{{Short description|US television awards ceremony in 1990}} {{Infobox award | name = 6th TCA Awards | date = July 20, 1990 | venue = Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, California | award1_type = Program of the Year | award1_winner = ''Twin Peaks'' | main = TCA Awards | previous = 5th | next = 7th }} The '''6th TCA Awards''' were presented by the Television Critics Association. The ceremony was held on July 20, 1990, at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1990-06-18/features/9001140492_1_tca-awards-finalists-critics|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224183620/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1990-06-18/features/9001140492_1_tca-awards-finalists-critics|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 24, 2013|title=Critical Complaint The Variety Of Candidates For Television Awards Shows That Critics Do Like Much Of What They See|date=June 18, 1990|publisher=Sun-Sentinel |access-date=June 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1990-07-21/features/9002040951_1_annual-award-winners-lifetime-achievement-award-jim-henson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060917/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1990-07-21/features/9002040951_1_annual-award-winners-lifetime-achievement-award-jim-henson|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2016|title=Critics Pay Respects To Henson, Davis |date=July 21, 1990|publisher=Sun-Sentinel |access-date=June 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1957&dat=19900723&id=hXchAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cIkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3410,5013700|title=Henson, 'Twin Peaks' Honored By Tv Critics|date=July 23, 1990 |publisher=The Daily Gazette |access-date=June 19, 2013}}</ref>
==Winners and nominees==
{| class="wikitable" |- !width="350"|Category !width="400"|Winner !width="350"|Other Nominees |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Program of the Year |align="center" | ''Twin Peaks'' <small>(ABC)</small> | * ''Eyes on the Prize II'' <small>(PBS)</small> * ''L.A. Law'' <small>(NBC)</small> * ''The Simpsons'' <small>(Fox)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy |align="center" | ''The Simpsons'' <small>(Fox)</small> | * ''Designing Women'' <small>(CBS)</small> * ''Murphy Brown'' <small>(CBS)</small> * ''Newhart'' <small>(CBS)</small> * ''The Wonder Years'' <small>(ABC)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Outstanding Achievement in Drama |align="center" | ''Twin Peaks'' <small>(ABC)</small> | * ''The Final Days'' <small>(ABC)</small> * ''L.A. Law'' <small>(NBC)</small> * ''Shannon's Deal'' <small>(NBC)</small> * ''thirtysomething'' <small>(ABC)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Outstanding Achievement in Specials |align="center" | ''Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration'' <small>(ABC)</small> | * Billy Crystal * ''Carmen on Ice'' <small>(HBO)</small> * ''Comic Relief '90'' <small>(HBO)</small> * ''Kennedy Center Honors'' <small>(CBS)</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" | Jim Henson | * ''Babar'' <small>(HBO)</small> * ''Degrassi High'' <small>(PBS)</small> * ''Sesame Street'' <small>(PBS)</small> * ''WonderWorks'' <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" | CNN | * ''Eyes on the Prize II'' <small>(PBS)</small> * ''Frontline'' <small>(PBS)</small> * ''Nightline'' <small>(ABC)</small> * ''World News Tonight with Peter Jennings'' <small>(ABC)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Outstanding Achievement in Sports |align="center" | 1989 World Series <small>(ABC)</small> | * 1990 Kentucky Derby <small>(ABC)</small> * Mike Tyson vs. Buster Douglas <small>(HBO)</small> * ''SportsCenter'' <small>(ESPN)</small> |- |align="center" style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na" | Career Achievement Award |align="center" | Jim Henson | * Roone Arledge * Carol Burnett * Bob Newhart * Ted Turner |}
=== Multiple wins === The following shows received multiple wins: {| class="wikitable sortable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" background: #f6e39c; |- ! scope="col" style="width:55px;"| Wins ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| Recipient |- | rowspan=1 style="text-align:center" | 2 |''Twin Peaks'' |}
=== Multiple nominations === The following shows received multiple nominations:
{| class="wikitable sortable" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" background: #f6e39c; |- ! scope="col" style="width:55px;"| Nominations ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| Recipient |- | rowspan="4" style="text-align:center" |2 |''Eyes on the Prize II'' |- |''L.A. Law'' |- |''The Simpsons'' |- |''Twin Peaks'' |}
==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/ev0000646/1990 1990 TCA Awards] at IMDb.com
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