BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2021: The Recap

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Here's a recap of all the awards, check below this post for each individual award post!

Outstanding Drama Series: The Crown (Netflix)
Outstanding Comedy Series: Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Limited/Anthology Series: The Queen's Gambit (Netflix)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Emma Corrin, The Crown (Netflix)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Billy Porter, Pose (FX)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series: Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown (HBO)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited/Anthology Series: Ethan Hawke, The Good Lord Bird (Showtime)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Gillian Anderson, The Crown (Netflix)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Michael Dorman, For All Mankind (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Brendan Hunt, Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series: Kathryn Hahn, WandaVision (Disney+)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited/Anthology Series: Brendan Gleeson, The Comey Rule (Showtime)

Outstanding Directing of a Drama Series: Liz Garbus, The Handmaid's Tale "The Wilderness" (Hulu)
Outstanding Directing of a Comedy Series: Susanna Fogel, The Flight Attendant "In Case of Emergency" (HBO Max)
Outstanding Directing of a Limited/Anthology Series: Scott Frank, The Queen's Gambit "Adjournment" (HBO)

Outstanding Writing of a Drama Series: Peter Morgan, The Crown "War" (Netflix)
Outstanding Writing of a Comedy Series: Maya Erskine, PEN15 "Play" (Hulu)
Outstanding Writing of a Limited/Anthology Series: Brad Ingelsby, Mare of Easttown "Sacrament" (HBO)

Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Drama Series: Mckenna Grace, The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)
Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Comedy Series: Andrew Rannells, Girls5Eva (Peacock)
Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series: Isla Johnston, The Queen's Gambit (Netflix)

Outstanding Technical Design of a Drama Series: P-Valley (Starz)
Outstanding Technical Design of a Comedy Series: The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
Outstanding Technical Design of a Limited/Anthology Series: WandaVision (Disney+)

Nominations by Show:

11 nominations: The Crown

9 nominations: The Flight Attendant, The Handmaid's Tale, Ted Lasso, WandaVision

8 nominations: Mare of Easttown, Pose, The Queen's Gambit, This is Us

7 nominations: P-Valley, PEN15, The Underground Railroad

6 nominations: Bridgerton, Dickinson, For All Mankind, The Good Lord Bird

5 nominations: Girls5Eva, Hacks, The Haunting of Bly Manor

4 nominations: Perry Mason, Superstore, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

3 nominations: Everything's Gonna Be Okay, Love Life, Master of None, Shrill

2 nominations: Chad, I May Destroy You, A Teacher, The Undoing, We Are Who We Are, Woke

1 nomination: Black-ish, The Comey Rule, The Conners, Emily in Paris, Halston, Industry, The Kominsky Method, Love Victor, Mr. Mayor, The Politician, Ratched, Rutherford Falls, Saturday Night Live, Young Sheldon

0 nominations: 9-1-1, The Alienist: Age of Darkness, American Housewife, B Positive, Big Shot, Big Sky, Blue Bloods, Brave New World, Call Me Kat, Central Perk, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago PD, Cruel Summer, Dash & Lily, Dirty John, Fargo, Filthy Rich, Genius: Aretha, The Goldbergs, Grand Army, Grown-ish, Home Economics, Kenan, Law & Order: Organized Crime, Law & Order: SVU, Little Voice, Mixed-ish, Mom, The Neighborhood, Prodigal Son, Punky Brewster, Them, The Twilight Zone, The Unicorn, United We Fall, The Wilds, Young Rock, Your Honor

Nominations by Network:

38 nominations: Netflix

22 nominations: Hulu

21 nominations: Apple TV+

19 nominations: HBO

18 nominations: NBC

17 nominations: HBO Max

9 nominations: Disney+

8 nominations: FX

7 nominations: Amazon, Showtime, Starz

6 nominations: Peacock

3 nominations: Freeform

2 nominations: ABC, FX on Hulu, TBS

1 nomination: CBS

0 nominations: CBS All Access, FOX, National Geographic, TNT, USA

Wins by Show

4 wins: The Crown, Ted Lasso

3 wins: The Flight Attendant, The Queen's Gambit

2 wins: The Handmaid's Tale, Mare of Easttown, WandaVision

1 win: The Comey Rule, For All Mankind, Girls5Eva, The Good Lord Bird, P-Valley, PEN15, Pose

0 wins (of shows with nominations): Black-ish, Bridgerton, Chad, The Conners, Dickinson, Emily in Paris, Everything's Gonna Be Okay, Hacks, Halston, The Haunting of Bly Manor, I May Destroy You, Industry, The Kominsky Method, Love Life, Love Victor, Master of None, Mr. Mayor, Perry Mason, The Politician, Ratched, Rutherford Falls, Saturday Night Live, Shrill, Superstore, A Teacher, This is Us, The Underground Railroad, The Undoing, We Are Who We Are, Woke, Young Sheldon, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

Wins by Network

7 wins: Netflix

5 wins: Apple TV+

3 wins: HBO Max, Hulu

2 wins: Disney+, HBO, Showtime

1 win: FX, Peacock, Starz

0 wins (of networks with nominations): ABC, Amazon, CBS, FX on Hulu, Freeform, NBC, TBS