Television Critics also honor "Better Call Saul" as Outstanding New Program, "The Americans" As Best Drama, Jon Hamm For "Mad Men"
The Television Critics Association bestowed the top honor of the 31st annual TCA Awards upon Empire (Fox), naming it Program of the Year. Also scoring big during awards ceremony proceedings at the Beverly Hilton Hotel this evening was Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central) which earned a pair of awards–Outstanding Achievement in Comedy, and Individual Achievement in Comedy for Schumer herself.
Named Outstanding New Program was Better Call Saul (AMC).
The Americans (FX) won for Outstanding Achievement In Drama while Individual Achievement In Drama distinction was earned by Jon Hamm for his portrayal of Don Draper in Mad Men (AMC).
HBO topped a pair of categories–Outstanding Achievement In Movies, Miniseries And Specials for the documentary The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst; and Outstanding Achievement In News and Information for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
Here’s a full rundown of TCA Award winners:
PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Empire, Fox
OUTSTANDING NEW PROGRAM
Better Call Saul, AMC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Inside Amy Schumer, Comedy Central
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY
Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer, Comedy Central
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
The Americans, FX
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMA
Jon Hamm, Mad Men, AMC
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES, MINISERIES AND SPECIALS
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, HBO
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NEWS AND INFORMATION
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN REALITY PROGRAMMING
The Chair, Starz
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN YOUTH PROGRAMMING
The Fosters, ABC Family
HERITAGE AWARD
Late Show/Late Night with David Letterman, CBS/NBC
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
James L. Brooks
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie โ a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More