The Americans wins top critics’ honour
The Americans, FX’s series about a Russian spy couple posing as travel agents in 1980s suburban Washington, won three honours at the 34th annual Television Critics Association Awards Saturday.
The series, which wrapped up an acclaimed six-season run in May, won the TCA’s top prize, Program of the Year, along with individual achievement in drama, for actress Keri Russell. and its third award as outstanding drama, also claimed in 2015 and 2016. Rachel Brosnahan, who stars in Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as a 1950s housewife-turned-stand-up-comedian, won for individual achievement in comedy. And Killing Eve, BBC America’s gripping assassin series starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer, won Outstanding New Program.
The late Anthony Bourdain won for Outstanding Achievement in News and Information, for his CNN series, Parts Unknown. John Oliver’s HBO series Last Week Tonight won its second TCA award, but in a newly created category, best sketch/variety show. Netflix’s revival of Queer Eye won as best reality program. And Sesame Street, now airing on HBO, won the TCA award for youth programming.
Veteran actress Rita Moreno, who stars in Netflix’s remake of Norman Lear’s One Day at a Time, was the lifetime achievement honoree, an award presented by Lear. And NBC’s smash-hit comedy Friends won the Heritage Award. Comedian Robin Thede hosted the ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel during the group’s summer press tour.