27th TCA Awards

27th TCA Awards
Date	August 6, 2011
Venue	Beverly Hilton Hotel
Highlights
Program of the Year	Friday Night Lights
Outstanding New Program	Game of Thrones

The 27th TCA Awards were presented by the Television Critics Association. Nick Offerman hosted the ceremony on August 6 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.^[1][2][3][4]

Winners and nominees

Category	Winner	Other Nominees
Program of the Year	Friday Night Lights (NBC/Audience Network)	Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Game of Thrones (HBO) Justified (FX) Parks and Recreation (NBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy	Modern Family (ABC)	Community (NBC) Louie (FX) Parks and Recreation (NBC) Raising Hope (Fox)
Outstanding Achievement in Drama	Mad Men (AMC)	Friday Night Lights (NBC/Audience Network) Game of Thrones (HBO) The Good Wife (CBS) Justified (FX)
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials	Sherlock (PBS)	Cinema Verite (HBO) Downton Abbey (PBS) Mildred Pierce (HBO) Too Big to Fail (HBO)
Outstanding New Program	Game of Thrones (HBO)	Boardwalk Empire (HBO) The Killing (AMC) Terriers (FX) The Walking Dead (AMC)
Individual Achievement in Comedy	Ty Burrell - Modern Family (ABC) and Nick Offerman - Parks and Recreation (NBC)	Louis C.K. - Louie (FX) Amy Poehler - Parks and Recreation (NBC) Danny Pudi - Community (NBC) Jon Stewart - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Individual Achievement in Drama	Jon Hamm - Mad Men (AMC)	Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Peter Dinklage - Game of Thrones (HBO) Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife (CBS) Margo Martindale - Justified (FX) Timothy Olyphant - Justified (FX)
Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming	Sesame Street (PBS)	A Child's Garden of Poetry (HBO) iCarly (Nickelodeon) Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (Nickelodeon) R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (The Hub) Yo Gabba Gabba! (Nick Jr.)
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information	Restrepo (National Geographic Channel)	30 for 30 (ESPN) 60 Minutes (CBS) If God Is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise (HBO) The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC)
Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming	The Amazing Race (CBS)	Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (Travel Channel) Survivor (CBS) Top Chef: All Stars (Bravo) The Voice (NBC)
Heritage Award	The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS)	All in the Family (CBS) Freaks and Geeks (NBC) Twin Peaks (ABC)
Career Achievement Award	Oprah Winfrey	Steven Bochco Dick Ebersol Cloris Leachman David Letterman William Shatner

References

1. "The Television Critics Association Announces 2011 TCA Awards Nominees". Television Critics Association. June 13, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
2. "Television Critics Association Awards nominees include 'Game of Thrones,' 'Justified,' 'Parks and Recreation' and more". HitFix. June 13, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
3. "The Television Critics Association Announces 2011 TCA Awards Winners". Television Critics Association. August 6, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
4. "'Friday Night Lights,' 'Game of Thrones' & 'Mad Men' win big at the TCA Awards". HitFix. August 7, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2013.

External links

• Official website
• 2011 TCA Awards at IMDb.com