED SERIES

• Big Mouth (Netflix)
• Bluey (Disney+)
• Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
• The Great North (Fox)
• Q-Force (Netflix)
• What If…? (Disney+)

BEST TALK SHOW

• The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock)
• Desus & Mero (Showtime)
• The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC)
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo)

BEST COMEDY SPECIAL

• Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix)
• Good Timing with Jo Firestone (Peacock)
• James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 (Vimeo)
• Joyelle Nicole Johnson: Love Joy (Peacock)

• Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American (Netflix)
• Trixie Mattel: One Night Only (YouTube)