"Deadwood," "Fleabag," "Better Call Saul": The 2019 TCA Award Winners

amp160Amazonamp8217s Fleabagamp160was the big winner of the night taking three awards Program of the Year Outstanding Achievement In Comedyamp160and Individual Achievement in Comedy for its creator and star Phoebe WallerBridge pictured at topamp160 amp8220Honestly this was the biggest surprise and I was really emotional about this when we found outquot WallerBridge said during her third time on stage when she collected the award foramp160Program of the Year amp8220This felt like a small show and was really about loveamp160and cynicismamp160but the love was received by people and given back so this means the world to usamp160 Every person that worked on it broke off a tiny piece of their heart and when people watch thatamp8217s what they feelamp8221Tying Amazon with three victories was HBOamp160 It39s drama Chernobyl was honored with the awardamp160for Outstanding Achievement In a Movie or Miniseriesamp160 Outstanding Achievement in News and Information went to the controversial exposamp233 of Michael Jackson Leaving Neverlandamp160 Foramp160the second year in a row Last Week Tonight with John Oliver was recognized as Outstanding Achievement In SketchVariety Showsamp160 amp8220I want to say thank you so much foramp160the award as it means a great deal to everyoneamp8221 Oliver said in a taped acceptance speechamp160Among the other awards were Netflixamp8217s Russian Doll Outstanding New Program whose star Natasha Lyonne above right and executive producer Amy Poehler above left were on hand to acceptamp160 amp8220I could be crying all the time with gratitude for how well the show has been receivedamp8221 Lyonne saidamp8220We talk a lot about how we have worked on things that are good but not seenamp8221 Poehler addedamp160 amp8220And things that havenamp8217t been good seen by manyamp160 amp160We are proud to be seen by you in this way and we donamp8217t take it for grantedamp160 Itamp8217s very cool you are giving us this award as we are really proud of the showamp8221It was a fullcircle moment for multiple Oscar nominee Michelle Williams below whom the TCA first met in July 1997 during a panel for a new drama titled Dawson39s Creek that was set to premiere in 1998 on The WBamp160 Twentytwo years later Williams again faced the TCA standing victoriousamp160as she accepted her award for Individual Achievement In Drama for her transformative portrayal of Broadway legend Gwen Verdon in FXamp8217s FosseVerdonamp160amp8220This would have meant so much to Gwenquot Williams said when she took the stageamp160 quotShe loved to give a speechamp160 I donamp8217t like giving a speechamp8221amp160 amp160She then went on to deliver the smartest and most heartfelt speech of the night and certainly one of the best in the history of these awards reflecting on her experiences with auditions as a child actor longing to find a TV family of her own as a part of a television series like the ones she would watch on TVamp160 She found it with FosseVerdonamp160 amp8220Sam Rockwell was my dreamedfor TV sibling my brother and playmate who made make believe feel like true believingquot she saidamp160 quotNicole Fosseamp160is my sister and Iamp8217m still her motheramp160 Now through extension everyone in this room is part of my family as I never imagined this kind of acceptance and warmthamp160 I wish I could tell that 10yearold girlamp160sitting in those cattle calls all about tonightamp8221Netflix39s Queer Eye AMC39s Better Call Saulamp160and PBS39 Arthur were also honoredamp160 HBOamp8217s longsincepassed western Deadwood receivedamp160the Heritage Award while its Emmy Awardwinning writer produceramp160and creator David Milch pictured below received the Lifetime Achievement Awardamp160for his work over the yearsamp160 amp8220Itamp8217s a secret how deeply we really care what critics sayamp8221 Milchamp160sharedamp160 amp8220This honor is very special as each show becomes a living breathing entity and the community it creates is a part of the joy and Deadwood felt like that for the whole rideamp160 I hope I have learnedamp160something over the years andamp160gotten better as a storytelleramp160 Hereamp8217s hoping I have a few more stories to tellamp8221Here is aamp160full list of the night39s winnersIndividual Achievement in Dramaamp160 Michelle Williams FosseVerdon FXIndividual Achievement in Comedyamp160 Phoebe WallerBridge Fleabag AmazonOutstanding Achievement in News and Informationamp160 Leaving Neverland HBOOutstanding Achievement in Reality Programmingamp160 Queer Eyeamp160NetflixOutstanding Achievement in Youth Programmingamp160 Arthuramp160PBS KidsOutstanding Achievement in SketchVariety Showsamp160 Last Week Tonight with John Oliveramp160HBOOutstanding New Programamp160 Russian Doll NetflixOutstanding Achievement in Movies or Miniseriesamp160 Chernobyl HBOOutstanding Achievement in Dramaamp160 Better Call Saul AMCOutstanding Achievement in Comedyamp160 Fleabag AmazonProgram of the Yearamp160 Fleabagamp160AmazonLifetime Achievement Honoreeamp160 David MilchHeritage Awardamp160 Deadwood HBOClick on the social media tiles above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively those of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated bloggers

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