'Abbott Elementary' Leads TV Critics Association Award Nominations

LOS ANGELES -- ABC's freshman comedy ``Abbott Elementary'' scored a leading five nominations today for the 38th annual Television Critics Association Awards, including nods for best comedy, best new program and program of the year.

The mockumentary-style comedy also earned individual acting nominations for series creator Quinta Brunson and Janelle James.

AMC's ``Better Call Saul,'' Apple TV+'s ``Severance'' and Showtime's ``Yellowjackets'' all earned four nominations, and joined ``Abbott Elementary'' in the competition for program of the year. Also nominated in that category were HBO Max's ``Hacks,'' Netflix's ``Squid Game'' and HBO's ``Succession'' and ``The White Lotus.''

``Abbott,'' ``Severance,'' ``Yellowjackets'' and ``The White Lotus'' were all also nominated for best new program, along with CBS' ``Ghosts,'' Hulu's ``Only Murders in the Building,'' Apple TV+'s ``Pachinko'' and FX's ``Reservation Dogs.''

The awards, voted upon by the association's 200-plus journalists, will be presented Aug. 6 at The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena. It will be the organization's first in-person awards ceremony since 2019.

Netflix earned the most nominations with 13, followed by HBO with 12 and Apple TV+ with 10.
Here is a complete list of nominations:

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA

• Lee Jung-jae, ``Squid Game," Netflix
• Michael Keaton, ``Dopesick," Hulu
• Melanie Lynskey, ``Yellowjackets," Showtime
• Mandy Moore, ``This Is Us," NBC
• Bob Odenkirk, ``Better Call Saul," AMC
• Margaret Qualley, ``Maid," Netflix
• Adam Scott, ``Severance," Apple TV+
• Rhea Seehorn, ``Better Call Saul," AMC
• Amanda Seyfried, ``The Dropout," Hulu
• Jeremy Strong, ``Succession," HBO

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY

• Pamela Adlon, ``Better Things," FX
• Quinta Brunson, ``Abbott Elementary," ABC
• Bridget Everett, ``Somebody Somewhere," HBO
• Bill Hader, ``Barry," HBO
• Janelle James, ``Abbott Elementary," ABC
• Steve Martin, ``Only Murders in the Building," Hulu
• Jean Smart, ``Hacks," HBO Max
• Jason Sudeikis `` ``Ted Lasso," Apple TV+

ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS AND INFORMATION

• ``The Beatles: Get Back," Disney+
• ``Benjamin Franklin," PBS
• ``Frontline," PBS
• ``George Carlin's American Dream," HBO
• ``How To with John Wilson," HBO
• ``Prehistoric Planet," Apple TV+
• ``60 Minutes," CBS
• ``The Tinder Swindler," Netflix
• ``We Need To Talk About Cosby," Showtime

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN REALITY

• ``The Amazing Race," CBS
• ``Cheer," Netflix
• ``Finding Magic Mike," HBO Max
• ``Legendary," HBO Max
• ``Real Housewives of Salt Lake City," Bravo
• ``Real World Homecoming: New Orleans," Paramount+
• ``Take Out with Lisa Ling," HBO Max
• ``Top Chef: Houston," Bravo

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN YOUTH PROGRAMMING

• ``Ada Twist, Scientist," Netflix
• ``The Baby-Sitters Club," Netflix
• ``El Deafo," Apple TV+
• ``Mira, Royal Detective," Disney Junior
• ``Octonauts: Above & Beyond," Netflix
• ``Odd Squad," PBS Kids
• ``Ridley Jones," Netflix
• ``Sesame Street," HBO Max

OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM

• ``Abbott Elementary," ABC
• ``Ghosts," CBS
• ``Only Murders in the Building," Hulu
• ``Pachinko," Apple TV+
• ``Reservation Dogs," FX
• ``Severance," Apple TV+
• ``The White Lotus," HBO
• ``Yellowjackets," Showtime

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES, MINISERIES OR SPECIALS

• ``Dopesick," Hulu
• ``The Dropout," Hulu
• ``The Girl From Plainville," Hulu
• ``Maid," Netflix
• ``Midnight Mass," Netflix
• ``The Staircase," HBO Max
• ``Station Eleven," HBO Max
• ``Under the Banner of Heaven," FX

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA

• ``Better Call Saul," AMC
• ``The Good Fight," Paramount+
• ``Pachinko," Apple TV+
• ``Severance," Apple TV+
• ``Squid Game," Netflix
• ``Succession," HBO
• ``This Is Us," NBC
• ``Yellowjackets," Showtime

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY

• ``Abbott Elementary," ABC
• ``Atlanta," FX
• ``Barry," HBO
• ``Ghosts," CBS
• ``Hacks," HBO Max
• ``Only Murders In The Building," Hulu
• ``Reservation Dogs," FX
• ``Ted Lasso," Apple TV+

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN VARIETY, TALK OR SKETCH

• ``The Amber Ruffin Show," Peacock
• ``A Black Lady Sketch Show," HBO
• ``I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson," Netflix
• ``Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," HBO
• ``Late Night with Seth Meyers," NBC
• ``The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," CBS
• ``Saturday Night Live," NBC
• ``Ziwe," Showtime

PROGRAM OF THE YEAR

• ``Abbott Elementary," ABC
• ``Better Call Saul," AMC
• ``Hacks," HBO Max
• ``Severance," Apple TV+
• ``Squid Game," Netflix
• ``Succession," HBO
• ``The White Lotus," HBO
• ``Yellowjackets," Showtime

-- City News Service