TV Tonight Awards 2021
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The 2021 TV Tonight Awards were the fifteenth edition of the TV Tonight Awards, presented between 10 and 12 January 2022 by the Australian television website TV Tonight. The awards are voted on by the general public in a variety of genres, recognizing excellence in television in Australia and around the world.

The 2021 awards were presented over the course of three days, with the best of 2021 announced on 10 January, the worst of 2021 announced on 11 January, and the special awards announced on 12 January.

Best of 2021[1]

Programs
Best Australia Drama
  • The Newsreader (ABC)‡
    • Wentworth (FOXTEL)
    • Total Control (ABC)
    • RFDS (Seven)
    • Home & Away (Seven)
Best Australian Comedy
  • Fisk (ABC)‡
    • Rosehaven (ABC)
    • Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell (ABC)
    • Frayed (ABC)
    • Aftertaste (ABC)
Best International Drama
  • Succession (HBO / FOXTEL / Binge)‡
    • Squid Game (Netflix)
    • Mare of Easttown (HBO / FOXTEL / Binge)
    • Morning Wars (Apple TV+)
    • Line of Duty (BBC One / Netflix)
    • It's a Sin (Channel 4 / Stan)
Best International Comedy
  • Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)‡
    • Hacks (HBO Max / Stan)
    • Young Sheldon (CBS / Netflix)
    • What We Do in the Shadows (FX / FOXTEL / Binge)
    • Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO / FOXTEL / Binge)
Best Light Entertainment
  • Have You Been Paying Attention? (10)‡
    • The Cheap Seats (10)
    • Hard Quiz (ABC)
    • Gruen (ABC)
    • Gogglebox (FOXTEL / 10)
    • The Chase (Seven)
Best Australian Reality
  • Australian Survivor (10)‡
    • MasterChef Australia (10)
    • Lego Masters (Nine)
    • The Voice (Seven)
    • I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here (10)
Best International Reality
  • Survivor US (CBS / 9G0! / Paramount+)‡
    • RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1 / Stan)
    • The Circle (Netflix)
    • The Great British Bake Off (Channel 4 / FOXTEL / Binge)
    • The Real Housewives (Bravo / FOXTEL / Binge)
Best Australian Lifestyle
  • The Living Room (10)‡
    • Gardening Australia (ABC)
    • Better Homes & Gardens (Seven)
    • Love It or List It Australia (FOXTEL)
    • Selling Houses Australia (FOXTEL)
Best Morning Show
  • News Breakfast (ABC)‡
    • Sunrise (Seven)
    • Today (Nine)
    • Studio 10 (10)
    • The Morning Show (Seven)
Best Factual / Documentary / Observational
  • Gogglebox (FOXTEL / 10)‡
    • Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds (ABC)
    • Exposed: Ghost Train Fire (ABC)
    • Love on the Spectrum (ABC)
    • Ms Represented (ABC)
    • The Dog House Australia (10)
Best News / Current / Public Affairs
  • The Project (10)‡
    • 7:30 (ABC)
    • Four Corners (ABC)
    • Nine News (Nine)
    • ABC News (ABC)
Best Talk Show
  • Q+A (ABC)‡
    • The Project (10)
    • One Plus One (ABC)
    • Insight (SBS)
    • Insiders (ABC)
Best Kid's Show
  • Bluey (ABC Kids)‡
    • Play School (ABC Kids)
    • Itch (ABC ME)
    • The Bureau of Magical Things (10 Shake)
    • Dive Club (10 Shake)
Best Sports Show or Coverage
  • The Front Bar (Seven)‡
    • Olympics (Seven)
    • AFL (Seven)
    • Bathurst 1000 (Seven)
    • Australian Open (Nine)
    • NRL (Nine)
Best New Australian Show
  • The Newsreader (ABC)‡
    • Fisk (ABC)
    • The Cheap Seats (10)
    • RFDS (Seven)
    • Wakefield (ABC)
Best New International Show
  • Squid Game (Netflix)‡
    • Mare of Easttown (HBO / FOXTEL / Binge)
    • The White Lotus (HBO / FOXTEL / Binge)
    • Hacks (HBO Max / Stan)
    • Vigil (BBC One / FOXTEL / Binge)
Favourite Male
  • Sam Pang ‡
    • Shaun Micallef
    • Tom Gleeson
    • Hamish Blake
    • Sam Reid
Favourite Female
  • Kitty Flanagan ‡
    • Celia Pacquola
    • Anna Torv
    • Pamela Rabe
    • Deborah Mailman

Worst of 2021[2]

Programs
Worst Australian Show
  • Married at First Sight (Nine)‡
    • Big Brother VIP (Seven)
    • Love Island Australia (Nine)
    • Making It Australia (10)
    • The Block (Nine)
    • Big Brother (Seven)
Worst Show (International)
  • Love Island UK (ITV2 / 9Now)‡
    • Tiger King 2 (Netflix)
    • Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu / Disney+)
    • Keeping Up With the Kardashians (E! / Netflix)
    • SAS: UK (Channel 4 / Seven)
Most Overexposed Performer
  • Sonia Kruger ‡
    • Karl Stefanovic
    • Osher Gunsberg
    • Dave Hughes
    • David Koch
    • Sophie Monk
Blunder of the Year
  • Matt Doran admits to not listening to Adele album ‡
    • Seven News names wrong man in alleged kidnapping
    • Seven casts Katie Hopkins in Big Brother: VIP
    • Nine rejects Hey Hey 50th, The Voice which become Seven hits
    • Nine casting "too white" in vaccination ads

Special Awards 2021[3]

Programs
Best Free to Air Network
  • ABC ‡
    • 10
    • Seven
    • Nine
    • SBS
Best Subscription Service
  • Netflix ‡
    • Disney+
    • FOXTEL
    • Stan
    • Binge
Best FOXTEL Channel
  • FOX Showcase ‡
    • Lifestyle
    • FOX Sports
    • BBC First
    • FOX Arena
Most Underrated Performer
  • Sam Pang ‡
    • Tom Gleisner
    • Aaron Chen
    • Kate Atkinson
    • Kitty Flanagan
    • Sarah Harris
International Show We Need to See Here
  • La Brea (NBC)‡
    • Hunted (Channel 4)
    • I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here UK (ITV)
    • B Positive (CBS)
    • The Apprentice UK (BBC One)
    • The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndication)
    • The Masked Dancer (FOX)
Story of the Year
  • Death of Bert Newton ‡
    • ABC v Govt: Four Corners, Christian Porter & FOX News
    • End of Wentworth
    • Celebrity deaths: David Gulpilil, Ernie Sigley, Dieter Brummer, Brian Henderson, Lorrae Desmond
    • The Block cheating scandal

References

  1. ↑ "TV Tonight Awards: Best of 2021 | TV Tonight". https://tvtonight.com.au. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  2. ↑ "TV Tonight Awards: Worst of 2021 | TV Tonight". https://tvtonight.com.au. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  3. ↑ "TV Tonight Awards: Story of the Year, Best Channels. | TV Tonight". https://tvtonight.com.au. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2023. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
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