The 1st Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards, presented by the Hollywood Critics Association, were originally supposed to be held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles on August 22, 2021; however, it was delayed a week and broadcast through a virtual ceremony without a host on August 29, 2021. Mckenna Grace and Brooklynn Prince announced the nominations via a livestream on July 8, 2021, on the organization's official YouTube channel. Ted Lasso led the nominations with 8, followed by The Handmaid's Tale and WandaVision with 7 each. Channelwise, HBO and NBC led the nominations with 29 each, followed by Netflix with 28.