The hockey romance snagged five bids, as did “Industry” and “Widow’s Bay.” Read on for the full list of nominations.

Heated Rivalry tops Television Critics Awards nominations — and, yes, its leading men are going head to head

The hockey romance snagged five bids, as did "Industry" and "Widow's Bay." Read on for the full list of nominations.

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Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams on 'Heated Rivalry'. Credit:

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- The 2026 Television Critics Association Awards nominations have been announced.

- *Heated Rivalry* leads the way with five nominations, along with *Industry* and *Widow's Bay*.

- Winners will be announced later this summer.

*Heated Rivalry* is ineligible at the Emmys, but it's heating up the Television Critics Association Awards. The hit hockey romance topped Friday's 2026 TCA Awards nominations with five bids alongside *Industry* and *Widow's Bay*.

All three are contending for Program of the Year against *The Comeback*, *Hacks*, *The Late Show With Stephen Colbert*, reigning champ *The Pitt*, and *Pluribus*.

*Heated Rivalry*, which, as a Canadian production, is not eligible at the Emmys, is also nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Drama and Outstanding New Program, while its leading men, Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, will face off for the Individual Achievement in Drama prize.

Storrie and Williams are two of 10 nominees in the gender-neutral category — the largest it's been — and are up against *Industry* stars Marisa Abela, Ken Leung, and Myha'la, *The Pitt* duo Noah Wyle (last year's winner) and Katherine LaNasa, Sterling K. Brown (*Paradise*), David Harbour (*DTF St. Louis*), and Rhea Seehorn (*Pluribus*).

Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie on 'Heated Rivalry'.

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*Industry* is the fifth show to earn three Individual Achievement in Drama nominations in the same year after *The Practice* in 1999, *The West Wing* in 2000, *Succession* in 2023, and *Severance* last year. Like *Heated Rivalry*, the corporate drama is also nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Drama along with *The Gilded Age*, *A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms*, *Paradise*, defending champ *The Pitt*, *Pluribus*, and *Task*.

*Widow's Bay*, Apple TV's spring breakout, is among the Outstanding New Program contenders. In Outstanding Achievement in Comedy, it will duke it out against *Abbott Elementary*, *The Comeback*, *The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins*, *Hacks*, *The Lowdown*, *Margo's Got Money Troubles*, and *Shrinking*.

The horror comedy has two spots in the Individual Achievement in Comedy lineup in Matthew Rhys and Kate O'Flynn. The other nominees are *Hacks* stars Jean Smart, a two-time winner, and Hannah Einbinder; Elle Fanning (*Margo's Got Money Troubles*); Harrison Ford (*Shrinking*); Lisa Kudrow (*The Comeback*); and Tim Robinson (*The Chair Company*).

Matthew Rhys and Kate O'Flynn on 'Widow's Bay'.

The Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries or Specials race features *All Her Fault*, *The Beast in Me*, *Beef*, *Death by Lightning*, *DTF St. Louis*, *Half Man*, *Lord of the Flies*, and *Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette*.

Two new categories were added this year: Outstanding Achievement in Animation and Outstanding Achievement in International Series.

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See the full list of nominees below.

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Program of the Year

*The Comeback****Hacks****Heated Rivalry****Industry****The Late Show With Stephen Colbert****The Pitt****Pluribus****Shrinking****Widow’s Bay*

Outstanding Achievement in Comedy

*Abbott Elementary****The Comeback****The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins****Hacks****The Lowdown****Margo’s Got Money Troubles****Shrinking****Widow’s Bay*

Outstanding Achievement in Drama

*The Gilded Age****Heated Rivalry****Industry****A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms****Paradise****The Pitt****Pluribus****Task*

Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries or Specials

*All Her Fault****The Beast in Me****Beef****Death by Lightning ****DTF St. Louis****Half Man****Lord of the Flies****Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette *

Outstanding New Program

*Alien: Earth ****The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins****Heated Rivalry ****A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms ****The Lowdown****Margo’s Got Money Troubles****Pluribus ****Widow’s Bay*

Individual Achievement in Drama

Marisa Abela, *Industry***Sterling K. Brown, *Paradise***David Harbour, *DTF St. Louis* **Katherine LaNasa, *The Pitt* **Ken Leung, *Industry* **Myha’la, *Industry* **Rhea Seehorn, *Pluribus***Connor Storrie, *Heated Rivalry***Hudson Williams, *Heated Rivalry***Noah Wyle, *The Pitt*

Individual Achievement in Comedy

Hannah Einbinder, *Hacks* **Elle Fanning, *Margo’s Got Money Troubles*  **Harrison Ford, *Shrinking***Lisa Kudrow, *The Comeback***Kate O’Flynn, *Widow’s Bay*  **Matthew Rhys, *Widow’s Bay* **Jean Smart, *Hacks* **Tim Robinson, *The Chair Company*

Outstanding Achievement in News and Information

*60 Minutes****The American Revolution****CBS This Morning****Disneyland Handcrafted ****Frontline****Have I Got News for You****Marty, Life Is Short****Mr. Scorsese*

Outstanding Achievement in Variety, Talk or Sketch

*The Daily Show ****Jimmy Kimmel Live****Last Week Tonight With John Oliver ****Late Night With Seth Meyers****The Late Show With Stephen Colbert****The Muppet Show: Sabrina Carpenter****Saturday Night Live*

Outstanding Achievement in Reality

*Couples Therapy****Finding Mr. Christmas****The Great British Baking Show****Love on the Spectrum****RuPaul’s Drag Race****Survivor****Top Chef****The Traitors*

Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming

*Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation****Electric Bloom****Percy Jackson and the Olympians****Phineas and Ferb****Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85****Vampirina: Teenage Vampire****Wizards Beyond Waverly Place****WondLa*

Outstanding Achievement in Children’s Programming

*Carl the Collector****The First Snow of Fraggle Rock****Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+****Phoebe & Jay****Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical****Sofia the First: Royal Magic****Weather Hunters****The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball*

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

*Bob’s Burgers****Haunted Hotel****Invincible****King of the Hill****Long Story Short****The Simpsons****South Park****Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord****Women Wearing Shoulder Pads*

Outstanding International Series

***The Boyfriend ****Crime Scene Zero  ****Drops of God****The House of the Spirits****Last Samurai Standing****Squid Game*

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