{{Short description|US television awards ceremony in 2001}} {{Infobox award | name = 17th TCA Awards | date = July 21, 2001 | venue = Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel and Spa, Pasadena, California | award1_type = Program of the Year | award1_winner = ''The Sopranos'' | award2_type = Outstanding New Program | award2_winner = ''Gilmore Girls'' | main = TCA Awards | previous = 16th | next = 18th }} The '''17th TCA Awards''' were presented by the Television Critics Association. Christopher Titus hosted the ceremony on July 21, 2001 at the Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel and Spa in Pasadena, Calif.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://old.post-gazette.com/tv/20010602tca4.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023032915/http://old.post-gazette.com/tv/20010602tca4.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 23, 2012|title=HBO, CBS lead pack for TV critics' award nominations|date=June 2, 2001 |publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |accessdate=June 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/The-critics-have-their-own-awards-If-nothing-2909612.php |title=The critics have their own awards / If nothing else, July's ceremony proves that we don't hate everything |first= Tim |last= Goodman |date=June 17, 2001 |publisher=SFGate.com |access-date= April 21, 2023 |archive-date= April 21, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230421154654/https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/The-critics-have-their-own-awards-If-nothing-2909612.php |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvcritics.org/2001/07/21/2001-tca-awards-announcement// |title=2001 TCA Awards announcement |date=July 21, 2001 |publisher=Television Critics Association |accessdate=June 17, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103125724/http://tvcritics.org/2001/07/21/2001-tca-awards-announcement/ |archivedate=November 3, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Winners and nominees ==
{| class="wikitable" |- !width="290"|Category !width="330"|Winner !width="410"|Other Nominees |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Program of the Year |align="center" | ''The Sopranos'' <small>(HBO)</small> | * ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' <small>(The WB)</small> * ''Gilmore Girls'' <small>(The WB)</small> * ''Survivor'' <small>(CBS)</small> * ''The West Wing'' <small>(NBC)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy |align="center" | ''Malcolm in the Middle'' <small>(Fox)</small> | * ''Ed'' <small>(NBC)</small> * ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' <small>(CBS)</small> * ''The Job'' <small>(ABC)</small> * ''Sex and the City'' <small>(HBO)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Outstanding Achievement in Drama |align="center" | ''The Sopranos'' <small>(HBO)</small><br>and<br>''The West Wing'' <small>(NBC)</small> | * ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' <small>(The WB)</small> * ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' <small>(CBS)</small> * ''Gilmore Girls'' <small>(The WB)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials |align="center" | ''Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'' <small>(ABC)</small> | * ''61*'' <small>(HBO)</small> * ''Anne Frank'' <small>(ABC)</small> * ''Horatio Hornblower'' <small>(A&E)</small> * ''Wit'' <small>(HBO)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Outstanding New Program of the Year |align="center" | ''Gilmore Girls'' <small>(The WB)</small> | * ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' <small>(CBS)</small> * ''Ed'' <small>(NBC)</small> * ''The Job'' <small>(ABC)</small> * ''Survivor'' <small>(CBS)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Individual Achievement in Comedy |align="center" | Jane Kaczmarek - ''Malcolm in the Middle'' <small>(Fox)</small> | * Bryan Cranston - ''Malcolm in the Middle'' <small>(Fox)</small> * Robert Downey Jr. - ''Ally McBeal'' <small>(Fox)</small> * Chris Isaak - ''The Chris Isaak Show'' <small>(Showtime)</small> * Ray Romano - ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' <small>(CBS)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Individual Achievement in Drama |align="center" | James Gandolfini - ''The Sopranos'' <small>(HBO)</small> | * Edie Falco - ''The Sopranos'' <small>(HBO)</small> * Sarah Michelle Gellar - ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' <small>(The WB)</small> * Chi McBride - ''Boston Public'' <small>(Fox)</small> * Martin Sheen - ''The West Wing'' <small>(NBC)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming |align="center" | ''Between the Lions'' <small>(PBS)</small><br>and<br>''Sesame Street'' <small>(PBS)</small> | * ''Blue's Clues'' <small>(Nickelodeon)</small> * ''Dora the Explorer'' <small>(Nickelodeon)</small> * ''Rugrats'' <small>(Nickelodeon)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Outstanding Achievement in News and Information |align="center" | ''Jazz'' <small>(PBS)</small> | * ''60 Minutes'' <small>(CBS)</small> * ''America Undercover'' <small>(HBO)</small> * ''Frontline'' <small>(PBS)</small> * ''On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying'' <small>(PBS)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Career Achievement Award |align="center" | Sid Caesar | * Milton Berle * David Letterman * Mary Tyler Moore * Barbara Walters |}
=== Multiple wins === The following shows received multiple wins: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |- ! scope="col" style="width:55px;"| Wins ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| Recipient |- | rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 3 |''The Sopranos'' |- | rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 2 |''Malcolm in the Middle'' |}
=== Multiple nominations === The following shows received multiple nominations:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |- ! scope="col" style="width:55px;"| Nominations ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| Recipient |- | rowspan="1"| {{center|4}} |''The Sopranos'' |- | rowspan="4"| {{center|3}} |''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' |- |''Gilmore Girls'' |- |''Malcolm in the Middle'' |- |''The West Wing'' |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" |2 |''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' |- |''Ed'' |- |''Everybody Loves Raymond'' |- |''The Job'' |- |''Survivor'' |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [http://tvcritics.org/tca-awards/?q=view/tcaawards Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620181010/http://tvcritics.org/tca-awards/?q=view%2Ftcaawards |date=2018-06-20 }} * [https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000646/2001 2001 TCA Awards] at IMDb.com
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