FOX’s Empire, conspicuously absent from most major Emmy categories, won Program of the Year at the Television Critics Association (TCA) Awards handed out tonight. Empire beat out higher profile, Emmy-nominated series such as Game of Thrones, Mad Men, and Transparent, which surprisingly went home empty-handed. The other big winner of the evening was Amy Schumer who won two prizes for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy and Individual Achievement in Comedy for Inside Amy Schumer.
The full list of TCA Award winners is as follows:
Program of the Year: Empire
Individual Achievement in Drama: Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Individual Achievement in Comedy: Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
Outstanding Achievement in News and Information: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Outstanding Achievement in Reality Programming: The Chair
Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming: The Fosters
Outstanding New Program: Better Call Saul
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials: The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
Outstanding Achievement in Drama: The Americans
Outstanding Achievement in Comedy: Inside Amy Schumer
Career Achievement Award: James L. Brooks
Heritage Award: Late Show with David Letterman