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BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2026: Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series

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Today's award is Outstanding Guest Actor or Actress in a Limited/Anthology Series! To qualify for this category, they had to appear in four episodes or less than half, whichever is smaller. Past Awards in This Category:  2025     2024     2023     2022     2021     2020 This year's nominees are... LISA GILROY as Christine Westbrook-Clark in Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (Prime Video) JESSICA HARPER as Ethel Kennedy in Love Story (FX) ZELJKO IVANEK as Doctor Willard Bliss in Death by Lightning (Netflix) IAN ROBERTS as Scott Norris in Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (Prime Video) NAOMI WATTS as Jackie Kennedy Onassis in Love Story (FX) CONSTANCE ZIMMER as Ann Marie Messina in Love Story (FX) And the Winner Is... CONSTANCE ZIMMER Love Story (FX) Since her acclaimed run on Mad Men , it feels like we haven't seen that much of Christina Hendricks aside from her run on Good Girls . I'm still waiting for that real great vehicle fo...
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BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2026: Outstanding Technical Design of a Comedy Series

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Today's award is Outstanding Technical Design of a Comedy Series! Past Awards in This Category:  2025     2024     2023     2022     2021     2020 This year's nominees are... THE FOUR SEASONS (Netflix) HACKS (HBO Max) MARGO'S GOT MONEY TROUBLES (Apple TV) NOBODY WANTS THIS (Netflix) ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING (Hulu) SHRINKING (Apple TV) WIDOW'S BAY (Apple TV) And the Winner Is... THE FOUR SEASONS Netflix This might seem like an odd choice but there's something I just love about the "vibes" of The Four Seasons and I think a lot of that has to do with the distinct settings for each season. Now through two seasons, they have had very distinct looks for each season. I know that's sort of the point of the show but it's impressive nonetheless. Whether scaling a mountain in the spring, relaxing at the Jersey Shore in the summer, hitting up a cabin in the fall or traveling to Italy in the winter, each pair of episodes was very specif...
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EMMY AWARDS 2026: Outstanding Technical Design of a Drama Series

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Today's award is Outstanding Technical Design of a Drama Series! Past Awards in This Category:  2025     2024     2023     2022     2021     2020 This year's nominees are... THE BEAR (FX/Hulu) EUPHORIA (HBO) THE LOWDOWN (FX) THE MADISON (Paramount+) THE PITT (HBO Max) PLURIBUS (Apple TV) TASK (HBO) And the Winner Is... PLURIBUS Apple TV Pluribus was such a unique show and that included its technical style. There were parts of it that had the trappings of a post-apocalyptic drama but it also was a sunnier and in some ways even eerier version of that because of the premise of the show. The show was very distinctly set in Vince Gilligan's beloved New Mexico and used that location to its advantage with the wide open spaces and of course the cul-de-sac. There was also some incredible technical work from the hive whenever they were doing something in concert with each other (such as leaving when they needed space from Carol). It was ...
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BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2026: Outstanding Technical Design of a Limited/Anthology Series

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The first award is Outstanding Technical Design of a Limited/Anthology Series! This award considers all technical elements of a show including sets, costumes, and cinematography.  Past Awards in This Category:  2025     2024     2023     2022     2021     2020 This year's nominees are... BEEF (Netflix) DEATH BY LIGHTNING (Netflix) DEVIL IN DISGUISE: JOHN WAYNE GACY (Peacock) HALF MAN (HBO) JURY DUTY PRESENTS: COMPANY RETREAT (Prime Video) LOVE STORY (FX) And the Winner Is... DEATH BY LIGHTNING Netflix The limited series Death by Lightning captured a time and story in American history that doesn't get the attention that many other eras get. And the show masterfully captured the 1880s. Despite being filmed overseas (what isn't these days), the show had a unique look that made the story feel fresh and not like a stodgy period piece. Not to mention the costumes and beards! The most impressive scenes were in the convention hall. Whi...
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BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2026: The Comedy Series Nominees

Here are the nominees for the Comedy Series categories! Check out past nominees in this field:  2025     2024     2023     2022     2021     2020 There are 29 eligible shows I watched at least four episodes of. Since that falls between 21-30, my rule is seven nominees per category. The eligible series in alphabetical order are: Abbott Elementary (ABC),  Adults (FX), American Classic (MGM+), Best Medicine (FOX), Big Mistakes (Netflix), Chad Powers (Hulu), The Chair Company (HBO), DMV (CBS), English Teacher (FX), The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (NBC), The Four Seasons (Netflix), Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (CBS), Ghosts (CBS), Hacks (HBO Max), I Love LA (HBO), Loot (Apple TV), A Man on the Inside (Netflix), Margo's Got Money Troubles (Apple TV), Nobody Wants This (Netflix), Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), The Paper (Peacock), Platonic (Apple TV), Rooster (HBO), Shrinking (Apple TV), St. Denis Medi...
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BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2026: The Drama Series Nominees

Here are the nominees for the Drama Series categories! Check out past nominees in this field:  2025     2024     2023     2022     2021     2020 There are 24 eligible shows I watched at least four episodes of. Since that falls between 21-30, my rule is seven nominees per category. The eligible series in alphabetical order are: 9-1-1 (ABC), The Bear (FX/Hulu),  Boston Blue (CBS), Chicago Fire (NBC), Chicago Med (NBC), Criminal Minds: Evolution (CBS), The Diplomat (Netflix), Elsbeth (CBS), Euphoria (HBO), High Potential (ABC), The Hunting Wives (Netflix), Landman (Paramount+), Law & Order: SVU (NBC), The Lowdown (FX), The Madison (Paramount+), Matlock (CBS), Memory of a Killer (FOX), The Morning Show (Apple TV), Paradise (Hulu), The Pitt (HBO Max), Pluribus (Apple TV), Smoke (Apple TV), The Summer I Turned Pretty (Prime Video), Task (HBO) And the Nominees Are... Outstanding Drama Series The Bear (FX/Hulu) The Diplomat (N...
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BENJAMONSTER AWARDS 2026: The Limited/Anthology Series Nominees

Here are the nominees for Limited/Anthology Series categories! These are shows that are either designed for limited runs or that run as an anthology season by season or episode by episode. Check out past nominees in this field:   2025     2024     2023     2022     2021     2020 There are 16 eligible shows I watched at least four episodes of. Since that falls between 11-20, my rule is six nominees per category. The eligible series in alphabetical order are: Agatha Christie's Seven Dials (Netflix), All Her Fault (Peacock), The Beast in Me (Netflix), Beef (Netflix), Death By Lightning (Netflix), Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock), DTF St. Louis (HBO), The Girlfriend (Prime Video), Half Man (HBO), Imperfect  Women (Apple TV), Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (Prime Video), Love Story (FX), Murdaugh: Death in the Family (Hulu), Vanished (MGM+), Vladimir (Netflix), Wayward (Netflix) And the Nominees Are.....
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