{{Short description|US television awards ceremony in 2009}} {{Infobox award | name = 25th TCA Awards | date = August 1, 2009 | venue = Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa, Pasadena, California | award1_type = Program of the Year | award1_winner = ''Battlestar Galactica'' | award2_type = Outstanding New Program | award2_winner = ''True Blood'' | main = TCA Awards | previous = 24th | next = 26th }} The '''25th TCA Awards''' were presented by the Television Critics Association. Chelsea Handler hosted the ceremony on August 1, 2009 at the Langham Huntington Hotel and Spa in Pasadena, Calif.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitfix.com/articles/nbc-the-shield-lead-television-critics-association-nominations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104211017/http://www.hitfix.com/articles/nbc-the-shield-lead-television-critics-association-nominations|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 4, 2014|title=NBC, 'The Shield' lead Television Critics Association nominations|date=June 4, 2009 |work=HitFix |accessdate=June 15, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvcritics.org/2009/08/01/television-critics-association-celebrates-25th-anniversary-at-awards-ceremony/ |title=Television Critics Association Awards Celebrate 25th Anniversary |date=August 1, 2009 |publisher=Television Critics Association |accessdate=June 15, 2013 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327162048/http://tvcritics.org/2009/08/01/television-critics-association-celebrates-25th-anniversary-at-awards-ceremony/ |archivedate=March 27, 2012 }}</ref>
==Winners and nominees==
{| class="wikitable" |- !width="345"|Category !width="350"|Winner !width="355"|Other Nominees |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Program of the Year |align="center" | ''Battlestar Galactica'' <small>(Syfy)</small> | * ''Lost'' <small>(ABC)</small> * ''Mad Men'' <small>(AMC)</small> * ''Saturday Night Live'' <small>(NBC)</small> * ''The Shield'' <small>(FX)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy |align="center" | ''The Big Bang Theory'' <small>(CBS)</small> | * ''30 Rock'' <small>(NBC)</small> * ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' <small>(Comedy Central)</small> * ''How I Met Your Mother'' <small>(CBS)</small> * ''The Office'' <small>(NBC)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Outstanding Achievement in Drama |align="center" | ''Mad Men'' <small>(AMC)</small> | * ''Breaking Bad'' <small>(AMC)</small> * ''Friday Night Lights'' <small>(NBC/The 101 Network)</small> * ''Lost'' <small>(ABC)</small> * ''The Shield'' <small>(FX)</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" | ''Grey Gardens'' <small>(HBO)</small> | * 2008 Summer Olympics <small>(NBC)</small> * ''24: Redemption'' <small>(Fox)</small> * ''Generation Kill'' <small>(HBO)</small> * ''Taking Chance'' <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" | ''True Blood'' <small>(HBO)</small> | * ''Fringe'' <small>(Fox)</small> * ''The Mentalist'' <small>(CBS)</small> * ''The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency'' <small>(HBO)</small> * ''United States of Tara'' <small>(Showtime)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Individual Achievement in Comedy |align="center" | Jim Parsons - ''The Big Bang Theory'' <small>(CBS)</small> | * Alec Baldwin - ''30 Rock'' <small>(NBC)</small> * Steve Carell - ''The Office'' <small>(NBC)</small> * Tina Fey - ''30 Rock'' <small>(NBC)</small> * Neil Patrick Harris - ''How I Met Your Mother'' <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" | Bryan Cranston - ''Breaking Bad'' <small>(AMC)</small> | * Glenn Close - ''Damages'' <small>(FX)</small> * Walton Goggins - ''The Shield'' <small>(FX)</small> * Jon Hamm - ''Mad Men'' <small>(AMC)</small> * Hugh Laurie - ''House'' <small>(Fox)</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" | ''Yo Gabba Gabba!'' <small>(Nickelodeon)</small> | * ''Camp Rock'' <small>(Disney Channel)</small> * ''The Electric Company'' <small>(PBS)</small> * ''Nick News with Linda Ellerbee'' <small>(Nickelodeon)</small> * ''Sid the Science Kid'' <small>(PBS)</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" | ''The Alzheimer's Project'' <small>(HBO)</small> | * ''60 Minutes'' <small>(CBS)</small> * ''Frontline'' <small>(PBS)</small> * ''The Rachel Maddow Show'' <small>(MSNBC)</small> * ''We Shall Remain'' <small>(PBS)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Heritage Award |align="center" | ''ER'' <small>(NBC)</small> | * ''M*A*S*H'' <small>(CBS)</small> * ''Saturday Night Live'' <small>(NBC)</small> * ''The Shield'' <small>(FX)</small> * ''Star Trek'' <small>(NBC)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Career Achievement Award |align="center" | Betty White | * No other nominees |}
=== 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" | 2 |''The Big Bang Theory'' |}
=== 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 style="text-align:center" | 4 |''The Shield'' |- | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 3 |''30 Rock'' |- |''Mad Men'' |- | rowspan="6" style="text-align:center" |2 |''The Big Bang Theory'' |- |''Breaking Bad'' |- |''How I Met Your Mother'' |- |''Lost'' |- |''The Office'' |- |''Saturday Night Live'' |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20180620181010/http://tvcritics.org/tca-awards/?q=view%2Ftcaawards Official website] *[https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000646/2009 2009 TCA Awards] at IMDb.com
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