TCA Awards: The Handmaid's Tale, Atlanta, Big Little Lies, Carrie Coon Among Big Winners 

Hulu’s breakout hit walked away with two trophies at Saturday’s 2017 Television Critics Association Awards in Beverly Hills, including Program of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Drama. Meanwhile, Outstanding Individual Achievement in Drama went to Carrie Coon, who made history by winning for

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also took home a pair of awards, for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy and Outstanding Individual Achievement in Comedy for leading man Donald Glover.

Other noteworthy winners at the non-televised ceremony, hosted by American Gods‘ Kristin Chenoweth, include NBC’s This Is Us (Outstanding New Program), ABC’s 

(Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries & Specials).

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So…how does handmaids tale win best drama and program of the year yet this is us beats it in best new program??

I wonder if the qualifications are different. Like “Best New Program” has more to do with how audiences have responded so quickly to This Is Us? Idk.

Why is Speechless considered youth programming? It seems very out of place there.

It does feel out of place. Then again O.J.: Made in America was released as a theatrical film and won an Oscar for Best Documentary so I guess the rules are for the TCAs are quite bendable.

Allowing a 5 part documentary made for TV to be eligible for the Oscar because it played for a week in one theater in New York and one theater in LA says more about the documentary branch of the Oscars than the TCA.

I wondered that myself when the nominations first came out… I’m guessing because it’s a family show, maybe the voters considered it somewhat juvenile compared to the more adult fare that dominated the comedy categories. Still, I’m not gonna knock it since it was my favorite new comedy of the season, and I’m glad to see it honored for something after having been completely ignored by the Emmys. :)

Great to see Carrie Coon and by extension, The Leftovers, recognized. I guess the TV critics are smarter than Emmy voters.

I hope Carrie Coon beats Lange and Kidman at the emmys! That would make me so happy.

IMO the handmaid’s tale was not as good as the hype made it out be. It has benefited hugely from that orange man becoming president.

Streaming programs shouldn’t even be eligible because you can watch them on television unless you have subscribe to the streaming service separately. It is not television in the truest sense of the word.

But then what’s your take on broadcast tv competing with basic cable or pay cable?

Most of the best tv is not free. Even network tv can only be watched for free when it’s live. You have to have cable or Hulu + CBS AA to watch network tv online. Streaming programs absolutely count and have made an exceptional name for themselves in the past 5 years.

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